Reports

ASPE Issue Brief Enhancements to HHS Surveys to Measure Health System Change July 11, 2012

ASPE ISSUE BRIEF July 2012  

This review of Medicaid and CHIP risk-based managed care over 2001-2010 shows that well-established programs exist in 19 of the 20 study states. While there is substantial variation across states, all the study states have developed ways to regularly select plans, define network requirements, and monitor access and quality. There is substantial stability in the number and types of plans.

By: Embry Howell, Ashley Palmer, and Fiona Adams Abstract

ASPE ISSUE BRIEF Number of Young Adults Gaining Insurance Due to the Affordable Care Act Now Tops 3 Million June 19, 2012 By: Benjamin D. Sommers, ASPE Abstract

New results released today by the National Center for Health Statistics show that the dependent-coverage provision of the Affordable Care Act has continued to produce insurance coverage gains among young adults during 2011.

Each year the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program provides $140 million for independent living services to assist youth as they age out of foster care and enter adulthood. Under this formula grant program, states are provided allocations and allowed to use up to 30 percent of program funds for room and board for youth ages 18 to 21 who have left care.

ASPE REPORTHousing Assistance for Youth Who Have Aged Out of Foster Care: The Role of the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program May 2012

The growth in both the prevalence and spending on chronic diseases in the U.S. population has trigged an increased appreciation of the potential for preventive services as important strategies to delay or avoid the development of harmful and costly conditions.

ASPE REPORT A Review and Analysis of Economic Models of Prevention Benefits April 2013 By: Wilhelmine Miller, David Rein, Michael O’Grady, Jean-Ezra Yeung, June Eichner, and Meghan McMahon Abstrac

 

Older adults, people with disabilities, and those who provide services and supports to these individuals utilize a variety of aging services technologies (ASTs) to achieve and maintain maximum physical function, to live as independently as possible, to study and learn, and to participate in and contribute to society.

This report examines the long-term sustainability and impact of community coalitions that were funded by the Community Access Program (CAP) and its successor, the Healthy Communities Access Program (HCAP).

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation U.S. Department of Health and Human Services June 2012 Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2012/ltcinsRB.pdf (16 PDF pages)

By: NORC at the University of Chicago Abstract

Report to Congress: Aging Services Technology Study June 2012

This brief identifies several factors that contribute to lower application and take-up rates among eligible immigrants, including: (1) the complexity of the application process and eligibility rules; (2) related administrative burdens; (3) language, literacy, and cultural barriers; (4) transportation and other logistical challenges; and (5) climates of fear and mistrust. [19 PDF pages]

This brief identifies several promising practices that can help overcome access barriers. A consistent theme is the crucial role played by community-based organizations (CBOs) in effectively addressing barriers related to complicated application processes, and issues of language, literacy, fear, and mistrust.

ASPE RESEARCH BRIEF Barriers to Immigrants Access to Health and Human Services Programs May 2012 By: Krista M. Pereira, Robert Crosnoe, Karina Fortuny, Juan Manuel Pedroza, Kjersti Ulvestad, Christina Weiland, and Hirokazu Yoshikawa, and Ajay Chaudry, who contributed to this brief while at the Urban Institute

ASPE RESEARCH BRIEF Promising Practices for Increasing Immigrants Access to Health and Human Services May 2012

Guide to HHS Surveys and Data Resources Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

ASPE Report The HHS Hubert H.

This case study describes the inception, development and implementation of the Health and Sustainability Guidelines for Federal Concessions and Vending Operations.

Prepared under Contract from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Purchase Order HHSP233200800278A Judy Ng, PhD Sarah Hudson Scholle, MPH, DrPH

  ASPE ISSUE BRIEF The Affordable Care Act: Coverage Implications and Issues for Immigrant Families April 2012

This brief provides an overview of how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will affect the eligibility of different immigrants, depending on lawful status and length of residence in the U.S.

Prepared by: Alvaro Cortes, Ph.D., Lauren Dunton, M.P.P, Meghan Henry, M.A., Howard Rolston, Ph.D., and Jill Khadduri, Ph.D. Contributing Authors: Tom Albanese, Katherine Dahlem, Emily Holt, Ruby Jennings, Jill Spangler, Matt White, and Erin Wilson

  ASPE RESEARCH BRIEF Interstate Perpetrators of Child Maltreatment: National Prevalence Estimates and Selected Characteristics April 2012

  ASPE RESEARCH BRIEF Recent Employment Patterns among Parents April 2012

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Jonathan D. Brown, Allison Barrett, Henry Ireys, Emily Caffery, and Kerianne Hourihan Mathematica Policy Research April 9, 2012  

Jonathan D. Brown, Allison Barrett, Henry Ireys, Emily Caffery, and Kerianne Hourihan Mathematica Policy Research

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This report was prepared under contract #HHSP23320100021WI between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP) and Research Triangle Institute. Additional funding was provided by the HHS Office of Health Policy.

Por: Ashley Henderson, Wilma Robinson, y Kenneth Finegold, ASPE

On Friday, November 16, 2012, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) ofthe U.S.

The information provided here is archival and is no longer being updated. For current information, please visit Scientific Integrity at HHS.

  ASPE ISSUE BRIEF Overview of Immigrants Eligibility for SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, and CHIP March 2012

This brief describes key federal and state immigrant eligibility provisions to help inform policymakers, program administrators and communities serving immigrant families and children. It provides an overview of the variability across states regarding immigrant eligibility for SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, and CHIP. [12 PDF pages]

ASPE RESEARCH BRIEF Young Adults Are Particularly Likely to Gain Stable Health Insurance Coverage as a Result of the Affordable Care Act March 2012 By: Karyn Schwartz and Benjamin D. Sommers, ASPE