Reports

Contents   Characteristics and Service Needs of Kinship Caregivers Alternative Kinship Care Program Models and Services Lessons Learned about Designing and Implementing Alternative Programs Policy Implications  

This paper first summarizes programs that provide support during the school-to-work transition period, and how they have evolved in recent years. It then presents findings from focus groups conducted with individuals who acquired a significant disability during childhood or prior to gaining significant employment experience and who subsequently achieved a measure of employment success.

The Lewin Group, Inc. Berkeley Policy Associates, Cornell University

Prepared for:Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Prepared by: Rob Geen, Pamela Holcomb, Amy Jantz, Robin Koralek, Jake Leos-Urbel, Karin Malm

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Role of Supports in Successful Labor Force Entry for Youth with Disabilities

Chapter I: Introduction and Overview Background In its report for the FY 2001 Appropriation for the Department of Health and Human Services, the Conference Committee added funds for the fourth year to the Policy Research account in the Office of the Secretary and directed in its report that the funding support studies of the outcomes of welfar

Contents Policy Context Rationale for Providing Mental Health Services to Welfare Recipients Methodology Overview of the Study Sites Key Choices in Designing and Providing Mental Health Services

Statement of the Problem The course of human development is not a series of random events. The lives of adults at any point in time are the result of previous choices and environmental influences.

This report profiles the efforts of four states to address the mental health needs of welfare recipients.

Final Report Michelle K. Derr Sarah Douglas LaDonna Pavetti  

Submitted by: Michael R. Pergamit, Ph.D. Lynn Huang, Ph.D. Julie Lane, Ph.D. National Opinion Research Center (NORC) University of Chicago

The Home and Community-Based Services Resource Network This report was prepared under contract #HHS-100-97-0019 between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP) and the MEDSTAT Group.

Contents The Findings in Brief Historical Context of Integrated and Traditional Case Management Integrated and Traditional Case Management in Columbus The Evaluation in Columbus

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