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SMI Innovations Project in Pennsylvania: Final Evaluation Report: Jung Y. Kim, Tricia Collins Higgins, Dominick Esposito, Angela M. Gerolamo and Mark Flick
Web-Based Screeners and Applications: Potential Tools for Improving Benefit Access and Program Efficiency: Emily Sama-Miller and Jacqueline Kauff
Congressionally Mandated Evaluation of the Children's Health Insurance Program: A Case Study of Virginia's FAMIS Program: Sarah Benatar, Margo Wilkinson and Ian Hill
RD or Not RD: Using Experimental Studies to Assess the Performance of the Regression Discontinuity Approach: Philip Gleason, Alexandra Resch and Jillian Berk
Congressionally Mandated Evaluation of the State Children's Health Insurance Program Site Visit Report: The State of North Carolina's Health Choice for Children Program: Corinna Hawkes and Embry Howell
The APEC II Study: Estimating and Validating Statistical Models for Generating State-Level Estimates of Improper Payments in the School Meal Programs (Summary): Quinn Moore and April Yanyuan Wu
Education-to-Workforce Indicator Framework: Using Data to Promote Equity and Economic Security for All: Naihobe Gonzalez, Elizabeth Alberty, Stacey Brockman, Tutrang Nguyen, Matthew Johnson, Sheldon Bond, Krista O'Connell, Adrianna Corriveau, Megan Shoji and Megan Streeter
Medicaid Analytic eXtract 2010 Chartbook: Rosemary Borck, Laura Ruttner, Vivian Byrd and Karina Wagnerman
Advocacy Capacity Assessment Instrument: Margaret Gerteis, Julia Coffman, Jung Kim and Krisztina Marton
First Year Impacts of the Heritage KeepersÂ® Life Skills Education Component: Melissa A. Clark and Barbara Devaney
Preparing High School Students for College and Career: Evidence from Youth CareerConnect: Nan Maxwell and Erin Dillon
State Regulation of Residential Facilities for Adults with Mental Illness: Henry Ireys, Lori Achman and Ama Takyi
Demographics of Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities Who are Not Working and Not in School: Descriptive Findings from National Survey Data: Anna Hill and Purvi Sevak
Better Late? Characteristics of Late Respondents to a Health Care Survey: Esther M. Friedman, Nancy A. Clusen and Michael Hartzell
Comparison Friction: Experimental Evidence from Medicare Drug Plans: Jeffrey Kling, Sendhil Mullainathan, Eldar Shafir, Lee C. Vermeulen and Marian V. Wrobel
Benefit-Cost Analysis in Evaluations of U.S. Training Programs: Paul Decker
Who's Monitoring the Monitors? Examining Monitors' Accuracy and Consistency to Improve the Quality Assurance Process: Joe Baker, Claudia Gentile, Jason Markesich and Shawn Marsh
Employment Support for the Transition to Retirement: Can a New Program Help Older Workers Continue to Work and Protect Those Who Cannot? (Brief): David Stapleton
The Kigoma Solar Activity in Tanzania: Evaluation Findings (Issue Brief): Divya Vohra, Edith Felix, Duncan Chaplin and Arif Mamun
Early Lessons from the Building Strong Families Project: Sarah Avellar, M. Robin Dion, Heather H. Zaveri and Alan M. Hershey
The Pathway to SSA Disability Program Entry Among Medicaid Enrollees 2007-2011: The Role of Serious Mental Illness, Multiple Impairments, and Recent Healthcare Utilization: Judith A. Cook and Jane K. Burke-Miller
A Year in Head Start: Findings from FACES 2014 on Childrenâ€™s Progress Toward School Readiness During the 2014-2015 Program Year: Ashley Kopack Klein, Nikki Aikens, Lizabeth Malone and Louisa Tarullo
Niger NECS EGRA Descriptive Study Round 1: Emilie Bagby, Anca Dumitrescu, Kristine Johnston, Cara Orfield and Matt Sloan
Redesign of the Income Questions in the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement: Further Analysis of the 2014 Split-Sample Test: John L. Czajka and Randy Rosso
Preparing Young Children for School: Margaret Burchinal, Sarah Krowka, Rebecca Newman-Gonchar, Madhavi Jayanthi, Russell Gersten, Samantha Wavell, Julia Lyskawa, Kelly Haymond, Karen Bierman, Jorge Gonzalez, Megan McClelland, Kimberly Nelson, Jill Pentimonti, David Purpura, Jason Sachs, Julie Sarama, Elizabeth Schlesinger-Devlin, Julie Washington and Emily Rosen
How Reliable are the Birth Certificate Variables for Mothers with Medicaid Coverage?: Embry M. Howell, Justin W. Morgan, Caitlin Cross-Barnet, Elizabeth Potamites and Keith Kranker
Sacramento: Pressures to Control Costs Persist Alongside Growing Capacity and Access Challenges: Ha Tu, Len Finocchio, Annie Doubleday and Kristie Liao
The Efficacy of Using Financial Incentives to Change Unhealthy Behaviors Among a Rural Chronically Ill and Uninsured Population: Keith Kranker
Culturally Responsive and Equitable Evaluation for Federal Evaluation Staff: Mary Anne Anderson and Annalisa Mastri
Public Reporting of Quality Information on Medicaid Health Plans: Suzanne Felt-Lisk, Allison Barrett and Rebecca Nyman
Examination of the Effect of SNAP Benefit and Eligibility Parameters on Low-Income Households: Joshua Leftin, Thomas Godfrey, James Mabli, Nancy Wemmerus and Stephen Tordella
Evaluation of UNICEF's Early Childhood Development Programme with Focus on Government of Netherlands Funding (2008-2010): Nepal Country Case Study Report: Kimberly Boller, Kathy Buek, Andrew Burwick, Minki Chatterji, Diane Paulsell, Samia Amin, Evan Borkum, Larissa Campuzano and Jessica Jacobson
Professional Development Tools to Improve the Quality of Infant and Toddler Care: A Review of the Literature (Snapshot): Nikki Aikens, Lauren Akers and Sally Atkins-Burnett
Impacts of New Leaders on Student Achievement in Oakland: Kevin Booker and Jaime Thomas
Interview Interruption and Responses to Questions About Domestic Violence in India: Brenna V. Rabel, Solveig A. Cunningham and Rob Stephenson
Challenges and Opportunities in Engaging Low-Income Populations with Disabilities in Web Surveys (Presentation): Holly Matulewicz, Karen Donelan and Forest Crigler
Case Study of a Collaborative Approach to Improving Community-Based Services for People with Low Income: Community Caring Collaborative: Katie Eddins and Kristen Joyce
Implications of Health Homes for NCQA Health Plan Accreditation: Center for Health Care Strategies and Mathematica Policy Research
Building Strong Families: Evaluating an Intervention to Nurture the Bond Between Unwed Parents: Sheena McConnell
Measuring Principals' Effectiveness: Results from New Jersey's First Year of Statewide Principal Evaluation: Mariesa Herrmann and Christine Ross
Maintenance of Certification Status and Performance on a Set of Process Measures: Bradley Gray, Jonathan Vandergrift, Bruce Landon, James Reschovsky and Rebecca Lipner
Paper of the Year: Effects of Care Coordination on Hospitalization Quality of Care and Health Care Expenditures Among Medicare Beneficiaries: 15 Randomized Trials (JAMA 2009): Deborah Peikes, Arnold Chen, Jennifer Schore and Randall Brown
Medicare Advantage in 2008: Marsha Gold
Do Low-Income Students have Equal Access to the Highest-Performing Teachers? (Technical Appendix): Steven Glazerman and Jeffrey Max
Quarterly Youth Unemployment Rates in Large Metro Areas, 2020â€“2021: Hande Inanc and Megan McIntyre
Developing Medicare and Medicaid Substance Abuse Treatment Spending Estimates: Ellen Bouchery, Rick Harwood, Rosalie Malsberger, Emily Caffery, Jessica Nysenbaum and Kerianne Hourihan
Differences Among Consumer Segments with Regard to Perceptions of Comparative Effectiveness Research: Sunyna S. Williams and Sloane L. Frost
Using Behavioral Insights to Help Employers Resolve OSHA Citations: Trial Design and Findings (Final Report): Greg Chojnacki, Jonah Deutsch, Samia Amin, Irma Perez-Johnson, Matthew Darling and Jaclyn Lefkowitz
Effects of a Community-Based Care Management Model for Super Utilizers: Purvi Sevak, Cara N. Stepanczuk, Katharine W.V. Bradley, Tim Day, Greg Peterson, Boyd Gilman, Laura Blue, Keith Kranker, Kate Stewart and Lorenzo Moreno
The Effect of School Report Card Design on Usability, Understanding, and Satisfaction: Jesse Chandler, Jacob Hartog, Erin Lipman and Jonathan Gellar
Measuring School and Teacher Value Added in Charleston County School District, 2013-2014 School Year: Alexandra Resch and Jonah Deutsch
QRS Profile: Iowa Child Care Quality Rating System: Kimberly Boller and Kathryn Tout
Routine Emergency Department Use for Sick Care by Children in the United States: Neal Halfon, Paul W. Newacheck, David L. Wood and Robert F. St. Peter
School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study Volume 1: School Meal Program Operations and School Nutrition Environments (Summary): Sarah Forrestal, Charlotte Cabili, Dallas Dotter, Christopher W. Logan, Patricia Connor, Maria Boyle, Ayesha Enver and Hiren Nissar
The Structure and Operations of Social Enterprises in REDF's Social Innovation Fund Portfolio: Interim Report: Nan Maxwell, Dana Rotz, Adam Dunn, Linda Rosenberg and Jacqueline Berman
Evaluation of the Local Initiative Rewarding Results Collaborative Demonstrations: Suzanne Felt-Lisk, Gilbert Gimm and Stephanie Peterson
The Horizons Study: Third Follow-UP Questionnaire: Prepared by Mathematica Policy Research
Children's Progress During the 2010-2011 LAUP Year: Yange Xue, Sally Atkins-Burnett, Emily Moiduddin, Sharon Murphy and Artineh Samkian
Mini-MAX User's Guide: Ellen Bouchery, David Baugh, John Czajka, Rosemary Borck, Rosalie Malsberger, Allison Dodd, Sheng Wang, Carol Irvin and Julie Sykes
Insuring the Uninsurable: An Overview of State High-Risk Health Insurance Pools: Lori Achman and Deborah Chollet
The Effect of Breast-Feeding with and without Formula Use on the Risk of Obesity at 4 Years of Age: Debra L. Bogen, Barbara H. Hanusa and Robert C. Whitaker
The BASIE (BAyeSian Interpretation of Estimates) Framework for Interpreting Findings from Impact Evaluations: A Practical Guide for Education Researchers: John Deke, Mariel Finucane and Daniel Thal
Early Experiences of the Performance Partnership Pilots for Disconnected Youth (P3): Cohort 1 Pilots: Linda Rosenberg and Elizabeth Brown
Congressionally Mandated Evaluation of the Children's Health Insurance Program: A Case Study of New York's Child Health Plus Program: Ian Hill and Sarah Benatar
National Long-Term Care Channeling Demonstration: Client Contact Log: Prepared by Mathematica Policy Research
The Return Motivations of Legal Permanent Migrants: Evidence from Exchange Rate Shocks and Immigrants in Australia: Paolo Abarcar
Can Administrative Records Be Used to Reduce Nonresponse Bias?: John L. Czajka
Coding-Driven Changes in Measured Risk in Accountable Care Organizations: Michael E. Chernew, Jessica Carichner, Jeron Impreso, J. Michael McWilliams, Thomas G. McGuire, Sartaj Alam, Bruce E. Landon and Mary Beth Landrum
Review of WIC Food Packages: Proposed Framework for Revisions, Interim Report: Committee to review WIC food packages of which Mary Kay Fox is a Member
Delivering Employment Retention and Advancement Services: A Process Study of Iowa's Post-Employment Pilot Program: Heather Hill, Gretchen Kirby and Thomas Fraker
Modified Adjusted Gross Income: Implications for Medicaid Eligibility Systems Under the ACA: Carrie Au-Yeung and John Czajka
BOND Implementation and Evaluation: Second-Year Snapshot of Earnings and Benefit Impacts for Stage 1: David Stapleton, David Wittenburg, David R. Mann, Denise Hoffman and Andrew McGuirk
Emerging Federal and State Activities Related to the Collection of Data to Measure Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: Patricia Collins Higgins and Erin Fries Taylor
New Respondent Reminder Methods and the Effects on Response Rate for an Establishment Survey: Matthew Anderson, Mellissa Krakowiecki, Larry Vittoriano, Karen CyBulski and Cathie Alderks
A Portrait of Head Start Classrooms and Programs: FACES Spring 2017 Data Tables and Study Design: Sara Bernstein, Charles Bush, Nikki Aikens, Emily Moiduddin, Jessica F. Harding, Lizabeth Malone, Louisa Tarullo, Judy Cannon, Kai Filipczak and Serge Lukashanets
Response Rates in Random Digit Dialing (RDD) Telephone Surveys: James T. Massey, Dan O'Connor and Karol Krotki
Trends in FSP Participation Rates: Focus on August 1995: Scott Cody and Carole Trippe
Interim Report for Evaluation of the ENRM Project in Malawi: Thomas Coen, Anthony D'Agostino, Naomi Dorsey, Arif Mamun, Hua Xie, Yating Ru, Ephraim Nkonya and Claudia Ringler
Technical Report of the NAEP Mathematics Assessment in Puerto Rico: Focus on Statistical Issues: G.P. Baxter, S. Ahmed, E. Sikali, T. Waits, M. Sloan and S. Salvucci
Large Numbers of Estimates for Small Areas: Allen L. Schirm, Alan M. Zaslavsky and John L. Czajka
A Study of Well-Being Visits to Families on Iowa's Limited Benefit Plan: Lucia A. Nixon, Elizabeth F. Closter and Thomas M. Fraker
Physician Perspectives on Medical Home Recognition for Practice Transformation for Children: Dana M. Petersen, Joseph Zickafoose, Mynti Hossain and Henry Ireys
Considerations for Reopening Pennsylvania Schools: Brian Gill, Ravi Goyal, Jacob Hartog, John Hotchkiss and Danielle DeLisle
Modeling Administrative Costs in the Summer Food Service Program: Marsha Silverberg and James Ohls
Household Participation in the Food Stamp and WIC Programs Increases the Nutrient Intakes of Preschool Children: Donald Rose, Jean-Pierre Habicht and Barbara Devaney
Beneficiary Understanding of Incentives: Evidence from Interim Demonstration Evaluation Reports in Indiana, Iowa, and Michigan: Rachel Miller, Kristin Maurer and Katharine Bradley
Developing Competency-Based Program Models in Three Community Colleges: Ann E. Person, Lisbeth Goble and Julie Bruch
Are Nurses Ready for Health Care Reform?: A Decade of Survey Research: Peter I. Buerhaus, Catherine DesRoches, Sandra Applebaum, Robert Hess, Linda D. Norman and Karen Donelan
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Three School Meals and Weekend Food Backpacks on Food Security in Virginia: Michael Burke, Charlotte Cabili, Danielle Berman, Sarah Forrestal and Philip Gleason
QRS Profile: Miami-Dade Quality Counts: Kimberly Boller and Kathryn Tout
The Economic Impact of Fleet Conversion to a Multi-Function Ventilator Due to Changes in Oxygen Usage: Suzanne M. Miller, Erwin Navarijo, George Fandaros, Sheng Wang, Michael Pappas and Richard Branson
Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program: Impacts on Program Access and Integrity: Philip Gleason, Tania Tasse, Kenneth Jackson and Patricia Nemeth
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA): Summary of Stakeholder Input on Research Priorities: Kate Dunham, Jonah Deutsch, Armando YaÃ±ez and Pamela Holcomb
An Impact that Lasts: KIPP Middle Schools Boost College Enrollment: Thomas Coen, Ira Nichols-Barrer and Philip Gleason
Childhood Cancer Survivor Study Participants' Perceptions and Understanding of the Affordable Care Act: Elyse R. Park, Anne C. Kirchhoff, Giselle K. Perez, Wendy Leisenring, Joel S. Weissman, Karen Donelan, Ann C. Mertens, James D. Reschovsky, Gregory T. Armstrong, Leslie L. Robison, Mariel Franklin, Kelly A. Hyland, Lisa R. Diller, Christopher J. Recklitis and Karen A. Kuhlthau
Readiness and Implementation of Quality Improvement Strategies Among Small and Medium-Sized Primary Care Practices: An Observational Study: Gregory Peterson and David J. Magid
Geographic Variation in Medicare Per Capita Spending: Should Policy-Makers Be Concerned?: Claudia H. Williams and Marsha Gold
Standards for Regression Discontinuity Designs: P. Schochet, T. Cook, J. Deke, Guido Imbens, J.R. Lockwood, J. Porter and J. Smith
Economic Grand Rounds: The Costs of Parity Mandates for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Insurance Benefits: Merrile Sing and Steven Hill
Diabetes Prevalence, Outcomes, and Preventive Services Among Maryland Medicare Beneficiaries, 2002: Angela Merrill and So Sasigant Limpa-Amara

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