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May 12, 2009 | Program Result
In this 2006 to 2007 project, Michael A. Stoto, PhD, and a team of researchers and public health officials at RAND Corporation and elsewhere conducted case studies of five regional public health structures and then compared them.
July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Case studies focused on regionalization of public health preparedness and response in the Washington metropolitan area, highlighted the lack of an official of regional public health structure and the challenge in integrating the federal government into the regionalization effort.
March 1, 2008 | Program Result
Researchers at Brandeis University used data from two state-run prescription drug programs for low-income seniors to examine how differences in prescription drug coverage affect enrollment, drug use and spending in state programs.
December 1, 2004 | Program Result
The 1996 federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (known as welfare reform) changed the focus of welfare from providing open-ended financial aid to providing transitional assistance while the head of household secures work.
January 1, 2001 | Program Result
From 1996 to 1998, researchers at University of Alabama at Birmingham studied the behavior of managed care organizations (MCOs) in their contracting with hospitals. The study, based on eight years of data from Illinois, sought to shed light on why MCOs contract with particular hospitals and how stable these relationships are over time.
January 1, 1997 | Book
This chapter of the Anthology describes one experience with an ambitious effort to communicate research findings to a wider audience. The Local Media Education Project transmits to journalists the latest research on the changing health care system in their communities.