Reports

This brief summarizes information on income and poverty in 2010, based on data released by the Census Bureau. Cited statistics include median household income in 2010, the number and rate of all persons in poverty, children in poverty, all persons and children under 50% of the poverty threshold, and African-American and Hispanic children in poverty from 2000 to 2010.

According to the Census Bureau's 2011 Current Population Survey (CPS), there were 49.9 million uninsured individuals in 2010, or 16.3% of the total population. Those that lack insurance are a diverse group. Understanding the uninsured population is important for policy makers looking to design solutions to the problem. [5 PDF pages]

This report, developed by the Urban Institute and RTI International, examines the characteristics of selected LTC RAPs as part of the effort to determine the feasibility of evaluating the programs. The site descriptions do not constitute full case studies, but they capture key program features relevant to structuring a rigorous evaluation.

This report is the final deliverable of a joint project sponsored ASPE/HHS and U.S. Department of Labor to assess the feasibility of conducting a rigorous evaluation of the LTC RAP. This analysis evaluates possible research designs to evaluate the Long-Term Care Registered Apprenticeship Program (LTC RAP) administered by the U.S. Department of Labor. It provides background on the LTC RAP.

This report is the final deliverable of a joint project sponsored ASPE/HHS and U.S. Department of Labor to assess the feasibility of conducting a rigorous evaluation of the LTC RAP. This analysis evaluates possible research designs to evaluate the Long-Term Care Registered Apprenticeship Program (LTC RAP) administered by the U.S. Department of Labor. It provides background on the LTC RAP.

This report was prepared to assess the need for developing and fielding another national disability survey data collection effort. It presents the findings from one of the project’s major activities designed to review the disability-related information that is available in existing national surveys. [208 PDF pages]

HHS Press Release anouncing the names and biographies of the non-federal members of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services for the National Alzheimer's Project Act. [1 PDF page]

Names and biographies of the non-federal members of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services for the National Alzheimer's Project Act. [3 PDF pages]

This ASPE Research Brief examines the private and public health insurance coverage of children eligible for child support services.  The generally low-incomes and unique family structures of children in the child support system may create numerous challenges in obtaining private health insurance coverage.  This brief provides estimates of the extent to which uninsured children in the

This research brief, based on the National Survey of Adoptive Parents NSAP) and a comparison group drawn from the National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH), presents data of adopted children and all U.S. children on selected indicators of school performance and family relationship quality.

ASPE RESEARCH BRIEF The National Survey of Adoptive Parents: Benchmark Estimates of School Performance and Family Relationship Quality for Adopted Children June 2011

Report Submitted to: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Extensive research has demonstrated that many of the hospitalizations of long stay nursing home residents are potentially avoidable. These hospitalizations add to Medicare and Medicaid costs and have an adverse impact on frail individuals. Current economic incentives that are not aligned, primarily between Medicare and Medicaid, contribute to the situation.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

  ASPE RESEARCH BRIEF Children Adopted from Foster Care: Child and Family Characteristics, Adoption Motivation, and Well-Being May 2011

  ASPE RESEARCH BRIEF Children Adopted from Foster Care: Adoption Agreements, Adoption Subsidies, and Other Post-Adoption Supports May 2011

This research brief is the second of a two-part analysis that presents information on children adopted from foster care in the United States and their families using data from the 2007 National Survey of Adoptive Parents (NSAP) and the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH).

Submitted to: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) Report Prepared by: Pamela Loprest and Austin Nichols The Urban Institute

This research brief is the first of a two-part analysis that presents information on children adopted from foster care in the United States and their families using data from the 2007 National Survey of Adoptive Parents (NSAP) and the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH). This brief describes the characteristics of children adopted from the U.S.

This conceptual framework examines the possible ways that housing sites can link health and long-term services and supports, and potential ways that HUD and HHS could design a demonstration of such a model. [31 PDF pages]

This conceptual framework examines the possible ways that housing sites can link health and long-term services and supports, and potential ways that HUD and HHS could design a demonstration of such a model. [31 PDF pages]

  ASPE RESEARCH BRIEF The Value of Health Insurance: Few of the Uninsured Have Adequate Resources to Pay Potential Hospital Bills May 2011

This PDF (Canadian Family Physician, 2011, 57:541-53) was submitted as an attachment to a Public Comment sent to the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services and/or the National Alzheimer's Project Act website.  

Prepared for Kathleen Koehler Department of Health and Human Services Office of Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Office of Science and Data Policy 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 Prepared by

Prepared for: Ansalan Stewart U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Prepared by: Amanda A. Honeycutt, Thomas Hoerger, Alex Hardee, Linda Brown, and Kevin Smith RTI International RTI Project Number: 0212050.005.001 Background

The goal of this review is to develop a working knowledge base about the use of new media and its potential impact on sexual activity and decision making.

Influence of New Media on Adolescent Sexual Health: Evidence and Opportunities Working Paper April 2011 By: Rebecca L. Collins, Steven C. Martino, Rebecca ShawRand

Contract Number: HHSP23320095642WC/HHSP23337018T Mathematica Reference Number: 06858.300 Submitted to:

Contract Number: HHSP23320095642WC/HHSP23337018T Mathematica Reference Number: 06858.300

Prepared for:Susan Bogasky Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 443F5 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services In Collaboration with the U.S. Department of Labor This report is available on the Internet at:http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/2011/LGHPstudy/

A report to Congress on a study of the large group market for health insurance required by section 1254 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

This ASPE Research Brief presents information on trends in the rate of being disconnected from both work and public assistance, and the characteristics of the disconnected group compared to all low-income single mothers. The data are from a project examining the characteristics and experiences of low-income single mothers who are not working or receiving public assistance. [6 PDF pages]

  ASPE RESEARCH BRIEF Low-Income Single Mothers Disconnected From Work and Public Assistance By: ASPE Staff March 1, 2011

This chart book highlights findings from two new federally sponsored national surveys: the 2004 National Nursing Assistant Survey and the 2007 National Home Health Aide Survey.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This project expands ASPE's Medicare post-acute care (PAC) episode analytic file in terms of sample size and the number of years used (2006-2008) to provide more detailed characteristics of PAC episodes under different definitions.

  Policy Research for Front of Package Nutrition Labeling: Environmental Scan and Literature Review Final Report February 2011 Contract No. HHSP23320095651WC

The purpose of this document is to help Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies know the full range of programs and services in the Department that currently address the needs of incarcerated individuals and their families and to understand what research and evaluation efforts are underway to identify evidence-based practices.