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Factors that Impact the Child Support Program’s Role in Reducing Child Poverty: Convening Summary
This brief summarizes an expert convening focused on the child support program’s current ability and future potential to help address child poverty.Key Findings
ASPE Issue Brief
Medicaid: The Health and Economic Benefits of Expanding Eligibility
This Issue Brief examines the impact of Medicaid throughout its six decades and highlights the importance of Medicaid coverage for low-income children and adults. The brief reviews studies showing that access to Medicaid coverage is associated with a significant improvement in health and mortality. In addition to improved health outcomes, the research literature finds that Medicaid improves…
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Knowledge Dissemination Among State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Public Health Agencies Through Communities of Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) released a report summarizing lessons learned from using communities of practice (CoPs) to support state, Tribal, local, and territorial (STLT) public health agencies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
ASPE Issue Brief
Opioid Use Treatment of Pregnant/Postpartum Women and their Children
This study represents findings from a descriptive analysis of a linked mother-child Medicaid claims dataset to examine the characteristics of pregnant women who use medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) or intensive behavioral health treatment; additional analysis describes the mental health and neurodevelopment outcomes of their children at one year and three years. Data from the IBM®…
Environmental ScanReport
Best Practices for COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), in partnership with Mathematica, are conducting a comprehensive study to identify promising practices aimed at reducing disparities in COVID-19 vaccination and testing, and policy options to promote equitable, routine vaccination.
ASPE Data Point
Factsheet: Estimates of Child Care Subsidy Eligibility & Receipt for Fiscal Year 2021
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Report to Congress
Report to Congress - The Burden of Cardiovascular Disease in the United States: Patterns and Barriers to Care
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a broad category of diseases affecting approximately half of American adults. Despite progress in treatment and management, CVD still has a large health, mortality, and economic burden. This report to Congress describes CVD and its adverse health outcomes, as well as certain risk factors and prevention and treatment options. It also discusses disparities in disease…
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Measuring Preparedness for Public Health and Health Care Emergencies: The Current State of Preparedness Metrics in the United States and Considerations for the Future
To help the federal government and STLT jurisdictions better prepare for emergencies, there is a need to understand how prepared different jurisdictions are for various emergencies. However, assessing whether a jurisdiction is prepared for different emergencies is inherently complex and there is a lack of consensus among practitioners and scholars on how to approach preparedness measurement.
ASPE Issue Brief
Nursing Home Closures Did Not Increase in 2020 and 2021, Despite Financial Challenges Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic Issue Brief
Nursing homes experienced unprecedented financial challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, raising concerns about a potential increase in nursing home closures. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in lower occupancy rates and revenue in nursing homes, raised operating costs with new expenditures on personal protective equipment, cleaning supplies, and COVID-19 tests, and exacerbated existing staffing…
Research Brief
Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Differences in COVID-19 Diagnosis and Mortality Among Nursing Home Residents
Nursing homes have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. The purpose of this study was to examine whether there were racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic differences in COVID-19 infection and mortality rates at both the nursing home resident and nursing home facility levels. The study includes national data on COVID-19 outcomes for nursing home residents through the end of June 2021.
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FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation Reduced Late-Stage Drug Development Time
This landing page presents the abstract of a paper published in Health Affairs. The full text of the article is available at: https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2023.00837.
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National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Progress Report: Fiscal Year 2022
The evolution of pathogens to resist the drugs used to treat infections is an ongoing threat to public health, animal health, food production, and national security. Globally, a recent analysis estimated that 1.2 million deaths were caused by antibiotic-resistant (AR) bacteria in 2019, making this threat a leading cause of death for people of all ages worldwide. Domestically, the Centers for…
ASPE Data Point
National Uninsured Rate at 8.2 Percent in the First Quarter of 2024
Newly released data from the National Health Interview Survey indicate no statistically significant change in the uninsured rate in the first quarter of 2024 from the previous year.*This content is in the process of Section 508 review. If you need immediate assistance accessing this content, please submit a request to Aiden Lee, aiden.lee@hhs.gov. Content will be updated pending the outcome of…
Report to Congress
Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis in the United States: An Update from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
This report has been prepared by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), Office on Women's Health (OWH) and the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) in concert with other HHS agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This report discusses activities and outcomes of HHS programs addressing the maternal health crisis. The report…
ASPE Issue Brief
Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program: Medicare Prices Negotiated for 2026 Compared to List and U.S. Market Prices
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) makes improvements to Medicare to increase accessibility and affordability of prescription drugs for Medicare enrollees, reduce the rate of growth in Medicare drug spending, and improve the financial sustainability of the Medicare program. Over 67.3 million Americans are enrolled in the Medicare program, of whom about 54.1 million are enrolled in the Part D…
ASPE Issue Brief
Barriers and Opportunities for Improving Interstate Licensure Portability for Behavioral Health Practitioners: Technical Expert Panel Findings Issue Brief
In October 2022, ASPE convened a virtual technical expert panel (TEP) to discuss policy options that encourage interstate licensure among behavioral health providers.
ASPE Issue Brief
Building Successful Data Linking Teams for Child Welfare and Medicaid Agencies: Lessons Learned from the Child Welfare and Health Infrastructure for Linking and Data Analysis of Resources, Effectiveness, and Needs (CHILDREN) Initiative
Linking data across public systems is beneficial for a multitude of reasons including care coordination, improving research on populations engaged with multiple public services, and improving program integrity. The Child Welfare Health Infrastructure for Linking and Data Analysis of Resources, Effectiveness, and Needs (CHILDREN) Initiative is a five-year project assisting states and local…
ASPE Issue Brief
Trends in Medicaid and CHIP Telehealth, 2019-2021 Part I: Medicaid and CHIP Telehealth Utilization by Enrollee Characteristics
The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically increased the number of Medicaid and CHIP services delivered via telehealth to all enrollees, regardless of age or race and ethnicity. This Issue Brief examines changes in Medicaid utilization of telehealth services by enrollee characteristics.Related Products:
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Evaluation of the Assisted Outpatient Treatment Grant Program for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness
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Developing a Database of SUD Treatment Needs
A 2020 study examined the feasibility of using substance use disorder (SUD) patient intake assessment data as source of information for treatment planning. Patients are often assessed at the beginning of SUD treatment as part of the treatment planning process and to determine the most appropriate level of care (LOC), such as whether they need care in residential settings or can be safely treated…