Reports

by Julia Lane

 by Harry Holzer

by Julia R. Henly

   by Peter Gottschalk

by Gary Burtless

By Burt S. Barnow

By: Julia Isaacs ASPE Staff

By Jared Bernstein and Heidi Hartmann #

JOINT REPORT OF THE HHS Data Council Working Group on Racial and Ethnic Data AND The Data Work Group of the HHS Initiative to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health December, 1999

By Mark D. Turner

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services A National Study of Assisted Living for the Frail Elderly: Results of a National Survey of Facilities

Federal Register: November 3, 1999 [Proposed Rules] [Pages 59918-60065] [DOCID:fr03no99P] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the Secretary 45 CFR Parts 160 through 164 Rin: 0991-AB08

This table describes the current and recently completed child care research conducted by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), and the Office of the Inspector General (OIG).

  INVENTORY OF HHS CHILD CARE RESEARCH

The Research Triangle Institute (RTI) conducted the Discharged Residents Survey for ASPE through a subcontract with Myers Research Institute (MRI). The survey was administered during June and July 1999. This report documents the data collection activities undertaken by RTI for the survey.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services A National Study of Assisted Living for the Frail Elderly: Discharged Residents Telephone Survey Data Collection and Sampling Report

Margo Rosenbach Kimball Lewis Brian Quinn Submitted to: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 450G Washington, DC 20201 Project Officer: Laura Feig Radel

The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy U. S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Johnson and Johnson Family of Companies  

Frequently Asked Questions About Child-Only Cases

Statutory RequirementSection 264 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Public Law 104-191, enacted August 21, 1996, requires that, if legislation establishing privacy standards is not enacted “by the date that is 36 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall promulgate final regulations cont

Paper presented at theNational Association for Welfare Research and Statistics (NAWRS) 39th Annual Workshop in Cleveland, Ohio

This document provides information by state on the timing of major changes to welfare policies under both the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program (through statewide waivers implemented 1992 – 1996) and the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program (implemented 1996 to 1998).

Assessing the Performance of Organ Transplant Programs: Liver and Heart Transplantation Henry Krakauer Office of Health Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and EvaluationAugust, 1999

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

This article discusses the different ways the public pays for long-term care services. It also discusses purchasing long-term care insurance. (Assisted Living Today, July/August 1999, Volume 6, Number 6, pages 36-39) [10 PDF pages]

Prepared by:Lynne M. Fender, Project DirectorMelissa Panagides-BuschRhoda SchulzingerAmerican Institutes for Research

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

IntroductionAt the end of the second year of its National Strategy to Prevent Teen Preg- nancy, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pleased to report that teen pregnancy rates continue to decline.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This interim report provides timely information about current practices in the employer group long-term care insurance market that can inform federal policymakers and employers in deciding how to construct a group long-term care insurance offering. The interim report summarizes data collected from a survey of employers offering group long-term care insurance to their employees.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Out of necessity or choice, mothers are working outside the home in greater numbers than ever before. In 1996, three out of four mothers with children between 6 and 17 were in the labor force, compared to one in four in 1965. Two-thirds of mothers with children under six now work.

ByJane Knitzer and Nancy K. Cauthen National Center for Children in Poverty The Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University In Collaboration withEllen Kisker Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Since 1988, states have been accessing Medicaid to help pay for health-related special education services. In this report, we present the findings of a study undertaken to understand more about the nature and extent of State practices with respect to billing Medicaid for health-related services provided under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

By: Julia Isaacs

By South Carolina Department of Social Services The South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS), along with its partners, have been pleased with the success of the CHILD LINK Project and will continue in the future to build upon its efforts.

Introduction and Overview BackgroundIn its report for the FY 1999 Appropriation for the Department of Health and Human Services, the Conference Committee added $5 million to the Policy Research account in the Office of the Secretary and directed in its report that the funding was to study the outcomes of welfare reform:

Printer Friendly Version in PDF format (17 pages) This report is available on the Internet at:http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/99/IDEA/

All under One Roof: Mixed-Status Families in an Era of Reform by Michael Fix Wendy Zimmermann June 1999 This paper was initially presented at the 1999 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America. Introduction

by John L. Czajka and Kimball Lewis Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. 600 Maryland Ave., S.W. Suite 550 Washington, DC 20024

May 12, 1999John L. Czajka Submitted to: Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Secretary Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation HHH Building, Room 442E 200 Independence Avenue Washington, DC 20201

  ANALYSIS OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PATTERNS:FINDINGS FROM THE SIPP   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY