Examines LBP recidivism, finding that about one-fourth of Iowa welfare recipients who are assigned to the LBP get assigned again for failing to comply with program rules, and that most manage to make ends meet, even when their benefits temporarily stop.

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Reports on a survey of eligible entities—including disproportionate share hospitals, federally qualified health centers, community health centers, migrant health centers, and others—on their understanding of the Public Health Service drug pricing program, their decision to...

Examines changes in the characteristics of households receiving food stamps before and after welfare reform. For copies, contact the Food and Nutrition Service, (703) 305-2133.

Examines a statewide program that uses performance-based contracting to provide pre- and postemployment services to TANF recipients in Pennsylvania, finding that referrals to the program have been low where caseloads have dropped precipitously and that performance-based contracting has...

Finds that (1) the transition to managed care in Tennessee neither improved nor adversely affected most perinatal outcomes, and (2) the expansion of Medicaid coverage to uninsured women did not improve perinatal outcomes relative to those for women not enrolled in TennCare. Variation in outcomes...

This resource guide provides examples of program strategies and approaches, including creating a positive context and coordinating services, to help people who face difficult challenges in making the transition into employment.

Summarizes the largest federal study ever conducted of dropout prevention programs, finding three promising models: alternative middle and high schools for those at risk of dropping out, programs aimed at helping older students earn a GED, and whole-school restructuring efforts aimed at dropout...