Reports

This paper summarizes work using the 1992 panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to provide the most detailed look yet at the dynamics of health insurance coverage among children and the relationship between Medicaid eligibility and insurance coverage. [24 PDF pages]

By Human Services Planning and Evaluation, Mecklenburg County, Department of Social Services  

CHARACTERISTICS OF FAMILIES USING TITLE IV-D SERVICES IN 1995 By Matthew Lyon May 1999 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Data Source and Methodology Findings

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In a field where difficult decisions are made every day, child welfare workers face particular dilemmas when working with the extremely troubled families whose complex and multiple problems include both substance abuse and child maltreatment.  Central to their challenge is that addiction to alcohol and other drugs can be a chronic, relapsing disorder and recovery can be a long term process

Elderly and younger persons with disabilities who require help from others to perform many of the most ordinary activities of daily living are said to require "long-term care." These services, when provided in the home or other non-institutional settings, may be termed personal assistance services, home and community-based services, or in-home supportive services.

This research was designed to answer current questions surrounding long-term care insurance. It was also designed to provide basic sociodemographic and service utilization profiles for disabled private long-term care insurance policyholders, and to compare such data and findings to the experiences of non-insured disabled community-dwelling elders.

This article explains new research and policy initiatives undertaken by the White House and HHS. These initiatives, including a new study of the employer group market, will provide the information policymakers and consumers need to make informed decisions about long-term care insurance.

AcknowledgmentsThis report, and its earlier editions, would not have been possible without the substantial support of the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics whose member agencies provided data and carefully reviewed relevant sections.

A Report to Congress on Substance Abuse and Child Protection Department of Health and Human Services

ASPE Research Notes INFORMATION FOR DECISION MAKERS FOCUS ON: Long-Term Care Insurance Issued April 1999 Research and Other Developments of Interest in Employer Group Long-Term Care Insurance PDF

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Presentation given at the Gerontological Society of America presentation, November 1998. [26 PDF pages]

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Contents of Chapter: Methodology Five One-Stop Models Successfull Models Challenges in Reaching the Welfare Population Occupations and Employers Empirica

Authors: Irma Perez-Johnson and Alan M. Hershey Prepared under Contract 100-98-009 with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. P.O. Box 2393 Princeton, NJ 08543-2393 (609) 799-3535

By  James L. McIntire and Amy F. Robins Fiscal Policy Center University of Washington  

Trends in Noncitizens' and Citizens' Use of Public Benefits Following Welfare Reform: 1994-97 by Michael Fix and Jeffrey S. Passel March 1999

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This report presents results of efforts to match Medicare and Medicaid data for 1996. It describes the data sets and methods used in the study; presents the results for physician (medical), outpatient, and inpatient claims; and briefly concludes the analysis. [33 PDF pages]

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Feasibility of Matching Medicare and Medicaid Data for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries in Oregon

  Linking State-Level Health Expenditure and Utilization Data to Identify Sources of Variation in Health Service Prices, Utilization, and Expenditures     Len M. Nichols, Ph.D.*

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This paper examines risk selection among managed care plans for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries in Tennessee's Medicaid managed care program, TennCare, focusing in particular on TennCare's first two years (starting January 1994 and ending January 1996).

ForewordPerformance Improvement 1999: Evaluation Activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the fifth 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, activities, and strategies.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Risk Selection Among SSI Enrollees in TennCare

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This article is excerpted from the speech “Lifelong Wellness and Disability” (November 1998). It discusses how those with a disability could strive for good health. (Window on Wellness, Spring 1999, page 19). [6 PDF pages]

This paper explains some of the major reasons why estimates of uninsured children from four federal surveys differ and explores the strengths and weaknesses of each survey. (ASPE Research Notes, Volume 21) [7 PDF pages]

The target population for the National Study of Assisted Living for the Frail Elderly encompassed eligible assisted living facilities (ALFs) with 11 or more beds operating in the United States at the time of screening and data collection (Spring and Summer, 1998), as well as their operators, residents, staff members, and families of residents.

ASPE funded the Urban Institute to synthesize trends and issues with Medicare post-acute care benefits. Rapidly rising expenditures for home health, skilled nursing facility, and rehabilitation and long-term care hospital services have caused policymakers to focus considerable attention on these benefits.

SUMMARY OF A WORKSHOP Baruch Fischhoff, Nancy A. Crowell, and Michele Kipke, Editors Board on Children, Youth, and Families Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education National Research Council Institute of Medicine

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ASPE Research Notes INFORMATION FOR DECISION MAKERS FOCUS ON: Health Insurance Issued January 1999 Understanding Estimates of Uninsured Children: Putting the Differences in Context PDF Version:

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