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October 15, 2009 | Program Result
The State Forums Partnership Program provided timely, nonpartisan information and analysis to help state policy-makers make informed decisions about complex health care issues affecting their states.
February 11, 2009 | Program Result
The Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department used its InformationLinks grant to strengthen its ties to the Indigent Care Collaboration (ICC), an alliance of safety net providers serving a three-county region of central Texas.
April 5, 2007 | Program Result
The Indigent Care Collaboration, a network of safety-net health care providers and insurers in the Austin, Texas, region, launched several initiatives to improve health care for low-income residents.
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
During 1997 and 1998, researchers at Boston University School of Public Health examined the short- and long-term impact that conversions of hospitals from nonprofit to for-profit status have on their communities.
March 1, 2000 | Program Result
In 1998-1999, the National Commission Against Drunk Driving developed a message aimed at teenagers for a pilot public education campaign about the "zero tolerance" law in Texas, which makes it illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to drive with a measurable amount of alcohol in his or her system.