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The New Hampshire financing policy
Charles A Rapp1, Stephen Huff, Kit Hansen
1School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66044-3184, USA. charlier@ku.edu
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.
Conclusion:
The results suggest the incentive financing based on client outcomes may be a potent state strategy for improving service system performance.