Management

Systems of Accountability

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Children's health insurance became a subject of national debate early in 1997 when President Clinton and members of Congress began to develop a variety of competing proposals to expand coverage for children. After several months of active discussion and negotiation, Congress enacted the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-33). This report describes the responsibilities of Congress, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and the states in implementing and evaluating SCHIP. The report presents a framework and recommendations for designing systems of accountability for SCHIP as states take a variety of steps to reduce the number of uninsured children. In general terms, accountability is the process by which an individual or organization accepts responsibility for an activity and provides information regarding progress on meeting requirements and expectations. The committee defines systems of accountability as those processes and procedures that provide information for analysis and decision-making and that provide a basis for designing, implementing, evaluating, and improving programs.

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: ., 1998

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1-41

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English

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0-309-59216-X

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Systems of Accountability

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