Evaluation of the Ticket To Work Program - Mathematica Policy ...

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VIII EMPLOYMENT NETWORK AVAILABILITY AND TICKET ACCEPTANCE..........115
Contents
A. OVERVIEW OF EN AVAILABILITY AND TICKET-TAKING BEHAVIOR ..........116
B. PAYMENT RECEIPT UNDER THE NEW PAYMENT SYSTEMS............................121
1. EN Payments Through July 2005 .............................................................121
2. Payment Lag Time.......................................................................................124
IX EMPLOYMENT NETWORK REVENUE AND COSTS ........................................129
A. EN FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE UNDER CURRENT REGULATIONS ..................130
1. Framework for Calculating EN Costs ......................................................131
2. Provider Experience Two Years after Rollout ........................................133
B. PROPOSED REGULATORY CHANGES TO EN PAYMENT SYSTEM...................136
1. Modifications in SVRA Participation .......................................................136
2. Modifications to Milestones-Outcomes and Outcomes-Only
Payments .......................................................................................................137
3. Expanding TTW Eligibility ........................................................................139
C. POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF PROPOSED REGULATORY CHANGES..........................139
1. Scenarios Where ENs Could Generate Profits .......................................139
2. Likelihood of an EN Breaking Even Based on Available Data............141
D. CONCLUSIONS .......................................................................................................148
X EXPERIENCE OF SELECTED EMPLOYMENT NETWORKS.............................149
A. EXPERIENCE OF PHASE 3 ENS ...........................................................................149
1. How and Why Organizations Became Employment Networks...........150
2. Financing TTW............................................................................................151
3. Finding and Serving Ticket Holders .........................................................151
4. Administrative Experience .........................................................................153
5. Current and Future Involvement in TTW ...............................................154
6. Suggestions for Program Improvement ...................................................154