Reports

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The purpose of this report is to highlight the analytic properties of the assistive technology and environment measures in the final recommended module. The authors address three distinct but complimentary questions: (1) How do questions that combine several environmental features or devices (global measures) compare with more detailed items?

This issue brief provides background information on issues that could be raised at the Workshop on Improving Survey Measures of Late-Life Disability (May 17, 2005). The authors include a brief review of disability measurement issues, and offer a framework for thinking about disability measurement that will shaped the workshop panels and presentations. [62 PDF pages]

Considerable evidence now suggests that the prevalence of disability among older Americans is declining; however, how best to implement intervention strategies to promote continued or accelerated declines in disability prevalence remains unstudied.

Vicki A. Freedman University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Timothy Waidmann and Brenda Spillman Urban Institute

Vicki A. Freedman, Ph.D. Polisher Research Institute Timothy Waidmann, Ph.D. Urban Institute

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Building on recent advances in the conceptualization of disability, this report uses data on how older Americans spend their time to provide insights into enhancements to common survey measures of activity limitation and participation restrictions experienced in late life.

The National Nursing Assistant Survey is sponsored by ASPE; its design and fielding were made possible through collaborations with two independent research organizations and a sustained partnership with the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 requires the Department of Health and Human Services to prepare annual reports to Congress on indicators and predictors of welfare dependence.  The 2006 Indicators of Welfare Dependence, the ninth annual report, provides welfare dependence indicators through 2003, reflecting changes that have taken place since ena

Prepared for: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Washington, DC 20201

Contributors to this report include Gil Crouse, Sarah Douglas, Susan Hauan and Julia Isaacs of the Office of Human Services Policy under the direction of Jerry Regier, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Services Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.  

  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Some states have implemented community rating regulations to limit the extent to which premiums in the individual health insurance market can vary with a person's health status.

With the relationship between increasing age, chronic illness and disability, and growing long-term care needs well documented, new models of delivering health-related and supportive services are being sought that are attractive and affordable to low and modest-income older adults.

This report presents the findings from the workshops on "affordable housing plus services" (AHPS) strategies for lower income seniors. These workshops were held across the country to analyze the merits of AHPS strategies and the barriers to their more widespread diffusion. [29 PDF pages]

This report presents the findings from the inventory of "affordable housing plus services" (AHPS) strategies for lower income seniors.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contents Project Purpose Methods Findings Descriptive Analysis of Trends Findings Insight from Firm Discussions Benefits, Marketing, and Product Positioning Conclusions

By: Mathematica Policy Research Prepared for: Office of Health Policy Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Evaluation Design of the Business Case of Health Technology in Long-Term Care: Final Report Executive Summary

The purpose of this project was to help design a study to assess the business case for health information technology in post-acute care (PAC) and long-term care (LTC) settings. This effort is to inform providers, payors, policymakers and others regarding the costs and benefits (financial and non-financial) of health information technology in the PAC/LTC environment. [88 PDF pages]

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Evaluation Design of the Business Case of Health Technology in Long-Term Care: Final Report Booz Allen Hamilton July 13, 2006 PDF Version

Christopher M. Murtaugh, Ph.D., Timothy R. Peng, Ph.D., Gil A. Maduro, Ph.D., Elisabeth Simantov, Ph.D., and Thomas E. Bow, M.A., M.S.W.

  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The Outcome-Based Quality Improvement (OBQI) program provides reports to all Medicare-certified home health agencies so that they can identify potential quality problems and devise appropriate strategies to address them. There are 41 OBQI quality measures.

This report provides a brief overview of the limited research on adult day services conducted to date. It presents an overview of state approaches to regulating adult day services for elderly persons. Findings from site visits to adult day service providers in five state, and providers' and stakeholders' views on regulatory issues in their states is also presented. [81 PDF pages]

Christopher M. Murtaugh, Ph.D., Timothy R. Peng, Ph.D., Gil A. Maduro, Ph.D., Elisabeth Simantov, Ph.D., and Thomas E. Bow, M.A., M.S.W. Center for Home Care Policy and Research, Visiting Nurse Service of New York  

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Adult Day Services: A Key Community Service for Older Adults Janet O'Keeffe and Kristin Siebenaler RTI International July 2006 PDF Version (81 PDF pages)

Rapidly rising prescription drug prices have caused many consumers, third-party payers, and policymakers to look for ways to lower their drug costs. One strategy that many have seen as a potential solution is to import drug products from countries where drug prices are lower than those in the United States — commonly called reimportation.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Executive Summary

Many observers have concluded that the medical malpractice litigation system needs improvement. Medical malpractice cases are extremely complicated, requiring proof of injury, proof of the health care provider's fault, and determination of economic and noneconomic damages.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Evaluation of Early Offer Reform of Medical Malpractice Claims: Final Report Joni Hersch, Jeffrey O'Connell and W. Kip Viscusi The Lewin Group June 5, 2006 PDF Version