Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Design of a Demonstration of Coordinated Housing, Health and Long-Term Care Services and Supports for Low-Income Older Adults

This conceptual framework examines the possible ways that housing sites can link health and long-term services and supports, and potential ways that HUD and HHS could design a demonstration of such a model. [31 PDF pages]

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The "Value Added" of Linking Publicly Assisted Housing for Low-Income Older Adults with Enhanced Services: A Literature Syntheses and Environmental Scan. Executive Summary

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Administration on Aging (AOA), engaged the Lewin Group and its sub-contractors, Leading

The "Value Added" of Linking Publicly Assisted Housing for Low-Income Older Adults with Enhanced Services: A Literature Syntheses and Environmental Scan

This paper reviews the literature on effectiveness on existing models of affordable housing with health or supportive services. The review found a range of program models, including a variety of types of services, and delivery methods (congregate or scattered-site). There were benefits to residents including meeting unmet needs for services, impro

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Early Intervention Financing and Resources: Final Report. References

ACA. 2011. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148 (March 23, 2010), as modified by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Public Law 111-152, Title 2, Subtitle A, Section 2201(a)(4)(B). Karakus, M., Frey, W., Goldman, H., Fields, S., Drake, R. 2011.Federal Financing of Supported Employment and Customize

Early Intervention Financing and Resources: Final Report

This report presents findings from a study of the implementation of coordinated specialty care services provided to individuals who are experiencing the early stages of schizophrenia as part of the National Institute of Mental Health’s (NIMH’s) Recovery After an Initial Schizophrenia Episode (RAISE) initiative. This NIMH initiative is a test o

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Accelerating Adoption of Assistive Technology to Reduce Physical Strain among Family Caregivers of the Chronically Disabled Elderly Living at Home. Results

Findings from Online Caregiver Survey Although the survey was not representative of all caregivers, the demographic profile of respondents was similar to that reported in other research (87.4% women, average caregiver age 57, average care recipient age 72).

Non-Elderly Disabled Category 2 Housing Choice Voucher Program: An Implementation and Impact Analysis. I. Introduction and Background

In 2009, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in partnership with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), announced the availability of nearly 1,000 housing choice vouchers (HCVs) to low-income, non-elderly individuals with disabilities who were residing in institutions, with the intention of making rental cost

Improving Employment Outcomes for People with Psychiatric Disorders and Other Disabilities. References

Adler, D., T. McLaughlin, W. Rogers, H. Chang, L. Lapitsky, & D. Lerner. "Job Deficits Due to Depression." American Journal of Psychiatry , 2006, pp.1569-1576. Altarum Institute. "Analysis of Affordable Care Act in Relation to the Employment of Persons with Disabilities."Ann Arbor, MI: Altarum Institute, 2010a.

Improving Employment Outcomes for People with Psychiatric Disorders and Other Disabilities. Acronyms

The following acronyms are mentioned in this report and/or appendices.

Understanding the High Prevalence of Low-Prevalence Chronic Disease Combinations: Databases and Methods for Research. 9. References

Abt Associates Inc. (2013). Unpublished Analysis of 2010 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Data, Cambridge, MA. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Multiple Chronic Conditions. Available at http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/mcc/ . Accessed 2013.

The Affordable Care Act and Latinos. Endnotes

1 “Health disparities: A case for closing the gap.” Office of Health Reform, Department of Health and Human Services, 2009. (Accessed at http://www.healthreform.gov/reports/healthdisparities/ ).

Homeless Children: Update on Research, Policy, Programs, and Opportunities. IV-A. Access to health and mental health care

Access to health insurance is an important step in securing health care for homeless children. Medicaid is the primary source of health insurance for homeless children (National Center on Family Homelessness, 2009 p.43). Medicaid is health insurance for children and adults who meet the financial and general eligibility requirements. Eligibility de

Effects of Implementing State Insurance Market Reform, 2011-2012. Introduction

The Affordable Care Act and associated regulatory changes may substantially affect the individual and small group markets for health insurance. This study uses public data obtained from websites of state insurance regulators to assess increases in the premium rates for major medical insurance policies in the individual and small group markets in 2

Effects of Implementing State Insurance Market Reform, 2011-2012. Executive Summary

This study uses public data obtained from state insurance departments’ websites to assess premium increases of major medical insurance policies during the period 2011 to 2012. The study further examines modification of proposed premium rate increases by state regulators, possible determinant characteristics of state markets, and possible effects

Screening for Domestic Violence in Health Care Settings. References

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. “Evaluation of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Final Report.” December 2007. Accessed 3 March 2013 from http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/uspstf/index.html#contents

Screening for Domestic Violence in Health Care Settings. Background

In 2011 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released, Clinical Preventive Services for Women: Closing the Gaps, an extensive report which identified eight key preventive services that would help ensure women’s health and well-being. That same year the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) adopted these recommendations in the Women�

Screening for Domestic Violence in Health Care Settings

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. The brief discusses reasons for screening in health care settings, the current prevalence of screening and reasons this prevalence is relatively low, existing

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Trends in Premiums in the Small Group and Individual Insurance Markets, 2008-2011. Background

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (hereafter referred to as Affordable Care Act) created new reporting and regulatory requirements for health insurance issuers in the United States. In 2011, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), acting under authority granted by the Affordable Care Act, established a proces

Trends in Premiums in the Small Group and Individual Insurance Markets, 2008-2011. Executive Summary

During the past 50 years, health insurance markets have been defined by two interrelated characteristics – rapidly increasing premiums and lack of transparency. From 2001 to 2011, the cost of a family policy rose 113 percent while overall consumer prices rose 27 percent. 1 Yet, consumers face substantial difficulty in understanding this inflati

CHIPRA Mandated Evaluation of Express Lane Eligibility: First Year Findings. I. the Federal Evaluation of Express Lane Eligibility

The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), a landmark initiative to help close the health insurance coverage gap for low-income children, celebrated its 15th anniversary in August 2012. Together with Medicaid, CHIP has helped fuel a decline in the number of uninsured children, which has fallen from 11.4 million (15.1 percent of children) in

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