Assessment of WIC Cost-Containment Practices: An Interim Report to Congress

by John Kirlin and Nancy Cole

The William F. Goodling Child Nutrition Act of 1998 directed ERS to conduct a study to assess the impacts of WIC (USDA's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) cost-containment practices. This Interim Report presents results from the first year of the study, including details of State WIC agencies' cost-containment practices, classification of States according to cost-containment practices, and selection of six States for case studies. The report also describes planned data collection efforts and subsequent analysis to be conducted to address the objectives specified in the legislation.

Keywords: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, WIC, Cost-containment, Food Assistance, FANRR, e-fanrr

In this publication...

• Entire Report
• Section 1: Introduction
• Abstract, Contents
• Section 2: Cost-Containment Practices
• Section 3: Classification of WIC Agencies and Selection of States
• Section 4: Planned Data Collection and Analysis
• Appendix