Reports

Cover letterHarold Shapiro, Ph.D., Chair National Bioethics Advisory Commission 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 700 MSC 7979 Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7979 Dear Dr. Shapiro:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Who Will Care For Us?Addressing the Long-Term Care Workforce Crisis Robyn I. Stone with Joshua M. Wiener The Urban Institute May 2001 PDF Version

Assessing the Field of Post-Adoption Service: Family Needs, Program Models, and Evaluation Issues

Contents Study Regions Basic Findings on Employment and Wages Approach to Measuring the Impact of Welfare Reform on Labor Markets Effect of Shift in Demand and Shift in Supply on Employment and Wages Effect of Welfare Reform o

Prepared for: Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Prepared by: The Lewin Group: Mary Farrell, Selen Opcin, and Michael Fishman Consultant: David Stapleton

Section 1: Population, Family, and Neighborhood (PF) Child Population CharacteristicsChild Population Characteristics  (In PDF format) Family StructureFamily Structure  (In PDF format)

Marie Johnson, Danielle Holthaus, Jennie Harvell, Eric Coleman, Theresa Eilertsen and Andrew Kramer University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Marie Johnson, Danielle Holthaus, Jennie Harvell, Eric Coleman, Theresa Eilertsen and Andrew Kramer University of Colorado Health Sciences Center This report was prepared under contract #HHS-100-97-0010 between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP) and The Urban Institute.

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services   Screening and Assessment in TANF/Welfare-to-Work: Ten Important Questions TANF Agencies and Their Partners Should Consider Executive Summary

Sarah M. Donelson, M.A., Christopher M. Murtaugh, Ph.D., Penny Hollander Feldman, Ph.D., Kamal Hijjazi, Ph.D., Lori Bruno, M.P.H., Stephanna Zeppie, R.N., M.A., C.P.H.Q., Shiela Kinatukara Neder, R.N., B.S.N., Eva Quint, B.A., R.N., B.S.N., Liping Huang, M.A., and Amy Clark, B.A. Center for Home Care Policy and Research

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.  This 2001 Indicators of Welfare Dependence, the fourth annual report, is the first report to provide welfare dependency indicators for the 1996-1998 period, reflecting changes that have taken place since

This report discusses issues related to the development and use of screening and assessment practices to assist in the identification of disabilities and barriers to employment among TANF recipients.

Prepared by: Walter R. McDonald & Associates, Inc.

Prepared by Staff of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services "

This report discusses issues related to the development and use of screening and assessment practices to assist in the identification of disabilities and barriers to employment among TANF recipients.

Sarah M. Donelson, M.A., Christopher M.

Contents Background About the Four Cities Immigrants Access to Medicaid and the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Immigrants Access to Health Services Safety Net Providers Organizational and Financial Responses

This report analyzes qualitative data to examine factors influencing changes in the health care systems for immigrants in these four cities, including immigrant eligibility changes under federal welfare reform, immigration enforcement issues, and language and cultural differences. [35 PDF pages]

Prepared by HHS Working Group on the NBAC Report Cover letter Dr. Harold Shapiro, Chair National Bioethics Advisory Commission 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 700 MSC 7979 Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7979 Dear Dr. Shapiro:

Background The Homebuilders Model Evaluation Design Site Descriptions The Families Service Provision Findings Implications

Submitted to: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Room 450G, HHH Building 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 Submitted by: Westat, Inc. 1650 Research Boulevard Rockville, MD 20850

For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 45 CFR Subtitle A, Subchapter C, is amended as follows:"Part 160 – General Administrative Requirements1. Part 160 is revised to read as follows:PART 160 – GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTSSubpart A – General Provisions

Prepared by Gregory Acs and Pamela Loprest The Urban Institute 2100 M Street, NW Washington, DC 20037

This document presents the findings and proposals of a multi-agency Working Group (WG) convened by the Office of Science Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation to develop a proposed response by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) Report entitled Research Involving Persons with Mental Disorders

This document presents the findings and proposals of a multi-agency Working Group (WG) convened by the Office of Science Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation to develop a proposed response by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) Report entitled Research Involving Persons with Mental Disorders That

By Jon Morgenstern1, Annette Riordan2, Dominick Dephilippis3, Thomas W. Irwin1, Kimberly A. Blanchard1, Barbara S. McCrady4, Katharine H. McVeigh4

By Jon Morgenstern1, Annette Riordan2, Barbara S. McCrady3, Katharine H. McVeigh3, Kimberly A. Blanchard1, Thomas W. Irwin1

ForewordPerformance Improvement 2001: Evaluation Activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the seventh annual report to Congress summarizing previous fiscal year evaluation efforts. The purpose of this report is to provide Congress with evaluative information on the Department’s programs, policies, and strategies.

Contents Designing Employment-Focused Programs for NCPs Getting NCPs to Participate Full Range of Services in Comprehensive Programs Conclusion The Welfare-to-Work (WtW) Grants Program, authorized by the Balanced Budget Act of 1

This brief is based on Mathematica's evaluation of Cash and Counseling, a three-state demonstration in which Medicaid enrollees eligible for personal assistance services and other paid help around the home and community get a monthly cash allowance to purchase these services and related goods, instead of obtaining them through a home care agency.

Shoshanna Sofaer,Dr.P.H., Barbara Kreling, and Martha Carmel, M.S.P.H. Baruch College School of Public Affairs

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)Administration for Children and Families (ACF) andAssistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)

Robert E. Hurley, Ph.D.  Department of Health Administration Virginia Commonwealth University  Paper prepared for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of DHHS.

A Report to the Congressional Appropriations Committees Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation U.S. Department of Health and Human Services December 2000

Final Report Prepared for: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services Contract Number: HHS-10-97-0012 Prepared by: The Lewin Group, Inc.

Amy Dworsky and Mark E. Courtney Institute for Research on Poverty University of Wisconsin-Madison December 2000