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Characteristics of Long-Term Care Registered Apprenticeship Programs: Implications for Evaluation Design

This report, developed by the Urban Institute and RTI International, examines the characteristics of selected LTC RAPs as part of the effort to determine the feasibility of evaluating the programs. The site descriptions do not constitute full case studies, but they capture key program features relevant to structuring a rigorous evaluation. A final
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Accelerating Adoption of Assistive Technology to Reduce Physical Strain among Family Caregivers of the Chronically Disabled Elderly Living at Home

This report examines and assesses the often overlooked potential of assistive technology (AT) to benefit unpaid family caregivers who assist chronically disabled elders living at home. Although research has identified benefits, only a handful of publicly-funded family caregiver support programs give much attention to enabling caregivers’ access
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Non-Elderly Disabled Category 2 Housing Choice Voucher Program: An Implementation and Impact Analysis

The Non-Elderly Disabled Category 2 (NED2) Housing Choice Voucher Program, a joint effort between the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, aimed to increase access to affordable housing for non-elderly people (age 62 and under) with disabilities currently residing in institutions, such as
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Improving Employment Outcomes for People with Psychiatric Disorders and Other Disabilities

To answer questions on what services and barriers people with psychiatric disorders face, the authors conducted two targeted literature reviews: (1) employment programs and outcomes for people with psychiatric disorders; and (2) employment programs for people with other disabilities. Also analyzed was data from the Survey of Income and Program Par
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Understanding the High Prevalence of Low-

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

Final White Paper Contract # HHSP2333700IT September 20, 2013 Prepared for: James Sorace, MD, MS Michael Millman, PhD Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 200 Independence Ave. S.W. Washington, DC 20201
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Effects of Implementing State Insurance Market

Effects of Implementing State Insurance Market Reform, 2011-2012

This study builds upon the research and methods of the "Trends in Premiums in the Small Group and Individual Insurance Markets, 2008-2011" study. It completes data collection for the 2011 insurance rate filing year and adds some data for 2012. It finds that premium increases have slowed since 2011, the same year ACA rate review regulations went in
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Homeless Children: Update on Research, Policy,

Homeless Children: Update on Research, Policy, Programs, and Opportunities

Despite the knowledge that homeless children face poor outcomes, research has largely focused on the parent(s) in a homeless family, perhaps because these children are still part of a family unit. However, the children themselves have different and separate needs from their parent(s). Given the impact of the current recession, it is critical to un
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Market Concentration and Number of Carriers for

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

Data on premium increases were collected from 2008-2011 hard copy rate filings submitted by insurance carriers and from rate filings or rate summaries available on state insurance websites for the small group and individual insurance markets. In the individual market, the average premium increase (weighted by member months) was 9.9 percent in 2008
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CHIPRA Mandated Evaluation of Express Lane

CHIPRA Mandated Evaluation of Express Lane Eligibility: First Year Findings

This evaluation describes existing state Express Lane Eligibility (ELE) programs including the administrative costs and ELE enrollment trends, estimates the impact of ELE adoption on total enrollment, and previews the issues that will be examined through future evaluation activities.
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Rapid Evaluation Approaches for Complex

Rapid Evaluation Approaches for Complex Initiatives

This paper presents a comparative framework of rapid evaluation methods for projects of three levels of complexity: quality improvement methods for simple process improvement projects; rapid cycle evaluations for complicated organizational change programs, and systems-based rapid feedback methods for large-scale systems change or population change
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The Affordable Care Act and Women

The Affordable Care Act and Women

The Affordable Care Act includes several provisions that are expected to significantly improve women's health. The Affordable Care Act improves coverage for important preventive services and maternity care, promotes higher quality care for older women, and ends the gender discrimination that requires women to pay more for the same insurance covera
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Examination of Clinical Trial Costs and Barriers

Examination of Clinical Trial Costs and Barriers for Drug Development

Pharmaceutical companies conduct clinical trials for many reasons. The most obvious goal of clinical trials is to demonstrate safety and efficacy to gain Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. FDA provides guidance to developers about what constitutes acceptable clinical trials and appropriate outcomes. Improving the drug development process
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The Affordable Care Act and Latinos

The Affordable Care Act and Latinos

The Affordable Care Act includes several provisions that are expected to significantly improve health outcomes for Latinos. New estimates from RAND suggest that 5.4 million Latinos who would otherwise be uninsured will gain coverage by 2016 through the expansion of Medicaid eligibility and the creation of Affordable Insurance Exchanges. Many other
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The Affordable Care Act and Asian Americans and

The Affordable Care Act and Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

The Affordable Care Act includes several provisions that are expected to significantly improve health outcomes for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. New estimates from RAND suggest that 2.0 million Asian Americans who would otherwise be uninsured will be covered or eligible for coverage by 2016 through the expansion of Medicaid eligibility an
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The Affordable Care Act and African Americans

The Affordable Care Act and African Americans

The Affordable Care Act includes provisions that will greatly improve the health of African Americans by increasing their access to affordable health insurance coverage and high-quality care. New estimates from RAND suggest that 3.8 million African Americans who would otherwise be uninsured will gain coverage by 2016 through the expansion of Medic
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CHIPRA Mandated Evaluation of the Children's

CHIPRA Mandated Evaluation of the Children's Health Insurance Program: Final Findings

This report presents findings from an evaluation of CHIP mandated by CHIPRA and patterned after an earlier evaluation. Some of the evaluation findings are at the national level, while others focus on the 10 states selected for more intensive study: Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. The ev
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Rate Review Annual Report for Calendar Year 2013

Rate Review Annual Report for Calendar Year 2013

This is the third Rate Review Annual Report issued by HHS. The report uses an analysis of 2013 data from 40 states in the individual market and 37 states in the small group market to estimate the impact of the Rate Review Program and the Rate Review Grant Program on premiums. Rate review reduced total U.S. premiums by an estimated $1 billion in 20
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Premium Affordability, Competition, and Choice in

Premium Affordability, Competition, and Choice in the Health Insurance Marketplace, 2014

This brief provides an overview of health insurance plan premiums available in the 2014 Marketplace and the important role of the advanced premium tax credit (“tax credit”) in helping families afford coverage. It contains information on the change in the premium cost associated with the tax credit for individuals who made Marketplace plan sele
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Among consumers under age 65 who will be newly

Overlapping Eligibility and Enrollment: Human Services and Health Programs Under the Affordable Care Act

This report presents information on overlaps in eligible and participating populations in various health and human services programs, and identifies three main human services programs – the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) – as havi
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The Medicare Advantage Program in 2014

The Medicare Advantage Program in 2014

This issue brief 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 Medicare Advantage program
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