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The Georgetown Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration Program After One Year

Karen Sautter, Jennifer Schore, Randall Brown, Arnold Chen, Deborah Peikes and Sean Orzol

Private Providers' Knowledge, Attitudes and Misconceptions Related to Long-Acting and Permanent Contraceptive Methods: A Case Study in Bangladesh

Jorge Ugaz, Kathryn Banke, Stephen Rahaim, Wahiduzzaman Chowdhury and Julie Williams

Using Evidence-Informed Practices to Advance Youth Self-Sufficiency and Well-Being (Presentation)

Annalisa Mastri

Compendium of Existing Measures for Understanding Leadership in Early Care and Education

Lizabeth Malone, Scilla Albanese, Christopher Jones, Yange Xue, Gretchen Kirby and Anne Douglass

Designing Services for Youth and Young Adults At-Risk of Homelessness: Key Components of YARH Grantees’ Comprehensive Service Models

Rosalind Keith, Nuzhat Islam, Rumin Sarwar and Cay Bradley

Diversity in States' Early Implementation of the EACH Program

Suzanne Felt and George Wright

Engaging Primary Care Practices in Quality Improvement: Strategies for Practice Facilitators (Executive Summary)

Kristin Geonnotti, Erin Fries Taylor, Deborah Peikes, Lisa Schottenfeld, Hannah Burak, Robert McNellis and Janice Genevro

Classroom Observations from Phase 2 of the Pennsylvania Teacher Evaluation Pilot: Assessing Internal Consistency, Score Variation, and Relationships with Value Added

Elias Walsh and Stephen Lipscomb

Forced Exit: Beneficiaries in Plans Terminating in 2000

Marsha Gold and Natalie Justh

National Job Corps Study: The Impacts of Job Corps on Participants' Literacy Skills

Steven Glazerman, Peter Z. Schochet and John Burghardt

Rapid Evaluation Approaches for Complex Initiatives

Margaret B. Hargreaves

Disabled Medicare Beneficiaries in HMOs

Marsha Gold, Lyle Nelson, Randall Brown, Anne Ciemnecki, Anna Aizer and Elizabeth Docteur

The 1998 National Survey of Local School-to-Work Partnerships: Data Summary

Lara Hulsey, Michelle Van Noy and Marsha K. Silverberg

A Study of States' TANF Diversion Programs

Linda Rosenberg, Michelle Derr, LaDonna Pavetti, Subahi Asheer, Megan Hague Angus, Samina Sattar and Jeffrey Max

Recruiting and Training Home Visitors for Evidence-Based Home Visiting (EBHV): Experience of EBHV Grantees

Brandon Coffee-Borden and Diane Paulsell

Ensuring Access to Medicaid for Individuals with Mental Illnesses Reentering Their Communities from Prison: A Program Model from Oklahoma

Bob Mann, Henry T. Ireys and Seth Prins

Can Care Coordination (CC) Help Control Medicare Costs

Randy Brown, Debbie Peikes, Arnold Chen and Jennifer Schore

The Effects of Employment Counseling on Labor Market Outcomes for Adults and Dislocated Workers: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Experiment

Sheena McConnell, Peter Schochet, Dana Rotz, Ken Fortson, Paul Burkander and Annalisa Mastri

How Does Losing Health Insurance Affect Disability Claims? Evidence from the Affordable Care Act’s Dependent Care Mandate

Michael Levere, Heinrich Hock and Nancy Early

APPI Cross-Site Evaluation: Interim Report

Margaret B. Hargreaves, Natalya Verbitsky-Savitz, Samantha Penoyer, Michaela Vine, Laura Ruttner and Alena Davidoff-Gore

Change in Food Security Status and Change in Weight Are Not Associated in Urban Women with Preschool Children

Robert C. Whitaker and Ankur Sarin

HHS/ASPE Webinar Series: Developing and Using Learning Agenda Approach to Evidence-building (Webinar 4 Video: NSF)

Cynthia Phillips, Rebecca Kruse, Amanda Cash and Dan Finkelstein

Changes in Marriage and Divorce as Drivers of Employment and Retirement of Older Women

Claudia Olivetti and Dana E. Rotz

A US National Study of the Association Between Income and Ambulance Response Time in Cardiac Arrest

Renee Y. Hsia, Delphine Huang, N. Clay Mann, Christopher Colwell, Mary P. Mercer, Mengtao Dai and Matthew Niedzwiecki

The Dynamics of the Age Structure, Dependency, and Consumption

Heinrich Hock and David Weil

Learning about Infant and Toddler Early Education Services (LITES): A Systematic Review of the Evidence

Shannon Monahan, Jaime Thomas, Dianne Paulsell and Lauren Murphy

Spotlight on Oregon

Mynti Hossain, Grace Anglin, Christal Ramos, Amanda Napoles and Amy Phillips

HHS/ASPE Webinar Series: Developing and Using Learning Agenda Approach to Evidence-building (Webinar 2 Transcript: USDA, FAS)

Eleanor Morefield, Amanda Cash and Jessica McNab

New Approaches to Measuring the Comprehensiveness of Primary Care Physicians

Ann S. O'Malley, Eugene C. Rich, Lisa Shang, Tyler Rose, Arkadipta Ghosh, Dmitriy Poznyak and Deborah Peikes

A Continuing Program for Increasing Insurance Coverage Among Low-Income Families

Judith Wooldridge, Beth Stevens, Christopher Trenholm, Eileen Ellis and Ian Hill

For Massachusetts Students, PARCC and MCAS Exams Comparable in Predicting College Outcomes (In Focus Brief)

Ira Nichols-Barrer, Kate Place, Erin Dillon and Brian Gill

Nutrition Services Program Participation and the Diet Quality of Older Adults

Elizabeth Gearan, James Mabli and Katherine Niland

Payment Rate Comparison Tool

Bridget Bernick

The Pass†Through of a Tax on Sugar†Sweetened Beverages in Boulder, Colorado

John Cawley, David Frisvold, David Jones and Chelsea Lensing

Options for Attracting and Retaining Enrollment in Financial Alignment Initiatives for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees

Integrated Resource Care Center

Testimony for Hearing on Supplemental Security Income Benefits for Children

David Wittenburg

Physical Activity in U.S. Adults: Compliance with the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans

Jared M. Tucker, Gregory J. Welk and Nicholas K. Beyler

Southwestern Health Resources Accountable Care Network Three-Day Rule Waiver: Approach to Communication and Implementation (Case Study)

Candice Talkington and Sonya Streeter

Opening Up Possibilities: Father Engagement Lessons During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Eliza Abendroth, Jennifer Bellamy, Diletta Mittone, Roseana Bess and Matthew Stagner

Supporting Families in Region XI AIAN Head Start: Centers’ Early Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Katie Gonzalez, Sara Bernstein, Lizabeth Malone, Addison Larson and FACES 2019 Workgroup Aian

Creating TANF and Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Partnerships

Emily Sama Martin, LaDonna Pavetti and Jacqueline Kauff

What Matters for Student Achievement? Exploring Teacher Instructional Practices and the Role of School-Level and Student-Level Characteristics

Scott Richman, Alicia Demers and Dmitriy Poznyak

Quality of Care Initiatives for CSHCN: Building the Foundation

Henry T. Ireys

Effect of Medicaid Policy Reforms on Ryan White Grantees and Clients: Results from Six State Case Studies

Boyd Gilman and Debra J. Lipson

Building a Future: Interim Impact Findings from the YouthBuild Evaluation

Cynthia Miller, Megan Millenky, Lisa Schwartz, Lisbeth Goble and Jillian Stein

Learn, Innovate, Improve (LI²): Lessons from Adams County’s Efforts to Increase Engagement in the Colorado Works Program

Jonathan McCay, Rayna Jefferson, Hayley Ballinger, Ruby Nolasco and Heather Lower

The Impact of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax on Purchases and Consumption by Adults and Children

John Cawley, David Frisvold, Anna Hill and David Jones

Evaluation of the Local Initiative Rewarding Results Collaborative Demonstrations: Interim Report

Suzanne Felt-Lisk and Fabrice Smieliauskas

Private Sector Partnerships for Global Nutrition Impact: Early Learnings

Clair Null, Kimberly Smith and Drew Koleros

School Food Environments and Practices Affect Dietary Behaviors of US Public School Children

Ronette R. Briefel, Mary Kay Crepinsek, Charlotte Cabili, Ander Wilson and Philip M. Gleason

2022 Compendium of Disability Data Collection Methods

Jason Markesich and Stacie Feldman

Easing the Part D Transition: An Evaluation of Federal and State Efforts to Ensure Dual Eligibles and Other Low-Income Beneficiaries Maintain Prescription Drug Coverage

Ann Bagchi, Matthew Hodges, Christine Yip and Sandra Nelson

Medicaid & CHIP and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

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Evaluation of the Formal Technical Education Sub-Activity of the Human Development Project, El Salvador

Larissa Campuzano, Randall Blair, Virginia Poggio, Ivonne Padilla, Seth Morgan and Michael Brannan

An Institutional Analysis of American Job Centers: Key Institutional Features of American Job Centers

Elizabeth Brown and Pamela Holcomb

The Long-Term Effects of Building Strong Families: A Relationship Skills Education Program (Executive Summary)

Robert G. Wood, Quinn Moore, Andrew Clarkwest, Alexandra Killewald and Shannon Monahan

What's the Secret Ingredient? Searching for Policies and Practices that Make Charter Schools Successful

Philip M. Gleason

Ten Years of WIA Research

Paul T. Decker

Using Medical Records to Supplement a Claims-Based Comparative Effectiveness Analysis of Antidepressants (Journal Article)

Thomas W. Croghan, Dominick Esposito, Gregory Daniel, Peter Wahl and Michael A. Stoto

Engaging Community Members in the Research Process to Enhance Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Program Evaluations

Danielle Whicher, Lexi Ouellette and Julia Alamillo

Information Needs Associated with the Changing Organization and Delivery of Health Care: Summary of Perceptions, Activities, Key Gaps, and Priorities

Marsha Gold, Hilary Frazer and Amy Klein

Early Predictors of Girls' Adolescent Sexual Activity: Longitudinal Findings from the Girls Shape the Future Study

Brian Goesling and Anu Rangarajan

Costs and Consequences of Case Management for Medicare Beneficiaries

Jennifer Schore, Randall Brown, Valerie Cheh and Barbara Schneider

Places for Growing: How to Improve Your Family Child Care Home

Heidi M. Ferrar, Thelma Harms and Debby Cryer

Competency Frameworks for Infant and Toddler Teachers and Caregivers

Pia Caronongan, Katherine Niland, Mikia Manley, Sally Atkins-Burnett and Emily Moiduddin

Understanding the Costs of the DOL Welfare-to-Work Grants Program

Irma Perez-Johnson, Debra Strong, Michelle VanNoy and Charles Nagatoshi

Best Practices in Competency-Based Education: Lessons from Three Colleges (In Focus Brief)

Ann Person

The Skills Development Challenge in Latin America: Diagnosing the Problems and Identifying Public Policy Solutions

A. Fiszbein, C. Cosentino and B. Cumsille

SNAP Food Security In-Depth Interview Study

Kathryn Edin, Melody Boyd, James Mabli, Jim Ohls, Julie Worthington, Sara Greene, Nicholas Redel and Swetha Sridharan

Evaluation of Enroll America: An Implementation Assessment and Recommendations for Future Outreach Efforts

Sheila Hoag, Sean Orzol and Cara Orfield

Assessing the Evidence of Effectiveness of Home Visiting Program Models Implemented in Tribal Communities

Patricia Del Grosso, Rebecca Kleinman, Andrea Mraz Esposito, Emily Sama Martin and Diane Paulsell

Improving Care and Service Delivery for Autistic Youths Transitioning to Adulthood

Paul Shattuck and Lindsay Shea

Technical Methods Report: The Estimation of Average Treatment Effects for Clustered RCTs of Education Interventions

Peter Z. Schochet

Firm Perspectives on the Medicare Advantage Market

Marsha Gold, Gretchen Jacobson and Tricia Neuman

I Am Moving, I Am Learning

Daniel M. Finkelstein, Robert C. Whitaker, Elaine Hill, Mary Kay Fox, Linda Mendenko and Kimberly Boller

An Institutional Analysis of American Job Centers: Resource Sharing Practices Among AJCs

Brittany English and Sarah Osborn

Access to Care and Satisfaction Among Health Center Patients With Chronic Conditions

Leiyu Shi, Lee De-Chih, Geraldine Pierre Haile, Hailun Liang, Michelle Chung and Alek Sripipatana

Disease Management: Does It Work?

Jill Bernstein, Deborah Chollet and G. Gregory Peterson

The Role of Reinsurance in State Efforts to Expand Coverage

Deborah Chollet

Programmes to Promote Employment for Disabled People: Lessons from the United States

Anu Rangarajan, David Wittenburg, Todd Honeycutt and Debra Brucker

Predicting Successful Adaptation in the National Health Service Corps: Perspectives of Current and Alumni Clinicians

Thomas R. Konrad, Kirsten Leysieffer, Rose Marie Martinez, Richard Niska and Barbara L. Wells

Reducing Early Childhood Tooth Decay: Leading Steps for State Policymakers

Leslie Foster, Meg Booth and Colin Reusch

Ticket to Success: Early Findings from the Ticket to Work Evaluation, Introduction to the Special Issue

Robert R. Weathers and David Wittenburg

Evaluation of the Zanzibar Interconnector Activity: Findings from the Hotel Study

John Schurrer, Nicholas Redel, Duncan Chaplin and Arif Mamun

National and State Trends in Enrollment and Spending for Dual Eligibles Under Age 65 in Medicaid Managed Care

Jenna Libersky, Allison Hedley Dodd and Shinu Verghese

Behavioral Interventions for Compliance Assistance: Design Report

Jonah Deutsch, Naihobe Gonzalez and Nan Maxwell

Disparities in Post-Transition Outcomes by Level of Care Needs Among Former Nursing Home Residents

Wilfredo Lim and Carol V. Irvin

Impact Evaluation of the RWJF Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP)

Clemencia Cosentino, Cecilia Speroni, Margaret Sullivan and Raúl Torres

Eating Breakfast: Effects of the School Breakfast Program

Barbara L. Devaney and Elizabeth A. Stuart

National Beneficiary Survey-General Waves Round 5 (Volume 3 of 3): User’s Guide for Restricted and Public Use Files

Debra Wright, Eric Grau, Sara Skidmore, Yuhong Zheng, Hanzhi Zhou, Kirsten Barrett, Charles Bush and Jason Markesich

Regional Variations: The Use of Hospitals, Home Health, and Skilled Nursing in Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage

Qijuan Li, Momotazur Rahman, Pedro Gozalo, Laura M. Keohane, Marsha R. Gold and Amal N. Trivedi

Advancing Girls' Education in Developing Countries (English version issue brief)

Emilie Bagby, Anca Dumitrescu, Cara Orfield and Matt Sloan

Implementation of the National Reporting System in Migrant/Seasonal Head Start Programs: Year Two Update

Renée Nogales, Diane Paulsell and Louisa Tarullo

Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees in the Capitated Financial Alignment Demonstration

James M. Verdier

Guide to Setting Targets for Research Questions

Mikia Manley, Virginia Knechtel, Kate Place, Gregory Chojnacki and Ryan Ruggiero

The Roles of Patient-Centered Medical Homes and Accountable Care Organizations in Coordinating Patient Care

David Meyers, Debbie Peikes, Janice Genevro, Greg Peterson, Erin Fries Taylor, Tim Lake, Kim Smith and Kevin Grumbach

Evaluation of Support for Using Student Data to Inform Teachers’ Instruction—Executive Summary

Philip Gleason, Sarah Crissey, Greg Chojnacki, Marykate Zukiewicz, Tim Silva, Sarah Costelloe and Fran O'Reilly

Addressing Teen Pregnancy Risks for Youth Living in Out-of-Home Care: Implementing POWER Through Choices 2010

Alicia Meckstroth, Megan Barry, Betsy Keating, Ellen Kisker and Kristine Andrews

Guidelines for Multiple Testing in Impact Evaluations of Educational Interventions

Peter Z. Schochet

A Comparison of Cancer Stage at Diagnosis and Treatment Initiation Between Enrollees in an Urban HIV Clinic and SEER

Keri L. Calkins, Geetanjali Chander, Corinne E. Joshu, Kala Visvanathan, Anthony T. Fojo, Catherine R. Lesko, Richard D. Moore and Bryan Lau