TIE
Communique on Substance Abuse Treatment and Welfare Reform

372 kb file
This summarizes
a discussion by policymakers, providers, researchers, and State and
county personnel about the impact of Federal and State welfare reform
efforts on substance abuse agencies, and the impact of substance abuse
treatment on welfare reform. (Prepared for CSAT Division of State and
Community Assistance, Fall 1998)

Integrating
Case Management Services in a Managed Care Environment
209 kb file
This project
final report includes a proposal for the State of Texas to improve standardization
across case management programs and recommendations for ensuring that
individuals being served through both primary care case management and
risk-based managed care arrangements receive levels of case management
appropriate to their needs. (Prepared for Bureau of Women and Children,
Texas Department of Health, 1996)

A
Consolidated Contract between the South Carolina Maternal and Child
Health and Medicaid Programs for the Provision of Family Support Services
under the Palmetto Health Initiative
139 kb file
For the
State of South Carolina, HSR facilitated the initial integration of
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services within the South Carolina Department
of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and Medicaid managed care.
The report presents a draft contract between Medicaid and MCH defining
a package of "wrap around" Family Support Services-including
outreach, risk assessment, case management, health education, nutritional
services, social work services, and caregiver training-that could continue
to be provided by DHEC providers and reimbursed by Medicaid within a
managed care environment. (Prepared for South Carolina Department of
Health and Environmental Control, 1995)

Improving
the Quality and Coordination of Care for Indiana's Children with Special
Health Care Needs
242 kb file
This report
includes two proposals: the first presents strategies for developing
a Medicaid-financed care coordination system for CSHCN, and the second
presents both quality standards for CSHCN served under risk-based managed
care arrangements, as well as a draft Medicaid and public health interagency
agreement outlining possible public health roles under primary care
case management arrangements. (Prepared for The Indiana State Department
of Health, October 1994)