This study—examining the effects of the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) on Medicare and Medicaid expenditures, use of nursing home services, and mortality—was conducted as part of the Center of Excellence on Disability Research project. PACE plans provide...

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...