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Completing the Picture: Key Features of the Social Security Disability Insurance Program
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), a program operated by the Social Security Administration, insures workers and their families against the inability to work because of a disability. As such, it provides a vital safety net for millions of Americans. However, conflicting statistics and differing perspectives on the program have given rise to a number of misconceptions about why it exists…
A 21st Century Health Care Workforce for the Nation
The 2015 President’s Budget proposes major new investments to build the health care workforce and improve the delivery of health care services, particularly primary care services, across the nation. This report describes its key components: a new Health Resources and Services Administration grant program geared toward modernizing graduate medical education, major expansion of the National…
Identifying and Serving LGBTQ Youth: Case Studies of Runaway and Homeless Youth Program Grantees
To better understand provider experiences serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) runaway and homeless youth, this study reports on case studies of four local agencies receiving grants from the Administration for Children and Family’s Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Program. The purpose of the study was to learn about programs’ strategies for identifying and serving…
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Eligible Uninsured Latinos: 8 in 10 Could Receive Health Insurance Marketplace Tax Credits, Medicaid or CHIP
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ASPE Issue Brief
Children’s Health Coverage on the 5th Anniversary of CHIPRA
ASPE ISSUE BRIEF Children’s Health Coverage on the 5th Anniversary of CHIPRA February 2014 By: Kenneth Finegold and Sophia Koontz Abstract
Analysis of Integrated HIV Housing and Care Services
This study examined models of integration and coordination of housing assistance services and HIV care. The final report describes findings from a quantitative analysis of national HIV housing assistance data, and highlights from case studies conducted at four Integrated HIV/AIDS Housing Plan (IHHP) projects funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Findings from this…
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Alzheimer's Disease: A Literature Review
This study aimed to describe and characterize the published literature on disparities between racial and ethnic groups among individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. To identify relevant studies, we searched electronic sources for peer-reviewed articles and research reports published through 2014 related to the Alzheimer’s population and their caregivers that provided evidence…
Analysis of Integrated HIV Housing and Care Services
By: Mathematica Policy Research and The Cloudburst Group Abstract
Identifying Medicare Beneficiaries with Disabilities: Improving on Claims-Based Algorithms
Identifying Medicare Beneficiaries with Disabilities: Improving on Claims-Based Algorithms
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Integrating Physical Health Care in Behavioral Health Agencies in Rural Pennsylvania
This report describes the early implementation successes and challenges of the Behavioral Health
Home Plus program in two county behavioral health agencies in rural Pennsylvania. With support
from a behavioral health managed care organization, this program sought to improve the delivery of
physical health care and promote wellness activities (such as weight loss and smoking cessation) at
each…
Identifying Medicare Beneficiaries with Disabilities: Improving on Claims-Based Algorithms
In this report, we assessed the feasibility of using existing claims-based algorithms to identify community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries with disability based solely on the conditions for which they are being treated and to improve the algorithms by combining them in predictive models. [39 PDF pages]
Impacts of Waiting Periods for Home and Community-Based Services on Consumers and Medicaid Long-Term Care Costs in Iowa
This report compares the risk of nursing home entry, hospitalization rates, and Medicaid long-term care costs, among people with disabilities who faced widely-varying waiting times (ranging from 3 to 25 months), depending on when they applied for home and community-based services (HCBS) though Iowa Medicaid 1915(c) waivers. The three waivers--Brain Injury, Health and Disability, and Physical…