Even after a decade of study, there are still many questions about how working-age adults with disabilities or chronic illnesses are faring in Medicaid managed care. This article draws from recent research to examine two critical issues: the need for better outcome measures specific to this...

Strengthening the financing of intensive home and community services for youth with serious emotional disorders (SEDs) brings into play a complex set of policy issues, payment mechanisms, and service system reforms. This report presents critical background information on these topics. It...

This study assessed the effectiveness of a discharge planning program implemented in three Oklahoma state prisons to assist inmates with serious mental illness to enroll in Medicaid on the day of release or soon thereafter. The program had significant positive effects. On the day of release, 25...

Demonstrates modest positive effects of a family support intervention in promoting the adjustment of children with selective chronic health conditions. Including child life specialists in a community-based intervention may be especially salient for children with chronic illness who have low...

Children with special health care needs who are enrolled in commercial, employer-based health insurance plans may be at high risk for inadequate access to needed health services. This report provides new and important information on patterns of service use and cost for 30,000 children with...

Evaluates maternal outcomes for a community-based support intervention targeted to families of children with certain chronic illnesses (diabetes, sickle cell anemia, cystic fibrosis, and moderate to severe asthma). The 15-month intervention, which linked mothers of school-aged children with...

The Medicaid Buy-In program, a state Medicaid option since the late 1990s, is designed to encourage adults with disabilities to work by allowing them to buy into Medicaid when their earnings exceed standard Medicaid eligibility limits. This article describes enrollment, expenditures, and...