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Medicare FFS Part B and International Drug Prices

Medicare FFS Part B and International Drug Prices: A Comparison of the Top 50 Drugs

The September 13, 2020 Executive Order on Lowering Drug Prices by Putting America First declared, “It is the policy of the United States that the Medicare program should not pay more for costly Part B or Part D prescription drugs or biological products than the most-favored-nation price.”
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Public Members of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services: 2020 Recommendations

This is the PDF version of the recommendations voted on by the public (non-federal) members of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services. More information about the National Alzheimer's Project Act is available at https://aspe.hhs.gov/national-alzheimers-project-act .
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Public Members of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services: 2020 Recommendations

PUBLIC MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH, CARE AND SERVICES: 2020 Recommendations Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format (34 PDF pages)   TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary Cross-Cutting Recommendations Clinical Care Subcommittee
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The Value of Relationships: Improving Human

The Value of Relationships: Improving Human Services Participant Outcomes through Social Capital

This handbook is a go-to resource for human services providers looking for practical ways to implement social capital building practices to improve participant outcomes.
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Trauma-Informed Approaches: Connecting Research,

Trauma-Informed Approaches: Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice to Build Resilience in Children and Families

Trauma-informed approaches provide a framework for preventing and addressing childhood trauma and building resilience in children and families.
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  • Profiles of Select Trauma-Informed Programs
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  • Research Summary: Review of Trauma-Informed Initiatives at the Systems Level
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  • Advancing Change to Support Trauma-Informed Initiatives and Build Evidence of Impacts
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  • Using Logic Models Grounded in Theory of Change to Support Trauma-Informed Initiatives
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Core Components Approaches to Building Evidence

Core Components Approaches to Building Evidence of Program Effectiveness

Recent focus on evidence-based decision-making has led to multiple federal efforts to determine the evidence behind various programs, particularly those seeking federal funding. This has led to the development of multiple evidence-based registries, most of which are based on “model programs”.
  • Advancing the Use of Core Components of Effective Programs: Suggestions for Researchers Publishing Evaluation Results
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  • Developing Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines for Youth Programs: Technical Report on Effectiveness Factors for Interventions th
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Advancing American Kidney Health: 2020 Progress

Advancing American Kidney Health: 2020 Progress Report

This report describes progress HHS has made over the past year to implement the Department’s Advancing American Kidney Health (AAKH) initiative and the Executive Order that accompanied the initiative. The AAKH initiative, which was launched in July 2019, outlined specific action steps to transform kidney care by focusing on three goals: reducin
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Impacts of Minimum Wage Increases on Nursing

Impacts of Minimum Wage Increases on Nursing Homes: Final Report

IMPACTS OF MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES ON NURSING HOMES: FINAL REPORT Michael Lepore, PhD, Ian Livingstone, PhD, David Naden, MA, Mark Hatem, BA, and ZhanlianFeng, PhD RTI International June 2020 Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format (  PDF pages)
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Employment and Wages in the Child Care Industry:

Employment and Wages in the Child Care Industry: Insight from the Great Recession

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing child care providers across the country to close. Between February and April 2020, employment in the child care industry dropped by about one third, losing 360,000 jobs. We do not yet know how this will affect the longer-term economic health of this sector. This has implications for the supply, quality, and price
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Leveraging ACF Administrative Data for Evidence

Leveraging ACF Administrative Data for Evidence and Research

This brief analyzes information on administrative data resources collected by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). It explores how the data can be leveraged to improve evidence and research on ACF programs and beneficiaries. Key highlights include:
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A Compendium of Administrative and Survey Data

A Compendium of Administrative and Survey Data Resources in the Administration for Children and Families

This compendium is an effort to understand and document the data collected by ACF that is or could be used for evidence-building purposes. It includes summaries of twelve major ACF administrative data sources and seven surveys.
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ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT

ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT CAREGIVERS: FINAL REPORT

ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT CAREGIVERS: FINAL REPORT Stipica Mudrazija and Richard W. Johnson Urban Institute January 2020 Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format (68 PDF pages)
National Alzheimer's Project Act

Advisory Council October 2019 Meeting Summary

This is the PDF version of the meeting summary for the October 2019 meeting of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services. More information about the National Alzheimer's Project Act is available at https://aspe.hhs.gov/national-alzheimers-project-act or meeting section at https://aspe.hhs.gov/advisory-council-alzheimers
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The Cost of Subsidized Child Care: 2005-2016

The Cost of Subsidized Child Care: 2005-2016

This research brief presents findings using national data from child care subsidy administrative records that states submit to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The analysis shows that a greater percentage of subsidized care occurred in licensed child care centers in FY 2016 than in FY 2005.
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An Examination of the Use and Effectiveness of

An Examination of the Use and Effectiveness of Child Support Enforcement Tools in Six States

Child support programs use various strategies called “enforcement tools” to collect critical monetary support for custodial families from noncustodial parents. The enforcement of child support is intended to encourage parental responsibility so that children receive financial, emotional, and medical support from both parents, even when they li
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National Alzheimer's Project Act

Advisory Council October 2019 Meeting Presentation: Risks and Costs of Dementia

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH, CARE, AND SERVICES Monday, October 21, 2019 Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format (9 PDF pages)   Risks and Costs of Dementia at Older Ages Melissa Favreault and Richard W. Johnson Urban Institute Judith Dey, Helen Lamont, William Marton ASPE
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Advisory Council October 2019 Meeting Summary

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH, CARE, AND SERVICES October 21, 2019 Washington, D.C. Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format (11 PDF pages)  
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To Big Data or Not: Determining the Use of Big

To Big Data or Not: Determining the Use of Big Data

The purpose of this research project was to provide the Office of Science and Data Policy at ASPE with some informed observations concerning the use of new data sources and data management strategies in policy research, evaluation, and decision-making at the federal level. A secondary goal was to identify successful training models in data science
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Impact of Participation in Technology-Enabled

Impact of Participation in Technology-Enabled Collaborative Learning and Capacity Building (ECHO) Models on Provider Retention

This analysis, which used data on participation in Project ECHO provided by New Mexico’s ECHO Institute, explored two retention-related hypotheses: Participation in an ECHO intervention results in increased provider retention at the individual practitioner level; and Sites with an ECHO presence may generate synergies that translate in
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Aligning Federal Performance Indicators Across

Aligning Federal Performance Indicators Across Programs Promoting Self-Sufficiency: Key Considerations For Policymakers

This brief summarizes the current set of federal performance indicators and provides key policy considerations for policymakers and administrators within federal and state agencies who are interested in building a framework for coordinated performance measurement.
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