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Income and Employment Fluctuations among Low-Income Working Families and Their Implications for Child Care Subsidy Policy
This brief explores income and employment patterns of working families, potentially eligible for Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) subsidies, over a 12-month period. Analysis of the 2008 panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) waves 8 to 11 (early 2011 to early 2012) followed a group of families who were assumed to be “eligible” for CCDF subsidies because they…
Status of State Efforts to Integrate Health and Human Services Systems and Data: 2016
This research brief presents findings from a survey administered to state health and human services officials asking about their efforts to strengthen connections between health and human services programs for low-income populations through increased data interoperability and systems integration.
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Effects of the CCDF Subsidy Program on the Employment Outcomes of Low-Income Mothers
This study used a rigorous difference-in-differences approach to examine the effect of child care policy on women's labor force participation. The study examined the effects of state-level spending, copayment rates, and income eligibility thresholds on the probability of employment and labor force participation by potentially eligible women (defined as women below 85% of state median income and…
The Effects of Child Care Subsidies on Maternal Labor Force Participation in the United States
Research generally has demonstrated the employment benefits of providing child care. However, much of the existing research on child care policies on parental labor force participation was conducted prior to the early 2000s or in non-U.S. contexts. This brief provides policymakers and researchers with new evidence from a study of the effects of child care subsidy policies in the…
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Report to Congress: Social Risk Factors and Performance Under Medicare's Value-Based Purchasing Programs
This report, mandated by the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 or the IMPACT Act (P.L. 113-185), requires the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), to conduct research on issues related to socioeconomic status (SES) in Medicare’s value-based payment programs. The term social risk factor is being used in lieu of the term…
Advancing Integrated Care: Lessons from Minnesota
This brief discusses how integrated care has taken shape in the State of Minnesota, highlights findings from a study of beneficiaries in the integrated care program in Minnesota, and discusses how the state is using demonstration authority to further build on this successful model.
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Advancing Integrated Care: Lessons from Minnesota
Jhamirah M. Howard and Jennifer Baron Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format (8 PDF pages)
The Use of 1915(i) Medicaid Plan Option for Individuals with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
Created by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 and amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Section 1915(i) of the Social Security Act gives state Medicaid programs the flexibility to cover home and community-based services (HCBS) through a Medicaid state plan amendment (SPA) without the need to seek a federal waiver. This research project analyzed state implementation of…
The Use of 1915(i) Medicaid Plan Option for Individuals with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
Stan Dorn, Rebecca Peters and Morgan Cheeks Urban Institute Pat Casanova and Gina Eckart Health Management Associates Ted Lutterman National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Institute, Inc. Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format (37 PDF pages)
Planning and Implementation of the Rural IMPACT Demonstration
This report summarizes findings from an ASPE study of the first year of the White House Rural Council/HHS Rural IMPACT demonstration, which aims to reduce poverty through coordinated services for both children and parents.
Research on Early Childhood Homelessness
This infographic shows that, in the United States, infancy is the age at which individuals are most likely to enter shelter or transitional housing, followed by ages one to five, and homelessness during pregnancy and in the early years is harmful to children’s development. Given the research showing the importance of addressing early childhood homelessness, the U.S.
Health Plan Choice and Premiums in the 2017 Health Insurance Marketplace
This issue brief presents analysis of Qualified Health Plan (QHP) data in the individual market Marketplace for states that use the HealthCare.gov Marketplace platform and State-Based Marketplaces where data is available. It examines plan affordability in 2017 after taking into account premium tax credits and also examines the plan choices that new and returning consumers will have for 2017…
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Teen Pregnancy Prevention Replication Study: Summary of the Short-Term Impacts of ¡Cuídate!
This research brief highlights interim findings from the evaluation of ¡Cuídate!, an HIV/AIDS prevention program that uses an approach culturally tailored to Latino youth. The study examined data from three different replications of ¡Cuídate!, pooling the data to examine the overall program impact. These findings are based on a short-term follow-up survey administered to study participants six…
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Teen Pregnancy Prevention Replication Study: Short-Term Impacts of ¡Cuídate!
This report presents interim findings from the evaluation of ¡Cuídate!, an HIV/AIDS prevention program that uses an approach culturally tailored to Latino youth. The study examined data from three different replications of ¡Cuídate!, pooling the data to examine the overall program impact. These findings are based on a short-term follow-up survey administered to study participants six months after…
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Teen Pregnancy Prevention Replication Study: Short-Term Impacts of Reducing the Risk
This report presents interim findings from the evaluation of Reducing the Risk, a sexual health curriculum developed in the early 1990s to help prevent pregnancy and reduce sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) in adolescents. The study examined data from three different replications of Reducing the Risk, pooling the data to examine the overall program impact. These findings are based on a short…
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Teen Pregnancy Prevention Replication Study: Summary of the Short-Term Impacts of Safer Sex Intervention
This research brief highlights interim findings from the evaluation of Safer Sex Intervention, a clinic-based intervention intended to reduce the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and increase condom use among high-risk sexually active female adolescents. Early findings from the 9-month follow-up suggest that the Safer Sex Intervention (SSI) successfully addressed some…