How important is baseline equivalence for measuring a program's effectiveness? The Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE) team has created this new brief to explain why establishing baseline equivalence is critical for estimating the effect of a program.

This article estimates the effect of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on children’s food security using data from the largest national survey of food security of SNAP participants to date. The study found children in households that had participated in SNAP for 6...

The executive summary provides a brief overview of the implementation study findings from the evaluation of WAIT Training in Florida. The full report on program implementation discusses these findings in more detail.

This study uses a previously untapped database—administrative data on claims filed under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act—to show how risk factors underlying disability following a work-related injury differ across groups defined by demographics, employment characteristics,...

This brief describes characteristics, health status, living arrangements, and income sources of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)-only beneficiaries who meet the federal definition of poor, compared with those who live in higher-income households. The findings help explain why many...

This brief found that many proprietors of small businesses were unaware of ACA provisions designed to help small businesses offer health insurance to their employees, often by directly or indirectly reducing the costs of providing coverage. The findings highlight the importance of raising...