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Advanced SearchEnabling Personal Preference: The Implementation of the Cash and Counseling Demonstration in New Jersey
This report describes the design and implementation of Personal Preference, New Jersey's model of Cash and Counseling. It also draws lessons from the state's experience. The report is based primarily on in-person interviews conducted in April 2001, about 18 months after the program began enrolling beneficiaries (November 1999).
Privatization in Practice: Case Studies of Contracting for TANF Case Management
The privatization of welfare services has increased significantly and expanded into new services since passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) gave states additional flexibility to design and operate their Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs.
Privatization in Practice: Case Studies of Contracting for TANF Case Management
By: Sheena McConnell, Andrew Burwick, Irma Perez-Johnson, and Pamela Winston March 2003
Congressionally Mandated Evaluation of the State Children's Health Insurance Program
In 1997, Congress passed legislation creating the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), the first major federally funded health program to be established since Medicare and Medicaid were enacted in 1965.
Interim Evaluation Report: Congressionally Mandated Evaluation of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program
This report draws primarily on findings from case studies in six of the ten states selected for the evaluation, whose early experiences implementing SCHIP have been examined closely: California, Colorado, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, and Texas. Case study respondents interviewed in the case studies included state officials, advocates, plan staff, and providers.
State Experience and Perspectives on Reducing Out-of-Wedlock Births
State Experience and Perspectives on Reducing Out-of-Wedlock Births Final Report Prepared for: Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Department of Health and Human Services Prepared by: The Lewin Group, Inc. Mark W. Nowak Michael E. Fishman Mary E. Farrell February 2003
Evaluation of Family Preservation and Reunification Programs: Final Report - Volume One
Submitted to:Department of Health and Human ServicesAssistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Submitted by: Westat Chapin Hall Center for Children James Bell Associates