Rapp Charles A, Huff Stephen, Hansen Kit
School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66044-3184, USA.
Psychiatr Rehabil J. 2003 Spring;26(4):385-91. doi: 10.2975/26.2003.385.391.
This study sought to describe the New Hampshire incentive financing policy and report on its results over the first seven years.
The description of the policy was based on reviewing state documents and interviews with state officials. The data were obtained from state records.
On the targeted outcomes of employment and psychiatric hospitalization the statewide improvement was dramatic. The service system concurrently became more efficient.
The results suggest the incentive financing based on client outcomes may be a potent state strategy for improving service system performance.
