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US PAYMENT-BY-RESULTS SCHEME DID NOT IMPROVE ENGAGEMENT WITH TREATMENT In 2007-08 the US state of Maine introduced a scheme linking funding for outpatient treatment services to performance in terms of waiting times and retention, but financial and service delivery impacts were negligible. Were incentives too weak, or were services already doing as well as they could - and what are the implications for UK payment-by-results schemes? To view this entry click on the link below or paste it in to your web browser address box, being sure to enter the whole address: http://tinyurl.com/EfB-cdl/download.php?file=Brucker_D_2.txt ************************************** Effectiveness Bank alerts from Drug and Alcohol Findings (http://findings.org.uk) alert you to site updates and recent UK-relevant evaluation studies and reviews of drug/alcohol interventions. Findings is managed by DrugScope, Alcohol Concern and the National Addiction Centre and supported by Alcohol Research UK and the J Paul Getty Jr Charitable Trust. You have received this message via another mailing list. To receive these messages directly sign up at: http://findings.org.uk/index.php#signUp