This report is intended to provide policymakers with critical information on prescription coverage, use and cost for both younger and older disabled Medicare beneficiaries using data from the 1995-1998 Medicare Current Beneficiary Surveys. [27 PDF pages]
Public Health
Access up-to-date ASPE research on key public health topics including emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, such as influenza and COVID-19; health equity; antibiotic resistance; rural health; opioids, opioid use disorder and overdose prevention; maternal health; public health and health care workforce and infrastructure; immunization and vaccines; Indian health; HIV/AIDS; tobacco; and emergency preparedness, response, and recovery. Also find data on prevention, social determinants of health, and more.
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HHS Initiative to Improve Maternal Health
The Department’s Action Plan lays out a vision for improving maternal health that applies a “life course” approach organized around four goals and it sets three ambitious targets to achieve this vision. Each of the four goals includes multiple objectives and action items to drive progress. The Action Plan also describes the current state of maternal health outcomes in the U.S., challenges in reducing maternal mortality and morbidity, recent efforts to improve maternal health within and beyond the federal government, and it discusses various forums in which HHS leadership sought input from key stakeholders.
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Advanced SearchFrontline Long-Term Care Worker Project: Summaries of the Three Technical Expert Panel Meetings
This paper reports on meetings of the Technical Expert Panels (TEPs) that were formed as part of the project "Frontline Workers in Long-Term Care." TEPs were established to address the following three areas as they relate to direct care workers in long-term care settings: (1) Extrinsic rewards and incentives, such as wages and fringe benefits; (2) Workplace culture, which focuses on the organiz
Independent Choices: National Symposium on Consumer-Directed Care and Self-Determination for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities - Summary Report
This report presents a summary of major findings and outcomes from the dialogues that took place at "Independent Choices: A National Symposium on Consumer-Direction and Self-Determination for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities" held in Washington, DC in June 2001.
Constrained Innovation in Managing Care for High-Risk Seniors in Medicare + Choice Risk Plans
Craig Thornton, Sheldon Retchin, Kenneth D. Smith, Peter D. Fox, William Black and Rita Stapulonis Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. January 2002 This report was prepared under contract #HHS-100-96-0017 between the U.S.
The Antisocial Behavior of the Adolescent Children of Incarcerated Parents: A Developmental Perspective
By virtue of their developmental stage, it is the adolescents of incarcerated parents who have the potential to have the greatest impact on society at large, and in this paper, we focus on the most powerful problem that they can exhibit, antisocial behavior.
The Psychological Impact of Incarceration: Implications for Post-Prison Adjustment
This paper addresses the psychological impact of incarceration and its implications for post-prison freeworld adjustment.
Barriers to and Supports for Work Among Adults with Disabilities: Results from the NHIS-D
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Role of Health Insurance in Successful Labor Force Entry and Employment Retention
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Role of Health Insurance in Successful Labor Force Entry and Employment Retention