Supportive Services Programs in Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities
Barbara A. Ormond, Kirsten J. Black, Jane Tilly and Seema Thomas
Urban Institute
Who Will Care for Us? Addressing the Long-Term Care Workforce Crisis
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Feasibility of Using Electronic Health Data for Research on Small Populations. Potential for Future Research on Small Populations
Despite existing challenges to meeting the conditions needed to use EHR data for research, the experts we interviewed provided examples of innovative ways barriers were being overcome. Additionally, they were cautiously optimistic that some other barriers could overcome in relatively short time frames, potentially resulting in a “tipping point
The Feasibility of Using Electronic Health Data for Research on Small Populations. Filipino Americans
Filipino are the third-largest Asian subpopulation in the United States (after Americans of Chinese and Indian backgrounds), with 2.6 million people and concentrations in California, Hawaii, Illinois and New York. 50, 51 Reflecting a history of Spanish and American rule, Filipinos have a unique blend of Eastern and Western culture, including Hisp
The Feasibility of Using Electronic Health Data for Research on Small Populations. Population #1: Asian-American Subpopulations
“Asians” are one of the five race categories that must be used in the federal government’s surveys and administrative forms under rules of the Office of Management and Budget, but the Asian-American population is quite internally diverse. The 15.5 million Asian Americans who compose about 4.4 percent of the American population include more t
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2001 . Appendix D. Sources of Data
As noted in Chapter I, this 2001 report uses data from the Annual March Demographic Supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS) to construct updated measures of some of the indicators that were based on data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) in prior year reports. Specifically, the overall summary indicator of depe
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2001 . Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program is a means tested, federally administered income assistance program authorized by title XVI of the Social Security Act. Established in 1972 (Public Law 92-603) and begun in 1974, SSI provides monthly cash payments in accordance with uniform, nationwide eligibility requirements to needy aged, blind a
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2001 . Food Stamp Program
The Food Stamp Program, administered by the U.S.
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2001 . Indicator 4: Rates of Participation in Means-tested Assistance Programs
Figure IND 4. Participation Rates in the AFDC/TANF, Food Stamp and SSI Programs: Selected Years
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 1997. Administrative Data Issues
Although the abundance of program options presents a challenge to any data collection system, it is clear that the collection and reporting of state data on the nature and amount of assistance provided to eligible families under TANF will be much more valuable and descriptive of welfare receipt than national survey data alone 2 . The administrativ
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2004. Supplemental Security Income
The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program is a means-tested, federally administered income assistance program authorized by title XVI of the Social Security Act. Established in 1972 (Public Law 92-603) and begun in 1974, SSI provides monthly cash payments in accordance with uniform, nationwide eligibility requirements to needy aged, blind and
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2004. Food Stamp Program
The Food Stamp Program (FSP), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service, is the largest food assistance program in the country, reaching more poor individuals over the course of a year than any other public assistance program. Unlike many other public assistance programs, FSP has few categorical requi
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Legislative Changes
Several legislative changes made in the 104th Congress are likely to affect SSI participation and expenditures. Public Law 104-121, the Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996, prohibits SSI eligibility to individuals whose drug addiction and/or alcoholism (DAA) is a contributing factor material to the finding of disability. This provision a
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Food Stamp Caseload Trends
Food Stamp Caseload Trends (Tables FSP 1-2). Average monthly food stamp participation in 2001 (including participants in Puerto Rico’s block grant) was 18.4 million persons. This represents a slight increase over the 2000 record-low average. Average monthly participation fell from its peak of 28.9 million in an average month in 1994 to an aver
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Recent Legislative and Regulatory Changes
Title IV and subtitle A of title VIII of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) contain major and extensive revisions to the Food Stamp Program, including strong work requirements on able-bodied adults without dependent children, restricted eligibility of legal immigrants, and a reduction in maximum be
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 1998. Appendix A. Program Data
The Welfare Indicators Act specifies that the annual welfare indicators reports shall include analyses of families and individuals receiving assistance under three means-tested benefit programs: the program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (replaced with the Temporary Assistance
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2004. Indicator 4. Rates of Participation in Means-tested Assistance Programs
Figure IND 4. Participation Rates in the AFDC/TANF, Food Stamp and SSI Programs Selected Years
Analysis of Transition Events in Health Insurance Coverage
Contents
Data
Health Insurance Dynamics
Obtaining Coverage: Transitions out of the Uninsured State
Changing and Losing Coverage: Transitions into the Uninsured State
Conclusion
Policy Implications
Research Priorities
Assessing Asset Data on Low-Income Households: Current Availability and Options for Improvement
Contents
Data Sets Identified and Criteria for Assessment
Primary Data Sources for Holdings of Low-Resource Households' Assets
Survey of Income and Program Participation
Panel Study of Income Dynamics
Survey of Consumer Finances
Means for Improving Asset Data
General Means for Improving Asset Data
Sources of Support for Young Latina Mothers
SOURCES OF SUPPORT FOR YOUNG LATINA MOTHERS
Joan R. Kahn and Rosalind E. Berkowitz
The Urban Institute
August 16, 1995
Prepared for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services, Contract No. HHS-100-92-0005, Delivery Order No. 14. The authors gratefully acknowledge the h
