Escalating drug prices have affected safety net providers in serious ways. This report studies providers eligible to purchase prescription drugs at a discount under the 340B program, which requires manufacturers that receive reimbursement from Medicaid to provide reduced prices to more than...

When SCHIP was enacted in 1997, policymakers sought to safeguard against the substitution of SCHIP for other insurance coverage. This report synthesizes and assesses evidence from published and unpublished literature and state SCHIP annual reports on the magnitude of substitution in SCHIP....

When SCHIP was enacted in 1997, policymakers sought to safeguard against the substitution of SCHIP for other insurance coverage. This report synthesizes and assesses evidence from published and unpublished literature and state SCHIP annual reports on the magnitude of substitution in SCHIP....

Notes that in spring 1999, almost 60 percent of families left Iowa's TANF program voluntarily and most were able to remain off the rolls for at least a year. Eight to 12 months after they left, just over 60 percent of family heads were working, and many families still relied on Medicaid....

Millions of U.S. children participate in the National School Lunch Program each day, receiving free or reduced-price food that makes an important contribution to their overall nutrition. But concern has mounted that many approved as eligible may in fact be ineligible because their family income...

Notes that families leaving welfare in spring 1999 were doing slightly better financially two years after leaving than they had been one year earlier, but more than half still had income around the poverty line. In addition, some families were experiencing hardships such as hunger and housing...

Notes that in spring 1999, almost 60 percent of families left Iowa's TANF program voluntarily and most were able to remain off the rolls for at least a year. Eight to 12 months after they left, just over 60 percent of family heads were working, and many families still relied on Medicaid....