Welcome to the MIG-RATS!  In this section, you'll find more information about our strategies for supporting state-level MIG research activities and helping MIG researchers work together and learn from each other. 

 

Benefits Counseling Outcomes Workgroup
This workgroup coordinates MIG state researchers and others in their efforts to develop strategies for examining the outcomes and impact of work incentives benefits counseling services.

Benefits Counseling Service Delivery (Fidelity) Workgroup
The focus of this workgroup is the development of measures to assess the delivery of services in work incentives benefits counseling programs. This is a first step toward the development of a benefits counseling fidelity measure.

Integrated Data Access
This section provides information on the integrated dataset for Medicaid Buy-In participants and the process MIG states may use to request specific analyses to be run on the dataset.

Direct Support
MIG-RATS staff are available to help MIG researchers with specific research questions and strategies and development of data collection tools.

Conference Workshops
This section includes discussion notes from conference workshops on technical and research topics.

Joint Research
The MIG-RATS encourage the development of multi-state research projects and state leadership in the development of research products. (For research conducted by individual states, please see the Resources: State MIG section.)

Youth in Transition Research Workgroup
The youth in transition (YiT) research workgroup discusses a variety of topics of interest to researchers conducting studies with youth in transition.