Building on a previously funded OS-PCORTF initiative, this project piloted a new maternal mental health use case for the Longitudinal Maternal & Child Health Information for Research Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources® (FHIR) Implementation Guide.
Behavioral Health
ASPE publishes research to inform policymaking on behavioral health across sectors, including healthcare financing and delivery, public health, and human services. ASPE’s work focuses on supporting evidence-based prevention efforts, increasing access to high-quality treatment, and promoting long-term recovery from mental and substance use disorders.
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External Publications
ASPE produces and contributes to research that is published on other websites. Below are a few recent publications:
- African American Youth Suicide
- Reducing Barriers to Furnishing Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Services Using Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring for Pediatric Populations Under Medicaid
- Suicidal behavior, Opioid Use Disorder, and Behavioral Health Treatment: Prevalence and correlates among adults in the United States 2015–2018
Reports
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Structural Fragmentation Contributes to Administrative Complexity in Child Welfare Funding
ASPE Data Point
The U.S. Age-Adjusted Death Rate Reached a Record Low in 2025: What Drove the Decline?
KEY POINTSCDC reported a provisional 2025 age-adjusted death rate of 689.2 deaths per 100,000 population, the lowest ever reported death rate and 4.6% below the final 2024 rate of 722.1 deaths per 100,000 population.CDC notes that the published 2024
ASPE Issue Brief
Financing Medicaid Through Provider Taxes on Hospitals: Spillover Effects on Employment-Based Coverage Premiums
KEY POINTSThe average state provider tax law, which typically taxed a hospital up to 3.5 percent of net patient revenue, resulted in an increase in ESI premiums of 1.5-1.7 percent, plus any spillover effect on interstate markets for provider resources.
Case Study
A Home for Every Child Case Studies: Briefs from Five States with Some of the Highest Home-to-Child Ratios
The Administration for Children and Families’ initiative, A Home for Every Child, is designed to help achieve at least a one-to-one ratio of foster homes available for children and youth in foster care, where the numerator is the number of foster homes available and the denominator is the number of children in care.
Case Study, Research Brief
Strategies to Improve the Ratio of Homes Available to Children in Foster Care: Findings from Five States
The goal of the Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF’s) A Home for Every Child initiative is to have a safe and supportive home available for every child or youth in foster care. ACF measures the initiative’s success by a one-to-one home-to-child ratio, meaning there are as many foster homes available as there are children in foster care.
Research Brief
Children in Child Welfare are More Likely to be Prescribed Psychotropic Medication than Other Children on Medicaid: Findings from Florida and Kentucky
The use of psychotropic medications in children is a complex issue for parents, caregivers, health care professionals, researchers, and policymakers. Psychotropic medications are used to treat behavioral health conditions. When these medications are prescribed appropriately, they can be effective in managing behavioral health symptoms.
Report
An Overview of State-Directed Payments and Medicaid Provider Taxes: History and Potential Effects of the Working Families Tax Cut Legislation on Health Care Costs
Health care provider taxes and state-directed payment policies in the Working Families and Tax Cut legislation are expected to reduce non-Medicaid prices by up to 3.5 percent in markets with provider taxes and reduce spending on Medicaid, commercial and Medicare coverage.
Report
Producing Health: Capability, Capacity, and Competitive Discovery in the Health Economy
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