Reports

This paper examines the current state of nurse practice acts and their implementing regulations to determine the extent to which they permit more consumer direction in home and community based services. This analysis may be helpful to consumers and states that are seeking ways to balance better state policies to support consumer-directed care. [38 PDF pages]

Primary care case management (PCCM) is a system of managed care used by state Medicaid agencies in which a primary care provider is responsible for approving and monitoring the care of enrolled Medicaid beneficiaries, typically for a small monthly case management fee in addition to fee-for-service reimbursement for treatment.

This package--distributed at a national conference held at the Loews L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, Washington, D.C. on June 10-12, 2001--was prepared by the Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP) with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under Contract #HHS-100-97-0008.

Submitted to:U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and FamiliesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

June 2001 Joanne Rawlings-Sekunda, Deborah Curtis, and Neva Kaye National Academy for State Health Policy

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Consumer Directed Care and Nurse Practice Acts Susan C. Reinhard, RN, PhD Center for State Health Policy, Rutgers University June 2001 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2001/nursprac.pdf (38 PDF pages)

This technical assistance workshop was the fourth in a series of technical assistance workshops hosted by the Chapin Hall Center for Children for participating states in the Child Indicators Initiative. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, sponsors the Advancing States Child Indicator Initiatives Project.

Overview: Each time a patient sees a doctor, is admitted to a hospital, goes to a pharmacist or sends a claim to a health plan, a record is made of their confidential health information.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This paper provides a broad overview of the issues affecting the long-term care frontline workforce. The first section provides a profile of the workers and describes the nature of their jobs across the continuum of long-term care settings. That section is followed by a discussion of the urgency and magnitude of the problem from both short and long-term perspectives.

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