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Journal Article

Geographic Variation in Physician Visits for Uninsured Children: The Role of the Safety Net — Jan 1, 1999

Examines variation in access to physician services for uninsured children in 10 states, the safety net's role in explaining this variation, and the potential effects of the State Children's Health Insurance Program on insurance coverage and access.

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Cost-containment and adverse selection in Medicaid HMOs — Jan 1, 1999

Cost-containment and adverse selection in Medicaid HMOs

Report

Investing in Our Children: What We Know and Don't Know About the Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions — Jan 1, 1998

This study synthesizes the results of a number of previous evaluations in an effort to gauge the potentially costly programs that intervene early in the lives of disadvantaged children.

Journal Article

La Perspectiva Antropologica Como Enfoque Diferente De Los Enfermos Sin Hogar =: Through a Different Lens : an Anthropological Perspective on the Homeless Mentally Ill — Jan 1, 1998

This discussion indicates by extension that anthropological research can provide policy-relevant insights in this critical area.

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Economic Resources of the Homeless: Evidence from Los Angeles — Jan 1, 1998

This paper examines the economic resources of homeless adults using a unique data set from Los Angeles.

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Differential Patterns of Mental Disorders Among the Homeless in Madrid (Spain) and Los Angeles (USA) — Jan 1, 1998

Compare rates of mental disorders among homeless people in Madrid and Los Angeles (LA) and examine the ordering of the onset of both conditions.

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"Unanticipated consequences" in anti-poverty programs — Jan 1, 1998

"Unanticipated consequences" in anti-poverty programs

Research Brief

Early Childhood Interventions: Benefits, Costs, and Savings — Jan 1, 1998

This research brief describes work documented in Investing in Our Children: What We Know and Don't Know About the Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions (MR-898-TCWF).

Report

The Social Returns to Increased Investment in Education: Measuring the Effect of Education on the Cost of Social Programs — Jan 1, 1998

This research estimates the relationship between educational attainment and the use of a wide range of public programs, including welfare, SSI, Food Stamps, unemployment benefits, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

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Homelessness and Health — Jan 1, 1997

This article suggests ways in which efforts can improve the health of homeless persons, including an increase in funding for the Health Care for the Homeless Program; providing better access to dental, vision, and family planning services; supplying convalescent and longer term housing; better educating medical providers regarding the importance of working with this population and the ways in which medical practice has to be modified to be sensitive to the unique aspects of a homeless person's situation; and making a renewed commitment to ending, rather than managing, pervasive homelessness.

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Accuracy of Homeless Adults' Self-Reports — Jan 1, 1997

Examines the extent to which homeless respondents can be relied on to report accurately their use of health services.

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Reliability, Validity and Composition of a Subset of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Knowledge Questionnaire in a Sample of Homeless and Impoverished Adults — Jan 1, 1997

Reports positive findings regarding the psychometric characteristics and composition of a subset of 21 AIDS knowledge items from the questionnaire used by the National Center for Health Statistics.

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Tuberculosis Skin Testing Among Homeless Adults — Jan 1, 1997

The objective of this study was to document the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) skin test positivity among homeless adults in Los Angeles and determine whether certain characteristics of homelessness were risk factors for TB.

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Competing Priorities as a Barrier to Medical Care Among Homeless Adults in Los Angeles — Jan 1, 1997

Assessed the role of competing priorities as a barrier to the utilization of physical health services in a sample of homeless adults in Los Angeles.

Journal Article

Determinants of Regular Source of Care Among Homeless Adults in Los Angeles — Jan 1, 1997

The authors explore the determinants of having a regular source of care in a community-based probability sample of homeless adults in Los Angeles.

Report

The New Fiscal Federalism and the Social Safety Net: A View from California — Jan 1, 1996

These essays review the implications of the new fiscal federalism for the states, particularly California, from the perspective of intergovernmental relations, fiscal impact, program administration, and the consequences for the public.

Journal Article

Homeless Persons — Jan 1, 1996

This is a comprehensive portrait of the 600,000 to 3,000,000 people in the U.S. who are currently without a home. It is based upon a literature review that deals with the characteristics of homeless people, the kinds of health programs available to them, the health services they utilize, and, to some extent, what happens to them.

Journal Article

Ambulatory Health Services Provided to Low-Income and Homeless Adult Patients in a Major Community Health Center — Jan 1, 1996

Addresses whether ambulatory health care services provided to low-income and homeless adult patients in one major community health center are similar. The authors examined the medical records of over 400 patients who were either homeless or low-income with a home. This study concludes that homeless patients receiving care from a model program designed to address their special needs are likely to return for follow-up visits and to utilize services at least as much as low-income domiciled patients.

Journal Article

Access to Substance Abuse Treatment for Homeless Women of Reproductive Age — Jan 1, 1996

Presents an overview of current knowledge about barriers to substance abuse treatment for women generally and for homeless women specifically.

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Dually Diagnosed Homeless Veterans in Residential Treatment: Service Needs and Service Use — Jan 1, 1996

The authors addressed questions relevant to the treatment of homeless veterans with concurrent psychiatric and substance disorders.

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