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Evidence-Based Policymaking

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FY 2023 HHS Capacity Assessment Update

September 14, 2023
The Foundations for Evidenced-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Evidence Act) provided an important opportunity to Federal Agencies to assess and improve, where needed, their evaluation and other evidence building activities.
ASPE Issue Brief

Advancing Primary Prevention in Human Services: Convening Findings

March 9, 2023
This brief highlights key themes and ideas from a Health and Human Services (HHS) Convening on Advancing Primary Prevention in Human Services in August 2022. With a particular focus on prevention of youth and family homelessness, the convening featured the perspectives of academic experts, program administrators, federal colleagues, and people with lived expertise.
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Linking State Health Care Data to Inform Policymaking: Opportunities and Challenges

June 24, 2022
This posting includes a report prepared by the RAND Corporation, “State All Payer Claims Databases Understanding the Current Landscape and Challenges to Use,” which builds on a 2021 report “The History, Promise and Challenges of State All Payer Claims Databases.” The new report provides additional detail on the objectives of and use cases for APCDs, the current APCD landscape, and implementati
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FY 2023 HHS Evaluation Plan

March 28, 2022
This Annual Evaluation Plan is one of several required Evidence Act products, including the 4-year Evidence-Building Plan (also referred to as the Learning Agenda), Capacity Assessment, and agency Evaluation Policy. The FY2023 Evaluation Plan priority areas are aligned with the goals of the FY 2022-2026 HHS Strategic Plan and the FY 2023- 2026 HHS Evidence-Building Plan.
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FY 2023-2026 HHS Capacity Assessment

March 28, 2022
Under the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Evidence Act), the Capacity Assessment requires agencies to assess the coverage, quality, methods, effectiveness, and independence of their statistics, evaluation, research, and analysis efforts.
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FY 2023-2026 HHS Evidence-Building Plan

March 28, 2022
The HHS Evidence Building Plan, required by the Evidence Act, is a systematic plan for identifying and addressing policy questions relevant to the programs, policies, and regulations of the agency.

Medicare: Opportunities for Market-Based Policies

January 14, 2021
Market-based payment policies such as competitive bidding, reference pricing, centers of excellence and tiered provider networks have been implemented both in Medicare and across the private sector, as described in this report required by Executive Order 13890.

Impact of Policies to Limit Drug Plan's Financial Risk

October 31, 2005
This paper examines the combined effects of drug plan risk the first year of Medicare part D implementation of the combination of reinsurance, risk-adjustment and risk-corridors

Neighborhoods and Health: Building Evidence for Local Policy

April 30, 2003
By: Kathryn L.S. Pettit, G. Thomas Kingsley, and Claudia J. Coulton With Jessica Cigna Submitted to:The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and EvaluationU.S. Department of Health and Human Services