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Does Arkansas' Cash and Counseling Affect Service Use and Public Costs?
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Does Arkansas Cash and Counseling Affect Service Use and Public Costs? Stacy Dale, Randall Brown and Barbara Phillips Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. June 2004 PDF Version
Children in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Child-Only Cases with Relative Caregivers
Prepared for: David NielsenOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation(ASPE)U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Prepared by: Deborah Gibbs, Jennifer Kasten, Anupa Bir, and Sonja Hoover RTI International and Dean Duncan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Janet B. Mitchell Scientific Reviewer
Private Employers and TANF Recipients
Prepared for: John Tambornino, Project OfficerOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and EvaluationU.S. Department of Health and Human Services Prepared by: David A. Long and Tammy Ouellette Abt Associates Inc.
Private Employers and TANF Recipients
Despite the TANF program's emphasis on employment, the policies, practices and attitudes of the employers of TANF recipients have received limited attention. This study, conducted by Abt Associates and the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, synthesizes existing research regarding employers, workforce intermediaries, and TANF recipients and considers a range of options for further study…
Recent Findings on Frontline Long-Term Care Workers: A Research Synthesis 1999-2003
The purpose of the synthesis paper is to review, summarize, and discuss the significance of available research findings on the frontline long-term care (LTC) workforce since 1999, in both home and community-based and nursing home settings. This paper provides an updated review of the status of empirical findings, focusing on what has been learned between 1999 and 2003. The primary goal is to…
Recruiting and Retaining a Quality Paraprofessional Long-Term Care Workforce: Building Collaboratives with the Nation's Workforce Investment System
This paper provides the fundamental context of both the long-term care sector and the workforce investment system in order to build understanding among members of each system. It is not intended to be comprehensive but to provide enough information to stimulate dialogue. Section II briefly describes the characteristics of the long-term care paraprofessional workforce. Section III outlines the…
The Effect of Consumer Direction on Personal Assistance Received in Arkansas
The traditional system of providing Medicaid personal care services (PCS) through home care agencies gives consumers few choices about how and when their care is provided. Because some agencies do not provide care on weekends or outside business hours, consumers may not receive care when they need it. Moreover, worker shortages make it difficult to ensure that beneficiaries receive all the care…
Private Employers and TANF Recipients
Content Findings from Existing Research Options for Future Research
The Effect of Consumer Direction on Personal Assistance Received in Arkansas
Stacy Dale, Randall Brown, Barbara Phillips, Jennifer Schore and Barbara Carlson Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. May 2004 This report was prepared under contract HHS-100-95-0046 between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP) and the University of Maryland.
Pathway to the Future: How Workforce Development and Quality Jobs Can Promote Quality Care Conference Package
This document is the information package given to the attendees of the conference “Pathway to the Future: How Workforce Development and Quality Jobs Can Promote Quality Care.” The held in Washington, D.C. on May 23-25, 2004, and was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Labor.
Pathway to the Future: How Workforce Development and Quality Jobs Can Promote Quality Care Conference Package
HHS-DoL Symposium Summary The Lewin Group
The Effect of Consumer Direction on Personal Assistance Received in Arkansas
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Effect of Consumer Direction of Personal Assistance Received in Arkansas Stacy Dale, Randall Brown, Barbara Phillips, Jennifer Schore and Barbara Carlson Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. May 2004 PDF Version
Recent Findings on Frontline Long-Term Care Workers: A Research Synthesis 1999-2003
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Recent Findings on Frontline Long-Term Care Workers: A Research Synthesis 1999-2003 Lauren Harris-Kojetin, Debra Lipson, Jean Fielding, Kristen Kiefer and Robyn I. Stone Institute for the Future of Aging Services May 2004 PDF Version
Recruiting and Retaining a Quality Paraprofessional Long-Term Care Workforce: Building Collaboratives with the Nation's Workforce Investment System
Recruiting and Retaining a Quality Paraprofessional Long-Term Care Workforce: Building Collaboratives with the Nation's Workforce Investment System Michael E. Fishman, The Lewin GroupBurt Barnow, Johns Hopkins UniversityAsaph Glosser, The Lewin GroupKaren Gardiner, The Lewin Group May 21, 2004 PDF Version
Pathway to the Future: How Workforce Development and Quality Jobs Can Promote Quality Care Conference Package
This package--distributed at a national symposium held at the Wyndham Hotel, Washington, D.C. on May 23-25, 2004--was prepared by the Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP) with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under Contract #HHS-100-03-0009 with the Lewin Group.
Use of TANF Work-Oriented Sanctions in Illinois, New Jersey, and South Carolina: Final Report
This report examines the implementation of TANF sanctions in three states, looking at the ways that case managers used sanctions to promote compliance with work requirements. They found that case managers often exercised discretion in deciding whether and when to initiate a sanction, especially when a client partially met participation requirements. Case manager choices, office procedures and…
Use of TANF Work-Oriented Sanctions in Illinois, New Jersey, and South Carolina: Final Report
Contents Research Questions Data Sources Study Limitations Characteristics of the Study States Key Findings Potential Next Steps The 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) made unprecedented changes to the welfare system in the United States, eliminating the 60-year-old Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program and replacin
Characteristics of Low-Wage Workers and Their Labor Market Experiences: Evidence from the Mid- to Late 1990s
With the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), policymakers and researchers have recognized the importance of understanding the dynamics of the low-wage labor market and the economic opportunities in it. As large numbers of current and former recipients enter the low-wage labor market, it is important to understand issues related to job…
Characteristics of Low-Wage Workers and Their Labor Market Experiences: Evidence from the Mid- to Late 1990s
Content Key Research Questions Data and Methods Key Findings Conclusions Endnotes
Characteristics of Low-Wage Workers and Their Labor Market Experiences: Evidence from the Mid- to Late 1990s
By: Peter Schochet and Anu Rangarajan Submitted to:U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Project Officer: Susan Hauan Submitted by: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Project Director: Anu Rangarajan