Chronic illnesses such as arthritis, heart disease, and diabetes afflict many individuals and create major costs for Medicare. Most Medicare HMOs have developed programs or contracted with disease management or case management providers for programs designed to improve care for people with...

Does the unemployment insurance (UI) system, the primary safety net for working individuals who lose jobs, adequately address the needs of former welfare recipients who have left welfare and found work? This report, using data from the National Evaluation of the Welfare-to-Work (WtW) Grants...

Mental health care is an important component of comprehensive health insurance for children with special health care needs (CSHCN), who often have emotional and behavioral disorders as either a primary diagnosis or secondary to co-occurring physical conditions, sensory disabilities, or chronic...

Compares the characteristics and experiences of two groups of Work First New Jersey clients: (1) an early group that participated in the first year of program operations from July 1997 to June 1998; and (2) a later group participating from July 2000 to June 2001. Finds that caseload characteristics...

Reductions in the fees paid by Medicare to physicians have raised concerns that beneficiaries in some areas may have problems obtaining needed care in a timely manner. This report suggests that these reductions have not led to marked restrictions in access to care, even though the study examined...

In recent years, private plan options for Medicare beneficiaries have eroded substantially, with severely limited or no choice in most communities. The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) increased payment rates to plans. Although these increases have yet to cause the number of plan choices...