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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

Findings from the Financial Inclusion Insights Surveys in East Africa: Inequities in Use of Mobile Money

Clair Null, Duncan Chaplin, Jacob Hartog, Jessica Jacobson, Arif Mamun and Anu Rangarajan

Value-Based Care Service for States

Paul Messino

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

Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (PROMISE): Early Impacts from a Multi-Site Random Assignment Evaluation

Ankita Patnaik, Michael Levere, Gina Livermore, Arif Mamun and Jeffrey Hemmeter

Evaluation of the Tanzania Energy Sector Project: Final Update of Design Report

Duncan Chaplin, Arif Mamun, Candace Miller, Ali Protik and John Schurrer

The Growth of Private Plans in Medicare, 2006

Marsha Gold

Guide to Setting Targets for Research Questions

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

Reducing Early Childhood Tooth Decay: Leading Steps for State Policymakers

Leslie Foster, Meg Booth and Colin Reusch

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

John Cawley, David Frisvold, David Jones and Chelsea Lensing

The Use of TANF Work-Oriented Sanctions in Illinois, New Jersey, and South Carolina

LaDonna Pavetti, Michelle K. Derr, Gretchen Kirby, Robert G. Wood and Melissa A. Clark

Food Stamp Program Access

James Ohls

Measuring Teacher and School Value Added in Oklahoma, Spring 2016

Albert Y. Liu, Elias Walsh and Dallas Dotter

APPI Cross-Site Evaluation: Interim Report

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

Juvenile Probation Transformation: Applying the Approach in Lucas County, OH, and Pierce County, WA

Sino Esthappan, Johanna Lacoe and Douglas Young

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

Making Joint Commitments: Roles of Schools, Employers, and Students in Implementing National Skill Standards

Joshua Haimson and Lara Hulsey

Dynamics in Medicaid and SCHIP Eligibility Among Children in SCHIP's Early Years: Implications for Reauthorization

Anna S. Sommers, Lisa Dubay, Linda J. Blumberg, Fredric E. Blavin and John L. Czajka

Profile of Children Entering Los Angeles Universal Preschool LAUP, Fall 2007

Michael López, John Love, Cheri Vogel, Sally Atkins-Burnett, Susan Sprachman, Margaret Caspe, Kathy Sonnenfeld, Kim Hall, Jessica Brauner and Susan Cooper

Social Security Disability Beneficiaries with Work-Related Goals and Expectations

Gina A. Livermore

Successful Care Coordination and the ACA

Randy Brown

Assessment of the Train the Trainer Project Using the Helping You Take Care of Yourself Curriculum

Melanie Besculides, Lisa Trebino, Sarah Jones and Jung Kim

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

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

Impact of the Switch to Managed Care on the Use of Medicaid Services in Tennessee

Merrile Sing

Effectiveness, Safety, and Acceptability of No†Test Medical Abortion Provided via Telemedicine: A National Cohort Study

Abigail Aiken, Patricia A. Lohr, Jonathan Lord, Nabanita Ghosh and Jennifer Starling

I Am Moving, I Am Learning

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

Home Health Care: Prospective Payment Reduces Visits While Preserving Quality

Valerie Cheh

The Role of Reinsurance in State Efforts to Expand Coverage

Deborah Chollet

QRS Profile: New Mexico Look for the STARS—AIM HIGH

Kimberly Boller and Kathryn Tout

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

COVID-19 Intensifies Nursing Home Workforce Challenges

Noelle Denny-Brown, Denise Stone, Burke Hays and Dayna Gallagher

Trauma-Informed Planning Strategies to Help Students Transition Back to School in the Era of COVID-19, Fact Sheet

Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic

Potential Strategies to Improve the Employment Outcomes of Youth SSI Recipients

Todd Honeycutt, David Wittenburg, Richard Luecking, Kelli Crane and David R. Mann

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

Mental Health Insurance: Coverage, Generosity, and Parity

Myles Maxfield and Lori Achman

Do Socialization Goals Explain Difference in Parental Control Between Black and White Parents?

Scott B. Richman and Jelani Mandara

2016-2019 Oakland Unite Agency Report

Esa Eslami, Natalie Larkin, Charles Tilley and Naihobe Gonzalez

Trends in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates: Fiscal Years 2002-2009

Joshua Leftin

Interim Impacts of the POWER Through Choices Program

Brian Goesling, Reginald D. Covington, Jennifer Manlove, Megan Barry, Roy F. Oman and Sara Vesely

Firm Perspectives on the Medicare Advantage Market

Marsha Gold, Gretchen Jacobson and Tricia Neuman

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

Suzanne Felt-Lisk and Fabrice Smieliauskas

Evaluating an Enhanced Home Visiting Program to Prevent Rapid Repeat Pregnancy Among Adolescent Parents

Menbere Shiferaw, Dana Rotz and Robert G. Wood

Building a Future: Interim Impact Findings from the YouthBuild Evaluation

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

Payment Rate Comparison Tool

Bridget Bernick

The Academic and Behavioral Consequences of Discipline Policy Reform: Evidence from Philadelphia

Matthew P. Steinberg and Johanna Lacoe

SNAP Food Security In-Depth Interview Study

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

Eating Breakfast: Effects of the School Breakfast Program

Barbara L. Devaney and Elizabeth A. Stuart

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

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

Elizabeth Brown and Pamela Holcomb

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

Claudia Olivetti and Dana E. Rotz

Standardized Testing: Mend It, Don't End It

Steven Glazerman

Guide to MAX Data

Laura Ruttner, Rosemary Borck, Jessica Nysenbaum and Susan Williams

Tips for Establishing an Effective COVID-19 Contact Tracing Program

Candace Miller

2022 Compendium of Disability Data Collection Methods

Jason Markesich and Stacie Feldman

The Cost of Implementing a Home Visiting Program Designed to Prevent Repeat Pregnancies Among Adolescent Mothers

Theresa Schulte Neelan and Brian Goesling

Use of Hospital Emergency Services by Youths in Out-of-Home Care

Jonathan D. Brown, Ellen Singer and Henry T. Ireys

Examining the Oral Language Competency of Children from Korean Immigrant Families in English-Only and Dual Language Immersion Schools

Jane Younga Choi, Jin Sook Lee and Janet S. Oh

Application of Path Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling in Nutrition and Dietetics

Jeffrey E. Harris and Philip Gleason

A Profile of Young Children in the Los Angeles Healthy Kids Program: Who Are They and What Are Their Experiences on the Program?

Embry Howell, Lisa Dubay, Genevieve Kenney, Louise Palmer, Ian Hill, Moira Inkelas and Martha Kovac

Dietary Intakes of Children Enrolled in US Early Child-Care Programs During Child-Care and Non-Child-Care Days

Meaghan E. Glenn, Kelly Patlan, Patricia Connor, Chantal Stidsen, Sarah Ball, Karen E. Peterson, Lauren E.W. Olsho, Alice Ann H. Gola and Kristen A. Copeland

The Evaluation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: A Synthesis of Major Findings

Ronald D'Amico and Peter Z. Schochet

Social and Economic Integration of Latino Immigrants in New Rural Destinations

Heather Koball, Randy Capps, William Kandel, Jamila Henderson and Everett Henderson

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

Brian Goesling and Anu Rangarajan

Quality of Care Initiatives for CSHCN: Building the Foundation

Henry T. Ireys

SCHIP's Steady Enrollment Growth Continues

Marilyn Ellwood, Angela Merrill and Wendy Conroy

Research Review: Data-Driven Decision Making in Education Agencies. Data Driven, not Data Drowning

Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory

Current and Future Demand for Health Services Researchers: Perspectives from Diverse Research Organizations

Eugene Rich and Anna Collins

Diversity in States' Early Implementation of the EACH Program

Suzanne Felt and George Wright

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

Do Early Warning Systems and Student Engagement Activities Reduce Dropout? Findings from the Four-Country SDPP Evaluation

Nancy Murray

Unintended Pregnancy and Perinatal Depression Trajectories in Low-Income, High-Risk Hispanic Immigrants

Anna L. Christensen, Elizabeth A. Stuart, Deborah F. Perry and Huynh-Nhu Le

Evaluation of Teachers Trained Through Different Routes to Certification

Jill Constantine

Spotlight on North Carolina

Dana Petersen, Mynti Hossain, Rachel Burton and Christal Ramos

Upward Bound Math-Science Program: Description and Interim Impact Estimates

Robert B. Olsen, Neil Seftor, Tim Silva, David Myers, David DesRoches and Julie Young

A Study of States' TANF Diversion Programs

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

Putting Rigorous Evidence Within Reach: Lessons Learned from the New Heights Evaluation

Susan Zief, John Deke and Ruth Neild

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

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

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

Heidi M. Ferrar, Thelma Harms and Debby Cryer

Consumer Voices for Coverage: Advocacy Evaluation Toolkit

Debra A. Strong, Todd Honeycutt and Judith Wooldridge

Local Evaluations of the Cohort 1 P3 Pilots: A Synthesis of Their Findings

Nan Maxwell and Armando Yañez

Costs and Consequences of Case Management for Medicare Beneficiaries

Jennifer Schore, Randall Brown, Valerie Cheh and Barbara Schneider

Analysis of Transition Events in Health Insurance Coverage

John L. Czajka and James Mabli

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

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

Medicaid & CHIP and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

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Money Follows the Person: Updated State Transitions as of December 31, 2020

Victoria Peebles and Johanna Dolle

Charter School Authorizers and Student Achievement (Journal Article)

Ron Zimmer, Brian Gill, Jonathon Attridge and Kaitlin Obenauf

Dual Eligible Populations and Special Needs Plans: Current and Future Strategies

James M. Verdier

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

Going to Scale: As KIPP Network Grows, Positive Impacts Are Sustained (In Focus Brief)

Christina Clark Tuttle, Philip Gleason, Virginia Knechtel, Ira Nichols-Barrer, Kevin Booker, Gregory Chojnacki, Thomas Coen and Lisbeth Goble

Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care: Challenges and Opportunities for State Policymakers and Low-Income Individuals

James Verdier

Trends in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates: 2001-2008 (Summary)

Joshua Leftin

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

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

Lara Hulsey, Michelle Van Noy and Marsha K. Silverberg

Impact of Influenza Immunization on Medical Expenditures Among Medicare Elderly, 1999-2003

Boyd H. Gilman, Arthur J. Bonito and Celia Eicheldinger

Consumer Response to Gastrointestinal Illness Perceived to Originate from Food Service Facilities

Erin S. Garnett, Stephanie R. Gretsch, Clair Null and Christine L. Moe

Forced Exit: Beneficiaries in Plans Terminating in 2000

Marsha Gold and Natalie Justh