Nebraska privatization of child welfare hasn't produced 'any measurable benefit,' new study finds

[Omaha Steve]

No cost savings. The workers make less $ so the owner/managers can!


http://www.omaha.com/news/legislature/nebraska-privatization-of-child-welfare-hasn-t-produced-any-measurable/article_fa82e8b8-dda9-535b-a95c-1d6a8069020b.html

POSTED: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2015 1:30 AM
By Martha Stoddard / World-Herald Bureau

LINCOLN — Nebraska’s five-year experiment with privatizing child welfare has not produced “any measurable benefit” for the state, according to a study released Thursday.

The study compared results achieved by state child welfare workers and by the Nebraska Families Collaborative, the private agency that manages child welfare cases in the Omaha area.

It found no significant difference — either positive or negative — in outcomes for children and families and no cost savings.

“Privatization promised better outcomes at a lower cost, and that has not happened,” the authors wrote. “It was, perhaps, a worthy experiment, but it has failed.”

FULL story at link.

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. What about the profits of those privte companies that manage welfare?

I'll bet they can measure their benefits.

But the people who need those services, I don't think Nebraska's government gives a flying Western meadowlark.