Vol.4, No.2 May 2002
Welcome to the second report of 2002.
The following are our recent grey literature acquisitions:
Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy
Bailit Health Purchasing, LLC.Provider Incentive Models for Improving Quality of Care. National Health Care Purchasing Institute. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. March 2002.
Bailit Health Purchasing, LLC; Sixth Man Consulting, Inc.The Growing Case for Using Physician Incentives to Improve Health Care Quality. National Health Care Purchasing Institute. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. December 2001.
The Challenge of Managed Care Regulation. Making Markets Work? Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization. August 2001.
Community Characteristics Unable to Explain Disparities in Purchase of Individual Insurance by Minorities. Health Care Financing and Organization. Findings Brief. Volume 5, Issue 1. January 2002. 2001.
Full-Cost Buy-Ins: An Overview of State Experience. State Coverage Initiatives Issue Brief. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. August 2001.
HMO Enrollees Experience Fewer Disparities than Other Insured Populations. For Educational Factors, HMOs Help "Close the Gap". Health Care Financing and Organization. Findings Brief. Volume 5, Issue 2. April 2002. 2001.
Shifting Responsibilites: Models of Defined Contribution. Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. February 2002.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Annual Report. Year 1. October 2000.
CERTS Annual Report. Year 2. October 2001.
Expanding Eligibility and Outreach Under CHIP Issues in Brief. 2001 Series, No. 4.
State-Level Policies on Sexuality, STD Education. Issues in Brief. 2001 Series, No. 5.
American Association of Health Plans
Innovations in Medicaid Managed Care. Health Plan Programs to Improve the Health and Well-Being of Medicaid Beneficiaries.January 2002.To Order.
Sherwood, Karen; Vaccaro, Jerome (PacifiCare Behavioral Health)Approaches to Depression Care: Health Plans' Innovative Programs in Depression. (2001?)
Approaches to Depression Care: Ten Key Questions to Help Identify Innovative Care. September 2001
Saving Lives, Saving Money. Why States Should Invest in a Tobacco-Free Future. 2002
Children at Risk. State Trends 1990-2000. A First Look at Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Data. 2002.
Kids Count Data Book. State Profiles of Child Well-Being. 2001.
Office of the Arizona Attorney General Janet Napolitano. Antitrust Unit. Update on Prescription Drug Prices. February 2002.
Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
Meeting the Needs of Families: Critical Elements of Comprehensive Care Coordination in Title V Children with Special Health Care Needs Programs. January 2002.To Order.
Whitehead, Lori; VanLandeghem, Karen (Consultant); Kagan, Jill (Consultant). Family Health: The Next Generation of MCH? Family Health Study. October 2001.
Gais, Thomas; Weaver, Kent R. State Policy Choices Under Welfare Reform. Policy Brief No. 21. April 2002.
Weaver, Kent R. The Structure of the TANF Block Grant. Policy Brief No. 22. April 2002.
California HealthCare Foundation
Health Care in California: Improving Delivery and Financing Systems. Foundation Report 1999-2001.(2002?) To Order 1-888-430-CHCF (2423)
Melnick, Glenn; Mann, Joyce; Blair-Lewis, LaVonna; Maerki, Susan; Green, Lois; Dhanani, Nasreen (All from Center for Health Financing, Policy and Management, School of Policy, Planning and Development, University of Southern California. Evaluation of the Los Angeles CalKids Program: Full Report. February 2002.
A Primer on Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly. Quality Initiative. January 2002.
Pritts, Joy. Implementing the Federal Health Privacy Rule in California: A Guide for Health Care Providers.Health Privacy Project. February 2002.
Pritts, Joy. Implementing the Federal Health Privacy Rule in California: A Guide for Health Insurers and Health Care Service Plans.Health Privacy Project. February 2002.
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Campaign Contributions by Tobacco Interests. Quarterly Report. January, 2002.
de Rugby, Veronique; Pena, Charles V. Responding to the Threat of Smallpox Bioterrorism. An Ounce of Prevention is Best Approach. Policy Analysis No. 434. April 18, 2002.
Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.
Brodsky, Karen L. Overcoming Financial Barriers to Improving Asthma Care for Children. CHCS Brief. March 2002.
Chaney, RoAnne. The Value of Consumer Involvment in Medicaid Managed Care. CHCS Brief. April 2002.
Dyer, Mary Beth; Bailit, Michael; Kokenyesi, Christine (All authors from Bailit Health Purchasing, LLC). Are Incentives Effective in Improving the Performance of Managed Care Plans? Working Paper. Informed Purchasing Series. March 2002.
Oehlmann, Margaret L.; Martin, Constance L. Improving Preventive Care Services for Children. A Best Clinical and Administrative Practices Toolkit for Medicaid Health Plans. March 2002.
Tassi, Anthony; Bachrach, Deborah (Both authors from Kalkines, Arky, Zall & Bernstein LLP). The Medicaid Recertification Assistance Demonstration. Working Paper. Managed Care Best Practices Series. April 2002.
Brodsky, Karen L.Working with Medicaid Plans to Build Best Clinical and Administrative Practices. CHCS Brief. May 2001.
Center for Studying Health System Change
Cunningham, Peter J. Affording Prescription Drugs: Not Just a Problem for the Elderly. Research Report No. 5. April 2002.
Cunningham, Peter J. Prescription Drug Access: Not Just a Medicare Problem. Issue Brief No. 51. April 2002.
Reed, Marie C.; Tu, Ha T. Triple Jeopardy: Low Income, Chronically Ill and Uninsured in America. Issue Brief No. 49. February 2002.
Strunk, Bradley C.; Cunningham, Peter J. Treading Water: Americans' Access to Needed Medical Care, 1997-2001. Tracking Report No. 1. March 2002.
Tu, Ha T.; Reed, Marie C. Options for Expanding Health Insurance for People with Chronic Conditions. Issue Brief No. 50. February 2002.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Carey, Kevin; Lav, Iris J. States are Cutting Low-Income Programs in Response to Fiscal Crisis: Less Counter-Productive Options are Available. Revised January 17, 2002.
Cox, Laura. Allowing Families to Self-Report Income: A Promising Strategy for Simplifying Enrollment in Children's Health Coverage Programs. December 28, 2001.
Ku, Leighton; Park, Edwin. Improving Transitional Medicaid to Promote Work and Strengthen Health Insurance Coverage. Revised April 29, 2002.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Trends in Racial and Ethinic-Specific Rates for the Health Status Indicators: United States, 1990-1998. Healthy People 2000 Statistical Notes. No. 23. January 2002.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Board of Trustees, Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund. 2001 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Depository Fund. 2001.
Board of Trustees, Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. 2001 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. 2001.
Choosing Long-term Care. A Guide for People with Medicare. 2001.
Bissell, Mary K.; Allen, MaryLee. Healthy Ties: Ensuring Health Coverage for Children Raised by Grandparents and Other Relatives. A Look at Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment in the States. 2001.
Citizens Against Government Waste
Rezac, Kerrie. AIDS Programs: An Epidemic of Waste. Through the Looking Glass. A CAGW Special Report. February 14, 2002.
Citizens' Committee for Children of New York Inc.
Counting to 10: New Directions in Child Care and Head Start. December 2001.
Keeping Track of New York City's Children. A Citizens' Committee for Children Status Report. 2000.To Order.
New York City Government and Children 2002. 2002?.To Order.
Prospects and Promises 2002: A Guide to Children's Services for New York City Policymakers. December 2001.To Order.
Resource Guide for Working Families in New York City. January 2001.To Order.
Achman, Lori; Gold, Marsha (Both authors from Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.). Medicare+Choice: Beneficiaries Will Face Higher Cost-Sharing in 2002. March 2002.
Cohen, Rima; Wolfe, Taida. Implementing New York's Family Health Plus Program: Lessons from Other States. November 2001.
Davis, Karen. Expanding Public Programs to Cover the Sick and Poor Uninsured. Invited Testimony, Hearing on the Uninsured, Senate Finance Committee. March 15, 2001.
Davis, Karen. Universal Coverage in the United States: Lessons from Experience of the 20th Century. Issue Brief. December 2001.
Gabel, Jon R.; Dhont, Kelley; Pickreign, Jeremy. (All Authors with Health Research and Educational Trust). Are Tax Credits Alone The Solution To Affordable Health Insurance? Comparing Individual and Group Insurance Costs in 17 U.S. Markets. Task Force on the Future of Health Insurance. May 2002.
Glied, Sherry (Mailman School of Public Health-Columbia University); Callahan, Cathi; Mays, James (Both Authors at Actuarial Research Corporation); Edwards, Jennifer. Bare-Bones Health Plans: Are They Worth the Money? Issue Brief. May 2002.
Leatherman, Sheila; McCarthy, Douglas. Quality of Health Care in the United States: A Chartbook. April 2002.
Liu, Korbin; Long, K. Sharon; Storeygard, Matthew; Lockshin, Amanda. (All authors with the Urban Institute). Coordinating Care for the Elderly: A Case Study of a Medicaid Long-Term Care Capitation Program in New York. Field Report. Picker/Commonwealth Program on Quality of Care for Frail Elders. October 2001.
Quinn, Kevin (Abt Associates, Inc.). Working without Benefits: The Health Insurance Crisis Confronting Hispanic Americans. March 2000.
Rosenberg, Stephen N. (PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP) Health Care in New York City. Lessons from a Small Business Health Insurance Demonstration Project. Field Report. February 2002.
Scott Collins, Karen; Hughes, Dora L.; Doty, Michelle M.; Ives, Brett L.; Edwards, Jennifer N.; Tenney, Katie. Diverse Communities, Common Concerns: Assessing Health Care Quality for Minority Americans. Findings from the Commonwealth Fund 2001 Health Care Quality Survey. March 2002.
Silow-Carroll, Sharon (Economic and Social Research Institute); Duchon, Lisa (State University of New York Downstate Medical Center). E-Health Options for Business: Evaluating the Choices. March 2002.
Stone, Elliot M.; Heinold, Jerilyn W.; Ewing, Lydia M.; Schoenbaum, Stephen C. Accessing Physician Information on the Internet. Field Report. January 2002.
Swartz, Katherine. Healthy New York: Making Insurance More Affordable for Low-Income Workers. November 2001.
The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2003-2012. A Report to the Senate and House Committees on the BUdget. January 2002.
Deloitte Research. The Emergence of the E-Health Consumer. 1999. To Order.
Deloitte Research. Strategy and E-Health. How to Harness the Power of the Internet for Competitive Advantage in the Health Care. 2001. To Order.
Deloitte Research. Taking the Pulse. Physicians and the Internet. Executive Summary. 2000. To Order.
Deloitte Research. Taking the Pulse. Physicians and Emerging Information Technologies. Executive Summary. 2001-2002. To Order.
Deloitte Research. Winning the Loyalty of the E-Health Consumer. Building an E-Business Roadmap. 2000.
Economic and Social Research Institute
Meyer, Jack A.; Wicks, Elliot K. Covering America. Real Remedies for the Uninsured. June 2001.
Wicks, Elliot, K.; Meyer, Jack A. Prospects for a Reduction in the Number of Uninsured Americans. Occasional Paper. December 2001.
Wicks, Elliot, K.; Meyer, Jack A.; Kutyla, Todd. Pros and Cons of Stimulus Package Options for Promoting Health Insurance Coverage. Issue Alert, No. 1. November 2001.
When Work Just Isn't Enough. Measuring Hardships Faced by Families After Moving from Welfare to Work. Briefing Paper. June 2001.
Should I Enter a Clinical Trial? A Patient Reference Guide for Adults with a Serious or Life-Threatening Disease. February 2002.
Access to Better Health Care: A Universal Language. Findings from the Grantmakers In Health Resource Center. GIH Annual Meeting. 2002.
Advancing Quality Through Improved Patient Safety. GIH Bulletin. Issue Focus. March 12, 2001.
Assets for Health. Findings from the 2001 Survey of New Health Foundations. March 2002.
Clearing the Air: Addressing Asthma in America. GIH Bulletin. Issue Focus. April 9, 2001.
Collaboration. Building Relationships to Improve Health. GIH Bulletin. Issue Focus. February 11, 2002.
Coming of Age. Findings from the 1998 Survey of Foundations Created by Health Care Conversions. February 1999.
Filling the Gap: Strategies for Improving Oral Health. GIH Bulletin. Issue Focus. June 4, 2001.
Philanthropy's Newest Members. Findings from the 1999 Survey of New Health Foundations. March 2000.
A Profile of New Health Foundations. March 2001.
Promoting Diversity in the Health Workforce. GIH Bulletin. Issue Focus. November 19, 2001.
Race and Aging: Meeting the Needs of a Diverse Population. Findings from the Grantmakers In Health Resource Center. GIH Annual Meeting. 2002.
Underserved Men: The Invisible Health Crisis. Findings from the Grantmakers In Health Resource Center. GIH Annual Meeting. 2002.
Greater New York Hospital Association
The Fiscal Impact of the World Trade Center Attack on New York Hospitals. October 2, 2001
Moran, Donald W.; Poole, Virginia H.; Kirby, Kevin M.; Braid, Mary Jo. Medicare Reimbursement for Teaching Hospitals: Understanding the Implications of Indirect Medical Education Payment Policy. April 10, 2002
Harvard School of Public Health
Rudd, Rima E.; Colton, Tayla; Schacht, Robin.An Overview of Medical and Public Health Literature Addressing Literacy Issues: An Annotated Bibliography. NCSALL Reports #14. January 2000.
Healthcare Association of New York State
Deteriorating Financial Profile of Hospitals, Health Systems, and Continuing Care Providers in New York State. Federal Update 2001. May 2001.
Health Care Workforce Shortage: A Crisis in Our Health Care System. Federal Update 2001. June 2001.
Institute for Health Policy Solutions
Barriers to Re-Enrollment in Medi-Cal and Strategies for Retaining Eligible Children: Parents and County Workers Speak Out in Santa Clara County. Issue Brief #21-01. July 2001.
Neuschler, Ed; Taylor, Lynn. Covering Displaced Workers and Their Children: Issues and Alternatives. January 2002.
Doyle, Arnold; Jeffreys, Richard.National ADAP Monitoring Project: Annual Report. March 2000.
Feder, Judith; Levitt, Larry; O'Brien, Ellen; Rowland, Diane. Covering the Low-Income Uninsured: Assessing the Alternatives. Issue Paper. July 2001.
Guyer, Jocelyn.Medicaid and State Budgets: An Overview of Five States' Experiences in 2001. Issue Paper. March 2002.
Hoffman, Catherine; Pohl, Mary Beth. (The Urban Institute).Health Insurance Coverage in America. 2000 Data Update. February 2002.
Moon, Marilyn; Storeygard, Matthew. (Both authors with the Urban Institute) Solvency or Affordability? Ways to Measure Medicare's Financial Health. March 2002.
National Survey of Physicians. Part I: Doctors on Disparities in Medical Care. Highlights and Chartpack. March 2002.
National Survey of Small Businesses. Highlights and Chartpack. April 2002.
Pollitz, Karen; Crowley, Jeff; Lucia, Kevin; Bangit, Eliza. (All authors with Georgetown University Institute for Health Care Research and Policy)..Assessing State External Review Programs and the Effects of Pending Federal Patients' Rights Legislation. March 2002.
Schneider, Andy; Rousseau, David.Upper Payment Limits: Reality and Illusion in Medicaid Financing. Issue Paper. February 2002.
Sex Education in the U.S.: Policy and Politics. Issue Update. March 2002.
The Uninsured and Their Access to Health Care. Key Facts. February 2002.
Wachino, Victoria.The President's Fiscal Year 2003 Budget: An Overview of Health Programs. March 2002.
Welfare Reform: A Review of Abstinence Education and Transitional Medical Assistance.Testimony of Cindy Mann J.D., Senior Fellow, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. April 23, 2002.
Gaynor, Martin (Carnegie Mellon University and National Bureau of Economic Research); Rebitzer, James B. (Case Western Reserve University, National Bureau of Economic Research, and the Levy Economics Institute); Taylor, Lowell J..Incentives in HMOs. Working Paper No. 340. October 2001.
Perlmann, Joel.Young Mexican Americans, Blacks, and Whites in Recent Years: Schooling and Teen Motherhood as Indicators of Strengths and Risks. Working Paper No. 335. August 2001.
Cox, Amy G.; Klerman, Jacob Alex (Rand); Happoldt, Ingrid Aguirre. Medi-Cal After Welfare Reform: Enrollment Among Former Welfare Recipients. Issue Brief. No. 4. December 2001.
Medi-Cal County Data Book January 2002. To Order
MedPAC Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Report to the Congress: Applying Quality Improvement Standards in Medicare. January 2002.
Report to the Congress: Blood Safety in Hospitals and Medicare Inpatient Payment. December 2001.
Report to the Congress: Paying for Interventional Pain Services in Ambulatory Settings. December 2001.
Report to the Congress: Paying for Outpatient Services in Cancer Hospitals. November 2001.
Report to the Congress: Reducing Medicare Complexity and Regulatory Burden.December 2001.
Uttley, Lois; Pawelko, Ronnie. No Strings Attached. Public Funding of Religiously-Sponsored Hospitals in the United States. 2002. To Order.
The Contraception Report: A State-By-State Review of Access to Contraception 2001. 2001.
Who Decides? A State-by-State Review of Abortion and Reproductive Rights. 2002.
National Academy for State Health Policy
Rawlings-Sekunda, Joanne; Curtis, Deborah; Kaye, Neva. Emerging Practices in Medicaid Primary Care Case Management Programs. June 2001.
National Academy of Social Insurance
Mont, Daniel; Reno, Virginia; Hill, Catherine. Social Insurance for Survivors: Family Benefits from Social Security and Workers' Compensation. Social Security Brief, No. 12. March 2002.
The Anthrax Vaccine: Is It Safe? Does It Works? Institute of Medicine. 2002.
Biological Threats and Terrorism: Assessing the Science and Response Capabilities. Institute of Medicine. 2002.
Care Without Coverage: Too Little, Too Late. Division of Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine. 2002.
Immunization Safety Review: Multiple Immunizations and Immune Dysfunction. Institute of Medicine. 2002.
Scientific and Medical Aspects of Human Reproductive Cloning. Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy. 2002.
Setting the Course: A Strategic Vision for Immunization Finance -- Part 1: Summary of the Chicago Workshop. Institute of Medicine. 2002.
Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care. Institute of Medicine. 2002.
Veterans and Agent Orange: Herbicide/Dioxing Exposure and Acute Myelogenous Leukemia in the Children of Vietman Veterans. Institute of Medicine. 2002.
National Conference of State Legislatures
Groginsky, Scott; Robinson, Susan; Smith, Shelley. Making Child Care Better. State Initiatives. To Order. October 1999.
Thomerson, Julie. School Violence. 10 Things Legislators Need to Know. To Order. February 2000.
Health Policy Tracking Service.2002 State Health Priorities Survey. January 2002.
National Health Care Purchasing Institute
Bailit Health Purchasing, LLC.Recommended Health Care Markets for Provider Incentive Demonstrations. March 2002.
Savitz, Lucy A.; Umble, Karl E. (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). Social Marketing: A Vehicle for Employer-Driven Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. Executive Brief. April 2002.
National Health Policy Forum - The George Washington University
Goff, Veronica V. (Consultant). Pharmacy Benefits: New Concepts in Plan Design. NHPF Issue Brief No. 772. March 8, 2002.
Koppelman, Jane (Consultant). Promoting Marriage as Welfare Policy: Looking at a Public Role in Private Lives. NHPF Issue Brief No. 770. February 15, 2002.
Matherlee, Karen (Consultant). From Diagnosis to Payment: The Dynamics of Coding Systems for Hospital, Physician, and Other Health Services. NHPF Background Paper. January 25, 2002.
Parra, Ginger. Welfare Reform and Substance Abuse: Innovative State Strategies. NHPF Issue Brief No. 771. March 7, 2002.
Rybowski, LIse. Meeting Employees' Information Needs in an Evolving Health Care Marketplace. NHPF Background Paper. December 2001.
Salinsky, Eileen. Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Fundamentals of the "System". NHPF Background Paper. April 3, 2002.
Strogin, Robin J. Emergency Preparedness from a Health Perspective: Preparing for Bioterrorism at the Federal, State and Local Levels. NHPF Background Paper. October 2001.
Super, Nora. Who Will Be There to Care? The Growing Gap between Caregiver Supply and Demand. NHPF Background Paper. January 23, 2002.
The National Institute for Health Care Management
Prescription Drug Expenditures in 2001: Another Year of Escalating Costs. April 2002.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
New York State Coalition of Prepaid Health Services Plans
Managed Care Enrollment Trends. Spring 2001 Report. 2001. To Order: 521 Fifth Ave. 3rd fl., New York, NY, 10175. (212) 808-4775.
New York State Health Accountability Foundation
New York State HMO Report Card. June 2000.
New York State HMO Report Card. Summer 2001.
New York State HMO Report Card. Staying Healthy/Getting Better. Summarized Results. 2000.
Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
The Financial Health of GAC Hospitals Continues to Improve. Hospital Analysis 2001. February 2002.
Pew Internet & American Life Project
Fox, Susannah.Wired Seniors. A Fervent Few, Inspired by Family Ties. September 9, 2001.
Lenhart, Amanda; Rainie, Lee; Lewis, Oliver.Teenage Life Online. The Rise of The Instant-Message Generation and the Internet's Impact on Friendships and Family Relationships. June 20, 2001.
Rainei, Lee.How Americans Used the Internet After the Terror Attack. September 15, 2001.
Rainei, Lee; Kalsnes, Bente.The Commons of The Tragedy. How the Internet Was Used by Millions After the Terror Attacks to Grieve, Console, Share News, and Debate the Country's Response. October 10, 2001.
Bongaarts, John.The End of the Fertility Transition in the Developed World. No. 152. 2001.
Bongaarts, John; Feeney, Griffith.How Long Do We Live? No. 156. March, 2002.
Primary Care Development Corporation
Beyond Bandaids. The Need to Rebuild New York's Community Health Centers. Results from the 2001 Capital Needs Survey. April, 2001.
Public Health Policy Advisory Board
Asthma: Epidemic Increase - Cause Unknown. March 2002.
Bachrach, Deborah; Yang, Katherine Lee; Bruno, Clarke; Tassi, Anthony (All authors from Kalkines, Arky, Zall & Bernstein LLP). Implementing Express Lane Eligibility in New York State. Working Paper. May 2000.
Bluestone, Maura; Rosenthal, Jared (Both authors from Bronx Health Plan). Child Health Plus: The Impact of Recent Policy Changes on Enrollment and Utilization Behavior. Working Paper. March 2000.
Coverage Trends Among New Yorkers 1995-1999. August 2001.
Holahan, Danielle; Haslanger, Kathryn. Linking Public and Private: Options for Buying-in to Employer-sponsored Health Insurance coverage with Medicaid and S-CHIP Funds. December 2000.
Thorpe, Kenneth E. ; Florence, Curtis ( Both authors from Emory University). Medicaid Eligible, but Uninsured: The New York State Experience. October 2000.
Toohey, Megan; Haslanger, Kathryn. Medicaid Eligibility and Welfare Reform in New York City. (2000?)
Almeida, Ruth; Hill, Ian; Kenney, Genevieve. Does SCHIP Spell Better Dental Care Access for Children? An Early Look at New Initiatives. Occasional Paper No. 50. July 2001.
Bess, Roseana; Leos-Urbel, Jacob; Geen, Rob. The Cost of Protecting Vulnerable Children II: What Has Changed since 1996? Occasional Paper No. 46. February 2001.
Bovbjerg, Randall R.; Ullman, Frank C. Recent Changes in Health Policy for Low-Income People in Massachusetts. State Update No. 17. March 2002.
Bovbjerg, Randall R.; Ullman, Frank C. Recent Changes in Health Policy for Low-Income People in New Jersey. State Update No. 21. March 2002.
Capps, Randy. Hardship Among Children of Immigrants: Findings from the 1999 National Survey of America's Families. Series B, No. B-29. February, 2001.
Capps, Randy; Ku, Leighton; Fix, Michael; Furgiuele, Chris; Passel, Jeff; Ramchand, Rajeev; McNiven, Scott; Perez-Lopez, Dan (Urban Istitute); Fielder, Eve; Greenwell, Michael; Hays, Tonya (Survey Research Center, University of California at Los Angeles) How Are Immigrants Faring After Welfare Reform? Preliminary Evidence from Los Angeles and New York City. March 4, 2002.
Coughlin, Teresa A.; Lutzky, Amy Westpfahl. Recent Changes in Health Policy for Low-Income People in New York. State Update No. 22. March 2002.
Davidoff, Amy; Garrett, Bowen; Yemane, Alshadye. Medicaid-Eligible Adults Who Are Not Enrolled: Who Are They and Do They Get the Care They Need?. Series A, No. A-48. October, 2001.
Davidoff, Amy; Kenney, Genevieve; Dubay, Lisa; Yemane, Alshadye. Patterns of Child-Parent Insurance Coverage: Implications for Coverage Expansions. Series B, No. B-39. November, 2001.
Dubay, Lisa; Haley, Jennifer; Kenney, Genevieve. Children's Eligibility for Medicaid and SCHIP: A View from 2000. NSAF, Series B, No.B-41. March 2002.
Dubay, Lisa; Kenney, Genevieve; Haley, Jennifer. Children's Participation in Medicaid and SCHIP: Early in the SCHIP Era. NSAF, Series B, No.B-40. March 2002.
Fix, Michael; Passel, Jeffrey. The Scope and Impact of Welfare Reform's Immigrant Provisions. Discussion Paper 02-03. January 2002.
Garrett, Bowen; Holahan, John. Do Welfare Caseload Declines Make the Medicaid Risk Pool Sicker? Discussion Paper 00-06. September 2000.
Lutzky, Amy Westpfahl; Hill, Ian. Has the Jury Reached a Verdict? States Early Experiences with Crowd Out Under SCHIP. Occasional Paper No. 47. June 2001.
Hill, Ian; Lutzky, Amy Westpfahl (Urban Institute); Schwalberg, Renee (Health Systems Research, Inc.). Are We Responding to Their Needs? States' Early Experiences Serving Children with Special Health Care Needs under SCHIP. Occasional Paper No. 48. June 2001.
Holahan J.; Spillman, Brenda. Health Care Access for Unisured Adults: A Strong Safety Net Is Not the Same as Insurance. NSAF, Series B, No.B-42. January 2002.
Johnson, Richard W.; Davidoff, Amy J.; Moon, Marilyn. Insuring the Near Elderly: The Potential Role for Medicare Buy-In Plans. Brief Series No. 13. January 2002.
Kenney, Genevieve; Haley, Jennifer. Why Aren't More Uninsured Children Enrolled in Medicaid or SCHIP? Series B, No. B-35. May 2001.
Kenney, Genevieve; Haley, Jennifer; Dubay, Lisa. How Familiar Are Low-Income Parents with Medicaid and SCHIP? Series B, No. B-34. May 2001.
Kortenkamp, Katherine; Ehrle, Jennifer. The Well-Being of Children Involved with the Child Welfare System: A National Overview. NSAF, Series B, No.B-43. January 2002.
Vandivere, Sharon; Moore, Kristin Anderson; Brown, Brett (All auhtors from Child Trends). Child Well-Being at the Outset of Welfare Reform: An Overview of the Nation and 13 States. Series B, No. B-23. November 2000.
Mills,Robert J. Health Insurance Coverage: 2000. September, 2001.
Butin, Dan. School Health Centers. Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI). ED 446 424. July 7, 2000. To Order.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Drug and Alcohol Services Information Systems. Adolescent Admissions Involving Inhalants. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. March 14, 2002.
Drug and Alcohol Services Information Systems. Alcohol Treatment Admissions Decrease: 1993-1999. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. April 11, 2002.
Drug and Alcohol Services Information Systems. Black Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment: 1999. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. March 1, 2002.
Drug and Alcohol Services Information Systems. Drug and Alcohol Treatment in Juvenile Correctional Facilities. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. May 10, 2002.
Drug and Alcohol Services Information Systems. Marijuana Treatment Admissions Increase: 1993-1999. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. January 18, 2002.
High-Risk Drinking in College: What We Know and What We Need to Learn. Final Report of the Panel on Contexts and Consequences. Task Force of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. National Institutes of Health. April 2002.
Kopstein, Andrea. Tobacco Use In America: Findings from the 1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Analytic series: A-15. December, 2001.
Mortality Data from the Drug Abuse Warning Network 2000. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Drug Abuse Warning Network Series: D-19. January, 2002.
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Binge Drinking Among Underage Persons. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NHSDA Report. April 11, 2002.
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Cigarette Use Among American Indian/Alaska Native Youths. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NHSDA Report. January 25, 2002.
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Illicit Drug Use Among Youths Who Used Cigarettes and Alcohol.Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NHSDA Report. December 28, 2001.
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Inhalant Use Among Youths. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NHSDA Report. March 22, 2002.
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Substance Use Among Persons in Families Receiving Government Assistance. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NHSDA Report. April 19, 2002.
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Team Sports Participation and Substance Use Among Youths. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NHSDA Report. February 8, 2002.
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Tobacco Use, Income, and Educational Level. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NHSDA Report. May 3, 2002.
Saltz, Robert F. (Prevention Research center); DeJong, William (Boston University School of Public Health). Reducing Alcohol Problems on Campus: A Guide to Planning and Evaluation. Task Force of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. National Institutes of Health. April 2002.
U.S. Public Health Service.Closing the Gap: A National Blueprint to Improve the Health of Persons with Mental Retardation. Report of the Surgeon General's Conference on Health Disparities and Mental Retardation. 2002.
U.S. Public Health Service.Report of the Surgeon General's Conference on Children's Mental Health: A National Action Agenda. 2000.
What College Presidents Need to Know about College Drinking. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. National Institutes of Health. April 2002.
What Parents Need to Know about College Drinking. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. National Institutes of Health. April 2002.
What Peer Educators and Resident Advisors (RAs) Need to Know about College Drinking. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. National Institutes of Health. April 2002.
U.S. General Accounting Office
Bascetta, Cynthia A.Veterans' Benefits. Despite Recent Improvements,Meeting Claims Processing Goals Will Be Challenging. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Benefits, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives. April 26, 2002.
Bioterrorism. Federal Research and Preparedness Activities. Report to Congressional Committees. September 2001.
Children's Health Insurance. Inspector General Reviews Should Be Expanded to Further Inform the Congress. Report to Congressional Committees. March 2002.
Combating Bioterrorism. Intergovernmental Cooperation in the Development of a National Strategy to Enhance State and Local Preparedness. Statement by Patricia A. Dalton, Director, Strategic Issues. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Governmental Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Governmental Reform, House of Representatives. April 2, 2002.
Combating Terrorism. Intergovernmental Partnership in a National Strategy to Enhance State and Local Preparedness. Statement by Paul Posner, Managing Director, Federal Budget Issues, Strategic Issues. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Governmental Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Governmental Reform, House of Representatives. March 22, 2002.
Drinking Water Infrastructure. Information on Estimated Needs and Financial Assistance. Statement by David G. Wood, Director, Natural Resources and Environment. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives. April 11, 2002.
Drug Control. DEA Could Improve Its Heroin Signature and Domestic Monitor Programs' Geographic Source Data. Report to the Co-Chairman, Caucus on International Narcotics Control, U.S. senate. March 2002.
Drug Control. Difficulties in Measuring Costs and Results of Transit Zone Interdiction Efforts. Report to the Honorable Jeff Sessions, U.S. senate. January 2002.
Drug Control. Efforts to Develop Alternatives to Cultivating Illicit Crops in Colombia Have Made Little Progress and Face Serious Obstacles. Report to Cogressional Requesters. February 2002.
Ekstrand, Laurie E.Violence Against Women Office. Problems with Grant Monitoring and Concerns about Evaluation Studies. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate. April 16, 2002.
Environmental Health Risks. Information on EPA's Draft Reassessment of Dioxins. Report to Congressional Requesters. April 2002.
Food Safety. Weakness in Meat and Poultry Inspection Pilot Should Be Addressed Before Implementation. Report to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senate. December 2001.
Food Stamp Program. Implementation of Electronic Benefit Transfer Systems. Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senate. January 2002.
Group Purchasing Organizations. Pilot Study Suggests Large Buying Groups Do Not Always Offer Hospitals Lower Prices. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition, and Business and Consumer Rights, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate. April 30, 2002.
Gulf War Illnesses. Similarities and Differences Among Countries in Chemical and Biological Threat Assessment and Veterans' Health Status. Statement by Nancy Kingsbury, Ph.D., Managaing Director, Applied Research and Methods. Before the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans' Affairs, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives. January 24, 2002.
Mammography. Capacity Generally Exists to Deliver Services. Report to the Chairman, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate. April 2002.
Medicaid Financial Management. Better Oversight of State Claims for Federal Reimbursement Needed. Report to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives. February 2002.
Medicap. Current Policies Contain Coverage Gaps, Undermine Cost Control Incentives. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives. March 14, 2002.
Medicare. Communications with Physicians Can Be Improved. Report to Congressional Requesters. February 2002.
Medicare. Financial Outlook Poses Challenges for Sustaining Program and Adding Drug Coverage. Statement by David M. Wood, Comptroller General of the United States. Testimony Before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives. April 17, 2002.
Medicare Fraud and Abuse. DOJ Continues to Promote Compliance with False Claims Act Guidance. Report to Congressional Requesters. April 2002.
Medicare Home Health: Clarifying the Homebound Definition Is Likely to Have Little Effect on Costs and Access. April 26, 2002.
Medicare Outpatient Drugs. Program Payments Should Better Reflect Market Prices. Testimony. Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate. March 14, 2002.
Medicare Physician Payments. Spending Targets Encourage Fiscal Discipline, Modifications Could Stabilize Fees. Testimony. Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives. February 14, 2002.
Medicare Subvention Demonstration. Pilot Satisfies Enrollees, Raises Cost and Management Issues for DOD Health Care. Report to Congressional Committees. February 2002.
Nursing Homes. Federal Efforts to Monitor Resident Assessment Data Should Complement State Activities. Report to Congressional Requesters. February 2002.
Private Health Insurance: Access to Individual Market Coverage May Be Restricted for Applicants with Mental Disorders. Report to Congressional Requesters. February 2002.
Private Health Insurance: Number and Market Share of Carriers in the Small Group Health Insurance Market. March 25, 2002.
Social Security Disability. Disappointing Results From SSA's Efforts to Improve the Disability Claims Process Warrant Immediate Attention. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Resresentatives. February 2002.
VA and Defence Health Care. Military Medical Surveillance Policies in Place, but Implementation Challenges Remain. Testimony. Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives. February 27, 2002.
VA and Defence Health Care. Progress Made, but DOD Continues to Face Military Medical Surveillance System Challenges. Statement for the Record by Cynthia A. Bascetta, Director, Health Care - Veterans' Health and Benefits Issues. Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives. January 24, 2002.
VA Health Care. Implementation of Prescribing Guideline for Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs Generally Sound. Report to the Chairman, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives. January 2002.
Veterans' Benefits Administration. Clarity of Letters to Claimants Needs to Be Improved. Report to the Ranking Democratic Member, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives. April 2002.
Access to HIV/AIDS Drugs and Diagnostics of Acceptable Quality. March 3, 2002.
