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How Some States Use Title IV-E Foster Care Funding for Family-Based Facilities That Treat Substance Use Disorders

Rivka Weiser and Jill Spielfogel

Cash and Counseling Consumers' Early Experiences in Florida Part II: Uses of Cash and Satisfaction at Nine Months

Leslie Foster, Randall Brown, Barbara Lepidus Carlson, Barbara Phillips and Jennifer Schore

Research Design for the Money Follows the Person Evaluation

Carol Irvin, Randall Brown and Samuel Simon

Findings from a Study of the SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access and Recovery (SOAR) Initiative

Jacqueline Kauff, Jonathan Brown, Norma Altshuler, Noelle Denny-Brown and Emily Sama Martin

Teach For America/Teaching Fellows and Effective Teaching in Secondary Math

Melissa Clark

Disproportionality in School Discipline: An Assessment in Maryland through 2018 (Study Snapshot)

Johanna Lacoe and Mikia Manley

Markets Stagnate: Views from the Field, 2003

Cheryl Young

Costs to Medicare of the IDEATel Home Telemedicine Demonstration: Findings from an Independent Evaluation

Lorenzo Moreno, Stacy B. Dale, Arnold Y. Chen and Carol A. Magee

The Effect of Food Stamps on Labor Supply: A Bivariate Selection Model

Thomas Fraker and Robert Moffitt

Focus for the Future: The Final Report of the National Tech-Prep Evaluation

Alan Hershey, Marsha K. Silverberg, Tom Owens and Lara Hulsey

A Learning Agenda to Build the Evidence Base for Strengthening Global Health Information Systems

Heidi W. Reynolds, Shannon Salentine, Eva Silvestre, Elizabeth Millar, Ashley Strahley, Abby C. Cannon and Emily A. Bobrow

Enabling Personal Preference: The Implementation of the Cash and Counseling Demonstration in New Jersey

Barbara Phillips and Barbara Schneider

The Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project: How Early Head Start Programs are Reaching Out to Kith and Kin Caregivers (Appendixes)

Diane Paulsell, Debra Mekos, Patricia Del Grosso, Patti Banghart and Renée Nogales

How Early Head Start Programs Help Meet the Child Care Needs of Low-Income Families

Cheri Vogel, Kimberly Boller, Yange Xue and Lauren Murphy

A Profile of the Educational Opportunity Centers Program: 1998-99

Justin Humphrey, Margaret W. Cahalan, Robert L. Belle, Jr. and Frances Bergeron

Medicaid 1115 Demonstration Evaluation Design Plan

Carol V. Irvin, Debra Lipson, Carey Appold, Maggie Colby, Katharine Bradley, Jessica Heeringa, Jenna Libersky, Vivian L. H. Byrd and Julia Baller

Measurement and Evaluation Checklist: Assess for Early Evidence of Success (Phase 3)

Ryan Ruggiero, Mikia Manley, Virginia Knechtel, Kate Place and Megan Shoji

SSI and DI Beneficiaries with Work-Related Goals and Expectations

Gina Livermore, Allison Roche and Sarah Prenovitz

Cognitive Ability in Childhood and the Chronicity and Suicidality of Depression

Galen Chin-Lun Hung, Stefanie A. Pietras, Hannah Carliner, Laurie Martin, Larry J. Seidman, Stephen L. Buka and Stephen E. Gilman

Selection Bias in College Admissions Test Scores

Melissa Clark, Jesse Rothstein and Diane Schanzenbach

Development of a Mathematical Model to Estimate the Cost-Effectiveness of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program

Ravi Goyal, Cindy Hu, Pamela W. Klein, John Hotchkiss, Eric Morris, Paul Mandsager, Stacy M. Cohen, Dara Luca, Jessica Gao, Andrew Jones, West Addison, Margaret O’Brien-Strain, Laura W. Cheever and Boyd Gilman

State and Local Government Statistics at a Crossroads

Panel on Research, development priorities for the U.S. Census Bureau's State and Local Government statistics program of which John L. Czajka is a Member.

Assessing Accomplished Teaching Advanced-Level Certification Programs

Milton D. Hakel, Judith Anderson Koenig and Stuart W. Elliott

Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Mitigation Strategies on a University Campus Using an Agent-Based Network Model

Ravi Goyal, John Hotchkiss, Robert T. Schooley, Victor De Gruttola and Natasha K. Martin

Employer Demand for Health Services Researchers in the Year 2020

Craig Thornton and Jonathan D. Brown

The National School Lunch Program Direct Certification Improvement Study: Main Report (Summary)

Quinn Moore, Andrew Gothro, Kevin Conway and Brandon Kyler

Comparing Smartphones to Tablets for Face-to-Face Interviewing in Kenya

Sarah M. Hughes, Samuel Haddaway and Hanzhi Zhou

Assessment of National Industry Intermediaries’ and National Equity Partners’ Efforts to Expand Apprenticeship Opportunities

Robert Lerman and Daniel Kuehn

Final Report of the Gary Income Maintenance Experiment: Labor Supply

Kenneth C. Kehrer, John McDonald and Robert Moffitt

The National Evaluation of the Welfare-to-Work Grants Program: 12 Month Follow-Up Survey Instrument

Rita Stapulonis, Shawn Marsh and Jason Markesich

Improving Coordination of Home Health Services and Durable Medical Equipment for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees in the Financial Alignment Initiative

James Verdier, Sonya Streeter, Danielle Chelminsky and Jessica Nysenbaum

Data Comparability in a Mixed Mode Telephone and Face to Face Survey of Persons with Disabilities

Matt Sloan, Debra Wright and Kirsten Barrett

Comparison of Procedures to Account for Certainty Primary Sampling Units

Frank Potter, Donsig Jang, Esther M. Friedman, Nuria Diaz-Tena and Bidisha Ghosh

Experiences of Virginia Time Limit Families in the Six Months After Case Closure: Results for an Early Cohort

Anne Gordon, Carole Kuhns, Renee Loeffler and Roberto Agodini

Money Follows the Person (MFP) Demonstration: State Program Goals, Features, and Implementation Progress

Debra J. Lipson, Noelle Denny-Brown and Susan R. Williams

Factors Influencing Youth Sexual Activity: Conceptual Models for Sexual Risk Avoidance and Cessation

Hande Inanc, Alicia Meckstroth, Betsy Keating, Katie Adamek, Heather Zaveri, So O’Neil, Kim McDonald and Lindsay Ochoa

The Meaning of "Good Fatherhood:" Low-Income Fathers' Social Constructions of Their Roles

Jean Ann Summers, Kimberly Boller, Rachel F. Schiffman and Helen H. Raikes

Nonfinancial Barriers and Access to Care for U.S. Adults

Jeffrey T. Kullgren, Catherine G. McLaughlin, Nandita Mitra and Katrina Armstrong

Metrics for Assessing Physician Activity Using Electronic Health Record Log Data

Christine A. Sinsky, Adam Rule, Genna Cohen, Brian G. Arndt, Tait D. Shanafelt, Christopher D. Sharp, Sally L. Baxter, Ming Tai-Seale, Sherry Yan, You Chen, Julia Adler-Milstein and Michelle Hribar

Trends in Food Stamp Participation Rates: 1994 to 1999

Randy Rosso

Payment Reform to Transform Primary Care: What More Is Needed?

Eugene C. Rich

School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study III, Volume III: Sampling and Data Collection

Anne Gordon, John Hall, Eric Ziedman, Mary Kay Crepinsek, Melissa Clark and Elizabeth Condon

Are They in Any Real Danger? What Research Does and Doesn't Tell Us About Child Care Quality and Children's Well-Being

John M. Love, Peter Z. Schochet and Alicia Meckstroth

Examining States' Capacity to Support Turnaround in Low-Performing Schools (In Focus Brief)

Courtney Tanenbaum, Andrea Boyle, Cheryl Graczewski, Susanne James-Burdumy, Lisa Dragoset and Kristin Hallgren

Health Plan Enrollees with Disability Informing Primary Care Practices and Providers about Their Quality of Care: A Randomized Trial

Lisa I. Iezzoni, Yuchiao Chang, Holly Matulewicz, Dennis Heaphy, Kimberley S. Warsett and Karen Donelan

Evaluation of Free to Grow, Phase II: Detailed Profile of the Free to Grow Project in New York

Alicia Meckstroth

Shoring Up the Infrastructure for Long-Term Care: What Do Vulnerable Adults Know About Their Options?

William Black and Randall Brown

New Study Shows Communities Can Reduce the Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (Summary for Policymakers)

Natalya Verbitsky-Savitz, Margaret B. Hargreaves, Peter Pecora and Greg Williamson

Case Management Models for Pre- and Post-Release Employment Services

Ivette Gutierrez

Secondhand Effects of Student Alcohol Use Reported by Neighbors of Colleges: The Role of Alcohol Outlets

Henry Wechsler, Jae Eun Lee, John Hall, Alexander C. Wagenaar and Hang Lee

A Snapshot of the Implementation of California's Mental Health Parity Law

Tim Lake, Alicia Sasser, Cheryl Young and Brian Quinn

Using Video Recordings as a Data Collection Strategy: Lessons from the Evaluation of Employment Coaching

Kristen Joyce

Lessons from Comparative Effectiveness Research Methods Development Projects Funded Under the Recovery Act

Jelena Zurovac and Dominick Esposito

Self-Regulation and Goal Attainment: A New Perspective for Employment Programs

Elizabeth W. Cavadel, Jacqueline F. Kauff, Mary Anne Anderson, Sheena McConnell and Michelle Derr

Improving Coordination of Home Health Services and Durable Medical Equipment for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees in the Financial Alignment Initiative (Presentation)

Michelle Herman Soper, James Verdier and Fiona Donald

Professional Practice, Student Surveys, and Value-Added: Multiple Measures of Teacher Effectiveness in the Pittsburgh Public Schools

Duncan Chaplin, Brian Gill, Allison Thompkins and Hannah Miller

Population Growth, Economic Downturn Stress Phoenix's Health Care Capacity

Ashley Short, Jon Christianson, Debra Draper, Linda R. Brewster, Robert E. Hurley, Richard Sorian, Lawrence D. Brown and Gigi Liu

Early Insights from State Implementation of WIOA in 2017

Brittany English, Samina Sattar and Melissa Mack

Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Access to Care and Quality of Care for US Health Center Patients Compared with Non-Health Center Patients

Leiyu Shi, Jenna Tsai, Patricia Collins Higgins and Lydie A. Lebrun

Adherence to Medications for the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure and Its Association with Health Care Expenditures

Ann Bagchi, Dominick Esposito, Myoung Kim, James Verdier and Deo Bencio

Diet Quality of American Young Children by WIC Participation Status: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2008

Elizabeth Condon, Susan Drilea, Carolyn Lichtenstein, James Mabli, Emily Madden and Katherine Niland

Evaluating the Impact of Community-Based Interventions on Schooling Outcomes Among Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Lusaka, Zambia (Journal Article)

Minki Chatterji, Paul Hutchinson, Nancy Murray, Kathy Buek, Yvonne Mulenga and Tom Ventimiglia

SoonerCare 1115 Waiver Evaluation

James Verdier, Margaret Colby, Debra Lipson, Samuel Simon, Christal Stone, Thomas Bell, Vivian Byrd, Mindy Lipson and Victoria Pérez

Creation of the 2010 CPS-Based Eligibility File, SNAP QC-Based Participation Estimates, and SNAP Participation Rates

Karen Cunnyngham and Joel Smith

Recent Research Findings on Medicare+Choice

Cheryl Young

Value-Based Payment in Nursing Facilities: Options and Lessons for States and Managed Care Plans

Jenna Libersky, Julie Stone, Leah Smith, James Verdier and Debra Lipson

Variable-Ratio Matching with Fine Balance in a Study of the Peer Health Exchange

Samuel D. Pimentel, Frank Yoon and Luke Keele

A Review of Prenatal Home-Visiting Effectiveness for Improving Birth Outcomes

L. Michele Issel, Sarah G. Forrestal, Jaime Slaughter, Anna Wiencrot and Arden Handler

CKF Grantees: Who Are They and How Do They Spend Their Grants?

Nora Paxton, Judith Wooldridge and Holly Stockdale

Survey Response Incentives for a Low-Income Population: What Works?

Susan Mitchell, Colette Lamothe-Galette and Frank Potter

Access to Effective Teaching for Disadvantaged Students (Executive Summary)

Eric Isenberg, Jeffrey Max, Philip Gleason, Liz Potamites, Robert Santillano, Heinrich Hock and Michael Hansen

Final Impact Findings from the Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration (CSPED): Technical Supplement

Maria Cancian, Daniel R. Meyer, Lawrence M. Berger, Angela Guarin, Leslie Hodges, Katherine Anne Magnuson, Lisa Klein Vogel, Melody Waring, Robert G. Wood, Quinn Moore and April Yanyuan Wu

Average Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs for Medicare+Choice Enrollees Increase Substantially in 2002

Marsha Gold and Lori Achman

Creating Patient-Centered Team-Based Primary Care

Lisa Schottenfeld, Dana Petersen, Deborah Peikes, Richard Ricciardi, Hannah Burak, Robert McNellis and Janice Genevro

Assets of Low-Income Households by SNAP Eligibility and Participation in 2010

Carole Trippe and Bruce Schechter

Using Coaching and Navigation to Promote Economic Mobility: What is the Evidence?

Mary Anne Anderson and Sheena McConnell

Hospital Compare Highlights Potential Challenges in Public Reporting for Hospitals

Mary Laschober

National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (NSSATS): 2003, Data on Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities

Prepared by Mathematica Policy Research

Enterprise Risk Management—Charting a New Path for Program Integrity

Clint Eisenhower

The Economic Impact of Untreated Maternal Mental Health Conditions in Texas

So O'Neil, Divya Vohra, Kara Zivin, Caroline Margiotta and Jessica Gao

The Medicaid Analytic eXtract MAX Chartbook

Audra T. Wenzlow, Dan Finkelstein, Ben Le Cook, Kathy Shepperson, Christine Yip and David Baugh

Evaluation of the Independence at Home Demonstration: An Examination of the First Four Years, Appendices

Laura Kimmey, Michael Anderson, Valerie Cheh, Evelyn Li, Catherine McLaughlin, Linda Barterian, Jay Crosson, Cara Stepanczuk, Lori Timmins, Jiaqi Li, Shannon Heitkamp, Christine Cheu, Tyler Fisher, Bonnie Harvey, Hope Johnson, Beny Wu, Sam Zhang, Mariel Finucane and Angela Eckstein

High School Dual Enrollment Programs: Are We Fast-Tracking Students Too Fast?

Cecilia Speroni

Workers’ Compensation and the Opioid Epidemic: State of the Field in Opioid Prescription Management

Yonatan Ben-Shalom, Megan McIntyre, Jia Pu, Marisa Shenk, Wenjia Zhu and William Shaw

Substance Use Disorder Workforce

Ellen Bouchery and Judith Dey

Availability and Consumption of Competitive Foods in US Public Schools

Mary Kay Fox, Anne Gordon, Renée Nogales and Ander Wilson

The Impact of a Health Information Technology–Focused Patient-Centered Medical Neighborhood Program Among Medicare Beneficiaries in Primary Care Practices: The Effect on Patient Outcomes and Spending

Sean Orzol, Rosalind Keith, Mynti Hossain, Michael Barna, G. Greg Peterson, Timothy Day, Boyd Gilman, Laura Blue, Keith Kranker, Kate Stewart, Sheila Hoag and Lorenzo Moreno

The Evaluation of the Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration: Findings for the First Two Years

Randall Brown, Deborah Peikes, Arnold Chen, Judy Ng, Jennifer Schore and Clara Soh

Characteristics of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Households: Fiscal Year 2010 (Summary)

Esa Eslami, Kai Filion and Mark Strayer

Community Connector: AHRQ's Visualization of Community-Level Social Determinants of Health Challenge (SDoH)

Margaret Luo, Kelsey Skvoretz and Alex Bohl

Supporting Statewide Implementation of Evidence-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs

Susan Zief and Theresa Schulte

Designing Medicaid Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Demonstrations to Reward Better Performance

Jessica Heeringa, Debra Lipson, Rachel Machta, Keanan Lane and Rachel Vogt

What the Data Reveals About SNAP Household Characteristics and Patterns of Participation (Testimony)

Karen Cunnyngham, Joshua Leftin and Kelsey Farson Gray

The Adverse Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Nursing Home Resident Well-Being

Michael Levere, Patricia Rowan and Andrea Wysocki

Children with Special Health Care Needs in CHIP: Access, Use, and Child and Family Outcomes

Joseph S. Zickafoose, Kimberly V. Smith and Claire Dye

Congressionally Mandated Evaluation of the Children's Health Insurance Program: A Case Study of Utah's CHIP Program

Ian Hill, Brigette Courtot and Margaret Wilkinson

Trends in Food Stamp Program Participation Rates: 1999 to 2001

Karen E. Cunnyngham

Supporting Mental Wellness for Program Staff and Participants: Strategies for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Leaders

Michelle K. Derr

Pilot Mobile Health Program: Using Mobile Technology to Reach, Educate, and Connect Pregnant and Postpartum Medicaid Enrollees

So O'Neil, Keith Kranker, George Kafkas and Margo Rosenbach

How Do Buy-In Participants Compare with Other Medicaid Enrollees with Disabilities?

Jody Schimmel, Carol V. Irvin and Su Liu