This study for the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health describes the California Children's Services program's current information technology systems and presents alternative models for enhanced functionality.

Using a variety of data sources, this paper examines health care utilization patterns of Healthy San Francisco enrollees. The findings suggest that the program, designed to increase uninsured people's access to health care, is increasing access to primary care for participating adults, improving...

This paper summarizes the CaliforniaKids and Healthy Kids programs—county-based insurance programs in California for low-income children. The study examined features of both programs, use of basic health care services by the children enrolled, and typical experiences accessing inpatient...

In the absence of broad federal health care reform, interest has grown in local solutions to the problem of providing health care to the uninsured. Community-based donated medical care models have emerged as one alternative. The authors examine the early experience of a donated care program in...

There is increasing interest in the question of what, if anything, research subjects are owed after their participation in a clinical trial ends. This article reports on 93 individuals who participated in 10 focus groups. Many participants thought researchers, sponsors, health insurers, and...