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Use of Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: Final Report
Truven Health Analytics Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format (67 PDF pages)
Use of Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: Out-of-Pocket Costs
Truven Health Analytics Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format (60 PDF pages)
Final Outcome Evaluation of the Balancing Incentive Program
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Perspectives of Physicians in Small Rural Practices on the Medicare Quality Payment Program
The objectives of this research effort were to collect feedback through interviews with physicians in small rural practices on the initial implementation of Medicare’s Quality Payment Program in 2017, a new value-based purchasing program for Medicare physicians. RAND's findings suggest that small rural practices are struggling to participate in the QPP due to program complexity and limited…
Aligning Federal Performance Indicators Across Programs Promoting Self-Sufficiency: Local Perspectives
Individuals and families frequently qualify for multiple human services and employment programs that are funded, regulated, and administered by different federal agencies—each with their own eligibility criteria, program requirements, and performance indicators. Although these programs often share similar goals, they differ in the populations served, the services provided, and the implementation…
Changes in Individual and Small Group Behavioral Health Coverage Following the Enactment of Parity Requirements: Final Report
January 2017
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Prescription Drug Pricing: ASPE Resources Related to Safe Harbor Rule
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Inspector General Daniel Levinson have issued a proposed rule, “Fraud and Abuse; Removal of Safe Harbor Protection for Rebates Involving Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Creation of New Safe Harbor Protection for Certain Point-of-Sale Reductions in Price on Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager Service…
Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Dementia and Their Caregivers: Key Indicators from the National Health and Aging Trends Study
ABSTRACT ASPE has an interest in understanding the national profile of older adults with dementia and their caregivers. This chartbook uses nationally representative data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) and the National Study on Caregiving (NSOC) to describe older adults living in community settings with dementia, the type and amount of care they received, the…
Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Dementia and Their Caregivers: Key Indicators from the National Health and Aging Trends Study
Winnie Chi, PhD, Emily Graf, BA, Landon Hughes, BA, Jean Hastie, MPH, Galina Khatutsky, MS, Sari B. Shuman, MPH, MSW, E. Andrew Jessup, and Sarita Karon, PhD RTI International Helen Lamont, PhD U.S. Department of Health and Human Services January 2019 Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format (54 PDF pages)
ASPE Issue Brief
A Profile of Older Adults with Dementia and their Caregivers Issue Brief
This brief describes findings from the ASPE chartbook "Older Adults with Dementia and Their Caregivers: Key Indicators from the National Health and Aging Trends Study".
ASPE Issue Brief
A Profile of Older Adults with Dementia and their Caregivers Issue Brief
September 2018 Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format (7 PDF pages) ABSTRACT This brief describes findings from the ASPE chartbook "Older Adults with Dementia and Their Caregivers: Key Indicators from the National Health and Aging Trends Study".
Status Report on Protecting Our Infants Act Implementation Plan
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration January 17, 2019 Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format (109 PDF pages)
Status Report on Protecting Our Infants Act Implementation Plan
The Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015 (POIA) became law on November 25, 2015. The Act (Public Law 114-91) addressed problems related to prenatal opioid exposure called for HHS to review planning and coordination of HHS activities related to prenatal opioid exposure and neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), and to study and develop recommendations for the prevention, identification, and treatment…
Factsheet: Estimates of Child Care Eligibility and Receipt for Fiscal Year 2015
This factsheet provides descriptive information on child care eligibility and receipt. Of the 13.6 million children eligible for child care subsidies under federal rules, 15 percent received subsidies. Of the 8.4 million children eligible for child care subsidies under state rules, 25 percent received subsidies. Poorer children were more likely to receive subsidies than less poor children.…
Economic Incentives for the Development of Rapid Point-of-Care (POC) Diagnostic Devices for C.Difficile, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), and Neisseria Gonorrhoeae
Antibacterial resistance is responsible for excess morbidity, mortality, and medical costs around the globe. Estimates vary widely, but the economic cost of antibacterial resistance in the United States could be as high as $20 billion and $35 billion a year in excess direct healthcare costs and lost productivity costs, respectively. CDC’s most recent report on U.S. antibiotic resistance threats…
Research Brief
The Child Support Performance and Incentive Act at 20: Examining Trends in State Performance
Despite broad agreement that the child support program has performed well since the passage of the Child Support Performance and Incentive Act (CSPIA) in 1998, questions remain over whether the current measures will continue to drive better performance on outcomes that reflect the child support program’s core mission. To shed light on this issue, this brief discusses differences in state…
Using Telehealth to Identify and Manage Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Conditions in Rural Areas
Access to services, particularly behavioral health and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services, is challenging in rural and other underserved areas. Some of the reasons for these challenges include lack of specialty providers and local primary care providers without experience in behavioral health treatment as well as concerns over stigma and lack of privacy for individuals from smaller…
Using Telehealth to Identify and Manage Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Conditions in Rural Areas
RTI International September 15, 2017 Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format (70 PDF pages)
Tracking the Impact of Ownership Changes in Hospice Care Provided to Medicare Beneficiaries: Final Report
This study examines hospice ownership in detail by going beyond the general distinction of for-profit or not-for-profit and considers the extent to which regional or national chains have entered the hospice provider market and how the populations they care for and the services they provide might be distinct from other types of hospice agencies.