Despite decades of increases in program participation and spending, the disability support infrastructure in the United States and the economic independence of people with disabilities have eroded. Rather than tighten eligibility or reduce program benefits, this issue brief proposes gradual...

This brief summarizes issues discussed at a recent roundtable on Medicaid risk-based managed care, convened by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and moderated by senior fellow Marsha Gold. Topics covered included provider networks, care delivery, and payment arrangements;...

This report presents an analysis of the migration patterns of Medicaid enrollees by eligibility group and state over the period January 2005 through December 2007. The analysis focuses on two major topic areas. The first one is a national analysis of migration that examines the number of...

This article found that changes in income sorting account for more than half of the increase in family income inequality in the United States over the past three decades. Furthermore, income sorting accounts for an even larger share of the growing gap between middle- and low-income families and...

Mathematica's final report on the Chicago Teacher Advancement Program (Chicago TAP) found that the program did not raise student math or reading scores, but it increased teacher retention in some schools. For example, teachers in Chicago TAP schools at the start of the program in fall 2007 were...

This working paper helps to address the issue of isolating the effect of each teacher on student achievement when the student is taught the same subject by more than one teacher. This paper considers and compares three methods—Partial Credit Method, Teacher Team Method, and Full Roster...

Growing numbers of state Medicaid agencies are developing or expanding risk-based managed care programs that cover long-term services and supports for older adults and people with disabilities, individuals with costly and complex health care needs. This study was conducted for the AARP Public...

Growing numbers of state Medicaid agencies are developing or expanding risk-based managed care programs that cover long-term services and supports for older adults and people with disabilities, individuals with costly and complex health care needs. This study was conducted for the AARP Public...