Many of the findings from this analysis of employer responses to the parity law run counter to popular perceptions. Even though many employer organizations are wary of mental health and substance abuse parity, most Vermont employers were satisfied with the parity law overall. Employers did not...

In recent years, 39;47 has focused increasing attention on the reporting of program performance measures within SCHIP. This memo analyzes trends in state reporting from fiscal years 2003 to 2005, compares SCHIP performance measures to Medicaid and commercial benchmarks, and makes recommendations...

This congressionally mandated analysis of state evaluations provides the first comprehensive picture of the early years of the SCHIP program, using a standardized framework developed to facilitate cross-state comparisons. For all 50 states, the report describes program implementation and...

As part of the ongoing effort to assess progress, attention has been focused on improving state reporting of program performance measures. This report presents an analysis of four child health measures reported by state SCHIP programs to the 39;47 in compliance with the Government Performance and...

Looks at how different Healthy Start features are designed and implemented.

Little is known about the effectiveness of outreach activities in SCHIP. This paper identifies outreach activities and other factors that are associated with state and local trends in the number of new SCHIP enrollees.

When SCHIP was enacted in 1997, policymakers sought to safeguard against the substitution of SCHIP for other insurance coverage. This report synthesizes and assesses evidence from published and unpublished literature and state SCHIP annual reports on the magnitude of substitution in SCHIP....

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