Reports

As a pioneer in broad-based marriage initiatives, the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative (OMI) has charted new territory. Recognizing that there was little prior information to guide implementation designs and strategies for pursuing its goals, OMI planners enlisted the help of a range of research experts from around the country.

In June 2008, HHS commissioned this white paper to overview the current status of payor systems for coverage and reimbursement of complex molecular

This report summarizes a Roundtable Meeting convened by ASPE in February 2008. The Roundtable brought together researchers and practitioners from the marriage education, financial literacy, and asset development fields to begin a dialogue on the relationship between healthy marriages and financial practices.

This Issue Brief focuses on the multiple service needs of victims of human trafficking and the services available to meet those needs. Additionally, it discusses challenges and barriers to providing services to victims, international and domestic, adults and minors, and highlights innovative solutions to these challenges and promising practices to overcome barriers. [10 PDF pages]

By: Heather J. Clawson and Nicole Dutch

Prepared by: Elise Corwin Anupa Bir Pamela Joshi RTI International Robert F.

Current Issues and Options: Coverage and Reimbursement for Complex Molecular Diagnostics This is a policy analysis document developed to inform ongoing discussions regarding certain types of diagnostic tests. Bruce Quinn MD PhD Foley Hoag LLP

In 1999, Oklahoma began to consider how state government might play a role in strengthening families and marriages.В  To achieve their goals, the governor and key leaders first sought support for a statewide marriage initiative.В  In the first few years of the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative (OMI) various strategies were tested; some worked as anticipated and some that did not were r

Brigitt Heier, Diane Brannon and Peter Kemper Pennsylvania State University, Center for Health Care and Policy Research

Background In March 2007, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched the Personalized Health Care Initiative to advance the integration of gene-based technologies into health care delivery.  The Initiative is aimed at helping to achieve a new paradigm for health care in which interventions may be better tailored to each individual based on his or h

Through the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), the Personalized Health Care Initiative sponsored a workshop in Washington, D.C., on July 7, 2008 entitled “Understanding the Needs of Consumers in the Use of Genome-based Health Information Services.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This report documents IHSS Plus Waiver implementation and recipient Medicaid service use in calendar year 2005.

This is Release 1 of the Long Term Care-Nursing Home (LTC-NH) Electronic Health Record System (EHR-S) Functional Profile.

LTC-NH EHR-S Functional Profile Workgroup Co-Facilitators: Jennie Harvell, MEd U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Michelle Dougherty, MA, RHIA, CHP American Health Information Management Association

Prepared for:U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and EvaluationThe Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

Robert Newcomer, Ph.D. and Taewoon Kang, Ph.D. University of California, Center for Personal Assistance Services

This Issue Brief presents an estimate of the number of children who meet the eligibility requirements for child care assistance under the Child Care and Development Fund. The estimates are produced by the Transfer Income Model (TRIM) developed by the Urban Institute under contract to ASPE.

This paper compares non-parental care arrangements of pre-school age children in urban and rural areas of the United States using data from the 2005 National Household Education Survey (NHES), Early Childhood Program Participation Survey (ECPP).

By: Kendall Swenson Office of the Assistance Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Abstract

ASPE ISSUE BRIEF Child Care Eligibility and Enrollment Estimates for Fiscal Year 2005 U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation By: ASPE Staff June 2008

The President has proposed, and at least one bill has been introduced in Congress, to change federal law that prevents health insurance from being offered nationally as opposed to in only state-specific markets.

IntroductionFederal lawmakers are interested in changing the law that prohibits non-group/individual health insurance from being sold across state lines.  For example, Representative John Shadegg’s (R-AZ) and Senator Jim DeMint’s (R-SC) Health Care Choice Act (H.R.

This Issue Brief focuses on the importance of case management in working with international victims of human trafficking from the point of identification until a victim reaches self-sufficiency. This brief looks at the characteristics of an effective case manager along with the benefits not only to victims, but also other key stakeholders including law enforcement and service providers.

By: Heather J. Clawson and Nicole Dutch Part of a larger project:Study of HHS Programs Serving Human Trafficking Victims

Over 2.5 million students across the country complete their high school education each year.(1)Т  How many of these students will emerge from their adolescent years with the skills and information they need to choose a life partner and form a healthy marriage and stable family?Т  To increase the odds that young people in Oklahoma will enter ad

With 45.7 million uninsured American in 2007, up from 38.4 million in 2000 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2008), health care reform is taking center stage as one of the top priorities for governors, state legislatures, and Congress.

Office of Health Policy Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Summer 2008 Abstract

This report presents the findings from an in-depth, multimethod process evaluation of the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative (OMI), the nation's longest running and most comprehensive set of programs to strengthen marriage and families.

By: M. Robin Dion, Sarah A. Avellar, Heather H. Zaveri, Debra A. Strong, Alan M. Hershey, Timothy J. Silman, and Betsy Santos Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.Project Director:В  Robin Dion Contract: HHSP233-02-0086

This project focuses on modeling the potential impact on states of the various insurance coverage proposals in the President's 2008 Budget, estimating fiscal impacts as well as their potential effects on insurance participation rates. The project also models the potential impacts of a tax credit proposal as outlined in S 1019. [39 PDF pages]

Final Report Prepared by: The Lewin Group May 19, 2008

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The recent rise in the prevalence of obesity and overweight in the overall U.S. population has raised many concerns about the future. In addition to concerns about the medical costs of treating obesity-related illness, an apparent correlation between obesity and disability has led to concern that the recent declines in rates of disability among the elderly may cease or reverse.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contents Data for Analysis Incidence of Unemployment UI Application UI Eligibility Receipt of UI Benefits Relationship between UI receipt and return to TANF

This report analyzes whether former TANF recipients who lose their jobs apply for and receive unemployment insurance (UI) benefits and it describes the role of UI in TANF leavers' well-being and the types of employment deficits that might prevent their access to UI.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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This is the third in a series of reports based on longitudinal information collected from a sample of 1,474 individuals with long-term care (LTC) insurance, who notified their insurance company that they were receiving or intended to receive paid services for which they filed, or would be filing, a claim under their LTC policy.

To date a number of private and public sector initiatives have commenced that rely on value-driven principles for the delivery of health care services. Given the variation that may exist across these initiatives it is important to have a good structure for examining and evaluating their implementation and overall effectiveness.

Although the vast majority of privately insured people in the U.S. obtain their coverage in the employment-based group market, about 17 million people under age 65 were insured in the individual health insurance market in 2006. About 47 million people, or 16% of the total U.S. population, were without health insurance coverage in 2006.

This report describes the extent to which maltreated children have developmental problems or are subject to factors associated with poor developmental outcomes, what services these children might be eligible to receive, what factors influence service receipt, and what solutions have been devised to address barriers to service provision.

Submitted to:Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Submitted by: Institute for Social and Economic Development (ISED)