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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
RD or Not RD: Using Experimental Studies to Assess the Performance of the Regression Discontinuity Approach: Philip Gleason, Alexandra Resch and Jillian Berk
Human Services for Low-Income and At-Risk LGBT Populations: An Assessment of the Knowledge Base and Research Needs: Andrew Burwick, Gary Gates, Scott Baumgartner and Daniel Friend
Determining Performance Benchmarks for a Medicaid Value-Based Payment Program (Presentation): So O'Neil, Ella Douglas-Durham, Jon Collins, Pat Jones and Alicia Cooper
Differences Among Consumer Segments with Regard to Perceptions of Comparative Effectiveness Research: Sunyna S. Williams and Sloane L. Frost
Performance Measurement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Modernization Initiatives: Integrated Report: Laura Castner, Amy Wodarek O'Reilly, Kevin Conway, Maura Bardos and Emily Sama-Miller
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
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
Early Lessons from the Building Strong Families Project: Sarah Avellar, M. Robin Dion, Heather H. Zaveri and Alan M. Hershey
Trends in FSP Participation Rates: Focus on August 1995: Scott Cody and Carole Trippe
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
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
Enticing Dually Eligible Beneficiaries to Enroll in Integrated Care Plans: Debra J. Lipson and Erin Weir Lakhmani
Improvement Efforts in Rural Schools: Experience of Nine Schools Receiving School Improvement Grants: Linda Rosenberg, Megan Davis Christianson and Megan Hague Angus
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
What Can We Learn from County-Level Variation in Child SSI Participation Rates?: Purvi Sevak and Lucie Schmidt
Implications of Health Homes for NCQA Health Plan Accreditation: Center for Health Care Strategies and Mathematica Policy Research
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
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
Implementing a Whole Health Model in a Community Mental Health Center: Impact on Service Utilization and Expenditures: Ellen E. Bouchery, Allison Wishon Siegwarth, Brenda Natzke, Jennifer Lyons, Rachel Miller, Henry T. Ireys, Jonathan D. Brown, Elena Argomaniz and Rochelle Doan
Determining Performance Benchmarks for a Medicaid Value-Based Payment: So O'Neil and Ella Douglas-Durham
A Focused Look at Schools Receiving School Improvement Grants That Have Percentages of English Language Learner Students: Laura Golden, Barbara Harris, Diana Mercado-Garcia, Andrea Boyle, Kerstin Carlson Le Floch and Jennifer O'Day
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
The Role of Intermediaries in Linking TANF Recipients With Jobs: LaDonna Pavetti, Michelle Derr, Jacquelyn Anderson, Carole Trippe and Sidnee Paschal
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
A Study of Well-Being Visits to Families on Iowa's Limited Benefit Plan: Lucia A. Nixon, Elizabeth F. Closter and Thomas M. Fraker
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
Advocacy Capacity Assessment Instrument: Margaret Gerteis, Julia Coffman, Jung Kim and Krisztina Marton
Detecting Enrollment Outbreaks in Three States: The Link Between Program Enrollment and Outreach: Carol Irvin, Christopher Trenholm and Margo Rosenbach
Readiness and Implementation of Quality Improvement Strategies Among Small and Medium-Sized Primary Care Practices: An Observational Study: Gregory Peterson and David J. Magid
Data Visualization and Infographics (In Focus): Prepared by Mathematica Policy Research
Practice Workflows, Reporting Time, and Implementation Experiences Associated with PVRP: Angela Merrill
Evaluation of the Local Initiative Rewarding Results Collaborative Demonstrations: Suzanne Felt-Lisk, Gilbert Gimm and Stephanie Peterson
Spotlight on Georgia: Grace Anglin and Adam Swinburn
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
Hospitals' Early Experience with the National Voluntary Hospital Reporting Initiative: Suzanne Felt-Lisk, Meredith Lee and Myles Maxfield
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
Findings from HeA PA and Implications for ACA Implementation: Leslie Foster, Adam Dunn and Maggie Colby
Effects of Medicaid Disease Management Programs on Medical Expenditures: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Georgia: Keith Kranker
Beneficiary Understanding of Incentives: Evidence from Interim Demonstration Evaluation Reports in Indiana, Iowa, and Michigan: Rachel Miller, Kristin Maurer and Katharine Bradley
Exploring Fathering Roles in Low-Income Families: The Influence of Intergenerational Transmission: Jeffrey Shears, Jean Ann Summers, Kimberly Boller and Gina Barclay-McLaughlin
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
Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program: Impacts on Program Access and Integrity: Philip Gleason, Tania Tasse, Kenneth Jackson and Patricia Nemeth
National Long-Term Care Channeling Demonstration: Client Tracking Form: Prepared by Mathematica Policy Research
Parental Report of Outdoor Playtime as a Measure of Physical Activity in Preschool-Aged Children: Hilary L. Burdette, Robert C. Whitaker and Stephen R. Daniels
Exploring and Overcoming the Challenges Primary Care Practices Face with Care Management of High-Risk Patients in CPC+: A Mixed-Methods Study: Tricia Collins Higgins, Ann O'Malley and Rosalind Keith
Comparison Friction: Experimental Evidence from Medicare Drug Plans: Jeffrey Kling, Sendhil Mullainathan, Eldar Shafir, Lee C. Vermeulen and Marian V. Wrobel
The Horizons Study: Third Follow-UP Questionnaire: Prepared by Mathematica Policy Research
Medicaid Managed Care and Working-Age Beneficiaries with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses: Henry T. Ireys, Craig Thornton and Hunter McKay
Translating Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) to Current Monthly Income: John L. Czajka
The Effects of Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programs for Youth: Julia Alamillo, Lane Ritchie and Robert G. Wood
A Descriptive Analysis of Older Adults in Houston/Harris County, Texas: William Black, Randall Brown, Karen CyBulski and John Hall
The Third School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study: Background and Study Design: Anne R. Gordon, Rhoda Cohen, Mary Kay Crepinsek, Mary Kay Fox, John Hall and Eric Zeidman
Measuring School and Teacher Value Added in Charleston County School District, 2013-2014 School Year: Alexandra Resch and Jonah Deutsch
An Evaluation of Short-Time Compensation Programs: Stuart Kerachsky, Walter Nicholson, Edward Cavin and Alan Hershey
How Prepared are Americans for Public Health Emergencies? Twelve Communities Weigh In: Megan McHugh, Andrea B. Staiti and Laurie E. Felland
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
Public Reporting of Quality Information on Medicaid Health Plans: Suzanne Felt-Lisk, Allison Barrett and Rebecca Nyman
Reliability of the Deployment Resiliency Assessment: Samuel E. Simon, Kate Stewart, Michelle Kloc, Thomas V. Williams and Margaret C. Wilmoth
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
Participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program: New Estimates and Prospects for Growth: Ellen Eliason Kisker and Valarie A. Piper
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
â€œMaybe Itâ€™s Still Good?â€ 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
What Do We Know About the Link Between Marriage and Health?: Heather L. Koball, Emily Moiduddin, Jamila Henderson, Brian Goesling and Melanie Besculides
Erroneous Payments in the NSLP and SBP Volume II Sampling and Data Analysis Appendices: NSLP/SBP Access, Participation, Eligibility, and Certification Study: Michael Ponza, Philip M. Gleason, Eric Grau, John Hall, Lara Hulsey and Quinn Moore
Continued Progress in Performance Measurement Reporting by SCHIP: Margo Rosenbach, Anna Katz and Sibyl Day
Integrating Care for Dual Eligibles in New York: Issues and Options: James M. Verdier, Jenna Libersky and Jessica Gillooly
Medical Homes: Will They Improve Primary Care?: Jill Bernstein, Deborah Chollet, Deborah Peikes and G. Gregory Peterson
Social Health Maintenance Organizations: Transition into the Medicare+Choice Program: Judith Wooldridge, Randall Brown, Leslie Foster, Sheila Hoag, Carol Irvin. Robert L. Kane, Robert Newcomer, Barbara Schneider and Kenneth D. Smith
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
Health Professionals and Patients in California: Speaking the Same Language: Diane Rittenhouse, Alicia Fernandez, Alexandra Ament and Janet Coffman
Building Strong Families: Evaluating an Intervention to Nurture the Bond Between Unwed Parents: Sheena McConnell
The Cost-Effectiveness of High-Risk Lung Cancer Screening and Drivers of Program Efficiency: Sonya Cressman, Stuart J. Peacock, Martin C. TammemÃ¤gi, William K. Evans, Natasha B. Leighl, John R. Goffin, Alain Tremblay, Geoffrey Liu, Daria Manos, Paul MacEachern, Rick Bhatia, Serge Puksa, Garth Nicholas, Annette McWilliams, John R. Mayo, John Yee, John C. English, Reka Pataky, Emily McPherson, Sukhinder Atkar-Khattra, Michael R. Johnston, Heidi Schmidt, Frances A. Shepherd, Kam Soghrati, Kayvan Amjadi, Paul Burrowes, Christian Couture, Harmanjatinder S. Sekhon, Kazuhiro Yasufuku, Glenwood Goss, Diana N. Ionescu, David M. Hwang, Simon Martel, Don D. Sin, Wan C. Tan, Stefan Urbanski, Zhaolin Xu, Ming-Sound Tsao and Stephen Lam
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
Considerations for Reopening Pennsylvania Schools: Brian Gill, Ravi Goyal, Jacob Hartog, John Hotchkiss and Danielle DeLisle
The Social Security Administration's Youth Transition Demonstration Projects: Interim Report on Transition WORKS: Thomas Fraker, Alison Black, Arif Mamun, Michelle Manno, John Martinez, Bonnie O'Day, Meghan O'Toole, Anu Rangarajan and Debbie Reed
Economic Grand Rounds: The Costs of Parity Mandates for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Insurance Benefits: Merrile Sing and Steven 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
Market Developments Signal Cost Hikes in Greenville: Suzanne Felt-Lisk, Jon B. Christianson, Linda R. Brewster, Ashley C. Short, Richard Sorian, Robert E. Hurley, Lawrence D. Brown and Jessica H. May
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
Benefit-Cost Analysis in Evaluations of U.S. Training Programs: Paul Decker
Insuring the Uninsurable: An Overview of State High-Risk Health Insurance Pools: Lori Achman and Deborah Chollet
Making Effective Use of Postsecondary Data in K-12 Education Settings: Luke Heinkel, Kristin Hallgren, Brian Gill and Megan Shoji
Further Progress, Persistent Constraints: Findings from a Second Survey of the Welfare-to-Work Grants Program: Irma Perez-Johnson, Alan Hershey and Jeanne Bellotti
Medicare Beneficiaries and Choice in the Detroit Metropolitan Area, 2000: Marsha Gold, Cheryl Young and Beth Stevens
Empirical Bayes Shrinkage Estimates of State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates in 2009-2011 for All Eligible People and the Working Poor: Karen Cunnyngham, Amang Sukasih and Laura Castner
Who Will Enroll in Medicaid in 2014?: Lessons from Section 1115 Medicaid Waivers: Candace Natoli, Valerie Cheh and Shinu Verghese
Potential Effects of Program Changes on Food Stamp Program Error Rates: James C. Ohls and Jennifer Schore
State of Arkansas and Hennepin County, Minnesota. Improving Participation in Food Stamps: Strategies and Challenges: Angela Merrill, Megan McHugh, Liz Schott and Julie Darnell
Consumer and Provider Perspectives on Shared Decision Making: A Systematic Review of the Peer-Reviewed Literature: Nyna Williams and Chris Fleming
The Pregnancy Assistance Fund: Launching Programs to Support Expectant and Parenting Youth: Ann E. Person, Elizabeth Clary, Susan Zief, Katie Adamek, Valerie Caplan and Julie Worthington
EpiCore: Harnessing a Network of Health Professionals for Verification of Public Health Events: So O'Neil, Divya Vohra and Brenna Rabel
Promoting Children's Learning and Development in Conflict-Affected Countries: Testing Change Process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: J. Lawrence Aber, Carly Tubbs, Catalina Torrente and Peter F. Halpin
HHS/ASPE Webinar Series: Developing and Using Learning Agenda Approach to Evidence-building (Webinar 2 Video: USDA, FAS): Eleanor Morefield, Amanda Cash and Jessica McNab
A More Diverse Teaching Force May Improve Educational Outcomes for Minority Students (Infographic): Jeffrey Terziev
Overview of the Independent Evaluation of CPC+: Various Authors
Descriptive Data on Region XI Head Start Children and Families: AIAN FACES Spring 2020 Data Tables and Study Design: Myley Dang, Sara Bernstein, Elizabeth Doran, Ann Li, Ashley Kopack Klein, Natalie Reid, Myah Scott, Sharika Rakibullah, Judy Cannon, Jeff Harrington, Addison Larson, Nikki Aikens, Louisa Tarullo and Lizabeth Malone
Family Self-Sufficiency Data Center Creating a Data Model to Analyze TANF Caseloads: Emily Wiegand, Robert Goerge and Leah Gjertson
Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program State Implementation Progress, School Year 2014-2015 (Summary): Quinn Moore, Kevin Conway, Brandon Kyler and Andrew Gothro

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