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ASPE Issue Brief, Report

Aligning Initiatives to End the HIV Epidemic in the United States

The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act created the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) in 1990. The RWHAP helps low-income people living with HIV (PLWH) by providing medical care, medications, and support services. More than half of all people diagnosed with HIV receive services through the RWHAP each year.
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 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)
ASPE Issue Brief

While often similar in design, home visiting models eligible for MIECHV and Title IV-E Prevention Services reflect the different programmatic goals of child and family wellbeing versus foster care prevention.

This brief address the HHS programs that fund evidence-based home visiting models. It provides a high-level comparison of the primary federal funding streams supporting home visiting. Key points are:
Research Brief

CSBG Reporting Is Burdensome and Does Not Accurately Describe How Funds Are Actually Used

This brief describes the reporting practices used by the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), the burden associated with the reporting process and the limitations of the resulting information for understanding how CSBG funds are used by eligible entities.
Report to Congress, Visualization

Welfare Indicators and Risk Factors, Twenty-Fourth 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)
ASPE Issue Brief

Postpartum Health Care Use in Medicaid During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Implications for Extending Postpartum Coverage

This Issue Brief provides a descriptive analysis of postpartum health care use among the Medicaid population before and during the PHE, when the continuous enrollment condition was in effect.
Research Brief

Lessons for Human Services: Perspectives of Program Participants on Extreme Weather and Environmental Hazards

This brief summarizes results of interviews and focus groups with participants in human services programs about how they view extreme weather and other environmental hazards and their effects on families and communities. Participants discussed acute hazards such as flooding, as well as more chronic problems such as widespread trash, heat, poor air and water quality, and lead.

Improving Economic Mobility through Child Support: Opportunities for Future Research

This two-pager presents knowledge gaps and research opportunities elevated during a national convening of child support and child poverty experts. The questions under each topic are opportunities where research can support child support program decision-making surrounding current issues elevated during the convening, though they do not cover the only important questions for study.