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HHS Policy for Changing the Population Standard for Age Adjusting Death Rates
MEMORANDUM FROM THE SECRETARY August 26, 1998 TO: Heads of Operating Divisions Heads of Staff Divisions SUBJECT: HHS Policy for Changing the Population Standard for Age Adjusting Death Rates
An Introduction to the National Long-Term Care Survey
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services An Introduction to the National Long-Term Care Surveys Robert F. Clark August 21, 1998 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/nltcssu2.pdf (15 PDF pages)
An Introduction to the National Long-Term Care Survey
This paper updates an earlier summary of the National Long-Term Care Surveys (NLTCS) entitled "The National Long-Term Care Surveys (1982, 1984, 1989)" (1992). The NLTCS--conducted in 1982, 1984, 1989, and 1994--are nationally representative surveys of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 or over with chronic functional disabilities (sometimes referred to as the "frail elderly"). These surveys are the…
NRPM: Security and Electronic Signature Standards
[Federal Register: August 12, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 155)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 43241-43280] [DOCID:fr12au98P] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the Secretary 45 CFR Part 142 [HCFA-0049-P] RIN 0938-AI57 Security and Electronic Signature Standards AGENCY:Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), HHS. ACTION:Proposed rule.
Counting Persons in Poverty on the Current Population Survey
This paper explains differences between the counts of persons in poverty as published by the Census Bureau, and the counts one gets when doing a simple tabulation of the public use CPS file. (ASPE Research Notes, Volume 20) [5 PDF pages]
Description and Assessment of State Approaches to Diversion Programs and Activities under Welfare Reform
Introduction - Significance of Diversion Programs The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193, PRWORA) ended the individual entitlement to welfare benefits under Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), established by the Social Security Act of 1935. Under the new law, states are provided with a block grant to establish a new program, Temporary…
Description and Assessment of State Approaches to Diversion Programs and Activities Under Welfare Reform
An Interim Report of the Findings of the First Phase of the Research The George Washington University Center for Health Policy Research, August 1998 Kathleen A. Maloy, JD, PhD LaDonna A. Pavetti, PhD1 Peter Shin, MPH Julie Darnell, MHSA2 Lea Scarpulla-Nolan, MA
Counting Persons in Poverty on the Current Population Survey
This paper explains differences between the counts of persons in poverty as published by the Census and the counts one gets when doing a simple tabulation of the public use CPS file.
Evaluation of the District of Columbia's Demonstration Program,Managed Care System for Disabled and Special Needs Children: Year One Report
This project evaluates the District of Columbia's managed care demonstration program for disabled and special needs children. The demonstration program relies on a Medicaid-financed managed care system for children in the District's Supplemental Security Income program and is offered to eligible children as an alternative to the traditional Medicaid fee-for-service system. Enhanced Medicaid…
Evaluation of the District of Columbia's Demonstration Program, "Managed Care System for Disabled and Special Needs Children": Year One Report
Robert Coulam, Carol Irvin, Michele Teitelbaum, Laurine Thomas and Tanisha Carino Abt Associates Inc. July 28, 1998 This report was prepared under contract #500-96-0003 between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP) and Abt Associates Inc. Additional funding was provided by HHS's Health Care Financing Administration (…
Evaluation of the District of Columbia's Demonstration Program,Managed Care System for Disabled and Special Needs Children: Year One Report
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Evaluation of the District of Columbia's Demonstration Program, "Managed Care System for Disabled and Special Needs Children": Year One Report Robert Coulam, Carol Irvin, Michele Teitelbaum, Laurine Thomas and Tanisha Carino Abt Associates Inc. July 28, 1998 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/dc-yr1.pdf (125 PDF pages)
Exploratory Study of Health Care Coverage and Employment of People with Disabilities: Final Report
Most policymakers agree that the current structure of the Social Security Administration's disability programs creates substantial work disincentives for people with disabilities. One set of policy options concerns changing the links both between Medicare and the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program, and between Medicaid and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. More…
Resource Evaluation of the FDA Food Additive Petition Process
RTI used an interdisciplinary approach in its analyses of the petition review process, combining systems analysis, operations research, economics, toxicology, chemistry, environmental science, and data quality analysis. A taxonomy of the process was developed. Information was gathered on the types of personnel, level of effort by personnel type, and any other resources required. Petitions were…
Meeting the Challenge of Serving People With Disabilities: A Resource Guide for Assessing the Performance of Managed Care Organizations
This Resource Guide is designed to support efforts to measure and improve Medicaid MCO performance for people with disabilities. It presents the results of an extensive search for existing performance measures that can be used for quality measurement and improvement by: State Medicaid agencies; managed care organizations themselves; providers within MCOs; and people who advocate for the health…
Paying the Bill
Financing assisted living costs is most often determined in the weeks before an individual moves into a facility. Making plans now can result in saved dollars and fewer headaches. (Assisted Living Today, July/August 1998, Volume 5, Number 4, pages 39-41) [9 PDF pages]
Exploratory Study of Health Care Coverage and Employment of People with Disabilities: Final Report
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Exploratory Study of Health Care Coverage and Employment of People with Disabilities: Final Report
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Exploratory Study of Health Care Coverage and Employment of People with Disabilities: Final Report David Stapleton, Gina Livermore, Scott Scrivner, Adam Tucker and David Wittenburg The Lewin Group, Inc. July 6, 1998 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/1998/eshccrpt.pdf (85 PDF pages)
Meeting the Challenge of Serving People With Disabilities: A Resource Guide for Assessing the Performance of Managed Care Organizations
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Paying the Bill
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Paying the Bill
John CutlerU.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Richard LaddLadd and Associates
July/August 1998
PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/paybill.pdf (9 PDF pages)