RAND Research Topic: Children's Access to Health Care2024-03-23T00:50:53ZCopyright (c) 2024, The RAND CorporationRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/topics/childrens-access-to-health-care.htmlImpacts of the Dependent Care Expansion on the Allocation of Mental Health CareJoshua Breslau; Bradley D. Stein; Hao Yu; Rachel M. Burns; Bing Hanhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP67708.html2018-09-21T12:00:00Z2018-09-21T12:00:00ZThe dependent care expansion increased use of mental health care among a patients with significant mental health needs without lowering quality of care or increasing racial or ethnic disparities in access.Modeling Dr. Dynasaur 2.0 Coverage and Finance ProposalsAndrew W. Dick; Carter C. Price; Dulani Woods; Deborah Anne Freund; Martin McNamara; Steven P. Schramm; Elrycc Berkman; Tom Dehnerhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1743.html2017-01-18T09:00:00Z2017-01-18T09:00:00ZThe authors assessed an expansion of Vermont's Dr. Dynasaur program that would cover all residents through age 25. The current program provides health coverage for children ages 0-18 with family incomes below 317 percent of the federal poverty level.