We study how endowments, investments and fertility interact to produce human capital in childhood. We begin by providing empirical support for two key features of existing models of human capital: that investments and existing human capital are complements in the production of later human...

We estimate the long-run impact of cash transfers to poor families on children's longevity, educational attainment, nutritional status, and income in adulthood. To do so, we collected individual-level administrative records of applicants to the Mothers' Pension program--the first...

Looks at the evolution of TennCare, Tennessee's controversial Medicaid Managed care program, and provides lessons relevant to sates using managed care for expanding health care for low-income people while containing costs.

Reviews TennCare's behavioral health carve-out program, as well as how TennCare's structure affects the disabled and chronically ill, noting the importance of establishing a system for tracking quality and access from the start. Available free of charge from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation...

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Over 130,000 juveniles are detained in the United States each year with 70,000 in detention on any given day, yet little is known about whether such a penalty deters future crime or interrupts social and human capital formation in a way that increases the likelihood of later criminal behavior....

This case study of the evolution of Medicare managed care in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida, is one of four in a series being prepared by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., for the Kaiser Family Foundation to examine the growth and impact of Medicare managed care. The Medicare risk (HMO) program...

Reviews TennCare's behavioral health carve-out program, as well as how TennCare's structure affects the disabled and chronically ill, noting the importance of establishing a system for tracking quality and access from the start.