Reports

The privatization of welfare services has increased significantly and expanded into new services since passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) gave states additional flexibility to design and operate their Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs.

By: Sheena McConnell, Andrew Burwick, Irma Perez-Johnson, and Pamela Winston March 2003

Cover letter to the Honorable Ben Nighthorse CampbellThe Honorable Ben Nighthorse Campbell Chairman, Senate Indian Affairs COmmittee United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Chairman Campbell:

AcknowledgmentsThe Work Group recognizes the contributions of presenters at the July, 2002 Listening Session including: Virginia Harmon, Deputy Director for Quality Management, Department of Community Health, Michigan; Charles Kieffer, Coordinator, Homeless Programs, State Housing Development Authority, Michigan; Robert Hess, Deputy Managing Director for Special Needs Housing, City of

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.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Enabling Personal Preference: The Implementation of the Cash and Counseling Demonstration in New Jersey Barbara Phillips and Barbara Schneider Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. March 2003 PDF Version

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Does Consumer Direction Affect the Quality of Medicaid Personal Assistance in Arkansas?

In 1997, Congress passed legislation creating the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), the first major federally funded health program to be established since Medicare and Medicaid were enacted in 1965.

This report draws primarily on findings from case studies in six of the ten states selected for the evaluation, whose early experiences implementing SCHIP have been examined closely: California, Colorado, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, and Texas. Case study respondents interviewed in the case studies included state officials, advocates, plan staff, and providers.

Judith Wooldridge, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.  Ian Hill, The Urban Institute , Mary Harrington, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. , Genevieve Kenney, The Urban Institute , Corinna Hawkes, The Urban Institute , Jennifer Haley, The Urban Institute

These revised drafts incorporate comments of the Technical Working Group."Cover MemoTO: Technical Working Group Members Tribal Self-Governance Evaluation Feasibility Study FROM: Kathy Langwell and Jo Ann Kauffman DATE: March 7, 2003 SUBJECT: Revised Project Documents (attached)

February 3, 4, 5, 2003 Washington, D.C."Agenda for MeetingMonday, February 3, 2003 Hubert H. Humphrey Build Room 505 A  (Phone: 202/205-0029) 200 Independence Avenue, SW 8:30 am Welcome and Introductions, Facilitator, J. Kauffman 8:45 am

Brenda C. Spillman Urban Institute February 3, 2003 This report was prepared under contract #HHS-100-97-0010 between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy and the Urban Institute.

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services   Changes in Elderly Disability Rates and the Implications for Health Care Utilization and Cost

This paper reports on (1) what is known about the status of minimum nursing staff ratios, and (2) gaps in knowledge about this type of nursing staff standard and its implementation.

In this report, the new MSIS enrollment data are utilized to provide detailed information on Medicaid eligibility patterns and managed care participation in calendar year 1999. A series of 14 tables were constructed for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and then summarized at the national level.

This report was prepared under contract #HHS-100-97-0013 between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP) and Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

State Experience and Perspectives on Reducing Out-of-Wedlock Births   Final Report Prepared for: Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Department of Health and Human Services Prepared by: The Lewin Group, Inc. Mark W. Nowak Michael E. Fishman Mary E. Farrell February 2003

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services State Experiences with Minimum Nursing Staff Ratios for Nursing Facilities: Findings from the Research to Date and a Case Study Proposal

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Effective psychotherapydepends upon an atmosphere of confidence and trust in which the patient is willing to make a frank and complete disclosure of facts, emotions, memories, and fears.Jaffe vs. Redmond, US Supreme Court, 1996

This report clarifies the sources of the tension between providers and payers with regard to what personal information should be shared for patients receiving mental health or substance abuse treatment. It also provides information to support a more consistent application of privacy-sensitive approaches to collecting personal health information in the future.

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Submitted to:Andrew Rock, Task Order ManagerOffice of Planning and EvaluationDepartment of Health and Human Services200 Independence Ave., SW, Suite 447-DWashington, DC  20201

Submitted to:Andrew Rock, Task Order ManagerOffice of Planning and EvaluationDepartment of Health and Human Services200 Independence Ave., SW, Suite 447-DWashington, DC  20201

Erik Crankshaw, MPH, Donna Rabiner, PhD, and Janet O'Keeffe, DrPH, RN RTI International

This report explores one key dimension of access to public benefits  the application and eligibility determination process. Of particular interest is how local-level administrative procedures and operations may generally affect eligible families access to benefits. Special consideration is given to exploring these issues as they relate to immigrants and limited English speakers.

Nandita Verma and Richard Hendra Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation January 2003

There has long been a dynamic ebb and flow to welfare caseloads as families enter and leave assistance programs each month.

The primary purpose of this paper is to highlight current federal health promotion and disease prevention activities targeted for older persons. This material is organized by grouping activities into four topics that a panel of federal officials felt would help structure the discussions at the TAG meeting.

This study provides descriptions and information about overall application procedures under four major assistance programs in a variety of venues (e.g., welfare offices, hospitals, health clinics) at six sites (Arlington, VA; Dallas, TX; Raleigh, NC; New York, NY; Seattle, WA; and Sedalia, MO).

Issues For Agencies and Applicants, Including Immigrants and Limited English Speakers

ForewordPerformance Improvement 2003: Evaluation Activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services i

Twenty-one states have implemented "wage pass-through" programs with the stated expectation that doing so will help address the shortage of direct care workers employed by long-term care providers in their states. A wage pass-through is an additional allocation of funds provided through Medicaid reimbursement for the express purpose of increasing compensation for direct care workers.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services State Wage Pass-Through Legislation: An Analysis WORKFORCE ISSUES: No. 1 Institute for the Future of Aging Services December 20, 2002 PDF Version

This report compares medication use in long-term care facilities and community settings for Medicare beneficiaries with heart conditions. The purpose of this comparison was to evaluate the utility of a new file of institutional drug use in the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS), the premier source of health care information on the Medicare population.

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This paper presents an analysis of workers who persistently have low earnings in the labor market over a period of three or more years. Some of these workers manage to escape from this low-earning status over subsequent years, while many do not. Using data from the Longitudinal Employer Household Dynamics (LEHD) program at the U.S.