Limited-benefit plans offer less comprehensive coverage at lower premiums because they require high deductibles, exclude coverage of some services, or both. This policy brief looks at state efforts to encourage the use of these plans as a way to provide some coverage amid escalating costs. The...

This study reports findings from a national survey of residential treatment providers that examined adoption of family-driven, youth-guided practices. Providers reported several practices consistent with family-driven, youth-guided care, such as strength-based individualized treatment planning,...

Reviews Tennessee's experience setting, monitoring, and updating capitation rates for Medicaid managed behavioral health care and draws lessons for other states. Finds that the initial behavioral health rate was inadequate, primarily because of the way available information was used, rather than...

Based on case studies in seven states, examines three critical questions about Medicaid managed care: 1) Does experience with it facilitate program operations? 2) Can it deliver on important goals? 3) Can states extend it beyond low-income families and children to others? Notes that it may be a...

In 2010, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under a contract with Mathematica Policy Research, initiated the Pregnancy Prevention Research Evidence Review (PPRER) to identify rigorously evaluated and effective teenage pregnancy prevention program models.

The Charitable Choice provisions of federal welfare reform law encourage states to involve community and faith-based organizations in providing welfare services to the needy. This study examined how state and local officials understand and apply these provisions. The authors note that the level...