Reports

This issue brief highlights available national and state-level enrollment-related information for the first two months of the Health Insurance Marketplace 2015 open enrollment period (11-15-14 to 1-16-15) for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. For the period: November 15, 2014 – January 16, 20151 January 27, 2015

This PDF was submitted as an attachment to a Public Comment sent to the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services and/or the National Alzheimer's Project Act website.

For the period: November 15, 2014 – December 15, 20141

Final ReportSebastian Negrusa, Projesh Ghosh and John T. Warner Prepared for: Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Submitted by: The Lewin Group, Inc.  

Report author: The Lewin Group

Updated January 8, 2015

ASPE FMAP 2016 REPORT Federal Financial Participation in State Assistance Expenditures; Federal Matching Shares for Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Aid to Needy Aged, Blind, or Disabled Persons for October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016

High stress reported by informal (unpaid, mostly family) caregivers providing functional assistance to chronically disabled elders residing in the community is a very powerful predictor of care recipients' subsequent transition from community living to long-stay nursing home residence.

Janet O'Keeffe, Dr.PH, RN, Christine O'Keeffe, BA, and Madhu Shrestha, BS RTI International Abstract   Adult day services (ADS)--a non-residential service provides outside an individual's home for less than a full day--prov

Brenda Spillman Urban Institute December 2014 Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format: http://aspe.hhs.gov/pdf-report/why-do-elders-receiving-informal-home-care-transition-long-stay-nursing-home-residency (47 PDF pages)

Janet O'Keeffe, Dr.PH, RN, Christine O'Keeffe, BA, and Madhu Shrestha, BS RTI International ABSTRACT Adult day services (ADS)--a non-residential service provides outside an individual's home for less than a full day--provides direct care to older adults and younger adults with physical disabilities.

By: Kenneth Finegold and Munira Z. Gunja   The Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplace coverage became available on January 1, 2014, and its Federally-financed, state-optional, Medicaid expansion started on the same day.

The brief summarizes findings from the Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure report for 2013. The brief highlights SPM levels for the most recent year, changes from the previous year and historical trends. SPM estimates are compared to estimates of the official poverty measure.

This report provides an examination of the length of time that low-income families receive government-funded child care subsidies that pay for part or all of the cost of their care arrangements. The figures presented are based on ASPE's analysis of a restricted-use version of child care subsidy administrative data from 35 states.

By Kendall Swenson

The brief summarizes findings from the Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure report for 2013. The brief highlights SPM levels for the most recent year, changes from the previous year and historical trends.  SPM estimates are compared to estimates of the official poverty measure.

Federal agencies have a long history of releasing data to the public, and they also have a legal obligation to protect the confidentiality of the individuals and organizations from which the data were collected. Federal agencies have successfully balanced these two objectives for decades.

By Munira Z. Gunja and Emily R. Gee

This brief analyzes and summarizes the poverty rates for various populations in the United States.  Cited statistics include changes in the poverty rate and number of children in poverty by age, race and ethnicity, and family type.

This brief is one in a series exploring issues related to the implementation of evidence-based interventions. It describes the basics of readiness using the R=MC2 (Readiness = Motivation × General Capacity and Intervention-Specific Capacity) heuristic, examines some of the policy implications of readiness, and identifies directions for future research.

This is the third Rate Review Annual Report issued by HHS. The report uses an analysis of 2013 data from 40 states in the individual market and 37 states in the small group market to estimate the impact of the Rate Review Program and the Rate Review Grant Program on premiums. Rate review reduced total U.S.

Support and Services at Home (SASH) Evaluation: First Annual Report September 2014 RTI International Abstract The Support and Services at Home (SASH) program in Vermont is a subcomponent of a larger Medicare demonstration--the Multi-payer Advanced Primary Care Practice demonstration. SASH is a model of care coordination centered on affordable housing sites for older adults.

What Factors Affect Residential Care Facility Charges? Executive Summary September 2014 Sarita L. Karon, PhD, Joshua M. Wiener, PhD, Angela M.

What is the Effect of Dementia on Hospitalization and Emergency Department Use in Residential Care Facilities? Executive Summary September 2014 Joshua M. Wiener, PhD, Zhanlian Feng, PhD, Laura A.

September 2014   RTI International Abstract The Support and Services at Home (SASH) program in Vermont is a subcomponent of a larger Medicare demonstration--the Multi-payer Advanced Primary Ca

This brief is one in a series exploring issues related to the implementation of evidence-based interventions.

The Support And Services at Home (SASH) program in Vermont is a subcomponent of a larger Medicare demonstration--the Multi-payer Advanced Primary Care Practice (MAPCP) demonstration. SASH is a model of care coordination centered on affordable housing sites for older adults. This is an

This brief is one in a series exploring issues related to the implementation of evidence-based interventions. It describes several constructs that can be used to describe, monitor, and facilitate implementation. It also describes how to apply these constructs in several ways, including data collection to monitor progress and developing an implementation monitoring plan.

This research brief highlights the gains the foster care system has made in safely discharging youth from foster care in a timely manner, particularly those entering foster care for the first time. For nearly two decades federal policies have emphasized the importance of reducing the lengths of stay in

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Sarita L. Karon, PhD, Joshua M. Wiener, PhD, Angela M.

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