This report presents findings of an analysis of beneficiaries who used benefits planning, assistance, and outreach services from 2001 to 2005.

This study tested a new conceptual model for the relationship between race, personal history characteristics, and quality of employment outcomes for white, black, and Hispanic participants to examine an old question: Are there still racial disparities in vocational rehabilitation employment...

The Medicaid Buy-In program is a key component of the federal effort to help people with disabilities work without fear of losing health coverage. The program enables participants to "buy into" Medicaid even if their income is too high for other Medicaid eligibility categories. A new brief, the...

Blends quantitative and qualitative analyses to highlight welfare clients’ employment experiences and obstacles and related service delivery issues in rural and urban areas. Also discusses opportunities for Nebraska to enhance its welfare program. Rural clients were more likely than urban ones...

This report uses National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data linked to data from the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Medicare programs to create profiles of SSDI beneficiaries during the three years before and after SSDI entry to illustrate changes in insurance status, health...

The rapidly escalating costs of prescription drugs affect children and adults alike and contribute to concerns that traditional employer-based insurance will be unaffordable in the future. However, little information is available on costs for children with chronic conditions and disabilities,...

State vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies play a significant role in supporting the employment goals of people with disabilities, but delays in the receipt of vocational services could adversely affect employment outcomes of applicants for services. This study explores the effect of waiting...