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Evaluation

Evaluation and analysis provide essential evidence for HHS to understand how its programs work, for whom, and under what circumstances. HHS builds evidence through evaluation and analysis in order to inform decisions in budget, legislative, regulatory, strategic planning, program, and policy arenas. Given the breadth of work supported by HHS, many evaluations and analyses are conducted each year. These efforts range in scope, scale, design, and methodology, but all aim to understand how the effect of programs and policies and how they can be improved. 

Across HHS, evaluation comes in many forms, including: 

  • Program evaluations using the most rigorous designs appropriate; 
  • Capacity-building initiatives to improve administrative data collection, accessibility, and use for management; 
  • Exploratory and preliminary quantitative and qualitative analysis to build evidence; 
  • Pilots and demonstrations; and 
  • Statistical analysis of factors related to health and human services programs and policies. 

ASPE coordinates the evaluation community by regularly convening the HHS Evaluation & Evidence Policy Council, which builds capacity by sharing best practices and promising new approaches across HHS. 

Reports

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Public Assistance Use Among Two-Parent Families: An Analysis of TANF and Food Stamp Program Eligibility and Participation

This study examines eligibility and participation among married and single parents in TANF and Food Stamp Programs. Results show that even among eligible families below 200% of poverty, married parents are less likely to participate in TANF and Food Stamps compared to single parents.

Performance Improvement 2005

ForewordThis report, Performance Improvement 2005: Evaluation Activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, complies with Section 241(b) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the Preventive Health Amendments of 1993.

Medicaid Costs Under Consumer Direction for Florida Children with Developmental Disabilities

The randomized design of the evaluation of the national Cash and Counseling Demonstration enables researchers to rigorously analyze costs under traditional and consumer-directed approaches.
Case Study

Case Studies of Electronic Health Records in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

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Performance Improvement 2004

Evaluation Activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services"ForewordThis report, Performance Improvement 2004: Evaluation Activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, complies with Section 241(b) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the Preventive Health Amendments of 1993.

Addressing Liability Issues in Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance Services (CDPAS): The National Cash and Counseling Demonstration and Selected Other Models

This report addresses the liability issues that may arise in government-sponsored consumer-directed personal assistance programs (CDPAS).

State Nursing Home Quality Improvement Programs: Site Visit and Synthesis Report

Alan White, Ph.D., Barbara Manard, Ph.D., Deborah Deitz, BSN, Terry Moore, MPH, RN, Donna Hurd, MSN, Christine Landino, MSW, MPH, Jennie Harvell, M.Ed. Abt Associates, Inc.

State Nursing Home Quality Improvement Programs: Site Visit and Synthesis Report

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services   State Nursing Home Quality Improvement Programs: Site Visit and Synthesis Report Executive Summary