The New Hampshire financing policy.
OBJECTIVE
This study sought to describe the New Hampshire incentive financing policy and report on its results over the first seven years.


METHODS
The description of the policy was based on reviewing state documents and interviews with state officials. The data were obtained from state records.


RESULTS
On the targeted outcomes of employment and psychiatric hospitalization the statewide improvement was dramatic. The service system concurrently became more efficient.


CONCLUSIONS
The results suggest the incentive financing based on client outcomes may be a potent state strategy for improving service system performance.
School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66044-3184, USA. charlier@ku.edu
Charles A
CA
Rapp
Stephen
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Huff
Kit
K
Hansen
D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D009513:New Hampshire; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive