Circumstances That Resulted in New York Receiving About Half of the Federal Foster Care Reimbursement to States in Fiscal Year 1978

GAO reported on why New York State, with only a quarter of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)-foster care population, received almost one-half of the total Federal reimbursements to the States for foster care in fiscal year 1978. GAO focused its attention on Federal foster care reimbursements to New York during fiscal 1978 and compared New York's foster care data with California's and other States' statistical data. California was selected for comparison because of its demographic similarities, program size, and large foster care expenditures.