Tips for Successful Performance-Based Child Welfare Contracting; 10 for Public Agencies & 10 for Providers

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Editor's note: States have started using performance-based contracts to link improved performance to reimbursement amounts or payment schedules for a wide variety of privatization initiatives. The scope includes geographic reach, target population, the number of clients served, and structural design. Before starting performance-based contracting, child welfare administrators must first design and procurement questions related to the type of risk or results-based arrangements that will be used and the type of organizations that will be allowed to participate. The first . . .