This brief presents an analysis of the Database of Publicly Available Medicaid and CHIP Performance Measure Reports. It provides background on the database; highlights the types of documents and reports available; and discusses which measure domains are typically represented, including examples of...

This study explores whether latent variable models may be used to detect individual variability in the interpretation of vague quantifiers of behavioral frequency. Using data from an experiment embedded in the 2006 National Survey of Student Engagement, the current study finds that differential...

This “Methods to Policy†piece discusses opportunities and challenges in reconciling increased demands for evidence to be “patient-centered†with the realities of highly diverse patient circumstances, preferences, and clinical situations.

This study estimated the mean calories from added sugars saved by switching sugar-sweetened beverages (including soda, fruit-flavored drinks, and sport drinks) and flavored milks consumed to unflavored low-fat milk (less than 1 percent fat) at meals and water between meals. These changes, which...

With federal and state governments pursuing efforts to better coordinate care and reduce costs for people dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, this brief examines how insurers serving these markets view the opportunities and challenges. Based on interviews with senior executives at 13...