Vol.6, No.1 February 2004
Welcome to the first report of 2004.
The publications in the report can be found in the catalog of the library of the New York Academy of Medicine. Links in the report were active at the time of publication. If you would like to receive quarterly email notification when a new issue of the Grey Literature Report is posted, send an email message to lmyohanen@nyam.org. Include the words, "subscribe grey literature report," and your email address, in the body of the message.The following are our recent grey literature acquisitions:
Berenson, Robert A.; Dowd, Bryan E. The Future of Private Plan Contracting in Medicare. July 2002.
Bruen, Brian K.; Wiener, Joshua M.; Thomas, Seema. Medicaid Eligibility Policy for Aged, Blind, and Disabled Beneficiaries. November 2003.
Crewe, Sandra Edmonds; Stowell-Ritter, Anita. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in the District of Columbia: Focus Group Report. November 2003.
Gibson, Mary Jo; Gregory, Steven R.; Pandya, Sheel M. Long-Term Care in Developed Nations: A Brief Overview. October 2003.
Greenwald, Mathew. These Four Walls...Americans 45+ Talk About Home and Community. May 2003.
Heumann, Judith E. Consumer-Directed Personal Care Services for Older People in the U.S. Public Policy Institute. Issue Brief No. 64. 2003.
Sauer, Jennifer H. Lowering the Cost of Prescription Drugs in Hawai'i: A 2003 Survey of Residents Age 18+. December 2003.
Silberman, Susan L. Funding Health and Long-Term Care: A Survey on Increasing Kentucky's Cigarette Tax. October 2003.
Stowell-Ritter, Anita. Iowa Long-Term Care: A Consumer Survey of Adults Age 50 and Over. October 2003.
Stowell-Ritter, Anita. Iowa Long-Term Care: A Synthesis of Consumer and Provider Research. October 2003.
Wiener, Joshua M.; Tilly, Jane; Cuellar, Alison Evans. Consumer-Directed Home Care in the Netherlands, England, and Germany. October 2003.
Friedenzohn, Deborah; Greenbaum, Elizabeth; Konig, Madeleine; Wheatley, Benjamin; DeFrancesco, LeAnne; Alberga, Jeremy; Folz, Christina. State of the States. Cultivating Hope in Rough Terrain. State Coverage Initiatives. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. January 2004.
Martin, Kathryn E.; Rogal, Deborah L.; Arnold, Sharon B. Health-Based Risk Assessment: Risk-Adjusted Payments and Beyond. Changes in Health Care Financing & Organization. January 2004.
Guide to Implementing TAP (Teens for Aids Prevention). A Peer Education Program to Prevent HIV and STI. 2nd Edition. 2002.
Adler, Matthew D. Fear Assessment: Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Pricing of Fear and Anxiety. Working Paper 03-12. November 2003.
Gayer, Ted. The Fatality Risks of Sport-Utility Vehicles, Vans, and Pickups Relative to Cars. Working Paper 03-13. November 2003.
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
National Healthcare Disparities Report. December 2003.
National Healthcare Quality Report. December 2003.
Who's Enrolled in SCHIP? Issue Brief No. 3. December 2003.
The Complete Medical Record in a Hybrid Electronic Health Record Environment. e-HIM Task Force Report Part 1: Hybrid Environment. October 2003.
Core Data Sets for the Physician Practice Electronic Health Record. e-HIM Task Force Report Part 5: Core Data Sets for the Physician Practice Electronic Health Record. October 2003.
Electronic Document Management as a Component of the Electronic Health Record. e-HIM Task Force Report Part 4: Document Management. October 2003.
E-Mail as a Provider-Patient Electronic Communication Medium and Its Impact on the Electronic Health Record. e-HIM Task Force Report Part 3: E-mail. October 2003.
Implementing Electronic Signatures. e-HIM Task Force Report Part 2: Electronic Signatures. October 2003.
Speech Recognition in the Electronic Health Record. e-HIM Task Force Report Part 6: Speech Recognition in the Electronic Health Record. October 2003.
Faith-based Response to HIV/AIDS. Policy Brief. July 2003.
A, B, C in Uganda: The Roles of Abstinence, Monogamy and Condom Use in HIV Decline. Occasional Report No. 9. October 2003.
Alliance for Advancing Non-Profit Organization
Barrish, Susan R. Nonprofit Health Insurers: The Financial Story Wall Street Doesn't Tell. 2003.
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care. Closing the Gap. October 2003.
American Enterprise Institute (AEI Press)
Calfee, John E. The Grim Economics of Pharmaceutical Importation. Health Policy Outlook. November-December 2003.
Lung Champions. Our First 100 Years. Annual Report. 2003.
Lung Disease Data 2003. 2003.
Trends in Tuberculosis Morbidity and Mortality. November 2003.
Biological Security & Public Health in Search of a Global Treatment. 2003.
Association of Academic Health Centers
Mrazik, Ryan T. State Innovations Expand Coverage, Improve Care, and Cut Costs. September 2003.
Association of American Medical Colleges
Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
Birth Defects Data Could Improve Family Health. AMCHP Finds Barriers Between Birth Defects Systems and Family Health Programs. Fact Sheet. September 2003.
Reaching the Children. The Relationship Between Title V and Part C. October 2003.
Association of Public Health Laboratories
State Public Health Laboratory Bioterrorism Capacity. Public Health Laboratory Issues in Brief: Bioterrorism Capacity. August 2003.
Smoking and Reproductive Life. The Impact of Smoking on Sexual, Reproductive and Child Health. February 2004.
New York in Focus: A Profile from Census 2000. Part 1. Living Cities: The National Community Development Initiative. Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy. 2003.
New York in Focus: A Profile from Census 2000. Part 2. Living Cities: The National Community Development Initiative. Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy. 2003.
California HealthCare Foundation
California's Uninsured. Snapshot. 2003. Snapshot Tables. [2003].
Drazen, Erica; Fortin, Jason. Digital Hospitals Move Off the Drawing Board. ihealthreports. October 2003.
Feldman, Jack; Schur, Claudia; Berk, Marc; Kintala, Sreelata. Memorandum on Data Guide: Analysis Results for Understanding Survey Estimates of California's Uninsured and Medi-Cal Populations. January 2004. Accompanying Data Tables: Analysis Results for Understanding Survey Estimates of California's Uninsured and Medi-Cal Populations. January 2004.
Fishman, Eliot Z.; Vladeck, Bruce C.; Palermo, Ann-Gel S.; Davis, Margaret H. The Olmstead Decision and Long-Term Care in California: Lessons on Services, Access, and Costs from Colorado, Washington, and Wisconsin. December 2003.
The Healthy Families Program. An Overview. January 2004.
Impact of Proposed Budget for 2004-05 on Medi-Cal and Other Health Programs. January 14, 2004.
Kofman, Mila; Polzer, Karl. What Would Association Health Plans Mean for California?: Full Report. January 2004.
MacDonald, Keith. Online Patient-Provider Communication Tools: An Overview. ihealthreports. November 2003.
Medi-Cal Facts and Figures. A Look at California's Medicaid Program. January 2004.
Miller, Robert H.; Sim, Ida; Newman, Jeff. Electronic Medical Records: Lessons from Small Physician Practices. ihealthreports. October 2003.
Schur, Claudia L.; Feldman, Jacob J.; Kintala, Sreelata; Berk, Marc L. California's Uninsured and Medi-Cal Populations: A Policy Guide to the Estimates. January 2004.
Spurlock, Bruce; Nelson, Marsha; Paterno, Jose; Tandel, Sandeep. Legislating Medication Safety: The California Experience. October 2003.
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Common Cause. Campaign Contributions By Tobacco Interests Quarterly Report. October 2003.
Balko, Radley. Back Door to Prohibition. The New War on Social Drinking. Policy Analysis No. 501. December 5, 2003.
Boothe, Paul; Carson, Mary. What Happened to Health-Care Reform? Commentary No. 193. December 2003.
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dalton, Kathleen; Slifkin, Rebecca; Walsh, Joan. Rural - Urban Differences in Nursing Home and Skilled Nursing Supply. North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center. February 2003.
Dalton, Kathleen; Slifkin, Rebecca. Rural - Urban Issues in the Wage Index Adjustment for Prospective Payment in Skilled Nursing Facilities. North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center. Working Paper Series. No. 78. November 2003.
Dyson, Susan L.; Fraher, Erin P.; Wilkins, R. Bert; Smith, Laura M. Scanning the Radiologic Sciences Workforce in North Carolina. A Report of the Technical Panel on the Radiologic Sciences Workforce. The Council for Allied Health in North Carolina. July 2003.
Poley, Stephanie; Silberman, Pam; Slifkin, Rebecca. Design of Enhanced Primary Care Case Management Programs Operating in Rural Communities: Lessons Learned from Three States. North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center. March 2003.
A Primer on Interpreting Hospital Margins. North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center. July 2003.
Randolph, Randy K.; Gaul, Katherine; Slifkin, Rebecca T. Rural Populations and Health Care Providers. A Map Book. North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center. September 2002.
Silberman, Pam; Rudolf, Matthew; D'Alpe, Cammie; Randolph, Randy; Slifkin, Rebecca. The Impact of the Medicaid Budgetary Crisis on Rural Communities. North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center. Working Paper Series. No. 77. August 29, 2003.
Capacity Building in California Healthy Cities and Communities. 2003.
Center for Health and Health Care in Schools - The George Washington University
Childhood Obesity. What the Research Tells Us. December 2003.
Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.
Beronja, Nancy; Menges, Joel; Park, Christopher. Analysis of Pharmacy Carve-Out Option for the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System. Resource Paper. November 2003.
Fontanella, Cynthia A. Psychiatric Readmission of Adolescents in the Public Mental Health System. Resource Paper. January 2004.
Henry, Danyel; Felman, Helene. Integrating Quality into Pharmacy Cost Containment Initiatives in Nursing Homes. Resource Paper. December 2003.
Hurley, Robert; McCue, Michael; Chukmaitov, Askar. Profiting from Proficiency: The Growing Importance of Medicaid-Focused Health Plans. Resource Paper. November 2003.
Center for Health Services Research & Policy (George Washington University)
Rosenbaum, Sara; Stewart, Alexandra; Cox, Marisa; Lee, Alexis. The Epidemiology of U.S. Immunization Law: A National Study for The National Immunizations Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Medicaid Coverage of Immunizations for Non-Institutionalized Adults. Report. November 2003.
Center for Health Workforce Studies
Allergy and Immunology GME Surveys 2002. January 2003.
How Seniors Learn. Issue Brief. Vol. 4, No. 9. 2003.
Center for Reproductive Rights
Breaking the Silence. The Global Gag Rule's Impact on Unsafe Abortion. 2003.
Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
Noona, Kelly; Reichman, Nancy E.; Corman, Hope. New Fathers' Labor Supply: Does Child Health Matter. Working Paper #03-19-FF. December 2003.
Center for Studying Health System Change
Cunningham, Peter; May, Jessica. Insured Americans Drive Surge in Emergency Department Visits. Issue Brief. No. 70. October 2003.
Ginsburg, Paul B.; Nichols, Len M. The Health Care Cost-Coverage Conundrum: The Care We Want vs. The Care We Can Afford. Commentary. Annual Essay 2002-03. Fall 2003.
Health Care Market Stabilizes, but Rising Costs and State Budget Woes Loom in Boston. Community Report. Fall 2003.
Center for the Advancement of Health
Report on Bereavement and Grief Research. November 2003.
Center for the Health Professions - University of California, San Francisco
Dower, Catherine. Acupuncture in California. April 2003. Erratum. April 3, 2003.
Franks, Patricia E.; Kocher, Nona; Chapman, Susan. Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics in California. January 2004.
Kocher, Nona; Chapman, Susan; Dronsky, Marina. Respiratory Care Practitioners in California. July 2003.
Lindler, Vanessa; Chapman, Susan. The Clinical Laboratory Workforce in California. 2003.
Lindler, Vanessa; Woo, Lorraine; Chapman, Susan. Diagnostic Imaging Professionals in California. 2003.
McRee, Tina. Massage Therapists in California. September 2003.
Pharmacy Technicians in California: Snapshot of an Emerging Profession. 2003. Erratum. June 5, 2003.
Center for the Study of Social Policy
Help on the Way. Communities Get the Results They Want from Peer Matches. A Powerful Approach to Technical Assistance. 2003.
Policy Matters: Setting and Measuring Benchmarks for State Policies. Promoting Better Family Health: Recommendations for State Policy. A Discussion Paper for the Policy Matters Project. October 2003.
Center on an Aging Society - Georgetown University
Disease Management Programs. Improving Healt While Reducing Costs? Issue Brief. No. 4. January 2004.
Multiple Chronic Conditions. A Challenge for the 21st Century. Data Profile. No. 12. November 2003.
Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth - Georgetown University
Exposure of Hispanic Youth to Alcohol Advertising. Executive Summary. April 30, 2003.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Greenstein, Robert; Park, Edwin. Health Savings Accounts in Final Medicare Conference Agreement Pose Threats Both to Long-Term Fiscal Policy and to the Employer-Based Health Insurance System. December 1, 2003.
Kogan, Richard; Park, Edwin. Administration Proposal to Combine the Accounting of Medicare Part A, Medicare Part B, and Prescription Drugs is Unsound. November 3, 2003.
Kogan, Richard; Park, Edwin; Greenstein, Robert. Medicare "Cost Containment" Proposal Includes Ideologically Loaded Provisions. November 7, 2003.
Ku, Leighton. CDC Data Show Medicaid and SCHIP Played a Critical Counter-Cyclical Role in Strengthening Health Insurance Coverage During the Economic Downturn. Revised October 8, 2003.
Ku, Leighton; Broaddus, Matthew. About 1.7 Million Medicare Beneficiaries in Rural America Would Be Denied Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits Under the Senate Prescription Drug Bill. Revised September 9, 2003.
Ku, Leighton; Broaddus, Matthew. Funding Health Coverage for Low-Income Children in Washington. November 10, 2003.
Ku, Leighton; Broaddus, Matthew. The Six Million Medicare Beneficiaries Excluded From Prescription Drug Benefits Under the Senate Bill are Disproportionately Minority. Revised September 9, 2003.
Ku, Leighton; Nimalendran, Sashi. Losing Out: States are Cutting 1.2 to 1.6 Million Low-Income People from Medicaid, SCHIP and Other State Health Insurance Programs. December 22, 2003.
Park, Edwin; Greenstein, Robert. The AARP Ads and the New Medicare Prescription Drug Law. December 11, 2003.
Park, Edwin; Greenstein, Robert. Medicare Agreement Would Make Substantial Numbers of Seniors and People with Disabilities Worse Off Than Under Current Law. Revised November 21, 2003.
Park, Edwin; Nathanson, Melanie; Greenstein, Robert; Springer, John. The Troubling Medicare Legislation. December 8, 2003.
Gursky, Elin. Progress and Peril. Bioterrorism Preparedness Dollars and Public Health. 2003.
Turnock, Bernard J. Public Health Preparedness at a Price: Illinois. 2003.
The Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut
King, Jean; Duran, Frances; Wilson, Susan. A Research Perspective on the Child Care Workforce in Connecticut. A Report Issued by Early Childhood DataConnections. June 2003.
Lee, Mary Alice; Sanders, Marilyn R. Promoting Healthy Children & Families in Connecticut. Part #3: Linking Women's Health & Children's Health. IMPACT. Issue No. 5. November 2003.
O Brien, John; Mulkern, Virginia; Day, Steve. Implementation Analysis of the Emergency Mobile Psychiatric Services (EMPS) and Care Coordination Programs. Connecticut Community Kidcare Evaluation. Phase One. June 2003.
Perez-Escamilla, Rafael. Promoting Healthy Children & Families in Connecticut. Part 2: Child Nutrition. IMPACT. Issue No. 4. June 2003.
Proceedings From the Early Childhood Research Roundtable. June 13, 2003.
Sanders, Marilyn R.; Lee, Mary Alice. Promoting Healthy Children & Families in Connecticut: Part #1: Health Problems of Infancy & Early Childhood. IMPACT. Issue No. 3. March 2003.
Facts at a Glance. November 2003.
Vandivere, Sharon; Chalk, Rosemary; Moore, Kristin Anderson. Children in Foster Homes: How Are They Faring? Research Brief. December 2003.
Wertheimer, Richard; Croan, Tara; Moore, Kristin Anderson; Hair, Elizabeth C. Attending Kindergarten and Already Behind: A Statistical Portrait of Vulnerable Young Children. Research Brief. December 2003.
Teen Abortions. 2003.
Unmet Dental Needs. 2003.
Citizens' Committee for Children of New York, Inc.
Kids First New York. Budget Analysis of the FY2004 Adopted Budget for New York City. August 2003.
Prospects and Promises 2004: A Guide to Children's Services and Budget Making Decisions for New York City Policymakers. December 2003.
Boccuti, Cristina; Moon, Marilyn. Adverse Selection in Private, Stand-Alone Drug Plans and Techniques to Reduce It. Policy Brief. October 2003.
Boccuti, Cristina; Moon, Marilyn. Private, Individual Drug Coverage in the Current Medicare Market. Policy Brief. October 2003.
Boccuti, Cristina; Moon, Marilyn; Dowling, Krista. Chronic Conditions and Disabilities: Trends and Issues for Private Drug Plans. Policy Brief. October 2003.
Collins, Sara R.; Davis, Karen; Lambrew, Jeanne M. Health Care Reform Returns to the National Agenda: The 2004 Presidential Candidates' Proposals. September 2003.
Davis, Karen. Making Health Care Affordable for All Americans. January 28, 2004.
Davis, Karen; Cooper, Barbara S.; Capasso, Rose. The Federal Employee Health Benefits Program: A Model for Workers, Not Medicare. Program on Medicare's Future. November 2003.
Davis, Karen; Schoen, Cathy; Schoenbaum, Stephen C.; Audet, Anne-Marie J.; Doty, Michelle M.; Tenney, Katie. Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Looking at the Quality of American Health Care Through the Patient's Lens. January 2004.
Fox, Kimberley; Trail, Thomas; Reinhard, Susan; Crystal, Stephen. Managing Program Costs in State Pharmacy Assistance Programs. February 2004.
Glied, Sherry; Lambrew, Jeanne M.; Little, Sarah. The Growing Share of Uninsured Workers Employed by Large Firms. Task Force on the Future of Health Insurance. October 2003.
How Information Technology Can Improve Health Care Quality. Overview of Federal Legislation Information Technology and Health System Improvement. Alliance for Health Reform/Commonwealth Fund Roundtable. November 14, 2003.
Short, Pamela Farley; Graefe, Deborah R.; Schoen, Cathy. Churn, Churn, Churn: How Instability of Health Insurance Shapes America's Uninsured Problem. Issue Brief. November 2003.
The United States Health Care System: Views and Experiences of Adults with Health Problems. Findings from the Commonwealth Fund 2002 International Health Policy Survey. May 2003.
Hospital Community Benefits and Free Care Programs. An Initial Study of Seven Long Island Hospitals. March 2001.
Hospital Free Care Programs. A Study of Sixteen Long Island Hospitals. Part II of Hospital Community Benefits and Free Care Programs. April 2003.
Looking at the Full Picture: Analyzing the Community Health Impact of Hospital and Insurer Transactions. November 2003.
Neglected and Invisible. Understanding the Unmet Healthcare Needs of People on Long Island. August 2002.
Sugerman-Brozan, Alex; Martinelli, Laurie. Holding On: Fighting to Preserve Essential Services at a Community Hospital. October 2003.
Triad's New Market Strategy: A Threat to Community Hospitals. States of Health. Vol. 12. No. 1. Winter 2004.
Growth in Medical Spending by the Department of Defense. September 2003.
Holtz-Eakin, Douglas. Health Care Spending and the Uninsured. CBO Testimony before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate. January 28, 2004.
Limiting Tort Liability for Medical Malpractice. Economic and Budget Issue Brief. January 8, 2004.
The Long-Term Budget Outlook. December 2003.
Alker, Joan; Mann, Cindy. Federal Proposals to Restructure Medicaid: What Could They Mean for Connecticut? July 2003.
Close to Home. A Report on Behavioral Health Services for Children in Connecticut's Juvenile Justice System. February 2003.
Edelstein, Burton L. Increasing Access to Dental Care Through Public/Private Partnerships: Contracting Between Private Dentists and Federally Qualified Health Centers. A Handbook. September 2003.
Families at Risk: The Impact of Premiums on Children and Parents in Husky A. Policy Brief. November 2003.
Appendix A - Clinical Data Exchange Efforts in the United States: An Overview. Data Standards Working Group Background Paper. 2003.
The Data Standards Working Group. Report and Recommendations. June 5, 2003.
The Personal Health Working Group. Final Report. July 1, 2003.
The Privacy and Security Working Group. Report and Findings. June 5, 2003.
The Steering Group. Key Themes and Guiding Principles. June 5, 2003.
Building a Safer NHS for Patients. Improving Medication Safety. 2003.
Hussey, Ruth; Johnstone, Fiona. Equity Audit - A Tool for Monitoring Community Regeneration. Discussion Paper. 2003.
Economic and Social Research Institute
Meyer, Jack A.; Wicks, Elliot K. Covering America. Real Remedies for the Uninsured. Volume 3. December 2003.
Public Response to HL7 Ballot 1. Electronic Health Records. August 29, 2003.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
Annual Report 2003: The State of the Drugs Problem in the European Union and Norway. 2003.
Drug Use Amongst Vulnerable Young People. Drugs in Focus No. 10. 2003.
Hepatitis C: A Hidden Epidemic. Drugs in Focus No. 11. 2003.
Treating Drug Users in Prison - A Critical Area for Health Promotion and Crime Reduction Policy. Drugs in Focus No. 7. 2003.
Top Developments on the Pharmaceutical Landscape 2003. January 2004.
A Shelter in the Storm: How a Subsidy Could Help Unemployed Workers Get Health Insurance. Issue Brief. October 2003.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Combating Counterfeit Drugs. A Report of the Food and Drug Administration. February 18, 2004.
Forum for Collaborative HIV Research
Quality of HIV Care - Closing the Gap. A Report on the Findings from the Quality of HIV Care - Closing the Gap Project. December 2003.
Esmail, Nadeem; Walker, Michael. Waiting Your Turn: Hospital Waiting Lists in Canada. 2003.
Mauser, Gary A. The Failed Experiment. Gun Control and Public Safety in Canada, Australia, England and Wales. Public Policy Sources No. 71. November 2003.
Bioterrorism. A Threat to Agriculture and the Food Supply. Testimony Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate. GAO-04-259T. November 19, 2003.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Agency Leadership Taking Steps to Improve Management and Planning, but Challenges Remain. Report to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. GAO-04-219. January 2004.
Computer-Based Patient Records. Short-Term Progress Made, but Much Work Remains to Achieve a Two-Way Data Exchange Between VA and DOD Health Systems. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives. GAO-04-271T. November 19, 2003.
Dialysis Facilities. Problems Remain in Ensuring Compliance with Medicare Quality Standards. Report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate. GAO-04-63. October 2003.
Drinking Water. Experts' Views on How Future Federal Funding Can Best Be Spent to Improve Security. Report to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate. GAO-04-29. October 2003.
HHS Bioterrorism Preparedness Programs: States Reported Progress but Fell Short of Program Goals for 2002. GAO-04-360R. February 10, 2004.
Medicaid Nursing Home Payments. States' Payment Rates Largely Unaffected by Recent Fiscal Pressures. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-04-143. October 2003.
Medical Malpractice Insurance. Multiple Factors Have Contributed to Premium Rate Increases. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Wellness and Human Rights, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives. GAO-04-128T. October 1, 2003.
Medicare. Payment Changes Are Needed for Assistants-at-Surgery. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-04-97. January 2004.
Prescription Drugs. OxyContin Abuse and Diversion and Efforts to Address the Problem. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-04-110. December 2003.
Public Health Preparedness. Response Capacity Improving, but Much Remains to Be Accomplished. Testimony Before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives. GAO-04-458T. February 12, 2004.
SCHIP: HHS Continues to Approve Waivers That Are Inconsistent with Program Goals. GAO-04-166R. January 5, 2004.
Smallpox Vaccination: Review of the Implementation of the Military Program. Military Smallpox Vaccination Program. GAO-04-215R. December 1, 2003.
Tobacco Use and Public Health. Federal Efforts to Prevent and Reduce Tobacco Use among Youth. Report to the Honorable Bill Frist, U.S. Senate. GAO-04-41. November 2003.
VA Health Care. Access for Chattanooga-Area Veterans Needs Improvement. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-04-162. January 2004.
VA Health Care. Further Efforts Needed to Improve Hepatitis C Testing for At-Risk Veterans. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives. GAO-04-106. December 2003.
VA Long-Term Care. Changes In Service Delivery Raise Important Questions. Testimony Before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives. GAO-04-425T. January 28, 2004.
Veterans Affairs: Posthearing Questions Concerning the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs Providing Seamless Health Care Coverage to Transitioning Veterans. GAO-04-292R. November 24, 2003.
Scandlen, Greg. Health Savings Accounts. Health Issues. December 17, 2003.
A Closer Look at Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. Erasing the Color Line. November 2003.
One-Fifth of U.S. Adults Say Fear of Mad Cow Disease Will Affect What and Where They Eat. Health Care Poll. Vol. 3, Issue 1. January 13, 2004.
Taylor, Humphrey. Large Decline Since 1995 in Favorite Activities Which Require Physical Exercise. The Harris Poll #72. December 1, 2003.
Taylor, Humphrey. Scientists, Firemen, Doctors, Teachers and Nurses Top List as "Most Prestigious Occupations". The Harris Poll #57. October 1, 2003.
Complementary and Alternative Health Care: The Other Mainstream? Health Policy Research Bulletin. Issue 7, November 2003.
Cutting Children's Care: How Capped Enrollment and Premiums Have Put Children's Health Care Out of Reach. December 17, 2003.
Clarifying Health Impact Assessment, Integrated Impact Assessment and Health Needs Assessment. 2004.
Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati
Behavioral Health Disorders Among Male Low-Level Offenders. August 2003.
Staffing and Technology Survey. May 19, 2003.
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
Paterson, M.; Bassett, K.; Mamdani, M.; Wright, J.; Naglie, G.; Laupacis, A.; Anderson, G. What Effects Do Provincial Drug Plan Coverage Policies for New Drugs Have on Patterns of Use and Cost? November 2003.
Institute for Social Research - University of Michigan
Johnston, Lloyd D.; O'Malley, Patrick M. Obesity Among American Adolescents: Tracking the Problem and Searching for Causes. Youth, Education, and Society Occasional Paper No. 3. May 2003.
International Longevity Center
Butler, Robert N.; Meier, Daine E.; Nyberg, James P. Palliative Care Academic Career Awards. A Public-Private Partnership to Improve Care for the Most Vulnerable. Policy Report. 2003.
Hayflick, Leonard; Moody, Harry R. Has Anyone Ever Died of Old Age? Occasional Paper. 2003.
Sleep, Health, and Aging. Workshop Report. 2003.
Bernasek, Cathy; Mendelson, Dan; Padrez, Ryan; Harrington, Catherine. Oregon's Medicaid PDL: Will an Evidence-Based Formulary with Voluntary Compliance Set a Precedent for Medicaid? Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. January 2004.
Boyd, Donald; Wachino, Victoria. Is the State Fiscal Crisis Over? A 2004 State Budget Update. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Issue Paper. January 2004.
Crowley, Jeffrey S. An Overview of the Independence Plus Initiative to Promote Consumer-Direction of Services in Medicaid. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Issue Paper. November 2003.
Guyer, Jocelyn. The Proposed Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: A Detailed Review of Implications for Dual Eligibles and Other Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. September 2003.
Hanson, Kristina; Neuman, Tricia; Voris, Molly. Understanding the Health-Care Needs and Experiences of People with Disabilities. Findings from a 2003 Survey. December 2003.
Health Insurance Coverage of Women Ages 19 to 64, by State, 2001-2002. Women's Health Policy Facts. Fact Sheet. February 2004.
Health Policy Alternatives, Inc. Prescription Drug Coverage for Medicare Beneficiaries: An Overview of the Medicare Presciption Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. (Public Law 108-173). January 14, 2004.
Health Policy Alternatives, Inc. Prescription Drug Coverage for Medicare Beneficiaries: A Side-by-Side Comparison of S.1 and H.R.1, and the Conference Agreement (H.R.1). November 26, 2003.
Health Policy Alternatives, Inc. Prescription Drug Coverage for Medicare Beneficiaries: A Summary of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. December 10, 2003.
Health Strategies Consultancy LLC. Designing a Medicare Drug Discount Card: Implications of Policy Choices for Medicare Beneficiaries and Card Sponsors. November 2003.
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation; Health Research & Educational Trust. The Health Insurance Act of 2003 (SB2): Updated Findings from the 2002 California Employer Health Benefits Survey. October 2003.
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation; Hewitt Associates. Retiree Health Benefits Now and in the Future. Findings from the Kaiser/Hewitt 2003 Retiree Health Survey. Chartpack. January 2004.
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation; Hewitt Associates. Retiree Health Benefits Now and in the Future. Findings from the Kaiser/Hewitt 2003 Survey on Retiree Health Benefits. January 2004.
Hoffman, Catherine; Wang, Marie. Health Insurance Coverage in America. 2002 Data Update. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. December 2003.
Holahan, John; Bovbjerg, Randall R.; Coughlin, Terri; Hill, Ian; Ormond, Barbara A.; Zuckerman, Stephen. State Responses to Budget Crisis in 2004: An Overview of Ten States. Overview and Case Studies. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. January 2004.
Implications of the New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit for State Medicaid Budgets. 2003.
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Access to Care for the Uninsured: An Update. September 2003.
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Implications of the New Medicare Law for Dual Eligibles: 10 Key Questions and Answers. December 15, 2003.
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Medicaid Enrollment in 50 States. December 2002 Data Update. December 2003.
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Medicaid Outpatient Prescription Drug Benefits: Findings from a National Survey, 2003. December 2003.
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. News on Medicaid and State Budgets - September and October 2003. State Budget News. 2003.
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Out-Of-Pocket Cost-Sharing Obligations for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries Under the House and Senate Prescription Drug Bills. Issue Paper. October 2003.
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. The Uninsured: A Primer. Key Facts about Americans Without Health Insurance. Key Facts. December 2003.
The Kaiser Family Foundation D.C. Health Care Access Survey, 2003. Toplines. October 2003.
The Kaiser Family Foundation Survey of People with Disabilities. Chartpack. December 2003.
Lake Snell Perry & Associates, Inc. The Healthcare Experiences of Women with HIV/AIDS. Insights from Focus Groups. Full Report of Findings. October 2003.
Lake Snell Perry & Associates, Inc. Perspectives on the Epidemic: Women and Teenage Girls at Risk for HIV. Insights from Focus Groups. Full Report of Findings. October 2003.
Mann, Cindy; Artiga, Samantha; Guyer, Jocelyn. Assessing the Role of Recent Waivers in Providing New Coverage. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Issue Paper. December 2003.
Media Literacy. Key Facts. Fall 2003.
MTV; The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. It's Your (Sex) Life Call-Back Survey. Toplines Results. December 2003.
MTV; The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. National Survey of Teens and Young Adults on Sexual Health Public Education Campaigns. Toplines Results. December 2003.
MTV; The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Reaching the MTV Generation: Recent Research on the Impact of the Kaiser Family Foundation/MTV Public Education Campaign on Sexual Health. December 2003.
National Public Radio; Kaiser Family Foundation; Kennedy School of Government. Sex Education in America. General Public/Parents Survey. Toplines. January 2004.
National Public Radio; Kaiser Family Foundation; Kennedy School of Government. Sex Education in America. Principals Survey. Toplines. January 2004.
Perry, Michael; Dulio, Adrianne; Hanson, Kristina. The Role of Health Coverage for People with Disabilities: Findings from 12 Focus Groups with People with Disabilities. August 2003.
Public Opinion on Government Spending on HIV/AIDS. Kaiser Health Poll Report. November/December 2003 Edition.
Questionnaire and Detailed Results. A Series of National Surveys of Teens About Sex: Virginity and the First Time. Sexsmarts. October 2003.
Ross, Donna Cohen; Cox, Laura. Enrollment Freezes in Six State Children's Health Insurance Programs Withhold Coverage from Eligible Children. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Issue Paper. December 2003.
Rowland, Diane. Medicaid: Issues and Challenges. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. October 8, 2003.
Rowland, Diane. Health Challenges Facing the Nation. Statement before the Joint Economic Committee United States Congress. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. October 1, 2003.
Salganicoff, Alina; Wentworth, Barbara; Ranji, Usha. Emergency Contraception in California. Findings from a 2003 Kaiser Family Foundation Survey. February 2004.
Schneider, Andy; Garfield, Rachel. Medicaid as a Health Insurer: Current Benefits and Flexibility. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Issue Paper. November 2003.
Schneider, Andy; Elias, Risa. Medicaid as a Long-term Care Program: Current Benefits and Flexibility. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Issue Paper. November 2003.
Smith, Vernon K.; Rousseau, David M. SCHIP Program Enrollment: June 2003 Update. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. December 2003.
Smith, Vernon; Ramesh, Rekha; Gifford, Kathleen; Ellis, Eileen; Wachino, Victoria; O'Malley, Molly. States Respond to Fiscal Pressure: A 50-State Update of State Medicaid Spending Growth and Cost Containment Actions. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. January 2004.
Summers, Todd; Kates, Jennifer. Global Funding for HIV/AIDS in Resource Poor Settings. December 2003.
Summers, Todd; Kates, Jennifer. U.S. Government Funding for HIV/AIDS in Resource Poor Settings. December 2003.
Thompson, Penny. Medicaid's Federal-State Partnership: Alternatives for Improving Financial Integrity. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. February 2004.
UNAIDS; Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. The Media and HIV/AIDS: Making a Difference. Global Media Aids Initiative. January 2004.
Wachino, Victoria; Schneider, Andy; Rousseau, David. Financing the Medicaid Program: The Many Roles of Federal and State Matching Funds. Policy Brief. January 2004.
Aziz, Fayaz; McCrone, Paul; Boyle, Sean; Knapp, Martin. Financing Mental Health Services in London. Central Funding and Local Expenditure. Working Paper. November 2003.
Dixon, Jennifer; Lewis, Richard; Rosen, Rebecca; Finlayson, Belinda; Gray, Diane. Managing Chronic Disease. What Can We Learn From the US Experience? Research Paper. Summary. January 2004.
Healey, Kate. Linking Children's Health and Education. Progress and Challenges in London. January 2004.
Barriers to Hospice Care and Some Proposed Policy Solutions. Focus: Hospice Care - Part II. State Initiatives in End-of-Life Care. Issue 17. November 2002.
Barriers in Medicaid Reimbursement. Focus: Pain Management - Part III. State Initiatives in End-of-Life Care. Issue 21. November 2003. To Order.
Championing End-of-Life Care Policy Change. Focus: Community-State Partnerships. State Initiatives in End-of-Life Care. Issue 19. June 2003.
Creating a New Policy Framework for Pediatric Palliative Care. Focus: Pediatric Issues - Part II. State Initiatives in End-of-Life Care. Issue 16. September 2002.
Guardianship: A Neglected Piece of the Surrogate Decisionmaking Picture. State Initiatives in End-of-Life Care. Issue 13. March 2002.
Maine's Legislative Approach to Expanding Hospice Access. Hospice Care - Part III. State Initiatives in End-of-Life Care. Issue 20. November 2003. To Order.
The Need for Balance in Controlled Substances Policy. Focus: Pain Management - An Update. State Initiatives in End-of-Life Care. Issue 14. April 2002.
Paying for Care Needed by Children with Life-Limiting Conditions. Focus: Pediatric Issues - Part I. State Initiatives in End-of-Life Care. Issue 15. August 2002.
Using Statistics to Shape Agendas and Measure Progress. Focus: Data-Driven Policymaking (An Update). State Initiatives in End-of-Life Care. Issue 18. February 2003.
Maternal & Child Health Policy Research Center
Fox, Harriette B.; Limb, Stephanie J.; McManus, Margaret A. Separate SCHIP Programs: Generous Coverage for Children With Special Needs in Most States. October 2003.
McManus, Margaret A.; Shejavali, Kandi I.; Fox, Harriette B. Is the Health Care System Working for Adolescents? Perspectives From Providers in Boston, Denver, Houston, and San Francisco. October 2003.
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Ireys, Henry T.; White, Justin S.; Thornton, Craig. The Medicaid Buy-In Program: Quantitative Measures of Enrollment Trends and Participant Characteristics in 2002. Preliminary Report. MPR Reference No.: 8920-500. October 2003.
MEDPAC-Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Disease Management in Traditional Medicare. Testimony. November 4, 2003.
Impact of the Resident Caps on the Supply of Geriatricians. Report to the Congress. November 2003.
Modernizing the Outpatient Dialysis Payment System. Report to the Congress. October 2003.
Olin, Gary L. National Health Care Expenses in the U.S. Community Population, 2000. Statistical Brief #27. 2003.
Rhoades, Jeffrey A.; Cohen, Joel W. Health Insurance Status of Children in America: 1996-2002 Estimates for the Non-institutionalized Population Under Age 18. Statistical Brief #28. 2003.
Rhoades, Jeffrey A. Work Loss Days in the United States: 1996-2000 Estimates for the Employed Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, Age 16 to 64. Statistical Brief #31. 2003.
Stagnitti, Marie N. The Prevalence of Obesity and Other Chronic Health Conditions among Diabetic Adults in the U.S. Community Population, 2001. Statistical Brief #34. 2004.
Stagnitti, Marie N.; Miller, G. Edward; Moeller, John F. Outpatient Prescription Drug Expenses, 1999. MEPS Chartbook No. 12. 2003.
The MetLife Market Survey of Assisted Living Costs. Mature Market Institute. October 2003.
Salsberg, Edward. Making Sense of the System: How States Can Use Health Workforce Policies to Increase Access and Improve Quality of Care. Electronic Reports. September 2003.
Johnston, Lloyd D.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Bachman, Jerald G. Demographic Subgroup Trends for Various Licit and Illicit Drugs 1975-2001. Occasional Paper Series 59. 2003.
Dietary Reference Intakes: Guiding Principles for Nutrition Labeling and Fortification. 2003.
Ensuring Environmental Health in Post Industrial Cities. 2003.
In the Nation's Compelling Interest: Ensuring Diversity in the Health Care Workforce. 2004.
Insuring America's Health: Principles and Recommendations. 2004.
National Academy of Social Insurance
Johnson, Richard W. When Should Medicare Coverage Begin? Health and Income Security for an Aging Workforce No. 6. December 2003.
Leonesio, Michael V.; Vaughan, Denton R.; Wixon, Bernard. Increasing the Early Retirement Age Under Social Security: Health, Work, and Financial Resources. Health and Income Security for an Aging Workforce No. 7. December 2003.
National Academy for State Health Policy
Butler, Patricia A. Kentucky's "Any Willing Provider" Law and ERISA: Implications of the Supreme Court's Decision for State Health Insurance Regulation. June 2003.
Marchev, Mimi. Medical Malpractice and Medical Error Disclosure: Balancing Facts and Fears. December 2003.
Pernice, Cynthia; Bergman, David. State Experience with Enrollment Caps in Separate SCHIP Programs. February 2004.
Shirk, Cindy. Tough Choices: A Policy Maker's Guide to Cost Containment Actions Affecting Children in Medicaid and SCHIP. February 2004.
National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems
Singer, Ingrid A.; Regenstein, Marsha. Advanced Access. Ambulatory Care Redesign and the Nation's Safety Net. December 2003.
National Business Group on Health
Bridging Language and Culture Gaps in the Workplace. Health Disparities Initiative. Issue Brief. Vol. 1, No. 1. September/October 2003.
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
America's Adults and Teens Sound Off About Teen Pregnancy. An Annual National Survey. With One Voice 2003. December 2003.
This Is My Reality: The Price of Sex. An Inside Look at Black Urban Youth Sexuality and the Role of the Media. January 2004.
National Center for Children in Poverty
Aber, J. Lawrence; Pedersen, Sara; Brown, Joshua L.; Jones, Stephanie M.; Gershoff, Elizabeth T. Changing Children's Trajectories of Development. Two-Year Evidence for the Effectiveness of a School-Based Approach to Violence Prevention. December 2003.
National Center for Cultural Competence
Infusing Cultural and Linguistic Competence into the Multiple Systems Encountered by Families Following the Sudden, Unexpected Death of an Infant. Policy Brief. Spring/Summer 2003.
Rationale for Cultural Competence in Primary Care. Policy Brief 1. Summer 2003.
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
Food for Thought: Substance Abuse and Eating Disorders. December 2003.
Report on Teen Cigarette Smoking and Marijuana Use. September 2003.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Finkelhor, David; Jones, Lisa M. Explanations for the Decline in Child Sexual Abuse Cases. Juvenile Justice Bulletin. January 2004.
Jackson, Shelly; Feder, Lynette; Forde, David R.; Davis, Robert C.; Maxwell, Christopher D.; Taylor, Bruce G. Batterer Intervention Programs. Where Do We Go From Here? NIJ Special Report. June 2003.
Vila, Bryan; Kenney, Dennis Jay. Tired Cops: The Prevalence and Potential Consequences of Police Fatigue. NIJ Journal. No. 248. 2002.
National Governors Association
Faulkner, Lydia; Krause, Brendan; Braunstein, Diane. State Actions to Control Health Care Costs. NGA Center for Best Practices. Issue Brief. November 2003.
National Institute for Health Care Management Research and Educational Foundation
Accelerating Quality Improvement in Health Care. Strategies to Speed the Diffusion of Evidence-Based Innovations. Proceedings from a Conference. 2003.
Childhood Obesity. Advancing Effective Prevention and Treatment. Action Brief. November 2003.
Contraceptive Equity Laws in Your State: Know Your Rights - Use Your Rights. A Consumer Guide. 2003.
Lucido, Kristin; Joshi, Amit; Reinius, Niklas. Obese Patient Care Survey Market Research Report. November 2003.To Order.
Oliver, Adam. Equity in Health and Healthcare. Views from Ethics, Economics and Political Science. Proceedings from a Meeting of the Health Equity Network. 2003.
Maruschak, Laura M. HIV in Prisons, 2001. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Bulletin. January 2004.
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Cocaine. ONDCP Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse. Fact Sheet. November 2003.
Methamphetamine. ONDCP Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse. Fact Sheet. November 2003.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Docteur, Elizabeth; Oxley, Howard. Health-Care Systems: Lessons from the Reform Experience. OECD Health Working Papers. December 5, 2003.
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
Introducing Peer Mentoring in Long-Term Care Settings. Workforce Strategies No. 2. May 2003.
Training Quality Home Care Workers. A PHI Technical Series Publication. August 2003.
Reforming Health Protection and Promotion in Canada: Time to Act. Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology. November 2003.
The Partners for Health Reformplus Project
Bautista, Sergio Antonio; Dmytraczenko, Tania; Kombe, Gilbert; Bertozzi, Stefano M. Costing of HIV/AIDS Treatment in Mexico. Revised June 2003.
Partnership for the Public's Health
Running On More Than Faith. Partnerships with Faith-Based Groups. Community-Based Public Health Policy & Practice. Issue #10. August 2003.
Asthma. The Impact of Multiple Chronic Conditions. August 2003.
Trends in Chronic Condition Comorbidities in a Group Health Plan. October 2003.
Pew Internet & American Life Project
Bell, Peter; Reddy, Pavani; Rainie, Lee. Rural Americans' Internet Use Has Grown, but They Continue to Lag Behind Others. Rural Areas and the Internet. February 17, 2004.
Fox, Susannah. How Californians Compare to the Rest of the Nation: A Case Study Sponsored by the California HealthCare Foundation. Wired for Health. December 14, 2003.
Madden, Mary. The Changing Picture of Who's Online and What They Do. America's Online Pursuits. December 22, 2003.
Bongaarts, John. Completing the Fertility Transition in the Developing World: The Role of Educational Differences and Fertility Preferences. Policy Research Division Working Papers. No. 177. 2003.
Hewett, Paul C.; Mensch, Barbara S.; Erulkar, Annabel S. Consistency in the Reporting of Sexual Behavior among Adolescent Girls in Kenya: A Comparison of Interviewing Methods. Policy Research Division Working Papers. No. 182. 2003.
Jackson, Elizabeth F.; Akweongo, Patricia; Sakeah, Evelyn; Hodgson, Abraham; Asuru, Rofina; Phillips, James F. Women's Denial of Having Experienced Female Genital Cutting in Northern Ghana: Explanatory Factors and Consequences for Analysis of Survey Data. Policy Research Division Working Papers. No. 178. 2003.
Marindo, Ravai; Pearson, Steve; Casterline, John B. Condom Use and Abstinence Among Unmarried Young People in Zimbabwe: Which Strategy, Whose Agenda? Policy Research Division Working Papers. No. 170. 2003.
Nyonator, Frank K.; Awoonor-Williams, J. Koku; Phillips, James F.; Jones, Tanya C.; Miller, Robert A. The Ghana Community-based Health Planning and Services Initiative: Fostering Evidence-based Organizational Change and Development in a Resource-constrained Setting. Policy Research Division Working Papers. No. 180. 2003.
Phillips, James F.; Jones, Tanya C.; Nyonator, Frank K.; Ravikumar, Shruti. Evidence-Based Development of Health and Family Planning Programs in Bangladesh and Ghana. Policy Research Division Working Papers. No. 175. 2003.
Zimmer, Zachary; Martin, Linda G.; Lin, Hui-Sheng. Determinants of Old-Age Mortality in Taiwan. Policy Research Division Working Papers. No. 181. 2003.
Zimmer, Zachary; Chayovan, Napaporn; Lin, Hui-Sheng; Natividad, Josefina. How Indicators of Socioeconomic Status Relate to Physical Functioning of Older Adults in Three Asian Societies. Policy Research Division Working Papers. No. 172. 2003.
Zimmer, Zachary; Dayton, Julia. The Living Arrangements of Older Adults in Sub-Saharan Africa in a Time of HIV/AIDS. Policy Research Division Working Papers. No. 169. 2003.
The President's Council on Bioethics
Monitoring Stem Cell Research. January 2004.
Health for All: California's Strategic Approach to Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. Summary. November 2003.
Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine
Public Health Policy Advisory Board
Davis, Lynn E.; LaTourrette, Tom; Mosher, David E.; Davis, Lois M.; Howell, David R. Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks. A Quick Guide. 2003.
Rural Policy Research Institute
McBride, Timothy; Andrews, Courtney; Mueller, Keith; Shambaugh-Miller, Michael. Availability and Use of Health Plan Choices in Rural America: Medicare+Choice, Commercial HMO, and Federal Employees Health Benefit Program Plans. RUPRI Center for Rural Health Care Delivery. Policy Paper P2003-7. October 2003.
Mueller, Keith J. The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-173). A Summary of Provisions Important to Rural Health Care Delivery. RUPRI Center for Rural Health Care Delivery. Policy Paper P2004-1. January 2004.
How Healthy are Canadians? 2003 Annual Report. Health Reports. Special Issue, Supplement to Vol. 14, 2003. December 2003.
Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health in the Age of Bioterrorism. Issue Report. December 2003.
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Brown, E. Richard; Ponce, Ninez; Rice, Thomas; Lavarreda, Shana Alex. The State of Health Insurance in California: Long-Term and Intermittent Lack of Health Insurance Coverage. November 2003.
Meng, Ying-Ying; Babey, Susan H.; Malcolm, Elizabeth; Brown, E. Richard; Chawla, Neetu. Asthma in California: Findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey. November 2003.
Ponce, Ninez; Gatchell, Melissa; Brown, E. Richard. Cancer Screening Rates Among Asian Ethnic Groups. Health Policy Fact Sheet. November 2003.
Satter, Delight; Burrows, Nilka Rios; Gatchell, Melissa; Tauali'i, Maile; Welch, D. Tecumseh. Diabetes Among American Indians and Alaska Natives in California: Prevention is the Key. Health Policy Fact Sheet. November 2003.
Wallace, Steven P.; Satter, Delight E.; Zubiate, Andrea. Medicaid Home Care and Tribal Health Services. A Tool Kit for Developing New Programs. Final Report. October 2003.
Wyn, Roberta; Ojeda, Victoria D. Women's Health Issues in California: Findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey. November 2003.
Yancey, Antronette; Gatchell, Melissa; Brown, E. Richard; McCarthy, William; Diamant, Allison. Diabetes Is Major Health Problem for African Americans. Health Policy Fact Sheet. November 2003.
Treating 3 Million By 2005. Making it Happen. The WHO Strategy. 2003.
Scientific Integrity in Policymaking. An Investigation into the Bush Administration's Misuse of Science. February 2004.
Trends in Health Insurance Coverage, 2000 and 2001. December 2003.
The Impact of AIDS. Part 1. September 2, 2003.
The Impact of AIDS. Part 2. September 2, 2003.
World Population in 2300. Highlights. Draft. December 9, 2003.
Greenberg, Liza; D'Andrea, Guy; Lorence, Dan. Setting the Public Agenda for Online Health Search. A White Paper and Action Agenda. Snapshots of America's Families No. 12. December 2003.
Capps, Randy; Kenney, Genevieve; Fix, Michael. Health Insurance Coverage of Children in Mixed-Status Immigrant Families. Snapshots of America's Families No. 12. October 2003.
Howell, Embry M.; Sommers, Anna S. The Implementation of Medicaid Managed Care for Pregnant Women in Ohio: A Case Study. July 14, 2003.
Johnson, Richard W. Changing the Age of Medicare Eligibility: Implications for Older Adults, Employers, and the Government. December 2003.
Kenney, Genevieve; Haley, Jennifer; Tebay, Alexandra. Children's Insurance Coverage and Service Use Improve. Snapshots of America's Families No. 1. July 2003.
Kenney, Genevieve; Haley, Jennifer; Tebay, Alexandra. Familiarity with Medicaid and SCHIP Programs Grows and Interest in Enrolling Children Is High. Snapshots of America's Families No. 2. July 2003.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System. Characteristics of Primary Benzodiazepine Admissions: 2000. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. November 21, 2003.
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System. Discharges from Outpatient Treatment: 2000. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. November 21, 2003.
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System. Discharges from Short-term Residential Treatment: 2000. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. January 9, 2004.
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System. Facilities Primarily Serving Adolescents: 2002. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. October 24, 2003.
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System. The National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS). Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. December 12, 2003.
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System. New Heroin Users Admitted to Treatment: 1992-2000. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. October 10, 2003.
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System. Treatment Admissions for Injection of Multiple Drugs: 2000. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. December 5, 2003.
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System. Treatment Admissions Involving Narcotic Painkillers. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. December 26, 2003.
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System. Treatment Admissions in Urban and Rural Areas Involving Abuse of Narcotic Painkillers. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. January 23, 2004.
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System. Veterans in Substance Abuse Treatment: 1995-2000. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. November 7, 2003.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Availability of Illicit Drugs among Youths. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NSDUH Report. January 16, 2004.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Marijuana Use and Delinquent Behaviors among Youths. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NSDUH Report. January 9, 2004.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Pregnancy and Substance Use. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NSDUH Report. January 2, 2004.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Quantity and Frequency of Alcohol Use. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NSDUH Report. December 12, 2003.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Quantity and Frequency of Cigarette Use. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NSDUH Report. November 14, 2003.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Substance Use among School Dropouts. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NSDUH Report. November 28, 2003.
Rosenbaum, Sara; Kamoie, Brian; Mauery, D. Richard; Walitt, Brian. Medical Necessity in Private Health Plans. Implications for Behavioral Health Care. Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, DHHS Publication No. (SMA) 03-3790. Special Report. 2003.
Wright, Douglas. State Estimates of Substance Use from the 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Volume I. Findings. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse Series: H-19. September 2003.
Wright, Douglas. State Estimates of Substance Use from the 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Volume II. Individual State Tables and Technical Appendices. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse Series: H-20. September 2003.
Pronovost, Peter J.; Berenholtz, Sean M. Improving Sepsis Care in the Intensive Care Unit: An Evidence-Based Approach. VHA Research Series. 2004. To Order.
Groce, Nora Ellen. Adolescents and Youth With Disability. Issues and Challenges. September 22, 2003.
Khaleghian, Peyvand; Das Gupta, Monica. Public Management and the Essential Public Health Functions. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 3220. February 2004.
Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases. WHO Technical Report 916. 2003.
The Future of Health - Health of the Future. Fourth European Consultation on Future Trends. 2003.
Integrated Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases. Draft Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health. November 27, 2003.
International Migration, Health & Human Rights. Health & Human Rights Publication Series. Issue No. 4. December 2003.
Ovretveit, John. What are the Best Strategies for Ensuring Quality in Hospitals? November 2003.
