Examines a report issued by the Federal Commission on Statistical Methodology, Subcommittee on Measuring and Reporting the Quality of Survey Data, that reviews quality in terms of the measurement and reporting of sampling, nonresponse, coverage, measurement, and processing errors. Discusses the...

Although interest in expanding SCHIP coverage to parents has grown in recent years, few such expansions have actually been implemented. State governments and health plan administrators remain concerned that these expansions will attract only high-risk enrollees, resulting in costly premiums that...

This article presents the first impact analysis results from a three-state demonstration in which disabled Medicaid enrollees eligible for personal assistance services get a cash allowance rather than services so they can hire whom they please or use the money to buy equipment or supplies,...

For Medicaid and SCHIP managed care programs to succeed, they must attract enough and the right kinds of plans and providers to meet access and care goals. A 2001 survey of participating plans in 11 large states revealed that they appear supportive of both programs and for the most part are able...

Randomized experiments are desirable but not always possible for social policy research, so "quasi-experiments" have become popular alternatives. This article reports on a systematic review of nearly three decades of methodological research to address the question of whether there is evidence...

Racial differences in health status and use of health services persist in the United States and are not completely explained by differences in socioeconomic status. This study examines differences in use of health services between white and African American children enrolled in Medicaid and...

Although Medicare+Choice was conceived to bring managed care and competitive forces to bear on Medicare, ultimately it could not thrive under the conditions of the marketplace and the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Reviews what went wrong and the lessons from the experience, concluding that M+C is...