Reports

INTRODUCTION This is the second edition of an annual report from HHS on trends in the well-being of our nation's children and youth. The report presents the most recent and reliable estimates on more than 80 indicators of well-being.

Draft for Public Comment  Information Policy Committee National Information Infrastructure Task Force"Executive SummaryThe information revolution is underway.

This is a limited analytic study of the role of reinsurance (and similar coverages) in three insurance markets: primary health insurance coverage offered by indemnity insurance companies; health insurance coverage offered by health maintenance organizations; and health benefits coverage offered by employer-sponsored self-insured plans.

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Laudan Y. Aron and Krista K. Olson The Urban Institute March 1997

A How-to Guide Work First How to Implement an Employment-Focused Approach to Welfare Reform Amy Brown Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation

Laudan Y. Aron and Krista K. Olson The Urban Institute March 1997 The research reported here was prepared under contract with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, with additional support from the Office of Community Services and the National Institute of Justice.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assessment of the Policy Implications of Alternative Functional Definitions of Disability for Children: Final Report Ruth E.K. Stein, M.D. Albert Einstein College of Medicine March 1997 PDF Version (50 PDF pages)

Catherine Hawes, Angela Greene, Merry Wood, and Cynthia Woodsong

Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) are presently becoming a more viable option for seekers of long-term care for the elderly. CCRCs have been recognized for their unique strategy of combining various levels of health care within one community setting, as well as their potential for providing cost-effective care.

Catherine Hawes, Angela Greene, Merry Wood, and Cynthia Woodsong Research Triangle Institute

Foreword The Department is pleased to present Performance Improvement 1997: Evaluation Activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services--the second annual report documenting the evaluation efforts of all the HHS agencies and offices.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Continuing Care Retirement Communities: A Background and Summary of Current Issues Jacquelyn Sanders U.S. Department of Health and Human Services February 24, 1997 PDF Version (40 PDF pages)

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This compendium is published by the Office of Disability, Aging and Long Term Care Policy within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation/HHS. It summarizes the status of current research, the results of research projects sponsored from 1992 1996, and highlights future research plans. Previous editions of this booklet were issued in 1988 and 1992.

As long-term care expenditures have risen, policymakers have sought ways to control costs while maintaining consumer satisfaction. Concurrently, there is increasing interest within the aging and disability communities in consumer-directed care.

To better understand the effect of managed care on people with disabilities, staff from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with the Health Care Financing Administration, have developed research and evaluation efforts focused on managed care and people with disabilities.

Pertaining to The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 (P.L. 104-191)

Final report Prepared under Contract HHS-100-95-0036 U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Government Research Looks at Effects of Managed Care

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

HHS Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy

(ASPE Research Notes, Volume 15) [5 PDF pages]

HHS Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy Health Care Financing Administration American Association of Retired Persons

  ASPE Research Notes INFORMATION FOR DECISION MAKERS FOCUS ON: Health Insurance Issued November 1996 Health Insurance in 1994 from the Current Populati

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

by Sandra J. Clark, Martha R. Burt, Margaret M. Schulte and Karen Maguire of the Urban Institute for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation, October, 1996.

This paper was used as a handout at a workshop, held as a catalyst for DALTCP's major new initiative to study ways to expand consumer choice and empowerment in obtaining personal assistance services. [15 PDF pages]

Authors: Anne Gordon, Jonathan Jacobson, and Thomas Fraker. Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.,  

Despite the recent decline in the teen birth rate, teen pregnancy remains a significant problem in this country. Most teen pregnancies are unintended. Each year, about 200,000 teens aged 17 and younger have children. Their babies are often low birth weight and have disproportionately high infant mortality rates. They are also far more likely to be poor.

by Sandra J. Clark, Martha R. Burt, Margaret M. Schulte and Karen Maguire of the Urban Institute for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation, October, 1996.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Robert Goerge, Lucy Mackey-Bilaver, Bong Joo Lee, David Koepke and Allison Harris University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children

Robert Goerge, Lucy Mackey-Bilaver, Bong Joo Lee, David Koepke and Allison Harris

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This report describes the demographic characteristics and human services utilization of all children and adolescents who are identified as having a disability in Illinois. It also seeks to understand the stability of care that these children receive through childhood and adolescence.

Contact: HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343

PUBLIC LAW 104-191 104th Congress An Act

Executive SummaryIntroduction

Executive SummaryGovernments at all levels are realigning their health-services and human-services programs to keep pace with changing social and fiscal goals. Government initiatives with respect to the organization, financing, and availability of health services are adding impetus to changes that already are far advanced within the health-care industry.

Highlights The IssueHHS has a considerable investment in surveys and other data systems to support broad analytic and program objectives. These range from monitoring of the population and health system, to supporting biomedical, epidemiological, and health services research, to supporting the management and evaluation of HHS programs.

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