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Medicare Payment for Telehealth

Neetu Jain and Deborah Chollet

Multi-Armed RCTs: A Design-Based Framework

Peter Z. Schochet

Vocational Rehabilitation Outcomes for Students Participating in a Model Transition Program

Richard G. Luecking, Ellen S. Fabian, Kara Contreary, Todd C. Honeycutt and Debra Martin Luecking

Year 2 Demonstration Impacts of Using Medicaid Data to Directly Certify Students for Free School Meals

Lara Hulsey, Joshua Leftin, Anne Gordon, Claire Smither Wulsin, Nicholas Redel, Allen Schirm, Nicholas Beyler, Sheila Heaviside, Brian Estes and Carole Trippe

Child Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems: Approaches to Integrating Programs for Young Children in Two States

Gretchen Kirby, Kimberly Boller and Heather Zaveri

Employment Research in Brief: An Annotated Bibliography of ETA-Sponsored Studies

Annalisa Mastri, Emily Evans, Stacy Pancratz and Carrie Wolfson

School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study III: Public-Use File Documentation, Version 2

Anne Gordon, Elizabeth Condon, Melissa Clark, Karin Zeller, Elaine Hill, Ander Wilson and Ronette Briefel

TRICARE for Children: Between Medicaid and Marketplace Plans for Comprehensiveness and Cost Sharing

Joseph S. Zickafoose, Amanda Lechner and Thomas Williams

Food Expenditures and Diet Quality Among Low-Income Households and Individuals

James Mabli, Laura Castner, James Ohls, Mary Kay Fox, Mary Kay Crepinsek and Elizabeth Condon

HHS/ASPE Webinar Series: Developing and Using Learning Agenda Approach to Evidence-building (Webinar 5 Video: SBA)

Brittany Borg, Amanda Cash and Jessica McNab

Mejores Inicios El Estado del Aprendizaje Temprano y Preparacin para el Kindergarten en East Yakima y White Center

Diane Paulsell, Kimberly Boller, Nikki Aikens, Martha Kovac and Patricia Del Grosso

The Impact of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax on Prices and Product Availability

John Cawley, David Frisvold, Anna Hill and David Jones

Early Implementation of the Welfare-to-Work Grants Program: Report to Congress

Irma Perez-Johnson and Alan M. Hershey

Where the Jobs Are: Using Real-Time LMI for Green Jobs

Elizabeth Laird, Brittany English and Jillian Berk

Assessing Cultural Perspectives on the Quality of Care

Ann D. Bagchi, Raquel af Ursin and Alicia Leonard

Technical Working Paper: Creation of the September 2009 Baseline of the 2005 MATH SIPP+ Microsimulation Model and Database

Joel Smith

Designs for Measuring How the School Breakfast Program Affects Learning

Jonathan Jacobson, Ronette Briefel, Philip Gleason and Rachel Sullivan

Medicaid Expansion and Health Services Use for Adults Experiencing Homelessness in Arkansas

Jeral Self, Kevin Callison, Anthony Goudie, Kanna Lewis and Joseph Thompson

Reimagining Health Policy Research: Collaborative Partnerships and Evidence-Based Solution to Transform Health Care

Mathematica Policy Research

Planning a WIC Research Agenda

Institute of Medicine Food and Nutrition Board Committee to Review the WIC Food Packages of which Barbara Devaney is a Member

Early Care and Education Partnerships: A Review of the Literature

Patricia Del Grosso, Lauren Akers, Andrea Mraz Esposito and Diane Paulsell

Characteristics of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Households: Fiscal Year 2015

Kelsey Farson Gray, Sarah Fisher and Sarah Lauffer

Findings from the Evaluation of the Non-Elderly Disabled (NED) Housing Choice Voucher Program

Debra Lipson, Denise Hoffman and Matthew Kehn

Promising Practices in a Time of Budget Stringency

Holly Stockdale, Ian Hill and Embry Howell

Summary of Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children: Evaluation Findings for the Full Implementation Year 2012

Ann M. Collins, Ronette Briefel, Jacob Alex Klerman, Gretchen Rowe, Anne Wolf, Christopher W. Logan, Anne Gordon, Carrie Wolfson, Ayesha Enver, Cheryl Owens, Charlotte Cabili and Stephen Bell

Title I School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services

Brian Gill, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Scott Naftel, Karen Ross, Mengli Song, Jennifer Harmon and Georges Vernez

Medicare+Choice 2000: Will Enrollees Spend More and Receive Less?

Amanda Cassidy and Marsha Gold

Pennsylvania Medical Assistance Program Reform Options

Jim Verdier

Is There a Foster Care-To-Prison Pipeline? Evidence from Quasi-Randomly Assigned Investigators

E. Jason Baron and Max Gross

Launching a National Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Program: Title V State SRAE Program Plans

Theresa Neelan, Danielle DeLisle and Susan Zief

The Evaluation of Abstinence Education Programs Funded Under Title V Section 510: Interim Report

Barbara Devaney, Amy Johnson, Rebecca Maynard and Christopher Trenholm

Encouraging Survey Response Among Diverse, Hard-to-Reach Populations: Use of Differential Incentives (Presentation)

Alicia Harrington

Advanced Analytics for Government Agencies (In Focus Brief)

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Trends in Medicare+Choice: Benefits and Premiums, 1999-2002

Lori Achman and Marsha Gold

Using Vouchers to Deliver Social Services: Considerations Based on the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program Experiences

Gretchen Kirby and Andrew Burwick

Do Environmental Messages Work on the Poor? Experimental Evidence from Brazilian Favelas

Chantal Toledo

Promoting Maternal and Child Health Through Health Text Messaging: An Evaluation of the Text4baby Program (Summary of Key Findings)

Mathematica Policy Research

A Viable Alternative to Private Managed Care Models in Medicaid: Performance of Oklahoma's Primary Care Case Management Program in Controlling Preventable Hospitalizations

Margaret Colby, Sam Simon and James Verdier

Behind the Curve: A Critical Assessment of How Little is Known about Arrangements between Managed Care Plans and Physicians

Marsha Gold, Lyle Nelson, Timothy Lake, Robert Hurley and Robert Berenson

Perspectives on Networking, Cultural Values, and Skills Among African American Men with Spinal Cord Injury: A Reconsideration of Social Capital Theory

M. Njeri Jackson, Michelle A. Meade, Phyllis S. Ellenbogen and Kirsten Barrett

Effectiveness of Reading and Mathematics Software Products: Findings from the First Student Cohort

Mark Dynarski, Roberto Agodini, Sheila Heaviside, Timothy Novak, Nancy Carey, Larissa Campuzano, Barbara Means, Robert Murphy, William Penuel, Hal Javitz, Deborah Emery and Willow Sussex

Building a Roadmap From Patient-Reported Outcome Measures to Patient-Reported Outcome Performance Measures Environmental Scan

Samuel Simon

Using Coaching and Navigation to Promote Economic Mobility: How Can Programs Ensure Equity?

Mary Anne Anderson and Michelle Derr

Integration of Medicare and Medicaid for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries: State Efforts Inside and Outside Demonstration Authority

James M. Verdier

Initial Experiences of Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder Participating in the PROMISE Initiative

Ankita Patnaik, Jeffrey Hemmeter and Arif Mamun

Using Data from Schools and Child Welfare Agencies to Predict Near-Term Academic Risks

Julie Bruch, Jonathan Gellar, Lindsay Cattell, John Hotchkiss and Phil Killewald

Operating a Youth Homelessness Prevention Program: A Case Study from the P3 Pilot in Sacramento, California

Caitlin Grey and Melissa Mack

Neither Easy Nor Cheap

Sheena McConnell, Peter Schochet and Alberto Martini

The Evidence Base for How We Learn: Supporting Students’ Social, Emotional, and Academic Development

Stephanie M. Jones and Jennifer Kahn

Educating Beneficiaries About the Cost of Care: Health Accounts in Arkansas, Indiana, and Michigan

Rachel Miller and Kara Contreary

Reforming School Discipline: School-Level Policy Implementation and the Consequences for Suspended Students and Their Peers

Matthew P. Steinberg and Johanna Lacoe

Healthy People (HP) 2010 Disparity Elimination Goals: Case Studies of State Efforts

Marsha Gold

The Power of Nutrition: How It Is Working and Early Learnings

Anitha Sivasankaran, Anu Rangarajan, Nikita Ramchandani and Heather Ingraham

Empirical Bayes Shrinkage Estimates of State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates in 2006-2008 for All Eligible People and the Working Poor

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

Great Expectations: A Framework for Assessing and Understanding Key Factors Affecting Student Learning of Foundational Reading Skills

Audrey-Marie Moore, Amber Gove and Karen Tietjen

Bridging Workforce Development and Corrections Cultures

Heather Lewis-Charp

Equity, Inclusivity, and Innovative Digital Technologies to Improve Adolescent and Young Adult Health

Sonoo Thadaney Israni, Michael E. Matheny, Ryan Matlow and Danielle Whicher

Market Rate Surveys and Alternative Methods of Data Collection and Analysis to Inform Subsidy Payment Rates

Eiizabeth Davis, Lynn A. Karoly, Bobbie Weber, Pia Caronongan, Kathryn Tout, Patti Banghart, Sara Shaw and Anne Partika

Detour to Opportunity: A Guide on Young Adult Diversion from the Criminal Justice System

Jillian Stein, Katie Bodenlos, Armando Yañez, Johanna Lacoe and Jillian Berk

How Much Bias Results if a Quasi-Experimental Design Combines Local Comparison Groups, a Pretest Outcome Measure and Other Covariates?: A Within Study Comparison of Preschool Effects

Thomas D. Cook, Naixin Zhu, Alice Klein, Prentice Starkey and Jaime Thomas

Who Enrolls in Medicaid Managed Care Programs that Cover Long-Term Services and Supports? Implications of Enrollee Diversity for a National Cross-State Evaluation

Jessica Kasten, Debra Lipson, Paul Saucier and Jenna Libersky

Bridging the Gap: A Comparative Assessment of Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Practices with Transition-Age Youth (Journal Article)

Todd Honeycutt, Maura Bardos and Stephanie McLeod

Using Health Information Technology to Support Quality Improvement in Primary Care

Tricia Collins Higgins, Jesse Crosson, Deborah Peikes, Robert McNellis, Janice Genevro and David Meyers

Better Beginnings: Partnering with Families for Early Learning Home Visit Observations

Kristin Hallgren, Kimberly Boller and Diane Paulsell

Comprehensive Teacher Induction: Year 1 Impact Findings from an RCT

Steven Glazerman, Sarah Dolfin, Martha Bleeker, Amy Johnson, Eric Isenberg, Julieta Lugo-Gil, Mary Grider and Edward Britton

Evaluation of the National Long-Term Care Demonstration: An Analysis of Site-Specific Results

Robert A. Applebaum, Randall S. Brown and Peter Kemper

PREP Snapshot: Inputs and Outcomes: PREP Programs Serving Adjudicated Youth

Lauren Murphy, Susan Zief and Lara Hulsey

Comparing the Reliability and Predictive Power of Child, Teacher, and Guardian Reports of Noncognitive Skills

Shuaizhang Feng, Yujie Han, James Heckman and Tim Kautz

Maximizing the Value of Philanthropic Efforts Through Planned Partnerships Between the U.S. Government and Private Foundations (Presentation)

Debra A. Strong

Examining Attrition in the Physician Component of the Community Tracking Study

Frank Potter, Michael Sinclair and Steve Williams

How Well is CHIP Addressing Primary and Preventive Care Needs and Access for Children?

Kimberly V. Smith and Claire Dye

Using Data to Connect TANF Clients to Good Jobs: An Opportunity to Foster WIOA Partnerships

Kristen Joyce, Alix Gould-Werth, MIchelle Derr, Elias Sanchez-Eppler, Carrie Clowney and Lily Roberts

Milpitas Early Learning Transitions Model: Using Assessment Data to Inform Teacher Practice

Emily Moiduddin, Celina Kamler, Lizabeth Malone and Kathryn Gonzalez

Study of Enhanced College Advising in Upward Bound: Impacts on Steps Toward College (Report)

Alina Martinez, Tamara Linkow, Hannah Miller and Amanda Parsad

Hospital Public Reporting Summit: The Link Between Public Reporting and Quality Improvement

Mary A. Laschober and Myles Maxfield

Impact of Critical Access Hospital Conversion on Beneficiary Liability

Boyd H. Gilman

The Economic Well-Being of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care

Amy Dworsky

State Differences in the Vocational Rehabilitation Experiences of Transition-Age Youth with Disabilities

Todd Honeycutt, Allison Thompkins, Maura Bardos and Steven Stern

Reaching Those in Need: State Food Stamp Participation Rates in 2005

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

Reaching the Underserved Elderly and Working Poor in SNAP: Evaluation Findings from the Fiscal Year 2009 Pilots

Jacqueline Kauff, Lisa Dragoset, Elizabeth Clary, Elizabeth Laird, Libby Makowsky and Emily Sama-Miller

Selecting Policy Indicators and Developing Simulation Models for the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs (Summary)

Lisa Dragoset and Anne Gordon

Design and Analysis Considerations for Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials That Have a Small Number of Clusters

John Deke

What Have We Learned About Homeschooling?

Eric J. Isenberg

State Contracting with Medicare Advantage Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans: Issues and Options

James Verdier, Alexandra Kruse, Rebecca SweetlLester, Ann Mary Philip and Danielle Chelminsky

Using Tau-Argus and sdcTable to Conduct Secondary Cell Supression for Linked Tables

Amang Sukasih, Donsig Jang and David Edson

Medical Home Evaluations: Why They Can Fail, How to Structure Them

Debbie Peikes

Left Home High and Dry-Reduced Migration in Response to Repeated Droughts in Thailand and Vietnam

Esteban J. Quiñones, Sabine Liebenehm and Rasadhika Sharma

Employment Strategies for Low-Income Adults Evidence Review: Standards and Methods

Annalisa Mastri, Emily Sama-Miller and Andrew Clarkwest

Program Churning and Transfers Between Medicaid and CHIP

Sean M. Orzol, Lauren Hula and Mary Harrington

Who Will Educate Our Nurses? A Strategy to Address the Nurse Faculty Shortage in New Jersey

Angela M. Gerolamo, Amy Overcash, Jennifer McGovern, Grace Roemer and Susan Bakewell-Sachs

Building Advocacy Capacity Where Grantees Started

Jung Kim, Debra A. Strong, Judith Wooldridge and Margaret Gerteis

Ready, Steady, Grow: Preparing Students for Changing Career Requirements (Infographic)

Jan Anderson

Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Overview of State Grantee Progress, January to December 2014

Eric Morris, Melissa Medeiros, Noelle Denny-Brown, Victoria Peebles, Bailey G. Orshan, Rebecca Coughlin, Rebecca SweetlLester, Susan R. Williams and Brynn Hagen

Students Attending School Remotely Suffer Socially, Emotionally, and Academically

Angela L. Duckworth, Tim Kautz, Amy Defnet, Emma Satlof-Bedrick, Sean Talamas, Benjamin Lira and Laurence Steinberg

The Washington University Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration Program After One Year

Nancy Archibald, Jennifer Schore, Randall Brown, Deborah Peikes and Sean Orzol

Facility and Client Characteristics Associated with Follow-Up After Discharge from an Inpatient Psychiatric Facility

Jonathan Brown and Nadia Bell

Market Signals: Evidence on the Determinants and Consequences of School Choice from a Citywide Lottery (Journal Article)

Steven Glazerman and Dallas Dotter

Potential Assistance for Disadvantaged Workers: Employment Social Enterprises

Nan L. Maxwell and Dana Rotz

Material Hardship, Poverty, and Disability Among Working-Age Adults

Peiyun She and Gina A. Livermore

Developing American Job Centers in Jails: Implementation of the Linking to Employment Activities Pre-Release (LEAP) Grants

Jeanne Bellotti, Samina Sattar, Alix Gould-Werth, Jillian Berk, Ivette GHutierrez, Jillian Stein, Hannah Betesh, Lindsay Ochoa and Andrew Wiegand