Research shows that access to school health services improves health and academic outcomes, particularly for students with chronic health issues. Finding sustainable funding has been an ongoing struggle. This policy brief presents opportunities to expand access to--and resources for--school health services using available Medicaid funds. In…

Examined lifetime nursing home use with data from Connecticut for 1977-86. Gives life table estimate of total amount of time after age 65 expected to be spent by persons in nursing homes and total amount of nursing home use paid for by Medicaid. Estimates lifetime risk of Medicaid spenddown in nursing homes at 21.5 percent. (Author/PVV)

This article describes how the rising cost of health insurance is being picked as the top budget concern of school businesses. These data were the result of a survey conducted by the Association of School Business Officials International. Schools report that the cost of insuring employees is outpacing increases in state and local budgets that…