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Grey Literature Report - July 2007
Vol. 9, No. 4 - July 2007

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AARP Public Policy Institute

Biologics in perspective : expanded clinical options amid greater cost scrutiny - 2007

Racial and ethnic disparities in influenza and pneumococcal immunization rates among Medicare beneficiaries - 2007

Valuing the invaluable : a new look at the economic value of family caregiving - 2007

AARP Knowledge Management

Health care in Wisconsin : an AARP survey of residents 18 to 64 - 2007

Strategies to improve health care quality in Virginia : survey of residents age 50+ - 2007

AcademyHealth

Regional PPOs in Medicare : what are the prospects? : how do they contain rising costs? - 2007

Strengthening the field of health services research : a needs assessment of key producers and users - 2006

AEI-Brookings

Fundamental improvements in drug safety for the 21st century : time for systematic, electronic infrastructure - 2007

Agency for Healthcare Research And Quality

Family-level expenditures on health care and insurance premiums among the US nonelderly population, 2004 - 2007

Nurse staffing and quality of patient care - 2007

Alliance for Aging Research

2007 Task Force on Aging Research Funding : urging congress and the president to uphold a national commitment to medical research - 2007

Alliance for Health Reform

Long-term care partnerships : an update - 2007

American Academy of Actuaries

Medicare's financial condition : beyond actuarial balance - 2007

American Legacy Foundation

Cigarette preferences among youth : results from the 2006 Legacy Media Tracking Online [LMTO] - 2007

American Lung Association Epidemiology and Statistics Unit, Research and Scientific Affairs

Trends in tobacco use - 2007

Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

State impact based on the reduction of Title V funds - 2006

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

Issue report : improving public health preparedness in the US-Mexico border region - 2007

Brookings Institution, Metropolitan Policy Program

Mapping the growth of older America : seniors and boomers in the early 21st century - 2007

Business Roundtable

Health care costs in America : a call to covering the uninsured - 2007

California HealthCare Foundation

Privacy, security, and the regional health information organization - 2007

Canada Health Infoway

2015 : advancing Canada's next generation health care - 2007?

Canadian Policy Research Networks

The taming of the queue IV : new frontiers of wait time measurement, monitoring and management - 2007

Center for American Progress

Immigrants in the US health care system : five myths that misinform the American public - 2007

Navigating American health care : how information technology can foster health care improvement - 2007

Center for Global Development

A Risky business : saving money and improving global health through better demand forecasts - 2007

Center for Retirement Research at Boston College

What happens to health benefits after retirement? - 2007

Will people be healthy enough to work longer - 2007

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Can incentives for healthy behavior improve health and hold down medicaid costs? - 2007

Clearing up confusion on the costs of covering uninsured children eligible for Medicaid and SCHIP - 2007

Comparing public and private health insurance for Children - 2007

Presidents "affordable choices" initiative provides little support for state efforts to expand health coverage - 2007

Reducing disparities in health coverage for legal immigrant children and pregnant women - 2007

Testimony of Judith Solomon House Bill 700, the Pennsylvania Health Care Reform Act House Insurance Committee - 2007

Century Foundation

Facing the problems of providing long-term care for the oldest old - 2007

Children Now

The unique challenges to the well-being of California's border kids - 2007

Christian Aid

Human tide : the real migration crisis : A Christian Aid report - 2007

Commonwealth Fund

Aiming higher : results from a state scorecard on health system performance - 2007

Improving the Medicare Part D Program for the most vulnerable beneficiaries - 2007

Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress

Prescription drug importation : how S 242 HR 380 would change current law - 2005

European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention

Meeting report : HIV prevention in Europe : action, needs and challenges, Stockholm, 2-3 October 2006 - 2006

Meeting report : third joint ECECDCWHO workshop on pandemic influenza preparedness, Uppsala 15-17 May 2006 - 2006

Technical report : pandemic influenza preparedness in the EU, status report as of Autumn 2006 - 2007

Families USA Foundation

Confronting disparities while reforming health care : a look at Massachusetts : a case study - 2007

MA windfall payments : a source of help for low-income children and seniors? : presentation to the TriCaucus - 2007

Whose advantage? : billions in windfall payments go to private medicare plans - 2007

Confronting disparities while reforming health care : a look at Massachusetts - 2007

Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics

America's children : key national indicators of well-being, 2007 - 2007

Financial Services Roundtable

The financial services roundtable blue ribbon commisson on mega-catastrophes : a call to action - 2006

Galen Institute

Medicaid advantage : a medical home for dual-eligible beneficiaries - 2007

George Washington University. Center for Health Policy Research

Strategies for improving access to comprehensive obesity : prevention and treatment service for Medicaid-enrolled Children - 2006

Reducing obesity risks during childhood : the role of public and private health insurance - 2005

Harris Interactive Inc.

National Consumers League Asthma study : May 15, 2007 - 2007

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Financing the response to AIDS in low- and middle-income countries : International assistance from the G8, European Commission and other donor Governments, 2006 - 2007?

Insurance coverage of children by raceethnicity and poverty level, 2005 : national and state level estimates - 2007

Perspectives on Medicare Part D and dual eligibles : key informants' views from three states - 2007

Private fee-for-service plans in Medicare : rapid growth and future implications : a hearing of the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, United States House of Representatives - 2007

The impact of Part D on dual eligibles who spend-down on Medicaid - 2007

Heritage Foundation

Fixing SCHIP and expanding children's health care coverage - 2007

The Massachusetts health plan : lessons for the states - 2006

The urgent need to reform Medicare's physician payment system - 2006

Home Office Drug Strategy Directorate

Predictive factors for illicit drug use among young people : a literature review - 2007

Institute for Public Policy Research

The future hospital : the politics of change - 2007

Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute

Medicare part D : successes and continuing challenges : impact of Medicare part D on Massachusetts health programs and beneficiaries - 2007

The outlook for Medicaid in Massachusetts : a report from the Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute - 2007

Mathematica Policy Research

Study of federal spending on diabetes : an opportunity for change - 2007

Tracking Medicare health and prescription drug plans, monthly report for June 2007 - 2007

Tracking Medicare health and prescription drug plans, monthly report for May 2007 - 2007

Medicare Rights Center

Too good to be true : the fine print in Medicare private health plans benefits - 2007

Milliman,Inc.

Milliman medical index 2007 - 2007

NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina Foundation

Access to emergency contraception in North Carolina pharmacies - 2007

National Academies Press

Advancing quality improvement research challenges and opportunities - workshop summary - 2007

Future of emergency care dissemination workshop summaries - 2007

Nutrigenomics and beyond informing the future - workshop summary - 2007

Preterm birth causes, consequences, and prevention - 2007

Training physicians for public health careers - 2007

National Association of Counties

Healthy schools, healthy communities and youth obesity : forums conducted in collaboration with the American Association of School Administrators - 2007

National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender domestic violence in the United States in 2006 : a report of the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs - 2007

National Institute on Aging

Growing older in America : the health & retirement study - 2007

National Poverty Center

Subsidized Contraception, Fertility, and Sexual Behavior - 2007

National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse

Enhancing America's communities : a guide to transportation enhancements - 2007

New York Academy of Medicine

With the public 's knowledge, we can make sheltering in place possible - 2007

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Eating well in Harlem : how available is healthy food? : a report from the East and Central Harlem District Public Health Office - 2007

New York City Child Fatality Report : 2007 report from the Child Fatality Review Team - 2007

NFIB Research Foundation

Small-business owners on health care policy : results of a survey - 2007

Small-business owners on health care policy : results of a survey - 2007

Small-business owners on health care policy : results of a survey - 2007

Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services

National strategy to reduce social inequalities in health - 2007

Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, Dept. of Health & Human Services

Adolescent treatment admissions by gender : 2005 - 2007

Adults aged 65 or older in substance abuse treatment : 2005 - 2007

Characteristics of young adult (aged 18-25) and youth (aged 12-17) admissions : 2004 - 2006

Facilities offering special treatment programs or groups : 2005 - 2007

Health insurance and substance use treatment need - 2007

Length of stay for outpatient discharges completing treatment : 2004 - 2007

Non-heroin opiate admissions : 2003 - 2006

Older adult alcohol admissions : 2003 - 2006

Retired admissions : 2003 - 2006

State estimates of depression : 2004 and 2005 - 2007

State estimates of underage drinking - 2006

Trends in substance abuse treatment admissions : 1993 and 2003 - 2006

Work absences and past month cigarette use : 2004 and 2005 - 2007

Youth violence and illicit drug use - 2006

Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council

Cardiac surgery in Pennsylvania 2005 : information about hospitals and cardiothoracic surgeons - 2007

Statewide total margin increases for fourth consecutive year, driven by growth in both operating and non-operating income - 2007

Physicians for a National Health Program

Uninsured veterans : a stain on America's flag : testimony presented to the House Committee on Veterans Affairs - 2007

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Behind the numbers : health care cost trends for 2008 - 2007

Public Health Agency of Canada

Crossing sectors : experiences in intersectoral action, public policy and health - 2007

RAND

Exercise programs for older adults : a systematic review and meta-analysis : evidence report and Evidence-based recommendations - 2007

How neighborhoods can reduce the risk of obesity - 2007

Obesity and disability : the shape of things to come - 2007

The Global AIDS Monitoring and Evaluation Team of the Global HIV/AIDS Program : ACTAfrica : World Bank

The Africa Multi-country AIDS Program, 2000-2006 : results of the World Bank's response to a development crisis - 2007

Trust for America's Health

Pandemic flu and the potential for US economic recession : a state-by-state analysis - 2007

United States Congressional Budget Office

Medicare advantage : private health plans in Medicare - 2007

The Medicare Advantage program : before the Committee on the Budget US House of Representatives - 2007

Health care and the budget : issues and challenges for reform : CBO testimony - 2007

Research on the comparative effectiveness of medical treatments : options for an expanded federal role : CBO testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, US House of Representatives - 2007

U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration

Overweight and physical activity among children : a portrait of states and the nation 2005 - 2005

Women's health USA 2006 - 2006

UNAIDS

Bringing HIV prevention to scale : an urgent global priority - 2007

UNICEF

Enhanced protection for children affected by AIDS : a companion paper to the framework for the protection, care and support of orphans and vulnerable children living in a world with HIV and AIDS - 2007

Africa's orphaned and vulnerable generations : children affected by AIDS - 2006

Children and AIDS : a stocktaking report - 2007

The state of the world's children 2007 : women and children : the double dividend of gender equality - 2006

U.S. Government Accountability Office

Avian influenza : USDA has taken important steps to prepare for outbreaks, but better planning could improve response : report to congressional committees - 2007

Emergency management : status of school districts' planning and preparedness : testimony before the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives - 2007

Influenza pandemic : efforts to forestall onset are under way ; identifying countries at greatest risk entails chalenges - 2007

Medicare Part D : CMS's process and policy for enrolling new dual-eligible beneficiaries: testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives - 2007

Medicare Part D low-income subsidy : additional efforts would help Social Security improve outreach and measure program effects : report to the Committee on Finance, US Senate - 2007

World Trade Center : preliminary observations on EPA's second program to address indoor contamination : testimony before the Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Health, Committee on Environment and Public Works, US Senate - 2007

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General

Retail pharmacy participation Medicare part D prescription drug plans in 2006 - 2007

U.S. Office of the Surgeon General

The surgeon general's call to action to prevent and reduce underage drinking - 2007

Urban Institute

A proposal to finance long-term care services through Medicare with an income tax surcharge - 2007

Assessing community-based outreach and enrollment activities and outcomes relative to need in Los Angeles County - 2006

Expanding health insurance coverage to the uninsured : rationale, recent proposals, and key considerations - 2007

High-costs children in public health insurance programs : who, why, and how much? - 2007

How well do health coverage tax credits help displaced workers obtain health care? - 2007

Poor health : adding insult to injury for Hope VI families - 2007

Retirement project : meeting the long-term care needs of the baby boomers : how changing families will affect paid helpers and institutions - 2007

The burden of caring for frail parents - 2007

World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe

WHO European ministerial conference on counteracting obesity : conference report - 2007

World Bank

The living conditions of children - 2007

World Health Organization

Health in prisons a WHO guide to the essentials in prison health - 2007