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Privacy and Health Research. Databases Useful for Research

Among the most important resources for research are databases and registries of health experience. Some are highly specialized but not very large; some are broad and enormous. Some are maintained only for research; some are primarily maintained for administrative or other purposes but are available for research. They may be organized by illness (l

Market Barriers to the Development of Pharmacotherapies for the Treatment of Cocaine Abuse and Addiction: Final Report. Case Study 1: LAAM

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HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . Objective 3.3 - Increase the Availability of Primary Health Care Services for Underserved Population

How We Will Accomplish Our Objective We will increase the supply of health care providers, including under-represented minorities, who are likely to locate and remain in underserved communities most in need of primary health care services. Our efforts will focus on financial support for:

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . Objective 3.1 - Increase the Percentage of the Nation's Children and Adults Who Have Health Insurance Coverage

How We Will Accomplish Our Objective We will continue to assist states in their efforts to promote and publicize the opportunity for eligible children and adults to enroll in Medicaid. Our strategy includes asking states to review their computer systems and eligibility processes to ensure that all families that are eligible for Medicaid bene

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . Goal 3 - Improve Access to Health Services and Ensure the Integrity of the Nation's Health Entitlement and Safety Net Programs

In addition to changing behavior and reducing environmental health risks, improving health in the United States involves assuring that everyone has access to health care. The focus of Goal 3 is to promote increased access to health care, especially for persons who are uninsured, underserved, or otherwise have health care needs that are not adequat

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . Objective 2.7 - Improve the Economic and Social Development of Distressed Communities

How We Will Accomplish Our Objective We will promote active involvement of HHS grantees in support of comprehensive community development networks. Our strategy will include:

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . Objective 2.6 - Increase Independence and Quality of Life of Persons with Long-Term-Care Needs

How We Will Accomplish Our Objective We will promote policies that empower individuals needing long-term-care services to be involved in the planning and directing of their services.

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . Objective 2.3 - Improve the Healthy Development and Learning Readiness of Preschool Children

How We Will Accomplish Our Objective To promote learning readiness of preschool children from low income families, we will work to improve access to and the quality of developmental services. The core of this strategy will be:

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . Objective 2.2 - Increase the Parental Involvement and Financial Support of Non-Custodial Parents in the Lives of Their Children

How We Will Accomplish Our Objective We will implement strategies to increase child support collections from non-custodial parents. These will include:

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . Objective 2.1 - Improve the Economic Independence of Low Income Families, Including Those Receiving Welfare

How We Will Accomplish Our Objective We will provide technical assistance to promote the adoption of best practices and innovative strategies by states in their welfare to work programs. Our strategy will include:

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . Goal 2 - Improve the Economic and Social Well-Being of Individuals, Families, and Communities in the United States

The focus of this goal is to promote and support interventions that help disadvantaged and distressed individuals, families, and communities improve their economic and social well-being. We stress interventions that are related to improving job skills, access to social services, family and community stability, and independent living. We also recog

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . The HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives

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HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . The Department

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is one of the largest federal departments, the nation's largest health insurer, and the largest grant-making agency in the United States federal government. The Department promotes and protects the health and well-being of all Americans and provides world leadership in biomedical and public health

Data Sources for Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) Conversions

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A Description of Board and Care Facilities, Operators, and Residents. Appendix C. Resident Characteristics

Resident characteristics are summarized in Appendix C. Our strategy for examining resident characteristics was similar to that described for facility characteristics. We stratified facilities by size and then assessed the impact of facility licensure status upon the distribution of key resident characteristics. We present the results of these anal

A Description of Board and Care Facilities, Operators, and Residents. Appendix A. Facility Characteristics

Data from the two operator instruments are displayed in the exhibits in Appendix A. Tables A-1 through A-8 summarize board and care facility characteristics by facility licensure status and size. The tables present point estimates (usually percentages) with standard errors. Additionally, we performed chi-square tests for differences between lice

The Regulation of the Individual Health Insurance Market. Access

States have sought to improve access to insurance policies through several regulatory approaches.

The Regulation of the Individual Health Insurance Market. Background

The business of insurance, including health insurance, has traditionally been regulated at the state level. States license entities that offer health insurance coverage and have established laws that control their structure, finances, and obligations to the people that they insure. However, a number of federal laws also have an impact on priva

A Description of Board and Care Facilities, Operators, and Residents. Notes

The Keys Amendments to the Social Security Act (Section 1616[e]) were enacted in 1976 with the goal of preventing Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients from being in substandard board and care homes. Under Keys, the States are required to certify to DHHS that all facilities in which significant number of SSI recipients reside meet app

A Description of Board and Care Facilities, Operators, and Residents. 6.2 Financial Support

Residents use varying sources of funds to pay for board and care and the services they receive, with many residents having more than one payment source ( Exhibit 6-3 ). Because SSI is widely thought to be one of the primary sources of income for residents in board and care facilities, it is surprising that less than one-third of the residents were

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