Recently, some states have revisited the concept of reinsurance to spread risk in insurance markets, improve the predictability of claims, and reduce the markup of premiums that insurers charge as a buffer against unanticipated claims. This brief examines efforts in Arizona, Connecticut, Idaho,...

Paper presented at the fall 2007 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management conference held in Washington, DC.

This report describes the fidelity measurement framework adopted by the cross-site evaluation team and early fidelity outcomes for 44 agencies implementing home visiting services as part of the initiative.

The objective of this study was to examine the perspectives of primary care physicians who serve CSHCN on changes they and their practices made in order to achieve the highest level of NCQA PCMH-recognition. Specifically, the study used information from physicians in pediatric and family...

Although the threat of sanctions on low-performing schools can raise student test scores in the short run, the extent to which these test score improvements are due to schools' manipulation of the accountability system has remained uncertain. This article evaluates the relative importance of...

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...