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Willing, Able -> Ready: Basics and Policy

Willing, Able -> Ready: Basics and Policy Implications of Readiness as a Key Component for Scaling up Implementation of Evidence-Based Interventions

This brief is one in a series exploring issues related to the implementation of evidence-based interventions. It describes the basics of readiness using the R=MC2 (Readiness = Motivation × General Capacity and Intervention-Specific Capacity) heuristic, examines some of the policy implications of readiness, and identifies directions for future res
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Overlapping Eligibility and Enrollment: Human Services and Health Programs Under the Affordable Care Act. Introduction

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act or ACA) extends health coverage to millions of uninsured Americans, primarily through newly created Health Insurance Marketplaces and expanded Medicaid eligibility. It also sets the stage for major changes to eligibility determination for both health and human services programs.
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I. Overview

The Medicare Advantage Program in 2014. I. Overview

There has been considerable interest in the impact of the Affordable Care Act 1 on the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. This paper provides an overview of pre-Affordable Care Act and post-Affordable Care Act trends in Medicare spending, plan premiums, beneficiary choice of plans, and quality in the MA program. The paper starts with a review of pr
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Opportunities under the Affordable Care Act for Human Services Programs to Modernize Eligibility Systems and Expedite Eligibility Determination. Introduction

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act or ACA) was one of the most significant pieces of domestic legislation enacted since the 1960s. It has many repercussions, including for human services programs. This paper focuses on two potential gains that such programs can realize from this legislation:
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Executive Summary

Opportunities under the Affordable Care Act for Human Services Programs to Modernize Eligibility Systems and Expedite Eligibility Determination. Executive Summary

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act or ACA) creates opportunities for human services programs to modernize their eligibility systems and to use data from health programs to streamline eligibility determination for human services.  
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Using Behavioral Economics to Inform the Integration of Human Services and Health Programs under the Affordable Care Act . Introduction

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act or ACA) seeks to reduce the size of the nation’s uninsured population through policies aimed at improving the accessibility and affordability of health insurance coverage.
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Examples of Promising Practices for Integrating and Coordinating Eligibility, Enrollment and Retention: Human Services and Health Programs Under the Affordable Care Act. Introduction

For many years, state and federal officials have grappled with the challenge of effectively integrating and coordinating the operation of multiple health and human services programs that serve overlapping populations. Such efforts can yield many gains. When one program determines eligibility based on the work already done by another program, it si
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Executive Summary

Examples of Promising Practices for Integrating and Coordinating Eligibility, Enrollment and Retention: Human Services and Health Programs Under the Affordable Care Act. Executive Summary

It is not easy to effectively integrate and coordinate the operation of multiple health and human services programs that serve overlapping populations, but such efforts can yield significant gains. When one program determines eligibility based on the work already done by another program, public agencies can save administrative costs and streamline
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How Will the Effectiveness of the Maternal,

Performance Improvement 2013-2014. How Will the Effectiveness of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program be Assessed?

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 created the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program and required a national evaluation of the program. This document describes the design of that evaluation — the Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE).
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Promote Health Care, Primary Care and Service

Performance Improvement 2010. Promote Health Care, Primary Care and Service Availability

An Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) independent panel of experts in primary care and prevention concluded that recommendations for improving clinical preventive services were effectively integrated into health plans through printed publications, electronic use of health information technology tools, and incorporation into plan pa
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Performance Improvement 2010

Performance Improvement 2010

This report, Performance Improvement 2010, the 16th annual report in this series, describes the findings from 113 studies completed during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009. The study summaries and the publicly available database from which they are drawn are to be found at http://aspe.hhs.gov/pic/performance.
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How Do State Data Warehouses Support Child

Performance Improvement 2008. How Do State Data Warehouses Support Child Support Performance?

This case study gathered information about State child support enforcement office experiences with data warehouses. The study examined how data warehouses were used to help manage program operations, assess program effectiveness and efficiency, and inform policy development. The information was collected through telephone discussions and site visi
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Question Nine: What issues related to privacy and

Screening and Assessment in TANF\Welfare-to-Work: Ten Important Questions TANF Agencies and Their Partners Should Consider. Question Nine: What issues related to privacy and confidentiality should be considered?

In considering how to screen or assess for unobserved barriers, TANF agencies and their partners must consider the complex issues around privacy and confidentiality of information obtained through the identification process. A detailed assessment of these issues is beyond the scope of this report, 79 but, because of the importance of the issue, w
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Performance Improvement 2013-2014

Performance Improvement 2013-2014

This report, Performance Improvement 2013-2014, the 18th in this series, summarizes the key findings from studies completed during the two fiscal-year period ending September 30, 2013.
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Community Action Agency Activities in Affordable

Community Action Agency Activities in Affordable Care Act Outreach and Enrollment: Insights from Case Studies

This intramural research brief presents qualitative information on selected community action agencies’ (CAA) Affordable Care Act-related outreach and enrollment activities and identifies themes that emerged across the sites. The goals of the brief are to (1) provide examples of a range of activity levels and promising practices that can serve as
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Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) Income

Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) Income Conversion Methodologies

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Rate Review Annual Report September 2013

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The Feasibility of Using Electronic Health Data

The Feasibility of Using Electronic Health Data for Research on Small Populations

Background. Many small populations have distinctive health and health care needs but have been difficult to study in survey research. Objective. This report is part of a project funded by the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation to explore the feasibility of using electronic health record (EHR) and other electronic health data for resea
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Table 1. Costs of Developing, Implementing and

Table 1. Costs of Developing, Implementing and Maintaining A National Registry of Child Maltreatment Perpetrators

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Evaluation of the Medicaid Health Home Option for Beneficiaries with Chronic Conditions: Annual Report - Year Two

Brenda C. Spillman, Elizabeth Richardson, Anna Spencer and Eva Allen Urban Institute   Abstract
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