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Financial Challenges in New Integrated Care Programs: Deconstructing Rate-Setting Issues in Search of Solutions

James Verdier

What Have We Learned Using Merged Administrative Data from the Social Security Administration and the Rehabilitation Services Administration?

David Stapleton and Frank Martin

Benefits and Challenges of Expanding Grid Electricity in Africa: A Review of Rigorous Evidence on Household Impacts in Developing Countries

Kristine Bos, Duncan Chaplin and Arif Mamun

Creating Paths to Father Involvement: Lessons from Early Head Start

Andrew Burwick and Jeanne Bellotti

Pre-Design Study for the Evaluation of Recovery Act Green Jobs, Health Care, and Other High Growth Competitive Grants

Karen Needels and Annalisa Mastri

Sensitivity of Teacher Value-Added Estimates to Student and Peer Control Variables (Journal Article)

Matthew T. Johnson, Stephen Lipscomb and Brian Gill

Psychometric Analysis of Child Outcome Measures with American Indian and Alaska Native Preschoolers: Initial Evidence from AI/AN FACES 2015

Lizabeth Malone, Sara Bernstein, Sally Atkins-Burnett and Yange Xue

Emerging Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations: The Role of Managed Care

Marsha Gold, Jessica Nysenbaum and Sonya Streeter

Early Head Start Children in Grade 5: Long-Term Follow-Up of the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project Study Sample

Cheri A. Vogel, Yange Xue, Emily M. Moiduddin, Barbara Lepidus Carlson and Ellen Eliason Kisker

The Impact of the Children's Health Initiative (CHI) of Santa Clara County on Medi-Cal and Healthy Families Enrollment

Christopher A. Trenholm, Sean Orzol and Crandall Peeler

Effects of Water Quality, Sanitation, Handwashing, and Nutritional Interventions on Child Development in Rural Kenya (WASH Benefits Kenya): A Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial

Christine P. Stewart, Patricia Kariger, Lia Fernald, Amy J. Pickering, Charles D. Arnold, Benjamin F. Arnold, Alan E. Hubbard, Holly N. Dentz, Audrie Lin, Theodora J. Meerkerk, Erin Milner, Jenna Swarthout, John M. Colford, Jr. and Clair Null

Random Assignment in Program Evaluation and Intervention Research: Questions and Answers

David Myers and Mark Dynarski

A Study of Work Participation and Full Engagement Strategies

Jacqueline Kauff, Michelle K. Derr and LaDonna Pavetti

Changing Circumstances: Experiences of Child SSI Recipients Before and After Their Age-18 Redetermination for Adult Benefits (Journal Article)

Jeffrey Hemmeter, Jacqueline Kauff and David Wittenburg

Adapting Evaluations of Alternative Payment Models to a Changing Environment

Thomas W. Grannemann and Randall S. Brown

The Labor Market Consequences of Receiving Disability Benefits During Childhood

Michael Levere

W2 Converting to Wisconsin Works: Where Did Families Go When AFDC Ended in Milwaukee?

Rebecca Swartz, Jacqueline Kauff, Lucia Nixon, Tom Fraker, Jay Hein and Susan Mitchell

KIPP Middle Schools: Impacts on Achievement and Other Outcomes

Christina Clark Tuttle, Brian Gill, Philip Gleason, Virginia Knechtel, Ira Nichols-Barrer and Alexandra Resch

Operating a Vocational Training Program in a Juvenile Correctional Facility: A Case Study

Sukey Leshnick and Sarah Thomason

Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program: State Implementation Progress School Year 2010-2011

Quinn Moore, Kevin Conway and Brandon Kyler

Leading the Way: Characteristics and Early Experiences of Selected Early Head Start Programs. Volume I: Cross-Site Perspectives

Ellen Eliason Kisker, John M. Love, Helen Raikes, Kimberly Boller, Diane Paulsell, Linda Rosenberg, Kathleen Coolahan and Lisa J. Berlin

Resurrecting Free Play in Young Children: Looking Beyond Fitness and Fatness to Attention, Affiliation, and Affect

Hillary L. Burdette and Robert C. Whitaker

Impacts of the 9th SOW QIO Program Care Transitions Theme on Condition-Specific Readmission Rates

Jelena Zurovac, Arnold Chen, Sue Felt-Lisk and Myles Maxfield

Effective Care Coordination: The Hard Evidence from the Field

Randall Brown

National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (NSSATS): 2004, Data on Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities

Prepared by Mathematica Policy Research

Primary Care Practice Transformation Introduces Different Staff Roles

Kaylyn E. Swankoski, Deborah N. Peikes, Maya Palakal, Nancy Duda and Timothy J. Day

Income Security for Workers: A Stressed Support System in Need of Innovation

David C. Stapleton, Richard Burkhauser, Peiyun She, Robert R. Weathers and Gina A. Livermore

Consumer and Provider Perspectives on Shared Decision Making: A Systematic Review of the Peer-Reviewed Literature

Nyna Williams and Chris Fleming

Medicare Beneficiaries and Choice in the Detroit Metropolitan Area, 2000

Marsha Gold, Cheryl Young and Beth Stevens

Trends in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates: Fiscal Year 2010 to Fiscal Year 2014

Kelsey Farson Gray and Karen Cunnyngham

Analyzing the Association between Student Weight Status and School Meal Participation: Evidence from the School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study

Sarah Bardin and Alice Ann Gola

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Adult Education Programs: Findings from Recent Research

Mary T. Moore and Tim Silva

Experiences of Workers Hired Under Cash and Counseling: Findings from Arkansas, Florida, and New Jersey

Stacy Dale, Randall Brown, Barbara Phillips and Barbara Carlson

The Transitional Employment Training Demonstration: Analysis of Program Impacts

Craig Thornton and Paul Decker

School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study Volume 3: School Meal Costs and Revenues (Summary)

Christopher W. Logan, Vinh Tran, Maria Boyle, Ayesha Enver, Matthew Zeidenberg and Michele Mendelson

Promoting Family Engagement, Stability, and Well-Being Through Youth-Enrichment Grants

Jonathan McCay and Lily Roberts

Meals Offered in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program

John Burghardt, Anne Gordon and Thomas Fraker

Understanding the Employment Outcomes of Trainees in the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program Under the 2002 Amendments

Jillian Berk

Promoting Opportunity Demonstration: POD BOND Comparison Report

Michael Levere, David Mann and David Wittenburg

The Business Case for Pediatric Asthma Quality Improvement in Low-Income Populations: Examining a Provider-Based Pay-for-Reporting Intervention

Kristin L. Reiter, Kristin Andrews Lemos, Charlotte E. Williams, Dominick Esposito and Sandra B. Greene

Testing the Replicability of a Successful Care Management Program: Results from a Randomized Trial and Likely Explanations for Why Impacts Did Not Replicate

G. Greg Peterson, Jelena Zurovac, Randall S. Brown, Kenneth D. Coburn, Patricia A. Markovich, Sherry A. Marcantonio, William D. Clark, Anne Mutti and Cara Stepanczuk

Measuring School Leaders' Effectiveness: Findings from a Multiyear Pilot of Pennsylvania's Framework for Leadership (Stated Briefly)

Moira McCullough, Stephen Lipscomb, Hanley Chiang, Brian Gill and Irina Cheban

Early Education Experiences: Regional Differences in Kindergartners' Early Education Experiences

Emily Rosenthal, Amy Rathbun and Jerry West

Options for Building Coaching Practices into TANF Programs: A Comparison of Five Models

Michelle Derr and Kristen Joyce

Bridging the Information Gap between Citizens and Local Governments: Evidence from a Civic Participation Strengthening Program in Rwanda

Ali E. Protik, Ira Nichols-Barrer, Jacqueline Berman and Matt Sloan

Mortality Risk and Human Capital Investment: The Impact of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

Jane G. Fortson

Do Laws Requiring Parental Involvement to Obtain an Abortion Help Reduce STIs Among Minors?

Silvie Colman, Ted Joyce and Thomas Dee

National Beneficiary Survey Round 1: Public Use File Codebook

Debra Wright, Shilpa Khambhati and Beatrice Jones

Making Effective Use of Postsecondary Data in K-12 Education Settings

Luke Heinkel, Kristin Hallgren, Brian Gill and Megan Shoji

Evaluation of the Business Case for Quality, Phase II

Kristin Andrews, Dominick Esposito, Erin Fries Taylor, Keith Kranker, Lei Rao, Sandra Greene, Kristin Reiter, Charlotte Williams and Stephanie Pierson

Districts and Data: Developing Capacity for Effective Data Use

Cassie Pickens Jewell, Libby Makowsky and Kristin Hallgren

A Framework for Selecting Employment Interventions to Benefit Youth

Todd Honeycutt and Michael Levere

AAPOR Report on Big Data

Task Force Members Include: Lilli Japec, Frauke Kreuter, Marcus Berg, Paul Biemer, Paul Decker, Cliff Lampe, Julia Lane, Cathy O'Neil and Abe Usher

Draft Medicaid Access Tool

Bridget Bernick

2020 Compendium of Disability Data Collection Methods

Jason Markesich, Stacie Feldman and William Rafferty

Aligning Federal Performance Indicators Across Programs Promoting Self-Sufficiency: Key Considerations for Policymakers

Elizabeth Brown, Gretchen G. Kirby and Kara Conroy

The Impact of State Tort Reforms on Imaging Utilization

Suhui Evelyn Li, Avi Dors, Darwyyn Deyo and Danny Hughes

Commentary: Teaching Health Centers and the Path to Graduate Medical Education Reform

Eugene C. Rich

Implementation and Relative Impacts of Two Job Search Assistance Programs in Sacramento County, California

Karin Martinson, Eleanor Harvill, Correne Saunders, Daniel Litwok, Alicia Meckstroth and Steve Bates

Evaluation of UNICEF's Early Childhood Development Programme with Focus on Government of Netherlands Funding (2008-2010): Cambodia Country Case Study

Kimberly Boller, Kathy Buek, Andrew Burwick, Minki Chatterji, Diane Paulsell, Samia Amin, Evan Borkum, Larissa Campuzano and Jessica Jacobson

Effects of Traditional Swaddling on Development: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Semira Manaseki-Holland, Elizabeth Spier, Bayasgalantai Bavuusuren, Tsogzolma Bayandorj, Susan Sprachman and Tom Marshall

Effect of the Million Hearts Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Model on Initiating and Intensifying Medications

Gregory Peterson, Jia Pu, David J. Magid, Linda Barterian, Keith Kranker, Michael Barna, Leslie Conwell, Adam Rose, Laura Blue, Amanda Markovitz, Nancy McCall and Patricia Markovich

Seeds to Success Modified Field Test Evaluation: Impact and Implementation Findings

Kimberly Boller and Patricia Del Grosso

Pre-Application Activities of Social Security Disability Insurance Applicants

Todd Honeycutt, Allison Thompkins and Michelle Bailey

A Guide to the PCORI Dissemination and Implementation Framework and Toolkit

Mathematica Policy Research

Patterns of Employment and Allowances for Disability Insurance Applicants

Kara Contreary, Todd Honeycutt, Michelle Bailey and Joseph Mastrianni

Study of Federal Spending on Diabetes: An Opportunity for Change

Marsha Gold, Ronette Briefel, Allison Hedley, Meredith Lee, Cheryl Fahlman, Katherine Gruene Segersten and Melissa Neuman

Breaking Down the Numbers: What Does COVID-19 Mean for Youth Unemployment?

Hande Inanc

Analyzing Data on Paired Partners in Program Evaluation: Strategies to Overcome Common Challenges

Ankita Patnaik, Galena Rhoades, Quinn Moore and Brian Doss

Solving the Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Conundrum Continues Steps Toward Cost Savings and Care Improvements

James D. Reschovsky, Larisa Converse and Eugene C. Rich

Relationship Between Physician Burnout and the Quality and Cost of Care for Medicare Beneficiaries is Complex

Lawrence P. Casalino, Jing Li, Lars E. Peterson, Diane Rittenhouse, Manyao Zhang, Eloise May O’Donnell and Robert L. Phillips

Sharing and Accessing Administrative Data: Promising Practices and Lessons Learned from the Child Maltreatment Incidence Data Linkages Project

Beth Varley and Claire Smither Wulsin

Getting the Mix Right: Pricing, Benefits, and Risk Adjustment for Dual Eligibles

James M. Verdier

Reaching Those in Need: State Food Stamp Participation Rates in 2000

Allen L. Schirm and Laura A. Castner

Promoting Educator Effectiveness: The Effects of Two Key Strategies

Andrew Wayne, Michael Garet, Alison Wellington and Hanley Chiang

Rate the Leader: A Different Perspective on Principal Evaluation

Menbere Shiferaw and Whitney Kozakowski

Professional Development Tools to Improve the Quality of Infant and Toddler Care: A Review of the Literature

Nikki Aikens, Lauren Akers and Sally Atkins-Burnett

The Impact of the Medicare Risk Program on the Use of Services and Costs to Medicare

Jerrold Hill, Randall Brown, Dexter Chu and Jeanette Bergeron

Managed Care for Low-Income Populations with Special Needs: The Tennessee Experience

Anna Aizer and Marsha Gold

Safe or Not? Consumer Responses to Recalls with Traceability

Chantal Toledo and Sofia Villas-Boas

The Community Ecocycle in Place-Based Systems Change: A Tool for Funder and Community Reflection and Action

Meg Long, Wanda Casillas and James Liou

Two-Year Costs and Quality in the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative

Stacy Berg Dale, Arkadipta Ghosh, Deborah N. Peikes, Timothy J. Day, Frank B. Yoon, Erin Fries Taylor, Kaylyn Swankoski, Ann S. O’Malley, Patrick H. Conway, Rahul Rajkumar, Matthew J. Press, Laura Sessums and Randall Brown

Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program: State Implementation Progress, School Year 2010-2011: Report to Congress (Summary)

Quinn Moore, Kevin Conway and Brandon Kyler

Design Options for an Impact Evaluation of the Participant Assistance Program

Annalisa Mastri, Jeanne Bellotti, Julie Bruch, Grace Roemer and Beenu Puri

Implementing Expanded Medicaid Eligibility and MAGI Under ACA: State Perspectives

Cheryl Camillo

Supporting Family Caregivers Through Title III of the OAA

Leslie Foster and Rebecca Kleinman

Availability and Perceived Effectiveness of Public Health Activities in the Nation's Most Populous Communities

Glen P. Mays, Paul K. Halverson, Edward L. Baker, Rachel Stevens and Julie J. Vann

Enrollment Patterns and Medical Expenditures for Medicaid Buy-In Participants in Five States

Su Liu, Henry T. Ireys, Justin S. White and William Black

Congressional Status Report: Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children Demonstrations

Ronette Briefel, Ann Collins, Jeanne Bellotti, Jacob Klerman, Christopher W. Logan, Charlotte Cabili, Gretchen Rowe, Jacey Greece, Cheryl Owens and Andy Weiss

Special Needs Plans: Availability and Enrollment

Marsha Gold, Gretchen Jacobson, Anthony Damico and Tricia Neuman

National Public Engagement Campaign on Chronic Illness Physician Survey

Anne B. Ciemnecki, Nuria Diaz-Tena, Julie Fishtein and Frank Potter

National and State Trends in Autistic Adult Supplemental Security Income Awardees: 2005–2019

Kristy A. Anderson, Jeffrey Hemmeter, David Wittenburg, Julia Baller, Anne M. Roux, Jessica E. Rast and Paul Shattuck

Responses to Personal Reemployment Accounts (PRAs): Findings from the Demonstration States

Gretchen Kirby, Margaret Sullivan, Elizabeth Potamites, Jackie Kauff, Elizabeth Clary and Charles McGlew

Working Toward Success: Current Evidence on Employment Outcomes for People with Disabilities

Yonatan Ben-Shalom and David Wittenburg

ESAP State Enrollment Data Collection Project

Andrew Gothro, Kelsey Chesnut, Mindy Hu and Ronette Briefel

Empowering Families: Implementation of an Integrated HMRE, Employment, and Financial Literacy Program for Low-Income Couples

Angela Valdovinos D’Angelo and Katie Bodenlos

Providing Supports to Youth with Disabilities Transitioning to Adulthood: Case Descriptions from the Youth Transition Demonstration (Journal Article)

Richard G. Luecking and David Wittenburg

Who’s At Risk of Entering Social Security Disability Insurance? A Comparison of Application and Allowance Rates for Groups of At-Risk Individuals

Kara Contreary and Todd Honeycutt

Evaluation of the National School Lunch Program Application/Verification Pilot Projects, Volume III: Impacts on Participation

Philip Gleason, Lara Hulsey and John Burghardt

Evaluating the Benefits and Costs of the Job Corps

David A. Long, Charles D. Mallar and Craig Thornton