Issues
CCC Report: Checking Up on Children in New York City Foster Care: Does the Medicaid Per Diem Rate Ensure Access to Care
The Medicaid per diem rate is a daily rate received by foster care agencies to pay for outpatient health and mental health services. It was intended to provide foster care agencies with the flexibility to respond to the special health and mental health …
CCC Report: Carrots and Sticks: The Impact of the New York State Family and Children’s Services Block Grant on Child Welfare Services in New York City
In 1995, Governor Pataki proposed and the Legislature approved the Family and Children’s Services Block Grant, which capped state funding for child welfare services and reduced state spending by 25%, or $151 million in its first year. The Block Grant w …
