Identifies promising practices and lessons learned from grantees operating with limited financial resources.

Examines two generations of Social HMOs (S/HMO I and S/HMO II), models of managed care that incorporate additional long-term care benefits and care coordination services for Medicare beneficiaries. Finds that one of the three S/HMO I plans examined has implemented innovative geriatric...

Looks at expansion of Medicaid managed care in Tennessee, Hawaii, Rhode Island, Oklahoma, and Maryland, noting that projects were controversial and chaotic in the beginning but matured with time. Tennessee reduced uninsurance rates for low-income groups. In addition, quality assurance systems...

Across the country, children without health insurance are a cause for concern. This report examines the design and implementation of State Children's Health Insurance Programs, noting that they were succeeding in almost all areas examined. The study focused on 10 states with a large proportion...

By their nature, advocacy organizations form partnerships and alliances with others to achieve their public policy goals. Some alliances are longstanding, while others are temporary or opportunistic and may bring together groups to support a particular legislative or administrative approach or...

Synthesizes findings on coalitions as of July 2004. Draws on highlight memos #4, #5 and #8. Contains information on outreach, simplification and coordination strategies.

This article describes lessons from Covering Kids & Families® (CKF) and covers topics such as how outreach, simplification, and coordination increase enrollment of low-income children and their families in Medicaid and SCHIP. The authors suggest that funders should consider the...

Examines the importance of good administrative data to Medicaid and SCHIP programs, as well as the cost to states of not improving their administrative files. Also suggests ways that states can improve their data files to make them better tools for guiding policy decisions.