Reports

By: Kenneth Finegold Abstract

Use of electronic health information exchange (HIE) with and by long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) providers lags behind that of physicians and hospitals. However, a few grant programs have supported HIE with LTPAC providers.

Colene Byrne, Ph.D. Westat Michelle Dougherty, MA, RHIA AHIMA Foundation

ASPE RESEARCH BRIEF By: Laura Skopec and Emily R. Gee Abstract

Since the Great Recession poverty has increased overall and particularly for children. Nearly all of the increase in child poverty occurred between 2007 and 2010 with the national rate rising by 3.8 percentage points, as shown by the orange bars (from 18.0 percent to 21.8 percent). In 2011 and 2012 the national poverty rate leveled off with little change, as shown by the green bars.

This brief analyzes and summarizes changes in child poverty from 2007-2012. Cited statistics include changes in the poverty rate and number of children in poverty by age, race and ethnicity, family type, and immigrant generation.

As the number of immigrant children and children of immigrants in the U.S. has grown, child welfare agencies are serving an increasingly diverse spectrum of families, including many with at least one parent or some children who were born outside the U.S.

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Final White Paper Contract # HHSP2333700IT 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

Research Addressing the HHS Strategic Framework on Multiple Chronic Conditions Contract # HHSP2333700IT Prepared for: James Sorace, MD, MS Michael Millman, PhD

Final White Paper Contract # HHSP2333700IT September 20, 2013

ASPE ISSUE BRIEF By: ASPE Human Services Policy Staff Abstract

Teja Stokes, Beth Jackson and Pat Rivard Truven Health Analytics, Inc. September 2013 Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2013/verifyRB.pdf (8 PDF pages)

Angela M. Greene, MS, MBA, Joshua M. Wiener, PhD, Galina Khatutsky, MS, Ruby Johnson, MA, MS, and Janet O'Keeffe, DrPH RTI International September 2013 This report was prepared under contract #HHSP23320095651WC between the U.S.

This report describes how frequently various quality requirement elements appear in managed care organization contracts, as well as some similarities and differences in the quality requirements. [139 PDF pages]

Angela M. Greene, MS, MBA, Joshua M. Wiener, PhD, Galina Khatutsky, MS, Ruby Johnson, MA, MS, and Janet O'Keeffe, DrPH RTI International

By: Laura Skopec and Emily Gee Abstract

This report describes how frequently various quality requirement elements appear in managed care organization contracts, as well as some similarities and differences in the quality requirements. 

Executive SummaryThe Affordable Care Act continues to bring transparency and scrutiny to health insurance rate increases.  Because of the law, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), along with states, is working to hold insurance companies accountable by requiring them to document, submit for review, and publicly justify rate increases of 10 percent or more. 

ASPE REPORT The Feasibility of Using Electronic Health Data for Research on Small Populations September 2013 By: Kelly Devers, Bradford Gray et. Al. Disclaimer

   

As of the beginning of 2013, 16 states had Medicaid managed long-term services and supports (MLTSS) plans available, with enrollment being either mandatory or voluntary for target populations that varied by state (e.g., elderly, younger adults with adult-onset disabilities, persons with intellectual or other developmental disabilities).

As of the beginning of 2013, 16 states had Medicaid managed long-term services and supports (MLTSS) plans available, with enrollment being either mandatory or voluntary for target populations that varied by state (e.g., elderly, younger adults with adult-onset disabilities, persons with intellectual or other developmental disabilities).

A goal of the Affordable Care Act is to increase competition and transparency in the markets for individual and small group insurance, leading to higher quality, more affordable products. As of August 2013, sixteen states have released information on proposed or final premiums for the Marketplaces in 2014.

Market Competition Works: Proposed Silver Premiums in the 2014 Individual Market Are Substantially Lower than Expected Updated: August 9, 2013 By: Laura Skopec and Richard Kronick Ab

Although states have begun to rebalance their long-term care systems toward a greater emphasis on home and community-based services (HCBS), many low-income elderly, persons with physical disabilities, and persons with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) continue to reside in institutions such as nursing homes or intermediate care facilities for the intellectually disabled (ICFs/IID).

Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders (ADRD) affected approximately 4.7 million Americans age 65 or older in 2010. As the United States population ages, the number of people with ADRD is projected to increase dramatically in the coming decades, placing substantial emotional, physical, and financial burdens on patients, families, and society.

In light of recent policy changes in support of domestic violence screening in health care settings, this policy brief presents the state of practice and research on this preventive service.

Marla McDaniel, Margaret Simms, William Monson, and Karina Fortuny