Cost effectiveness of supported employment programs: What we need to do to improve outcomes

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Grant Revell, | John Kregel, | Paul Wehman, | Gary R. Bond,

Affiliations: Virginia Commonwealth University, Rehabilitation and Training Center on Workplace Support, 1314 West Main St., Richmond, VA 23284-2011, USA. Tel.: +1 804 828 1851; Fax: +1 804 828 2193 | Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN 46202-3275, USA

Abstract: Cost effectiveness of supported employment can only be meaningful studied in the context of how meaningful the actual outcomes are. This paper examines how to assess outcomes, how funding agencies purchase services, and describes how two states, Massachusetts and Oklahoma, provide funding for supported employment. A summary of cost effectiveness recommendations is provided as well.

Keywords: results-based funding, cost-effectiveness of supported employment

Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 173-178, 2000