Research Article Health AffairsVol. 17, No. 3 Assessing The New Federalism: An IntroductionAnna Kondratas, Alan Weil, and Naomi Goldstein AffiliationsAnna Kondratas is a senior associate at the Urban Institute and codirector of the Assessing the New Federalism (ANF) project at the Urban Institute; she previously worked at the Hudson Institute, at the National Commission on America's Urban Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and as assistant secretary for community planning and development at the U.S. Department of Housingand Urban Development. Alan Weilisa senior associateat the Urban Instituteandis the other codirector of the ANF project; he also serves on President Clinton's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry. He was formerly executive director of the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. Naomi Goldstein is project manager of the ANF project; she previously served as executive officer in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at HHS.PUBLISHED:May/June 1998No Accesshttps://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.17.3.17AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextView PDFPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions View articleTOPICSChildren's healthMedicaidLow incomeCase studiesCosts and spendingFederalismSupplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramSafety net hospitalsGovernment programs and policiesBlock grants Loading Comments... Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. 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