Reports

This paper describes the experiences of 194 early clients in the Arkansas Cash and Counseling Demonstration, IndependentChoices. The description is based on the clients' responses to a telephone survey conducted about nine months after they applied to enter the program and were randomly assigned to the demonstration's treatment group to receive a monthly cash allowance.

This Primer is designed to encourage use of the Medicaid program in a manner that minimizes reliance on institutions and maximizes community integration in a cost-effective manner.

Pamela Doty

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Second Chance Homes U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Gary Smith, Janet O'Keeffe, Letty Carpenter, Pamela Doty, Gavin Kennedy, Brian Burwell, Robert Mollica and Loretta Williams George Washington University, Center for Health Policy Research This report was prepared under contract #HHS-100-97-0015 between the U.S.

CONSUMER PROTECTION IN PRIVATE INSURANCE: STATE IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE A Report for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and EvaluationU.S. Department of Health and Human Services Contract No. HHS 100-97-0005 By: Stephanie Lewis, J.D., M.H.S.A. Karen Pollitz, M.P.P.

Second Chance Homes: Providing Services for Teenage Parents and Their Children U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation October 2000

This is a historical document - the current HHS Strategic Plan is available at http://aspe.hhs.gov/hhsplan/

Alabama A. Statutory Rape - Criminal OffensesAn individual is deemed incapable of consent if he or she is less than 16 years of age,[38] with the following exceptions:

What is a code set?Under HIPAA, a "code set" is any set of codes used for encoding data elements, such as tables of terms, medical concepts, medical diagnosis codes, or medical procedure codes.

Contents Data and Methods Results Policy Implications Areas for Future Research Limitations of This Study Conclusion Children in foster care are of special interest to po

Why have national standards for electronic health care transactions been adopted and why are they required?Congress and the health care industry have agreed that standards for the electronic exchange of administrative and financial health care transactions are needed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system.

Members of Congress and others have expressed frustration over the slow progress of the Medicare + Choice program, which makes managed care options available to senior citizens. In particular, critics have been disappointed by the low penetration rate for Medicare managed care.

Medicare, Accountability, and Structural Reform Full Report [ Main Page of Report | Contents of Report ]

To sharpen the focus on the differential need of children with disabilities, this paper focuses on a subset of health-related services that are used almost exclusively by children with disabilities--supportive services. The basic finding is that policies focused on low-income children will reach the majority of children with disabilities who have unmet supportive service needs.

Women who have left TANF in three cities--Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio--have an average employment rate of 63% after leaving, a rate similar to figures found in studies of welfare leavers in many other states. But this average obscures a large amount of variation across different groups of women, some of whom have done much better than this and some of whom have done much worse.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

By: Carol Irvin John Czajka August 16, 2000

by David H. Kreling, Ph.D., R.Ph. Sonderegger Research Center University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy A background report prepared for the Department of Health and Human Services' Conference on Pharmaceutical Pricing Practices, Utilization and Costs August 8-9, 2000 Leavey Conference Center, Georgetown University

by Joseph A. DiMasi, Ph.D. Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development Tufts University* A background report prepared for the Department of health and Human Services' Conference on Pharmaceutical Pricing Practices, Utilization and Costs August 8-9, 2000

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

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

Paper presented by ASPE at the National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics (NAWRS) 40th Annual Workshop in Scottsdale, AZ August 1, 2000 Revised Nov. 6, 2000(*)

Part 160 Electronic transactions, Health, Health care, Health facilities, Health insurance, Health records, Medicaid, Medical research, Medicare, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Part 162

Center for Health Services Research and Policy School of Public Health and Health Services  George Washington University Medical Center  "

INTERIM REPORT prepared by The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics Workgroup on the National Health Information Infrastructure(1)

As part of the Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998, Congress established a medical child support working group to identify barriers to medical support enforcement and to recommend ways to address them. This report is an effort to provide greater background on one such barrier  the lack of access by many nonresident parents to employment-based health care coverage.

Abt Associates Inc. June 2000 This report was prepared under contract #500-96-0003 between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) and Abt Associates Inc.

  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

A major federally funded initiative has been unfolding over the past two years to help welfare recipients and other low-income Americans move into employment. In 1997, the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) authorized the U.S. Department of Labor to award $3 billion in Welfare-to-Work (WtW) grants to states and local organizations.

Research Objectives

This report reviews and summarizes the research literature on cost-effectiveness of home and community-based services. [32 PDF pages]

This report presents the early implementation findings from HHS' congressionally mandated evaluation of the Department of Labor's Welfare-to-Work Grants Program. Based on a survey of all WtW grantees conducted from November 1999 to February 2000, it provides descriptive information on the status of WtW programs, enrollment levels, job placements, and service structures.

The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 directed the Secretary of HHS to develop this report to Congress. This report was prepared with the input of the Advisory Panel on Kinship Care which met in October 1998 and January 1999. The report has two parts.

This report provides information on departures from assisted living, the reasons for departure, and those resident and facility characteristics that affected the likelihood of various resident outcomes associated with departure.

This booklet provides a statistical portrait of teen participation in 10 of the most prevalent risk behaviors. It focuses on the overall participation in each behavior and in multiple risk-taking.