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The Postretirement Well-Being of Workers With Disabilities

April Yanyuan Wu and Jody Schimmel Hyde

Federal and Local Efforts to Support Youth At-Risk of Homelessness

Emily Knas, Matthew Stagner and M.C. Bradley

Community Tracking Survey of Households

John Hall

Drawing Across School Boundaries: How Federally Funded Magnet Schools Recruit and Admit Students

Moira McCullough, Lindsay Ochoa and Christina Clark Tuttle

Pay for Performance: Lessons from Experience

Suzanne Felt-Lisk

Quality Support Coaching in LAUP: Findings from the 2011-2012 Program Year

Pamela Winston, Sally Atkins-Burnett, Lauren Akers, Yange Xue, Emily Moiduddin, Elisha Smith, Nikki Aikens, Julia Lyskawa, Rebecca Mason and Susan Sprachman

Evaluation Interim Report for the Georgia II Industry-Led Skills and Workforce Development Project

Evan Borkum, Irina Cheban, Camila Fernandez and Ira Nichols-Barrer

Healthy Indiana Plan: Lessons for Health Reform

Timothy K. Lake, Vivian L. H. Byrd and Seema Verma

Using Supply- and Demand-Side Strategies to Improve Maternal and Child Health in Bihar, India: Process Evaluation Findings

Swetha Sridharan, Anu Rangarajan, Mercy Manoranjini and Sukhmani Sethi

Employment Among Social Security Disability Program Beneficiaries, 1996-2007

Arif Mamun, Paul O'Leary, David Wittenburg and Jesse Gregory

Training Teens and Transforming School Culture Through Comprehensive Sex Education: An Implementation Study of Teen PEP (Executive Summary)

Subuhi Asheer, Ellen Kisker and Betsy Keating

Making Child Support Safe: Coordinating Child Support and Public Assistance Agencies in Their Response to Domestic Violence

Ali Stieglitz and Amy Johnson

Evaluation of the Team-Based Goals and Performance-Based Incentives (TBGI) Innovation in Bihar

Evan Borkum, Anu Rangarajan, Dana Rotz, Swetha Sridharan, Sukhmani Sethi and Mercy Manorajini

The Community Solutions Initiative: Early Implementation Experiences

Diane Paulsell and Robert G. Wood

The Teacher-Student Data Link Project: First-Year Implementation

Kristin Hallgren, Cassie Pickens Jewell and Celina Kamler

Factors Associated With the Acceptance of New TRICARE and Medicare Patients by Health Care Providers

Priyanka Anand, Yonatan Ben-Shalom and Eric Schone

Impacts of Uncommon Schools in a Turnaround Setting

Alyson Burnett, Moira McCullough and Breyon Williams

Evaluation of Employment Coaching for TANF and Related Populations Program Snapshot: FaDSS

Kristen Joyce and Sheena McConnell

Evaluation of the National School Lunch Program Application/Verification Pilot Projects: Volume I: Impacts on Deterrence Barriers and Accuracy

John Burghardt, Philip M. Gleason, Michael Sinclair, Rhoda Cohen, Lara Hulsey and Julita Milliner-Waddell

Use of Mobile Technology by Frontline Health Workers to Promote Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and Nutrition: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Bihar, India

Suzan L. Carmichael, Kala Mehta, Sridhar Srikantiah, Tanmay Mahapatra, Indrajit Chaudhuri, Ramkrishnan Balakrishnan, Sharad Chaturvedi, Hina Raheel, Evan Borkum, Shamik Trehan, Yingjie Weng, Rajani Kaimal, Anitha Sivasankaran, Swetha Sridharan, Dana Rotz, Usha Kiran Tarigopula, Debarshi Bhattacharya, Yamini Atmavilas, Kevin T. Pepper, Anu Rangarajan, Gary L. Darmstadt and Ananya Study Group

Assessing Early Implementation of State Autism Insurance Mandates

Julia Berlin Baller, Colleen L. Barry, Kathleen Shea, Megan M. Walker, Rachel Ouellette and David S. Mandell

Designing Care Management Entities for Youth with Complex Behavioral Health Needs

Grace Anglin, Adam Swinburn, Leslie Foster, Cindy Brach and Linda Bergofsky

Providing Technical Assistance to Grantees Helping Families Navigate the Workforce and Child Care Systems

Elizabeth Brown, Grace Roemer, Max Rankin, Jessica Harding, Kara Conroy, Nickie Fung and Jeanette Holdbrook

Findings from the Healthy Start National Evaluation: Phase II

Deborah Klein Walker and Margo Rosenbach

Enhancing the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Evaluation: A Concept Paper

Mary T. Moore, Mark Dynarski, John Mullens, Suzanne James-Burdumy and Linda Rosenberg

Quality in Home-Based Child Care: A Review of Selected Literature

Juliet Bromer, Toni Porter, Christopher Jones, Marina Ragonese-Barnes and Jaimie Orland

Findings from the Survey of Early Head Start Programs: Communities, Programs, and Families

Cheri Vogel, Nikki Aikens, Andrew Burwick, Laura Hawkinson, Angela Richardson, Linda Mendenko and Rachel Chazan-Cohen

The Effects of Complications and Comorbidities on the Quality of Preventive Diabetes Care: A Literature Review

Leslie Jackson Conwell and Chad Boult

Case Study of National School Lunch Program Verification Outcomes in Large Metropolitan School Districts

John Burghardt, Tim Silva and Lara Hulsey

Learn, Innovate, Improve (LI²): Enhancing Programs and Improving Lives (Practice Brief)

Michelle Derr, Ann Person and Jonathan McCay

SNP and MMP Development: A National Profile and Key Issues for the Future

James M. Verdier

Enrolling Teenage AFDC Parents in Mandatory Education and Training Programs: Lessons from the Teenage Parent Demonstration

Alan M. Hershey

Federal Medical and Disability Program Costs Associated with Diabetes, 2005: Summary of Methods and Key Findings

Marsha Gold, Craig Thornton, Allison Hedley, Cheryl Fahlman. Suzanne Felt-Lisk and Bob Weathers

Survey Design for TANF Caseload Project: Summary Report and Recommendations

Martha Kovac, Robin Dion, Jason Markesich and Donna Pavetti

Work Readiness: Can It Lead to Better Employment and Earnings for Low-Income Adults?

Jacob Hartog, Sarah Wissel, Annalisa Mastri and Kelley Borradaile

Evaluation of the Significant Improvement Demonstration Grants for the Provision of Reemployment Services for UI Claimants

Karen Needels, Walter Corson and Michelle VanNoy

Modernization of the Food Stamp Program in Florida

Scott Cody, Renee Nogales and Emily Sama-Martin

Out-of-Pocket Medical Spending for Care of Chronic Conditions

Wenke Hwang, Wendy Weller, Henry Ireys and Gerard Anderson

Training in Adolescent Substance and Opioid Misuse in Pediatric Residency Programs

Emily B. Allen, Catherine D. Michelson, Katherine A. O’Donnell, Sarah M. Bagley, Joel Earlywine and Scott E. Hadland

WIC Breastfeeding Policy Inventory

Sarah Forrestal, Ronette Briefel and James Mabli

Fostering Effective Grassroots Partnerships: Lessons from Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

Pam Winston

Alternative Student Growth Measures for Teacher Evaluation: Implementation Experiences of Early-Adopting Districts

Moira McCullough, Brittany English, Megan Hague Angus and Brian Gill

E-Cigarette Use Among US Adolescents: Secondhand Smoke at Home Matters

Xiao Zhang and Jia Pu

Implications of State Methods for Offering Personal Assistance Services

Laura Ruttner and Carol V. Irvin

Impacts After One Year of “Healing Classroom†on Children's Reading and Math Skills in DRC: Results from a Cluster Randomized Trial

J. Lawrence Aber, Catalina Torrente, Leighann Starkey, Brian Johnston, Edward Seidman and Peter Halpin

Emergency Department and Inpatient Hospital Use by Medicare Beneficiaries in Patient-Centered Medical Homes

Jesse M. Pines, Vincent Keyes, Martijn van Hasselt and Nancy McCall

Risk of Workforce Exit Due to Disability: State Differences in 2003–2016

Yonatan Ben-Shalom, Ignacio Martinez and Mariel Finucane

Kentucky’s SGA Project Demonstration: An Interim Evaluation Report

Frank Martin, Eric Morris, Todd Honeycutt, Gina Livermore, Annie Doubleday, Purvi Sevak and David Stapleton

Interim Report on Grants Under the ENRM Project in Malawi

Kristen Velyvis, Thomas Coen, Irina Cheban, Naomi Dorsey and Arif Mamun

Development of the Uncertainty Communication Checklist: A Patient-Centered Approach to Patient Discharge From the Emergency Department

Kristin L. Rising, Rhea E. Powell, Kenzie A. Cameron, David H. Salzman, Dimitrios Papanagnou, Amanda M.B. Doty, Lori Latimer, Katherine Piserchia, William C. McGaghie and Danielle M. McCarthy

Dietary Intake and Dietary Attitudes Among Food Stamp Participants and Other Low-Income Individuals

Philip M. Gleason, Anu Rangarajan and Christine Olson

Medicaid Section 1915(c) Waiver Programs Annual Expenditures and Beneficiaries Report, 2017-2018

Jessica Ross, Kristie Liao and Andrea Wysocki

Implementation and Impacts of the Substantial Gainful Activity Project Demonstration in Kentucky

Frank Martin and Purvi Sevak

Extending Medicaid Coverage to Low-Income Childless Adults: Opportunities and Cautions for Managed Care Plans

James M. Verdier

No-Deadlines Synthetic Control and Exploratory Outcomes Analysis and Recommendations for a Future Rigorous Evaluation

Lily Fesler and Lindsay Fox

RPG Child and Family Outcomes: Fifth Annual Report to Congress

Debra Strong, Russell Cole, Angela D’Angelo, Juliette Henke and Yange Xue

Measuring the Effects of Short-Time Compensation on Workforce Dynamics

Karen Needels and Walter Nicholson

National Health Emergency Grants to Address the Opioid Crisis: Implementation Study Final Report

Colleen Staatz, Jillian Berk, Crystal Blyler, Katie Bodenlos, Melissa Mack and Ivette Gutierrez

Aspects of Health Reform: Contributions from the Economic Research Initiative on the Uninsured

Catherine McLaughlin, Helen Levy and Brian Quinn

Random Assignment

Charles E. Metcalf and Craig Thornton

Five Key Considerations for Exploring the Medicaid Health Homes Opportunity

Center for Health Care Strategies and Mathematica Policy Research

Developing Capitation Rates for Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Programs: State Considerations

Debra Lipson, Maria Dominiak, Michelle Herman Soper and Brianna Ensslin

QRS Profile: Virginia Star Quality Initiative

Kimberly Boller and Kathryn Tout

Case Studies of Leading Primary Care Practice Facilitation Programs

Erin Fries Taylor, Lyndee Knox, Dana Petersen, Kristin Geonnotti and Rachel Machta

School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children

Committee on Nutrition Standards for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs of which Mary Kay Fox is a Member

Non-Cash Categorical Eligibility for SNAP: State Policies and the Number and Characteristics of SNAP Households Categorically Eligible Through Those Policies

Carole Trippe and Jessica Gillooly

Iowa's Family Investment Program: Impacts During the First 3 1/2 Years of Welfare Reform

Thomas M. Fraker and Jonathan E. Jacobson

Enhancing Medicaid Primary Care Case Management to Improve Care Management and Accountability

James M. Verdier

Compendium of Student, Teacher, and Classroom Measures Used in NCEE Evaluations of Educational Interventions, Volume I: Measures Selection Approaches and Compendium Development Methods

Kimberly Boller, Sally Atkins-Burnett, Elizabeth M. Malone, Gail P. Baxter and Jerry West

Sources of MyPyramid Intakes Among School Children

Elizabeth M. Condon and Mary Kay Fox

Accounting for Geographic Variation in DI and SSI Participation

Jack Gettens, Pei-Pei Lei and Alexis Henry

Challenges in Improving Care for High-Risk Seniors in Medicare: Lessons and Observations from Past Field Demonstrations

Marsha Gold, Timothy Lake, William E. Black and Mark Smith

Pathways to the Use of Health Services Research in Policy

Marsha Gold

The Role of Social Networks Among Low-Income Fathers: Findings from the PACT Evaluation

Angela Valdovinos D'Angelo, Emily Knas, Pamela Holcomb and Kathryn Edin

Inter-Rater Reliability Analysis of Data to Document the Consultative Examination Process, Volume 1

David Wittenburg, Debra Wright, Sloane Frost, Gordon Steinagle and Ron Fine

Micro-Credentials: Do They Hold Promise for Low-Skilled Workers? (Issue Brief)

Nan Maxwell, Kristen Joyce, Diane Herz and Angela Edwards

Improving Food Environments in Schools: Tracking Progress

Mary Kay Fox

Cross-Site Evaluation of the Supporting Evidence-Based Home Visiting Grantees: Early Efforts to Build Infrastructure

Patricia Del Grosso, Debra Strong, Margaret Hargreaves, Diane Paulsell, Cheri Vogel, Heather Zaveri, Megan Hague Angus, Brandon Coffee-Borden and Kimberly Boller

Promoting Access in Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care: A Toolkit for Ensuring Provider Network Adequacy and Service Availability

Debra J. Lipson, Jenna Libersky, Katharine Bradley, Corinne Lewis, Allison Wishon Siegwarth and Rebecca Lester

Data Missingness in the Michigan NEMSIS (MI-EMSIS) Dataset: A Mixed-Methods Study

Mahshid Abir, Rekar K. Taymour, Jason E. Goldstick, Rosalie Malsberger, Jane Forman, Stuart Hammond and Kathy Wahl

Evaluating Basic Science Investments: Toward a More Robust Practice

Clemencia Cosentino, Leslie Foster and Julia Klebanov

Integrating Care for Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries with Serious Mental Illnesses (In Focus Brief)

Jung Y. Kim, Tricia Collins Higgins, Dominick Esposito, Angela M. Gerolamo and Mark Flick

Gaps in Timely Access to Care Among Workers by Disability Status

Jody Schimmel Hyde and Gina A. Livermore

The Narrative Communications Project: Takeaway Findings on a Message-Framing Approach

Sheila Hoag, Victoria Peebles, Christopher Trenholm and Gene Lewit

The Impact of Democracy Prep Public Schools on Civic Participation

Brian Gill, Charles Tilley, Emilyn Whitesell, Mariel Finucane, Liz Potamites and Sean Corcoran

School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study Final Report Volume 1: School Meal Program Operations and School Nutrition Environments

Sarah Forrestal, Charlotte Cabili, Dallas Dotter, Christopher W. Logan, Patricia Connor, Maria Boyle, Ayesha Enver and Hiren Nissar

Measuring Implementation to Understand Supports for Quality in Early Care and Education Centers

Gretchen Kirby, Shannon Monahan and Julia Lyskawa

Progress Toward Comprehensive Contraceptive Access Through The Right Time in Missouri

So O'Neil, Emily Hoe and Maggie Magee

Meals Offered and Served in US Public Schools: Do They Meet Nutrient Standards?

Mary Kay Crepinsek, Anne R. Gordon, Patricia M. McKinney, Elizabeth M. Condon and Ander Wilson

Methods of Observing Variations in Physicians' Decisions: The Opportunities of Clinical Vignettes

Lara Converse, Kirsten Barrett, Eugene Rich and James Reschovsky

Time-Limited Benefits Before Permanent SSDI Disability Benefits

Purvi Sevak and Stephanie Rosenbluth

Diet Quality of Americans by SNAP Participation Status: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007-2010

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

Process and Implementation Issues in the Design and Conduct of Programs to Aid The Reemployment and Dislocated Workers

Walter Corson and Rebecca Maynard Jack Wichita

Rapid-Cycle Evaluation (In Focus)

Mathematica Policy Research

Choosing the Right Formula

Allen L. Schirm

Community Health Worker Interventions for Older Adults with Complex Health Needs: A Systematic Review

Meaghan A. Kennedy, Kayla E. Hatchell, Peter R. DiMilia, Stephanie M. Kelly, Heather B. Blunt, Pamela J. Bagley, Michael A. LaMantia, Charles F. Reynolds, Iii, Rebecca S. Crow, Tara N. Maden, S. Logan Kelly, Jacqueline M. Kihwele and John A. Batsis

Structural Components of Integrated Behavioral Health Care: A Comparison of National Programs

Matthew L. Goldman, Deborah M. Scharf, Jonathan Brown, Sarah H. Scholle and Harold A. Pincus

Lessons from Three Pilots to Integrate Physical and Behavioral Health Care for Medicaid Beneficiaries in Pennsylvania

Jung Y. Kim, Angela M. Gerolamo and Jonathan Brown

HMO's Profits on Their Medicare Risk Plans

Richard T. Shin and Randall S. Brown

School-Age Children Income-Eligible for Child Nutrition Programs in Multiple-Month Periods by Type of Benefit, Based on 2004 SIPP Panel Core Data Waves 8, 9, and 10 (Analysis Period: July–October 2006)

Carole Trippe and Joel Smith