The purpose of this study is to estimate and compare costs of care for children with 11 selected chronic conditions, to compare these costs with costs of care for children without any of these conditions, and to identify whether selected demographic variables are associated with cost variation.
Public Health
Access up-to-date ASPE research on key public health topics including emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, such as influenza and COVID-19; health equity; antibiotic resistance; rural health; opioids, opioid use disorder and overdose prevention; maternal health; public health and health care workforce and infrastructure; immunization and vaccines; Indian health; HIV/AIDS; tobacco; and emergency preparedness, response, and recovery. Also find data on prevention, social determinants of health, and more.
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HHS Initiative to Improve Maternal Health
The Department’s Action Plan lays out a vision for improving maternal health that applies a “life course” approach organized around four goals and it sets three ambitious targets to achieve this vision. Each of the four goals includes multiple objectives and action items to drive progress. The Action Plan also describes the current state of maternal health outcomes in the U.S., challenges in reducing maternal mortality and morbidity, recent efforts to improve maternal health within and beyond the federal government, and it discusses various forums in which HHS leadership sought input from key stakeholders.
Reports
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Advanced SearchWork, Welfare, and the Burden of Disability: Caring for Special Needs of Children in Poor Families
This paper addresses issues which arise at the juncture of welfare and disability policies. Using preliminary data from a recent survey of current and recent AFDC recipients in California, we find that disabilities and chronic health problems affect the mothers or children in 43% of all households in the AFDC system.
Health Policy for Medically Fragile Children: An Analysis of Factors Impacting Care in Texas
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Managed Care and People with Disabilities: Research Project Descriptions
In an effort to better understand the impact of managed care on disabled populations, staff from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation's Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy and the Office of Health Policy, in collaboration with HCFA, have developed a series of research and evaluation efforts focused on managed care and people with disabilities.
Managed Care and People With Disabilities Research Inventory
This research inventory was assembled in preparation for the National Conference on Managed Care for People with Disabilities.
Encyclopedia of Financial Gerontology: Federal Disability Programs Section
Federal disability programs, which provide services such as cash support, health care coverage, and direct supportive services to eligible people with disabilities, are typically limited to people under the age of 65.
Diagnostic Risk Adjustment for Medicaid: The Disability Payment System
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Subacute Care: Policy Synthesis and Market Area Analysis
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Subacute Care: Policy Synthesis and Market Area Analysis
Proponents of subacute care claim that subacute care is a cost-effective alternative to acute care services, that is, it can be provided in lower cost settings with no diminution of quality.