Reports

The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prepare an annual report to Congress on indicators of welfare dependence. The Indicators of Welfare Dependence report is prepared by ASPE’s Office of Human Services Policy.

By: Pamela Winston Abstract

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), a program operated by the Social Security Administration, insures workers and their families against the inability to work because of a disability. As such, it provides a vital safety net for millions of Americans. However, conflicting statistics and

This paper describes the results of a pilot test to link HUD administrative data to CMS claims data. The project was successful in matching files for 12 geographic areas using 2008 claims. The results show that older adults receiving HUD assistance have higher Medicare and Medicaid utilization than

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), a program operated by the Social Security Administration, insures workers and their families against the inability to work because of a disability. As such, it provides a vital safety net for millions of Americans.

ASPE RESEARCH BRIEF By: Alana Landey, Yuliya Rzad Abstract This research brief presents findings from an intramural study of six selected states’ approaches to funding energy assistance for low-income residents from federal, state and private sources.

By: Laura Radel and Matthew Bramlett Abstract This ASPE Research Brief presents analyses of the 2011-2012 National Survey of Children's Health describing the characteristics, health and well-being of children who live with neither of their biological parents.

By: Taryn Morrissey, Lindsey Hutchison and Kimberly Burgess     This ASPE Research Brief presents a summary of what is known about the impacts of high-quality public early care and education programs on childrenтАЩs developme

The 2015 President’s Budget proposes major new investments to build the health care workforce and improve the delivery of health care services, particularly primary care services, across the nation.

To better understand provider experiences serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) runaway and homeless youth, this study reports on case studies of four local agencies receiving grants from the Administration for Children and Family’s Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Program.

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ASPE ISSUE BRIEF Children’s Health Coverage on the 5th Anniversary of CHIPRA February 2014 By: Kenneth Finegold and Sophia Koontz Abstract

This study examined models of integration and coordination of housing assistance services and HIV care. The final report describes findings from a quantitative analysis of national HIV housing assistance data, and highlights from case studies conducted at four Integrated HIV/AIDS Housing Plan (IHHP) projects funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

This study aimed to describe and characterize the published literature on disparities between racial and ethnic groups among individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

By: Mathematica Policy Research and The Cloudburst Group   Abstract

Vanessa Oddo, Angela Gerolamo, David R. Mann and Catherine DesRoches Mathematica Policy Research January 2014  

Jelena Zurovac, Randy Brown, Bob Schmitz and Richard Chapman Mathematica Policy Research January 2014  

Executive Summary January 2014  

Arkadipta Ghosh, Cara Orfield and Robert Schmitz Mathematica Policy Research January 2014  

Dana Petersen, Lisa Schottenfeld, Caroline Massad Francis, Henry Ireys and Joseph Zickafoose Mathematica Policy Research January 2014  

This report compares the risk of nursing home entry, hospitalization rates, and Medicaid long-term care costs, among people with disabilities who faced widely-varying waiting times (ranging from 3 to 25 months), depending on when they applied for home and community-based services (HCBS) though Iowa Medicaid 1915(c) waivers.

In this report, we assessed the feasibility of using existing claims-based algorithms to identify community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries with disability based solely on the conditions for which they are being treated and to improve the algorithms by combining them in predictive models. [39 PDF pages]

Yonatan Ben-Shalom and David Stapleton Mathematica Policy Research    

Arkadipta Ghosh, Robert Schmitz and Randall Brown Mathematica Policy Research  

Kate Stewart, Dana Petersen, Joe Zickafoose, Beny Wu, Mynti Hossain, Lisa Schottenfeld, Caroline Massad Francis, Randall Brown and Henry Ireys Mathematica Policy Research  

Little information exists on how to design various components of care coordination interventions for complex patients to reduce patients’ needs for hospitalizations or emergency room use. Efficient orthogonal design--a methodology widely used in manufacturing and marketing, but rarely used in

This report describes the early implementation successes and challenges of the Behavioral Health Home Plus program in two county behavioral health agencies in rural Pennsylvania. With support from a behavioral health managed care organization, this program sought to improve the delivery of

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 a nursing home.

Little information exists on how to design various components of care coordination interventions for complex patients to reduce patients’ needs for hospitalizations or emergency room use. Efficient orthogonal design--a methodology widely used in manufacturing and marketing, but rarely used in

This study focuses on understanding the rates and patterns of enrollment in Medicaid among individuals already enrolled in Medicare, the factors that predict this transition to dual coverage, and those that predict nursing home entry. This volume of this report is a descriptive examination of the

This study focuses on understanding the rates and patterns of enrollment in Medicaid among individuals already enrolled in Medicare, the factors that predict this transition to dual coverage, and those that predict nursing home entry. This volume provides estimated econometric models that

Dana Petersen, Lisa Schottenfeld, Caroline Massad Francis, Henry Ireys and Joseph Zickafoose Mathematica Policy Research

Effectiveness of Alternative Ways of Implementing Care Management Components in Medicare D-SNPs: The Brand New Day Study

   

Identifying Medicare Beneficiaries with Disabilities: Improving on Claims-Based Algorithms

Dana Petersen, Joseph Zickafoose, Mynti Hossain and Henry Ireys Mathematica Policy Research