The structure-process-outcome quality framework espoused by Donabedian provides a conceptual way to examine and prioritize behavioral health quality measures used by states. This report presents an environmental scan of the quality measures and satisfaction surveys that state Medicaid managed...

Patient-centered medical homes are primary care practices that focus on coordinating acute and preventive care. Such practices can obtain patient-centered medical home recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance. We compare growth rates for emergency department (ED) use and...

This is the fifth in a series of annual reports from the national evaluation of the Money Follows the Person (MFP) rebalancing demonstration. It presents three broad sets of analyses that report on the overall progress and effects of the MFP demonstration: (1) grantees’ progress on their...

This methods report describes Mathematica Policy Research’s approach to creating risk-adjustment models using composite measures to profile care delivered to the home- and community-based service (HCBS) population. The composite measures are adaptations of the Agency for Healthcare...

This is the fifth in a series of annual reports from the national evaluation of the Money Follows the Person (MFP) rebalancing demonstration. It presents three broad sets of analyses that report on the overall progress and effects of the MFP demonstration: (1) grantees’ progress on their...

The Biggert-Waters Act of 2012 was designed to move the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) toward risk-based premiums that better reflect expected losses from floods at insured properties. The result of this legislation would have been premium increases for some households which had been...

Perceptions of how organizations use data to make decisions differ greatly among staff in nonprofit organizations who are in a position to use data to make decisions and between those staff and staff at a funder that provides technical assistance to improve data driven decision making (DDDM)....

The Early Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (Baby FACES) is a study of Early Head Start (EHS) programs designed to inform policy and programmatic decision -making at both national and local levels. This report provides a snapshot of EHS services, including their intensity and...