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Cost and Coverage Impacts of the President’s Health Care Reform Proposal and a Congressional Tax Credit Proposal
Final Report Prepared by: The Lewin Group May 19, 2008 Prepared for:Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Examining the Relationships between Excess Body Weight, Health and Disability
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Examining the Relationships between Excess Body Weight, Health and Disability
The recent rise in the prevalence of obesity and overweight in the overall U.S. population has raised many concerns about the future. In addition to concerns about the medical costs of treating obesity-related illness, an apparent correlation between obesity and disability has led to concern that the recent declines in rates of disability among the elderly may cease or reverse. In this report,…
Examining the Relationships between Excess Body Weight, Health and Disability
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Examining the Relationships between Excess Body Weight, Health and Disability Timothy Waidmann, The Urban InstituteVicki Freedman, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New JerseyChristine Himes, Syracuse UniversitySaad Ahmad, The Urban Institute May 2008 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2008/weight.pdf (45 PDF pages)
UI as a Safety Net for Former TANF Recipients
This report analyzes whether former TANF recipients who lose their jobs apply for and receive unemployment insurance (UI) benefits and it describes the role of UI in TANF leavers' well-being and the types of employment deficits that might prevent their access to UI. This study uses newly available data linking information on both TANF and UI receipt to study the extent to which unemployed TANF…
UI as a Safety Net for Former TANF Recipients
Contents Data for Analysis Incidence of Unemployment UI Application UI Eligibility Receipt of UI Benefits Relationship between UI receipt and return to TANF Contrasting TANF and UI as Income Support Trends in UI and TANF Caseloads Conclusions and Future Research
Private Long-Term Care Insurance: Following an Admission Cohort over 28 Months to Track Claim Experience, Service Use and Transitions
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Private Long-Term Care Insurance: Following an Admission Cohort over 28 Months to Track Claim Experience, Service Use and Transitions Jessica S. Miller, M.S., Xiaomei Shi, M.A., and Marc A. Cohen, Ph.D. LifePlans, Inc. April 2008 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2008/coht28mo.pdf (55 PDF pages)
Private Long-Term Care Insurance: Following an Admission Cohort over 28 Months to Track Claim Experience, Service Use and Transitions
This is the third in a series of reports based on longitudinal information collected from a sample of 1,474 individuals with long-term care (LTC) insurance, who notified their insurance company that they were receiving or intended to receive paid services for which they filed, or would be filing, a claim under their LTC policy. These individuals comprise "an admissions cohort" of new LTC service…
Private Long-Term Care Insurance: Following an Admission Cohort over 28 Months to Track Claim Experience, Service Use and Transitions
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Developmental Status and Early Intervention Service Needs of Maltreated Children
This report describes the extent to which maltreated children have developmental problems or are subject to factors associated with poor developmental outcomes, what services these children might be eligible to receive, what factors influence service receipt, and what solutions have been devised to address barriers to service provision.
Changes in Coverage in the Individual and Group Health Insurance Markets and the Effect of Health Status
Although the vast majority of privately insured people in the U.S. obtain their coverage in the employment-based group market, about 17 million people under age 65 were insured in the individual health insurance market in 2006. About 47 million people, or 16% of the total U.S. population, were without health insurance coverage in 2006. Researchers know relatively little about how the group and…
A Framework for Evaluating Quality Transparency Initiatives in Health Care
To date a number of private and public sector initiatives have commenced that rely on value-driven principles for the delivery of health care services. Given the variation that may exist across these initiatives it is important to have a good structure for examining and evaluating their implementation and overall effectiveness.
A Framework for Evaluating Quality Transparency Initiatives in Health Care
A Framework for Evaluating Quality Transparency Initiatives in Health Care Final Report Prepared by: Ha T. Tu Johanna R. Lauer April 15 , 2008 Prepared for:Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Changes in Coverage in the Individual and Group Health Insurance Markets and the Effect of Health Status
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Changes in Coverage in the Individual and Group Health Insurance Markets and the Effect of Health Status Bradley Herring, Ph.D.Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health Xue Song, Ph.D.Thomson Medstat Mark Pauly, Ph.D.University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School April 2008 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2008/HIcover.pdf…
Developmental Status and Early Intervention Service Needs of Maltreated Children
Submitted to:Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Submitted by: Institute for Social and Economic Development (ISED)
Marriage Measures Guide of State-level Statistics
Drawing on data from several sources, the Marriage Measures Guide provides policymakers and program operators with a broad range of state-level statistical information they can use to better assess the characteristics and needs of their state populations, identify high-priority target populations, and make informed decisions about the design and implementation of their healthy marriage programs.…
Marriage Measures Guide of State-Level Statistics
By: Brian Goesling, Robert G. Wood, Carol Razafindrakoto, Jamila Henderson Submitted to:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) Project Officer: Jennifer Burnszynski Submitted by: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Treating the Hidden Wounds: Trauma Treatment and Mental Health Recovery for Victims of Human Trafficking
This Issue Brief focuses on the trauma experienced by most trafficking victims, its impact on health and well-being, some of the challenges to meeting trauma-related needs of trafficking victims, and promising approaches to treatment and recovery. While this issue brief touches on trauma across human trafficking populations, it has a special emphasis on trauma resulting from sex trafficking of…
Coming of Age: Employment Outcomes for Youth Who Age Out of Foster Care Through Their Middle Twenties
A primary task for youth in transitioning to adulthood is sustaining employment to be self-sufficient. Studies of former youth who age out of foster care find that they generally experience unstable employment patterns and earn very low incomes between ages 18 and 20. However, less is known about whether these youths' initial patterns of employment instability and low earnings persist.