The report details the method used to link Medicare survey data from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) with Medicaid administrative data from MAX files, and assesses the quality of the linked MCBS-MAX records.

Provides a foundation for more conceptually integrated approaches to early childhood care, education, and comprehensive services.

This is the third and final report on the national Demonstration to Maintain Independence and Employment (DMIE) evaluation. Authorized under the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999, the program awards funds to states to develop, implement, and evaluate early interventions...

This report compares the characteristics and outcomes of two cohorts of TTW participants—one whose members assigned their Tickets before the implementation of the revised regulations of 2008, and one whose members assigned their Tickets after. Compared with the pre-regulation-change...

Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP), an entity funded by First 5 LA, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide access to high quality preschool education to the children of Los Angeles County. To achieve high quality preschool educational experiences for the children it serves,...

This issue brief summarizes findings from the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program, a Social Security Administration program to promote employment by providing beneficiaries with information about federal work supports.

This article examines the cost components that drive increased total costs after a medical fall over time, by severity of injury. The study found that large cost increases after a fall that resulted in hospitalization are mainly associated with inpatient and postacute care, while cost spikes...

This chartbook presents highlights and key comparisons from the statistical compendium on Medicaid pharmacy benefit use and reimbursement in 2009 that Mathematica prepared for CMS. Mathematica has prepared similar compendiums and chartbooks for 1999 and for each year from 2001 to 2009. The 2009...

This issue brief provides an assessment of the selected other services, inpatient (IP), and prescription drug (RX) encounter data for enrollees in comprehensive managed care during 2008. It summarizes the availability, completeness, quality, and usability of the encounter data for comprehensive...