ASPE Issue Brief

ASPE Issue Brief: Opioid Abuse in the U.S. and HHS Actions to Address Opioid-Drug Related Overdoses and Deaths (PDF-12 Pages)

This Issue Brief highlights the efforts of four states--Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, and Tennessee--to facilitate provider-level coordination for Medicaid beneficiaries with behavioral health disorders. It describes the financing strategies and specific mechanisms that states are using to improve care coordination.

Brenda Spillman Urban Institute December 2014 Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format: http://aspe.hhs.gov/pdf-report/why-do-elders-receiving-informal-home-care-transition-long-stay-nursing-home-residency (47 PDF pages)

By Munira Z. Gunja and Emily R. Gee

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Office of the Secretary Washington, DC OFFICIAL BUSINESS Penalty for Private Use $300

This brief is one in a series exploring issues related to the implementation of evidence-based interventions.

This brief is one in a series exploring issues related to the implementation of evidence-based interventions. It describes several constructs that can be used to describe, monitor, and facilitate implementation. It also describes how to apply these constructs in several ways, including data collection to monitor progress and developing an implementation monitoring plan.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Office of the Secretary

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 research.