Washington State Develops and Tests New Predictor of Patient's Health Needs
January 1, 2001 | Program Results Report
In 1997, the Washington Health Care Authority (HCA) implemented a health-status-based risk-adjusted payment system.
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Contrary to Fears, the Newly Insured Did Not Use More Services Than Others
January 1, 2001 | Program Results Report
Researchers at the University of Southern Maine, Human Services Development Institute compared health care utilization rates between previously uninsured and previously insured persons enrolled in state-sponsored insurance programs.
Covering Kids & Families
May 6, 2013 | Program Results Report
The Covering Kids & Families program was designed to find, enroll and retain eligible children and adults in federal and state health care coverage programs. Statewide and local coalitions in all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated.
Coordinating Care for Frequent Emergency Department Users
January 26, 2011 | Program Results Report
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Emergency Department Consistent Care Program was established under the Foundation's Access Initiative, which awarded grants to 18 sites participating in the Covering Kids & Families national program.
Cross-Systems Financing Project Learning Community Creates Care Integration in Five Sites
November 10, 2009 | Program Results Report
The Technical Assistance Collaborative established and guided a "learning community" in which participants developed strategies to integrate funding for and improve access to mental health and substance abuse services in their states and counties.
The Community Safety Net and Prescription Drug Access for Low-Income, Uninsured People
April 1, 2006 | Issue Brief
Recommended Reading More Nonelderly Americans Face Problems Affording Prescription Drugs While the new Medicare drug benefit has helped alleviate concerns about prescription drug access for elderly and disabled Americans, many low-income, uninsured ...
Regional Workshops Supported Washington Coming Home Assisted-Living Projects - Lead to Development of Model Project
August 13, 2004 | Program Results Report
Starting in 2001, staff at Washington's Coming Home project provided free workshops in six regions of the state for agencies that finance assisted living, developers and housing sponsors.
Improving Public Coverage for Children in Washington
November 1, 2008 | Issue Brief
This brief examines work done by Covering Kids & Families © (CKF) in Washington state in the three key CKF strategy areas: outreach, simplification and coordination.
Seattle School Staff, Public Agencies and Parents Work to Meet Children's Needs
October 1, 1997 | Program Results Report
What can a school do when a child isn't getting needed medical treatments? Thanks to the Seattle Child Health Initiative, elementary schools in two areas are not only identifying problems such as this, but taking action to help.