Last week we talked about different ways to promote work in safety net programs: incentives or carrots, like the Earned Income Tax Credit and disincentives or sticks like work requirements. Policy makers have tried out work requirements in a number of programs, thinking that they might lead to reduced poverty and reduced government spending. How did that go? Answering that question might inform our current policy arguments, like work requirements for Medicaid. Let’s delve into the research. That’s the topic of this week’s Healthcare Triage. Resources used in the creation of this video: National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies: https://goo.gl/6p34Ty TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES: Fewer Eligible Families Have Received Cash Assistance Since the 1990s, and the Recession's Impact on Caseloads Varies by State: https://goo.gl/mqxj4K Mental disorders and medical comorbidity: https://goo.gl/U9WfFs Employment barriers for persons with psychiatric disabilities: update of a report for the President's Commission: https://goo.gl/u9v8nz Conducting In-Depth Assessments: https://goo.gl/VYVwgX Disconnected Welfare Leavers Face Serious Risks: https://goo.gl/rTCtRD *** Aaron has a book out now! It’s called The Bad Food Bible: How and Why to Eat Sinfully. You can order a copy now!!! Amazon - http://amzn.to/2hGvhKw Barnes & Noble - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-bad-food-bible-aaron-carroll/1125338472?ean=9780544952560 Indiebound - http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780544952560?aff=dhoom09 iBooks - http://itunes.apple.com/us/book?isbn=9780544952577&uo=8&at=1010lwmG Google - http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN9780544952577 Kobo - http://www.kobobooks.com/search/search.html?q=9780544952577 Any local bookstore you might frequent. You can ask for the book by name or ISBN 978-0544952560 John Green -- Executive Producer Stan Muller -- Director, Producer Aaron Carroll -- Writer Mark Olsen – Graphics Meredith Danko – Soci