Reports

Margaret Simms, Karina Fortuny, Marla McDaniel, and William Monson A product of the Low-Income Working Families project Issue Brief 2, August 2013  

Although states have begun to rebalance their long-term care systems toward a greater emphasis on home and community-based services (HCBS), many low-income elderly, persons with physical disabilities, and persons with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) continue to reside in institutions such as nursing homes or intermediate care facilities for the intellectually disabled (ICFs/IID).

In light of recent policy changes in support of domestic violence screening in health care settings, this policy brief presents the state of practice and research on this preventive service.

Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders (ADRD) affected approximately 4.7 million Americans age 65 or older in 2010. As the United States population ages, the number of people with ADRD is projected to increase dramatically in the coming decades, placing substantial emotional, physical, and financial burdens on patients, families, and society.

Galina Khatutsky, MS, Joshua M. Wiener, PhD, Angela M. Greene, MS, MBA, Ruby Johnson, MA, MS, and Janet O'Keeffe, DrPH RTI International  

Galina Khatutsky, MS, Joshua M. Wiener, PhD, Angela M. Greene, MS, MBA, Ruby Johnson, MA, MS, and Janet O'Keeffe, DrPH RTI International July 22, 2013 This report was prepared under contract #HHSP23320095651WC between the U.S.

Market Competition Works: Proposed Silver Premiums in the 2014 Individual and Small Group Markets Are Nearly 20% Lower than Expected July 2013 By: Laura Skopec and Richard Kronick Abstract

A goal of the Affordable Care Act is to increase competition and transparency in the markets for individual and small group insurance, leading to higher quality, more affordable products.

Marc A. Cohen, PhD Chief Research and Development Officer LifePlans, Inc. Ramandeep Kaur, MA Heller School, Brandeis University Bob Darnell, ASA, MAAA

State long-term care (LTC) financing and delivery systems and, in particular, Medicaid funded LTC have long been criticized for being “institutionally biased.” Shifting the balance in publicly-funded long-term care provision away from institutional care (nursing homes, long-term hospitals, intermediate care facilities for the intellectually disabled) toward greater reliance on home and communit

Marc A. Cohen, PhDChief Research and Development OfficerLifePlans, Inc. Ramandeep Kaur, MAHeller School, Brandeis University Bob Darnell, ASA, MAAAIndependent Consultant  

State long-term care (LTC) financing and delivery systems and, in particular, Medicaid funded LTC have long been criticized for being “institutionally biased.” Shifting the balance in publicly-funded long-term care provision away from institutional care (nursing homes, long-term hospitals, intermediate care facilities for the intellectually disabled) toward greater reliance on home and communit

ASPE REPORT Programs to Reduce Teen Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Associated Sexual Risk Behaviors: A Systematic Review April 2013 By: Brian Goesling, Silvie Colman, Christopher Trenholm (Mathematica Policy Research)

This paper presents findings from an ongoing systematic review of research on teen pregnancy and STI prevention programs to help support evidence-based approaches to teen pregnancy prevention. A total of 88 studies met the review criteria for study quality and were included in the data extraction and analysis.

Michelle Dougherty and Margaret Williams AHIMA Foundation Michael Millenson Health Quality Advisors LLC Jennie Harvell U.S. Department of Health and Human Services June 2013  

The purposes of this environmental scan are to develop a conceptual framework, review and discuss the major research questions and hypotheses, and identify the “ideal” set of metrics for understanding the effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on safety net hospitals.

This report, prepared by the Urban Institute, provides a thorough review of the literature on the extent of price variation across geographic areas, an assessment of the available indices to use to adjust the poverty guidelines for geographic price variation, and trial estimates of how geographically adjusted poverty guidelines would affect program eligibility and federal and state costs.

This study was conducted in response to a requirement in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) which directs the Secretary to examine certain issues and determine the extent to which and manner in which payment incentives and other funding for implementing and using certified EHR technology should be made available to health care providers who are r

Report to Congress on Workplace Wellness As Required by the Public Health Service Act,Section 2705(m)(1) Submitted to the Senate Committee on Finance, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, House Committee on Ways and Means, and House

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One provision of the Public Health Service Act (Section 2705(m)(1)), as amended by the Affordable Care Act, directs that the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in consultation with the Secretaries of the Treasury and Labor, gather relevant information from employers who provide

This Issue Brief highlights basic facts about direct care workers.

By: Dennis D. Embry, Mark Lipsey, Kristin Anderson Moore, & Diana F.

This report provides a review of available information on self-directed care (SDC) programs in mental health care settings and discusses potential policy implications of large-scale implementation of SDC programs serving persons with serious mental illness.

ASPE ISSUE BRIEF     Abstract The Affordable Care Act ensures that most insurance plans (so-called ‘non-grandfathered’ plans) provide coverage for and eliminate cost-sharing on certain reco

The Affordable Care Act ensures that most insurance plans (so-called ‘non-grandfathered’ plans) provide coverage for and eliminate cost-sharing on certain recommended preventive health services, beginning on or after September 23, 2010.

ASPE RESEARCH BRIEF   Abstract This brief presents findings from the evaluation of Responsible Fatherhood, Marriage and Family Strengthening Grants for Incarcerated and Reentering Fathers and Their Partners.

Report from the Task Force on Specific Populations

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The National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease requires the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) and the Administration for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD) within the Administration for Community Living (ACL) to establish a task force to create a plan of action to address the needs of specific populations disproportionally affected by Alzheim