Children and Families Legislation

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Unmet Eye Care Needs Among U.S. 5th-Grade Students — Jul 1, 2012

Policies targeting socioeconomically disadvantaged groups and those without insurance may be needed to reduce disparities in access to appropriate eye care.

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Take-up of Public Insurance and Crowd-Out of Private Insurance Under Recent CHIP Expansions to Higher Income Children — Jan 1, 2012

The CHIP expansions to children in higher income families were associated with limited uptake of public coverage.

Report

Ease Medicaid/SCHIP Eligibility Rules — Jan 8, 2010

This document explores how expanding Medicaid/SCHIP eligibility would affect health system performance along nine dimensions.

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Recent Trends in State Children's Health Insurance Program Eligibility and Coverage for CSHCN — Dec 1, 2009

This study found that a dramatic increase between 2001 and 2005 in the number of uninsured children with special health care needs who were eligible for SCHIP.

Journal Article

Managed Care Quality of Care and Plan Choice in New York SCHIP — Jun 1, 2009

Examines whether low-income parents of children enrolled in the New York State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) choose managed care plans with better quality of care.

Journal Article

The Scientific Evidence for Child Health Insurance — Jan 15, 2009

Discusses two critical policy options related to child health insurance: reauthorization and potential expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and expansion of health insurance to all children.

Journal Article

Nonprice Competition and Quality of Care in Managed Care: The New York SCHIP Market — Jun 1, 2008

Finds a negative association between nonprice competition and quality of care in managed care plans in the New York SCHIP market. Pricing policy is likely a constraint on quality production, though it may not be interpreted as a causal relationship.

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Crowd-out in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP): Incidence, Enrollee Characteristics and Experiences, and Potential Impact on New York's SCHIP — Feb 1, 2008

Most movement from private to public insurance in New York was not crowd-out from the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Under current program structure in New York, crowd-out concerns should not dampen enthusiasm for SCHIP.

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Effective State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Policy Forum Video — Oct 3, 2007

The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is up for federal reauthorization. In response, the Promising Practices Network hosted a panel of experts to share research and experience on the past performance and future directions of SCHIP.

Journal Article

Improved Health Care Among Children with Special Health Care Needs After Enrollment Into the State Children's Health Insurance Program — Jan 15, 2007

Enrollment onto New York's SCHIP improved medical care for CSHCN.

Journal Article

Impact of the State Children's Health Insurance Program on Adolescents in New York — Jan 1, 2007

Adolescents face financial and nonfinancial barriers to health care.

Journal Article

Uninsurance Among Children Eligible for the State Children's Health Insurance Program: Results from a National Survey — Jan 1, 2006

It was also revealed that the parents of SCHIP-eligible but uninsured children had limited knowledge of and experience with SCHIP.

Report

Statewide Evaluation of the CYSA/TANF Program: Final Report — Jan 1, 2003

This report presents implementation and outcomes of California's CYSA/TANF Probation program statewide and in selected counties

Journal Article

Meeting Decision Makers’ Needs for Evidence-Based Information on Child and Family Policy — Jan 1, 2003

Describes the rationale behind the Promising Practices Network on Children, Families and Communities.

Report

Employment of TANF Participants in San Bernardino County: A Profile of the Counties Caseload and Implications for CalWorks Service Delivery — Jan 1, 1998

Employment of TANF Participants in San Bernardino County: A Profile of the Counties Caseload and Implications for CalWorks Service Delivery

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Michael Frearson

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Ph.D. in history, University of Cambridge; B.A. (Honours) Research in history, University of New South Wales

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Hangsheng Liu

Policy Researcher; Faculty, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in health services research and policy, University of Rochester; M.S. in social medicine and health management, Fudan University; B.Med. (medical degree), Shanghai Medical University

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Leslie Mullins

Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D candidate in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.C.P. in city planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.S. in civil engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

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