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Evaluation of Parity in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Final Report. Findings

How was the FEHB Parity Policy Implemented? All of the FEHB plans complied with the parity policy, most incurred no added administrative costs, and none reported major problems with implementation. The policy change enhanced MH/SA benefits for FEHB Program enrollees. Table 1 shows the key research questions regarding how the parity policy was im

Persons With Mental Retardation and Related Conditions in Mental Retardation Facilities: Selected Findings from the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey. References

Edwards, W.S., & Edwards, B. (1989). National Medical Expenditure Survey questionnaire and date collection methods for the Institutional Population Component: Methods 1 . Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Services Research. Hauber, F.A., Bruininks, R.H., Wieck, C.A., Sigford , B.B., & Hill, B.K. (1981). 1978-1979 in-depth nat

Justification of the Alternative Procedure

Persons With Mental Retardation and Related Conditions in Mental Retardation Facilities: Selected Findings from the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey. Justification of the Alternative Procedure

There are at least three conditions that would have to prevail to make this or any similar alternative estimation procedure adequate and preferable to using original NMES statistics for estimating persons with mental retardation and related conditions in different sizes and types of residential facilities. These include the following:

Persons With Mental Retardation and Related Conditions in Mental Retardation Facilities: Selected Findings from the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey. Methodology

The success of any effort to obtain an unbiased, representative, sample of facilities and their residents is dependent on comprehensive identification of all (or as close to all as possible) facilities in the universe of facilities of the type being studied. Because most sample studies attempt to make population estimates by weighting sample membe

Persons With Mental Retardation and Related Conditions in Mental Retardation Facilities: Selected Findings from the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey. Recent Research

Despite the many limitations that can be noted about the federal commitment to data gathering on persons with mental retardation and related conditions in institutional settings, there have been a number of useful recent sources of national statistics, all conducted or substantially supported by Federal government agencies. The most significant an

Persons With Mental Retardation and Related Conditions in Mental Retardation Facilities: Selected Findings from the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey. Part 1: Background and Overview

For over a century now the United States government has itself collected and/or has contracted with other agencies to collect basic information on the populations residing in institutions 1 for persons with mental retardation and related conditions. Government attempts to enumerate persons in mental retardation facilities began as part of a n

State Laws. B. Child Abuse Reporting Requirements

1. Inclusion of statutory rape in reporting requirements Mandated reporters are required to report all instances of suspected child abuse. [222] The statutes define child abuse to include sexual assault as defined in the penal code. However, the definition only applies to acts perpetrated by someone related to, residing with, or responsible f

Toward Understanding Homelessness: The 2007 National Symposium on Homelessness Research. Homeless Youth in the United States: Recent Research Findings and Intervention Approaches. References

Acosta, O., & Toro, P. A. (2000). Let's ask the homeless people themselves: A needs assessment based on a probability sample of adults. American Journal of Community Psychology, 28 , 343-366. Ahmed, S., & Toro, P. A. (2004). Religiosity and ethnicity as moderators of substance abuse in at-risk adolescents. Unpublished manuscript, Dep

Toward Understanding Homelessness: The 2007 National Symposium on Homelessness Research. Homeless Youth in the United States: Recent Research Findings and Intervention Approaches. Intervention Research

Much progress has been made in providing services to homeless youth and families since 1987 when the Stuart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (Public Law 100-77) was signed into law. There now exist a vast array of shelters and other emergency services to address the diverse needs of homeless individuals and families, including homeless youth (T

Descriptive Overview and Summary of Balancing Incentive Program Participating States at Baseline

Joshua M. Wiener, PhD, Sarita L. Karon, PhD, Mary McGinn-Shapiro, MPP, Brieanne Lyda-McDonald, MS, and Trini Thach, BS RTI International Diane Justice, MA, Scott Holladay, MPA, and Kimm Mooney, BA National Academy for State Health Policy Mary Sowers, BA National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disability Services August 2015

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Public Health Laboratories and Health System Change . Washington State Case Study

Background/Objectives We interviewed the following individuals during our site visit to Washington State: Dorothy Canavan, Lab Manager, Dynacare Jon Counts, Dr.P.H., Director, Public Health Laboratories Jac Davies, Health Services Administrator, Public Health Laboratories Daniel Jernigan, Medical Epidemiologist, Public Health Laborator

Public Health Laboratories and Health System Change . Tennessee State Case Study

Background/Objectives The Tennessee case study report consists of four sections: (a) PHL Interview Findings; (b) Private Clinical Laboratory Interview Findings; (c) MCO Interview Findings; and (d) TennCare Interview Findings.

Public Health Laboratories and Health System Change . Site Visit Protocols

Public Health Infrastructure And The Private Sector: Public Health Laboratories And Managed Care Draft Site Visit Protocol Questions for Public Health Laboratory Interviewees State Public Health Laboratory Infrastructure Laboratory Size, Organization, and Funding : Briefly describe the size and organization of the public healt

Public Health Laboratories and Health System Change . State Public Health Laboratory Contacts

State Public Health Laboratory Contacts Russell Alexander, M.D. Chief of Epidemiology Seattle King County Health Department John Hunt, Ph.D. Clinical Unit Leader Public Health Laboratory Minnesota Department of Health Carl Blank, Dr.P.H.

Public Health Laboratories and Health System Change . Structure of Laboratory System

Just as the laboratory system in the private sector is consolidating in light of new technology and the need to achieve economies of scale, many believe that consolidation would also be desirable in the public sector. Why should there be 50 state PHLs when geographic borders bear little relation to population centers and disease burdens?

Public Health Laboratories and Health System Change . Issues Inherent in Health Market Change

Changes in health markets and environment faced by PHLs naturally raise the question of whether the core functions of laboratories must change in response, or - to take a more activist position - whether more leadership from the laboratories can improve the public health. Our study suggests that while the overall charge of laboratories (e.g., invo

Public Health Laboratories and Health System Change . PHL Structure, Organization, and Activities

The PHL is a central part of the public health infrastructure. PHLs support the public health infrastructure in each of the three core public health functions. Descriptions of PHL activities within these core functions have been previously described by the CDC and the ASTPHLD: 3, 4, 5

Public Health Laboratories and Health System Change . The Public Health Infrastructure

Before discussing the specific activities of PHLs, it is first important to characterize the larger public health infrastructure in which PHLs reside. In a 1988 report entitled The Future of Public Health by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the report attributed many of the major improvements in the health of the American people to the success o

Public Health Laboratories and Health System Change . Policy Context and Background: Environmental Scan

The purpose of this environmental scan is to provide some general context on public health laboratories and the laboratory services marketplace. In this section, we report on the components that constitute the laboratory services marketplace. We describe the PHL's role as part of the public health infrastructure; provide an overview of PHL activit

Public Health Laboratories and Health System Change . Literature Review

Because our subject matter has not been widely studied, we initiated a broad literature review consisting of four components: (1) search of peer reviewed literature; (2) search of grey literature; (3) internet search; and (4) review of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). We also accessed literature by asking our interviewees fo

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