... recipients and examines the Texas Purchased Health Services Program, the oldest and largest private insurance program for Medicaid recipients in the U.S. Our analysis of the Texas program suggests that while the political benefits are real, the administrative costs are substantial and the fiscal benefits...

... in California and Texas, with a particular focus on the older Mexican-origin population. Methods: We use six waves of the Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (H-EPESE) covering the period from 1993–94 to 2010–11. Findings: The data reveal relatively high Medicaid...

...Kathleen W. Jones Sarah C. Sitton. Life at the Texas State Lunatic Asylum,1857–1997. College Station: Texas A & M University Press,1999. 208 pp. $34.95 cloth. © 2002 by Duke University Press 2002 Braslow, Joel T. 1997 . Mental Ills and Bodily Cures: Psychiatric Treatment...

... of their medical manpower. The present study provides estimates of the effects of reduced numbers of in-state medical school graduates upon the future supply of physicians in Texas, and examines the medical school origin, medical specialty, and practice location of selected groups of Texas physicians. The results...

...Sara E. Abiola; James Colgrove; Michelle M. Mello This article explores the political dimensions of policy formation for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine through case studies of six states: California, Indiana, New Hampshire, New York, Texas, and Virginia. Using thematic content analysis...

...Virginia C. Kennedy The published literature suggests that two factors affect where people seek medical care: the characteristics of the population and the organization of the health care delivery system. In this study, survey data from a rural west Texas population were used to evaluate...

..., Cooperative Health Statistics and the Community Mental Health Centers program) in six states (Colorado, Maryland, Michigan, Oregon, South Carolina, and Texas). The authors conclude that, in general, states' political environments tailor program implementation to suit state preferences. Copyright © 1978...

..., Illinois, Texas, and Arizona. Taken together, the case studies demonstrate the difficulties inherent in enacting strong statewide tobacco control legislation. More important, several unmistakable themes emerge from these case studies, shedding light on the barriers to greater legislative success...

.... Methods: The authors analyze how 12 representative states (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Texas) respond when people with criminal records apply for a license for five entry-level allied health professions (dental...

...Kathleen A. Kemp; Robert A. Carp; David W. Brady The purpose of the article is to analyze the effect of the U.S. Supreme Court's abortion decisions upon the policies of hospitals in Harris County (Houston), Texas. The study attempts to determine the variables associated with the hospitals' policies...

... contracts. I explored the reasons why states privatize mental health services and focused on political, economic, and organizational theories as possible frameworks for contracting. I gathered data during site visits to Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, and Texas, where I interviewed...

..., comprehensive in-depth analyses of state reimbursement systems, this article undertakes a comparative case analysis of Medicaid nursing facility reimbursement in Alabama, California, Minnesota, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. Findings indicate that states design their methods of reimbursement to achieve...

...Michelle M. Mello The much-publicized 2000 case of Frew v. Gilbert , in which a federal judge castigated the State of Texas for deficiencies in its Medicaid program, brought renewed attention to the issue of regulating the quality of care in Medicaid and Medicare HMOs. Frew and other recent cases...

..., Office of Child Health Affairs, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, David C. Warner, University of Texas (Austin), and Date Whittington, London School of Economics Abstract. This study identifies trends that will lead to a dramatic increase in the number of active...

... of Private Long-Term Care Financing Options on Medicaid: The Next Thirty Years Joshua M. Wiener, The Brookings Institution, and Rose M. Rubin, University of North Texas Abstract. This study analyzes the potential effect on the Medicaid program of pri...