Pediatricians and family practitioners commonly report providing counseling for child mental health problems. However, the quality and content of mental health counseling delivered in pediatric primary care is not well understood. This study found that parents did not report receiving mental...

States have undertaken a wide range of efforts to evaluate and report on their Medicaid managed care programs to help ensure that public dollars are being put to good use and that Medicaid beneficiaries are receiving high-quality, efficiently administered care. The report looks at how four...

Maternal stress interferes with mothers’ ability to parent and has a negative impact on the physical and mental health of children. Pediatric primary care providers often fear that mothers will react negatively to discussion of their own emotional problems, and therefore, do not address...

This issue brief summarizes findings from a study by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC), on behalf of the National Institute for Health Care Reform, to evaluate how health care is organized, financed, and delivered in the Detroit metropolitan area.

A study finds that, although primary care physicians and nurse practitioners mostly agree that nurse practitioners should be able to practice to the full extent of their education and training, they strongly disagree about proposed changes to the scope of nurse practitioners' responsibilities....

A study finds that, although primary care physicians and nurse practitioners mostly agree that nurse practitioners should be able to practice to the full extent of their education and training, they strongly disagree about proposed changes to the scope of nurse practitioners' responsibilities....

This commentary calls for an updated research agenda building on traditional basic science and clinical investigation to emphasize patient- and population-outcome-oriented science. The authors argue this expanded research portfolio will be important to transforming our inefficient and expensive...

This commentary calls for an updated research agenda building on traditional basic science and clinical investigation to emphasize patient- and population-outcome-oriented science. The authors argue this expanded research portfolio will be important to transforming our inefficient and expensive...

This white paper examines key components in the medical neighborhood and how the patient-centered medical home is situated within it. It also addresses barriers to a well-functioning neighborhood, the tools available to achieving one, and the strengths and weaknesses of each tool.

Community health initiatives—locally crafted responses to health care access problems—have been steadfast in their efforts to connect uninsured and medically indigent people to health care services and health insurance. These programs assist in outreach, coordinate and integrate...