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The CAPTA State Grant Program Represents Less Than One Percent of Child Welfare Spending but Places Many Requirements on States to Drive System Design

This brief highlights the types of activities for which states can use CAPTA State Grant Program funding, analyzes appropriated funding for the grant program in the context of total child welfare funding, summarizes the assurances tied to receipt of program funding, and acknowledges ongoing efforts to improve transparency and data utility while reducing burdens for states.
ASPE Data Point

Estimates of Child Care Subsidy Eligibility & Receipt for Fiscal Year 2022

In 2022, 11.8 million children were eligible for childcare subsidies under federal rules; under state rules – which can be more restrictive – 9.1 million were eligible.1.8 million children received subsidies, representing 16 percent of those eligible under federal rules and
Report

Harnessing the Value of Electronic Health Record Data for Research

The United States (U.S.) faces urgent health challenges, including poor maternal and childhood health outcomes, childhood obesity, opioid use disorder, cancer, and chronic conditions, which require personalized care tailored to each patient’s unique circumstances.
ASPE Issue Brief

The Changing Insulin Affordability Landscape: Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs and Expanded Access Pathways

KEY POINTS
ASPE Data Point

Increases in Head Start Change in Scope Requests from FY21 to FY24 Have Resulted in the Largest Reduction of Funded Slots in the History of Head Start

KEY POINTS
ASPE Issue Brief

Measuring the Pull-Side Innovation Burden for Pharmaceutical Drugs by OECD Country

Report to Congress, Visualization

Welfare Indicators and Risk Factors, Twenty-Fifth Report to Congress

The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-432) requires the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to prepare an annual report to Congress on indicators and predictors of “welfare dependence.” That Act requires the report to include three programs: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program (which replaced the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
Report

Creating Effective Medicaid Data Linkages for Health Outcomes Research

Patients, clinicians, decision makers, and other stakeholders depend on robust, evidence-based information to make informed health care decisions. Linking Medicaid data to other sources enables a deeper understanding of how Medicaid services and interventions influence health outcomes.
Research Brief

The Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP): Use of Guardianship is Growing, but Lags Adoption Assistance and is Unevenly Used Across States

The Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP): Use of Guardianship is Growing, but Lags Adoption Assistance and is Unevenly Used Across States May 2026 Administration for Children and Families & Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 
Research Brief

Child Welfare Ombudsman Offices Provide System Oversight That Can Lead to Policy and Practice Reforms

This brief provides an overview of child welfare ombudsman offices, describes the landscape of state child welfare ombudsman programs and their common functions, reviews the effectiveness of their oversight, and identifies successes in improving child welfare processes and procedures. Key findings include: