Reports

Contents Data Sets Identified and Criteria for Assessment Primary Data Sources for Holdings of Low-Resource Households' Assets Survey of Income and Program Participation Panel Study of Income Dynamics Survey of Consumer Finances

Contents Key Findings Conclusions Savings and assets can cushion families against sudden income losses and can bolster long-term economic gains. These savings, however, can make a low-income family ineligible for benefits from means-tested programs when they encounter economic difficulties.

By: Caroline Ratcliffe and Henry Chen The Urban Institute and Trina R. Williams Shanks, Yunju Nam, Mark Schreiner, Min Zhan, and Michael Sherraden Center for Social Development Washington University in St. Louis

By: Signe-Mary McKernan and Caroline Ratcliffe The Urban Institute and Yunju Nam Center for Social Development Washington University in St. Louis

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This report examines how person-level data in the Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX) data system can be used to better understand Medicaid long-term care service use and expenditures, and to evaluate the utility of MAX data for further study of long-term care.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Submitted to Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Office of the Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC Submitted by: Altarum Institute Ann Arbor, MI and NHII Advisors Arlington, VA  

Archived Strategic Plan. This is not the most current Strategic Plan. Please see: http://www.hhs.gov/secretary/about/priorities/priorities.html for the current plan.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Information Exchange in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Case Study Findings: Final Report Executive Summary

The purpose of the study was to: (1) describe the current status of the use of health information technology (HIT) in existing state-of-the-art health delivery systems and how health information is or is not exchanged with "unaffiliated" post-acute and long-term care (PAC/LTC) providers and other components of the health care delivery continuum (e.g., physician offices, laboratories, pharmacies

Rachael E. Bennett, MA, Mark Tuttle, FACMI, Karis May, Jennie Harvell, Med, and Eric A. Coleman, MD, MPH University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

This report summarizes the discussion at the Emerging Issues in Paternity Disestablishment Expert Symposium convened by ASPE in January 2006 as part of a project that explored how paternity disestablishment may impact child support enforcement and child welfare policies and practice, the broader social context of best interest of the child and fairness and justice, and the social and legal impl

Prepared by: Susan Paikin Center for the Support of Families  

In 2006, ASPE funded the Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives Project to provide information to state and local child welfare administrators who are considering or implementing privatization reforms. The project will produce six papers on a range of topics providing insights about factors that should be considering when approaching or improving upon privatization efforts.

This issue brief focuses on minors who are victimized by sex traffickers across the U. S. and is intended to provide practical information about the characteristics and needs of these minors and describe the type of residential programs and facilities currently providing services for this population.

By: Heather J. Clawson, Ph.D. and Lisa Goldblatt Grace, LICSW Caliber, an ICF International Company

  Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives  Assessing Their Implications for the Child Welfare Field and for Federal Child Welfare Programs Assessing Site Readiness: Considerations about Transitioning to a Privatized Child Welfare System Topical Paper #1 September 2007

Contents Demonstrating Clinical Validity and Utility Demonstrating Value Reducing Health Disparities Educating and Engaging Providers and Consumers Using Databases to Build Eviden

Prepared by: The Lewin Group, Inc. Staff contributing to this project included Clifford Goodman, Charlene Chen, Lindsey Wu, Christel Villarivera, and Erin Karnes Prepared for: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)

Penny Feldman, Ph.D., Miriam Ryvicker, Ph.D., Robert Rosati, Ph.D., Theresa Schwartz, B.A., and Gil Maduro, Ph.D. Visiting Nurse Service of New York Center for Home Care Policy and Research

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This report presents the findings from an evaluation of the effect of health care cost growth on the U.S. economy. The evaluation consisted of 1) a thorough and systematic review of the existing literature, anecdotal evidence and survey findings, and 2) limited quantitative analyses of available secondary data sources.

The purpose of this evaluation was to assess the impact of the "Home Health Aide (HHA) Partnering Collaborative"  — a quality improvement initiative implemented at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York  — in three main areas: (1) patient outcomes; (2) patient service use; and (3) aide job perceptions and retention.

This brief describes the key components of the HHA Partnering Collaborative model, implementation challenges and successes, and the results and implications from the evaluation. [9 PDF pages]

Prepared for:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Office of Human Services Policy

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Prepared for:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of Human Services Policy Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

By:Debra J. Rog, PhD, Westat, Rockville, MDJohn C. Buckner, PhD, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA  

By:Marjorie Robertson, PhD, Alcohol Research Group, Albany, CANatalie Harris, Miami Valley Housing Opportunities, Dayton, OHNancy Fritz, MDiv, Governor's Office, Augusta, MERebecca Noftsinger, Westat, Rockville, MD

By:Alma C. Molino, MS, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL  

By:Stephen Metraux, PhD, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PACaterina G. Roman, PhD, The Urban Institute, Washington, DCRichard S. Cho, MCP, Corporation for Supportive Housing, New York, NY  

By:Gretchen Locke, MA, Abt Associates Inc., Cambridge, MAJill Khadduri, PhD, Abt Associates Inc., Bethesda, MDAnn O’Hara, Technical Assistance Collaborative, Boston, MA

By:Walter Leginski, PhD Retired, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC

By:Carol L. M. Caton, PhD, Columbia University, New York, NYCarol Wilkins, MPP, Corporation for Supportive Housing, Oakland, CAJacquelyn Anderson, MPP, Corporation for Supportive Housing, Oakland, CA

By:Martha R. Burt, PhD, The Urban Institute, Washington, DCBrooke E. Spellman, MA, Abt Associates Inc., Peoria, IL  

By:Susan Barrow, PhD, NY State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NYLorraine McMullin, Mental Health Association in New York State, Albany, NYJulia Tripp, Center for Social Policy, University of Massachusetts, Randolph, MASam Tsemberis, PhD, Pathways to Housing, New York, NY

Final Report Prepared by: Neeraj Sood, Arkadipta Ghosh, and Jose J. Escarse September, 2007