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Barriers to Evidence-Based Physician Decision-Making at the Point of Care: A Narrative Literature Review

Kara Contreary, Anna Collins and Eugene C. Rich

Detecting Enrollment Outbreaks in Three States: The Link Between Program Enrollment and Outreach

Carol Irvin, Christopher Trenholm and Margo Rosenbach

Societal Costs of Untreated Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders in the United States

Dara Lee Luca, Nellie Garlow, Colleen Staatz, Caroline Margiotta and Kara Zivin

Diabetes Prevalence, Outcomes, and Preventive Services Among Maryland Medicare Beneficiaries, 2002

Angela Merrill and So Sasigant Limpa-Amara

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

Parent Partners: Evaluation of a Novel Peer-Support Intervention for the Caregivers of Children Hospitalized for Behavioral Health Conditions

Eric J. Lammers, Joseph S. Zickafoose, G. Greg Peterson, Laura Blue, Kate A. Stewart and Keith Kranker

Large Numbers of Estimates for Small Areas

Allen L. Schirm, Alan M. Zaslavsky and John L. Czajka

What Can We Learn from County-Level Variation in Child SSI Participation Rates?

Purvi Sevak and Lucie Schmidt

In Their Own Words: WFNJ Clients Speak About Family, Work, and Welfare

Allison Zippay and Anu Rangarajan

Moving into Adulthood: Were the Impacts of Mandatory Programs for Welfare-Dependent Teenage Parents Sustained After the Programs Ended?

Ellen Eliason Kisker, Anu Rangarajan and Kimberly Boller

First Year Impacts of the Heritage Keepers® Life Skills Education Component

Melissa A. Clark and Barbara Devaney

Association Between Imposition of a Maintenance of Certification Requirement and Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Hospitalizations and Health Care Costs

Bradley M. Gray, Jonathan L. Vandergrift, Mary M. Johnston, James D. Reschovsky, Lorna A. Lynn, Eric S. Holmboe, Jeffrey S. McCullough and Rebecca S. Lipner

Geographic Variation in Medicare Per Capita Spending: Should Policy-Makers Be Concerned?

Claudia H. Williams and Marsha Gold

A Study of Well-Being Visits to Families on Iowa's Limited Benefit Plan

Lucia A. Nixon, Elizabeth F. Closter and Thomas M. Fraker

Performance Evaluation of the Non-Formal Skills Development Sub-Activity: Interim Results, 2009 to 2010 (Memo)

Larissa Campuzano, Elena Blebea, Randall Blair, Seth Morgan and Carolyn Chuong

Findings from HeA PA and Implications for ACA Implementation

Leslie Foster, Adam Dunn and Maggie Colby

The Patient-Centered Medical Homes: Strategies to Put Patients at the Center of Primary Care

Deborah Peikes, Janice Genevro, Sarah Scholle and Phyllis Torda

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

The Santa Clara County Healthy Kids Program: Impacts on Children's Medical, Dental, and Vision Care

Christopher Trenholm, Embry M. Howell, Dana Hughes and Sean Orzol

Determining Performance Benchmarks for a Medicaid Value-Based Payment Program (Presentation)

So O'Neil, Ella Douglas-Durham, Jon Collins, Pat Jones and Alicia Cooper

The Three E's: Enrollment, Employment, and Earnings in the Medicaid Buy-In Program, 2006

Gilbert Gimm, Sarah R. Davis, Kristin L. Andrews, Henry T. Ireys and Su Liu

Better Late? Characteristics of Late Respondents to a Health Care Survey

Esther M. Friedman, Nancy A. Clusen and Michael Hartzell

Health Professionals and Patients in California: Speaking the Same Language

Diane Rittenhouse, Alicia Fernandez, Alexandra Ament and Janet Coffman

Participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program: New Estimates and Prospects for Growth

Ellen Eliason Kisker and Valarie A. Piper

Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (PROMISE): Arkansas PROMISE Process Analysis Report

Todd Honeycutt, Brittney Gionfriddo, Jacqueline Kauff, Joseph Mastrianni, Nicholas Redel and Adele Rizzuto

Impacts of Waiting Periods for Home- and Community-Based Services on Consumers and Medicaid Costs in Iowa (Presentation)

Greg Peterson, Randy Brown and Allison Barrett

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

Modeling Administrative Costs in the Summer Food Service Program

Marsha Silverberg and James Ohls

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

Vermont's Progressive Employment Program: A Preliminary Impact Analysis

David R. Mann, David C. Stapleton and Alice Porter

Integrating Care for Dual Eligibles in New York: Issues and Options

James M. Verdier, Jenna Libersky and Jessica Gillooly

Readiness and Implementation of Quality Improvement Strategies Among Small and Medium-Sized Primary Care Practices: An Observational Study

Gregory Peterson and David J. Magid

Study of Teacher Coaching Based on Classroom Videos: Impacts on Student Achievement and Teachers’ Practices

Melissa Clark, Jeffrey Max, Susanne James-Burdumy, Silvia Robles, Moira McCullough, Paul Burkander and Steven Malick

Medicaid Analytic eXtract 2010 Chartbook

Rosemary Borck, Laura Ruttner, Vivian Byrd and Karina Wagnerman

Advancing the Self-Sufficiency and Well-Being of At-Risk Youth: A Conceptual Framework (Presentation)

M. Robin Dion

The Efficacy of Using Financial Incentives to Change Unhealthy Behaviors Among a Rural Chronically Ill and Uninsured Population

Keith Kranker

Practice Workflows, Reporting Time, and Implementation Experiences Associated with PVRP

Angela Merrill

Spring 2012 School Administrator Survey

Various Authors

National Long-Term Care Channeling Demonstration: Client Tracking Form

Prepared by Mathematica Policy Research

Average Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs for Medicare+Choice Enrollees Increase 10 Percent in 2003

Marsha Gold and Lori Achman

The Effect of School Report Card Design on Usability, Understanding, and Satisfaction

Jesse Chandler, Jacob Hartog, Erin Lipman and Jonathan Gellar

Case Study of a Collaborative Approach to Improving Community-Based Services for People with Low Income: Community Caring Collaborative

Katie Eddins and Kristen Joyce

Impacts of New Leaders on Student Achievement in Oakland

Kevin Booker and Jaime Thomas

Medicare Advantage in 2008

Marsha Gold

Factors Contributing to Variations in Physicians' Use of Evidence at The Point of Care: A Conceptual Model

James D. Reschovsky, Eugene C. Rich and Timothy K. Lake

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

Measuring Principals' Effectiveness: Results from New Jersey's First Year of Statewide Principal Evaluation

Mariesa Herrmann and Christine Ross

Cyclical Fluctuations in Strike Activity

Sheena McConnell

Factors Associated with Disparities in Hospital Readmission Rates Among US Adults Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid

David Silvestri, Demetri Goutos, Anouk Lloren, Sheng Zhou, Guohai Zhou, Thalia Farietta, Sana Charania, Jeph Herrin, Alon Peltz, Zhenqiu Lin and Susannah Bernheim

The Founding of an Urban Charter School: Three Years of Academic Growth and Key School Characteristics

Cleo Jacobs Johnson, Ava Madoff, Scott Richman, Matthew Johnson and Claudia Gentile

Reaching Those in Need: State Food Stamp Participation Rates in 2006

Karen E. Cunnyngham, Laura A. Castner and Allen L. Schirm

Electronic Health Records and Support for Primary Care Teamwork

Ann S. O'Malley, Kevin Draper, Rebecca Gourevitch, Dori A. Cross and Sarah Hudson Scholle

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

Subuhi Asheer, Ellen Kisker and Betsy Keating

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

Design of the CMS Medical Home Demonstration

Myles Maxfield, Deborah Peikes, Rachel Shapiro, Hongmai Pham, Ann O'Malley, Sarah Scholle and Phyllis Torda

The Kigoma Solar Activity in Tanzania: Evaluation Findings (Issue Brief)

Divya Vohra, Edith Felix, Duncan Chaplin and Arif Mamun

Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program: Impacts on Program Access and Integrity

Philip Gleason, Tania Tasse, Kenneth Jackson and Patricia Nemeth

A Descriptive Analysis of Older Adults in Houston/Harris County, Texas

William Black, Randall Brown, Karen CyBulski and John Hall

Implications of Health Homes for NCQA Health Plan Accreditation

Center for Health Care Strategies and Mathematica Policy Research

Emails Prompt Employees to Save More for Retirement (Brief)

Samia Amin, Greg Chojnacki, Irma Perez-Johnson, Matthew Darling, Aravind Moorthy and Jaclyn Lefkowitz

Building Strong Families: Evaluating an Intervention to Nurture the Bond Between Unwed Parents

Sheena McConnell

Mechanisms of Change in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Angela Fang, Gail Steketee, Aparna Keshaviah, Elizabeth Didie, Katharine A. Phillips and Sabine Wilhelm

How Prepared are Americans for Public Health Emergencies? Twelve Communities Weigh In

Megan McHugh, Andrea B. Staiti and Laurie E. Felland

Experiences of Germany and the Netherlands in Serving Transition-Age Youth

Todd Honeycutt and Lorenzo Moreno

A Year in Head Start: Findings from FACES 2014 on Children’s Progress Toward School Readiness During the 2014-2015 Program Year

Ashley Kopack Klein, Nikki Aikens, Lizabeth Malone and Louisa Tarullo

Participant and Provider Outcomes Since the Inception of Ticket to Work and the Effects of the 2008 Regulatory Changes

Jody Schimmel, David Stapleton, David R. Mann and Dawn Phelps

QRS Profile: Miami-Dade Quality Counts

Kimberly Boller and Kathryn Tout

Do Low-Income Students have Equal Access to the Highest-Performing Teachers? (Technical Appendix)

Steven Glazerman and Jeffrey Max

Integrated Appeal and Grievance Processes for Integrated D-SNPs with “Exclusively Aligned Enrollmentâ€

Ryan Stringer and Alena Tourtellotte

The Effects of Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programs for Youth

Julia Alamillo, Lane Ritchie and Robert G. Wood

Links Between Young Children's Behavior and Achievement: The Role of Social Class and Classroom Composition

Annie Georges, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn and Lizabeth M. Malone

Applying Advocacy Skills in Tumultuous Times: Adaptive Capacity of Insuring America's Children Grantees (Executive Summary)

Jung Y. Kim, Victoria Peebles and Christopher A. Trenholm

Trends in FSP Participation Rates: Focus on August 1995

Scott Cody and Carole Trippe

Response Rates in Random Digit Dialing (RDD) Telephone Surveys

James T. Massey, Dan O'Connor and Karol Krotki

Trends in Medical Conditions and Functioning in the U.S. Population, 1997-2017

Anna Hill and Purvi Sevak

Interview Interruption and Responses to Questions About Domestic Violence in India

Brenna V. Rabel, Solveig A. Cunningham and Rob Stephenson

QRS Profile: Iowa Child Care Quality Rating System

Kimberly Boller and Kathryn Tout

An Impact that Lasts: KIPP Middle Schools Boost College Enrollment

Thomas Coen, Ira Nichols-Barrer and Philip Gleason

Reforming Medicaid: The Experiences of Five Pioneering States with Mandatory Managed Care and Eligibility Expansions

Randall Brown, Judith Wooldridge, Sheila Hoag and Lorenzo Moreno

A Compilation of Initiatives to Support Home-Based Child Care

Toni Porter, Tahra Nichols, Patricia Del Grosso, Carol Begnoche, Rachel Hass, Lee Vuong and Diane Paulsell

Exploring Fathering Roles in Low-Income Families: The Influence of Intergenerational Transmission

Jeffrey Shears, Jean Ann Summers, Kimberly Boller and Gina Barclay-McLaughlin

TANF Caseload Survey: Common Instrument

Prepared by Mathematica Policy Research

The Educational and Behavioral Impacts of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Charter School

Matthew Johnson, Cleo Jacobs Johnson, Scott Richman, Alicia Demers, Claudia Gentile and Eric Lindquist

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

“Maybe It’s Still Good?†A Qualitative Study of Factors Influencing Food Waste and Application of the E.P.A. Food Recovery Hierarchy in U.S. Supermarkets

Caitlin A. Ceryes, Cerra C. Antonacci, Steven A. Harvey, Marie L. Spiker, Anna Bickers and Roni A. Neff

Funding Special Education by Capitation: Evidence from State Finance Reforms

Elizabeth Dhuey and Stephen Lipscomb

The Road to Trans-Inclusive Health Care: Policy Implications and the Critical Role of Social Work

Corinne P. Lewis

Differences Among Consumer Segments with Regard to Perceptions of Comparative Effectiveness Research

Sunyna S. Williams and Sloane L. Frost

National Evaluation of Early Reading First

Russell Jackson, Ann McCoy, Carol Pistorino, Anna Wilkinson, John Burghardt, Melissa Clark, Christine Ross, Peter Schochet, Paul Swank and Stefanie Schmidt

Building Strong Families: From Concept to Reality

Debra A. Strong, Alan M. Hershey and M. Robin Dion

A Mobile Tool for Health Workers: Promising Results in Bihar, India

Evan Borkum, Dana Rotz and Anu Rangarajan

Data Visualization and Infographics (In Focus)

Prepared by Mathematica Policy Research

Toolkit for Building a Virtual Learning Cohort

Brittany Rabb, Emily Gardner, Emma Pottinger, Ramya Tallapragada, Alexandra Resch, Theodora Vorias and Virginia Knechtel

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Data Quality Study

Kenneth W. Jackson, Scott Peecksen, Donsig Jang and Amang Sukasih

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

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

Kristen Joyce and Sheena McConnell

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

The Effects of a Principal Professional Development Program Focused on Instructional Leadership (Study Highlights)

Mariesa Herrmann, Melissa Clark, Susanne James-Burdumy, Christina Tuttle, Tim Kautz, Virginia Knechtel, Dallas Dotter, Claire Smither Wulsin and John Deke

An Evaluation of the Feasibility of a Substate Area Extended Benefit Program

John L. Czajka, Sharon K. Long, Walter Nicholson, Susan Allin, Ann Huff and Charles Post

Early Lessons from the Building Strong Families Project

Sarah Avellar, M. Robin Dion, Heather H. Zaveri and Alan M. Hershey