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...

This paper looks at findings from the first national randomized study of the impacts of charter schools on student achievement.

This report uses Medicaid administrative records to investigate discontinuities in Medicaid enrollment by eligibility group and state from January 2005 through December 2007. Nearly half of those enrolled in Medicaid in January 2005 and eligible for full benefits in all their months of...

This report presents 30-month impact analysis findings for the Illinois Future Steps program, an employment-focused case management program in rural, southern Illinois. By teaming the welfare agency with a regional community college, Future Steps aimed to connect people with services and...

Vouchers are one strategy for delivering public services in a way that makes the consumer the central figure in deciding when and where to receive services. Vouchers also present a unique opportunity to expand the role of faith- and community-based organizations in the network of publicly funded...