Vol. 10, No. 2 - March 2008

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AARP Knowledge Management

AARP Bulletin poll "getting ready to go" : executive summary - 2008

Delaware health care : a study of current challenges and the support for state reform - 2008

Flu and pneumonia survey - 2007

Health care reform and long-term care : a survey of AARP members in New Mexico - 2008

Ohio health care : a study of current challenges and the support for state reform - 2008

Prescription drugs and Medicare Part D : a report on access, satisfaction, and cost - 2007

South Dakota health care : accessible and affordable for all - 2008

The state of health care : a survey of New York residents age 50-64 - 2008

AARP Public Policy Institute

Valuing the invaluable : a new look at state estimates of the economic value of family caregiving (data update) - 2007

AcademyHealth ; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation State Coverage Initiatives

State coverage initiatives : automatic enrollment strategies : helping state coverage expansions achieve their goals - 2007

State coverage initiatives : health insurance connectors & exchanges : a primer for state officials - 2007

State coverage initiatives marketing state insurance coverage programs : experiences from four states - 2007

Active Living Research

Designing for active living among children - 2007

Agency for Healthcare Research And Quality

Comparing population characteristics of persons purchasing prescribed drugs from mail order pharmacies with persons purchasing prescribed drugs from other outlets, 2005 - 2008

National healthcare quality report 2007 - 2008

Privacy and security solutions for interoperable health information exchange : impact analysis - 2007

American Civil Liberties Union

Pandemic preparedness : the need for a public health - not a law enforcementnational security - approach - 2008

American Enterprise Institute

The facts : Medicare Part D and prescription drug prices - 2007

American Legacy Foundation

Saving lives, saving money II : tobacco-free state spend less on Medicaid - 2007

America's Health Insurance Plans, Center for Policy and Research

Guaranteeing access to coverage for all Americans - 2007

Individual health insurance 2006-2007 : a comprehensive survey of premiums, availability, and benefits - 2007

Trends in Medigap policies, December 2004 to December 2006 - 2008

Association of American Medical Colleges : Association of American Universities

Protecting patients, preserving integrity, advancing health : accelerating the implementation of COI policies in human subjects research : a report of the AAMC-AAU Advisory Committee on Financial Conflicts of Interest in Human Subjects Research - 2008

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

Ensuring healthy communities : results of the 2006 State Environmental Health Directors Survey - 2007

The strategic national stockpile : selected promising practices - 2008

BlueCross BlueShield Association

The pathway to covering America : ensuring quality, value and access - 2008

C.D. Howe Institute

Reducing poverty : what has worked, and what should come next - 2007

California Endowment

Critical condition : examining the scope of medical services in South Los Angeles - 2007

Saving school-based Medicaid administrative claiming : what it is, why it matters, and what CMS has done to end it : an update - 2008

California Family Resource Association

Integrating mental health services into California's diverse neighborhoods - 2007

California HealthCare Foundation

Evaluation of the Medi-Cal planpractice improvement project : executive summary - 2008

Gauging the progress of the National Health Information Technology Initiative : perspectives from the field - 2008

Making drug costs more transparent to consumers : a summary for policymakers - 2008

Open-source EHR systems for ambulatory care : a market assessment - 2008

Scope of practice laws in health care : rethinking the role of nurse practitioners - 2008

Snapshot : haves and have-nots : a look at children's use of dental care in California - 2008

Snapshot : the state of health information technology in California - 2008

Whose data is it anyway? : expanding consumer control over personal health information - 2008

California State Library, California Research Bureau

Ninety years of health insurance reform efforts in California - 2007

Voices from the street : a survey of homeless youth by their peers - 2008

Canada Health Infoway

Converging the silos of telehealth and erecords (eg EHR's, EMR's) : a workshop on the challenges, issues and strategies : workshop report - 2007

Canadian Policy Research Networks

Caring for nurses in public health emergencies : enhancing capacity for gender-based support mechanisms in emergency preparedness planning - 2008

Developing a Canadian economic case for financing the social determinants of health - 2007

The Frontline Health Dialogues : finding common purpose, common passion and common experience - 2007

Towards patient-centred health care, dialogue in the future of health care in Ontario - 2008

Caring Choices

The future of care funding : time for a change - 2008

Cato Institute

The freedom to spend your own money on medical care : a common casualty of universal coverage - 2007

A gift of life deserves compensation : how to increase living kidney donation with realistic incentives - 2007

Center for American Progress

Caring about Long-Term Care : an ethical framework for caregiving - 2007

Testimony : hearing on access to health care - 2007

Center for Economic and Policy Research

The benefits and savings from publicly-funded clinical trials of prescription drugs - 2008

Changes in the cost of Medicare prescription drug plans, 2007- 2008 - 2007

Center for Health Care Strategies

Studies on congestive heart failure - 2007

Studies on depression - 2007

Studies on diabetes - 2007

Center for Science in the Public Interest

Building a modern food safety system : for FDA regulated foods - 2007

Outbreak alert! : closing the gaps in our federal food-safety net - 2007

School foods report card 2007 - 2007

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Combating the twin epidemics of HIVAIDS and addiction : opportunities for progress and gaps in scale ; a report of the CSIS Task Force on HIVAIDS Center for Strategic and International Studies - 2008

US policy options for strengthening coordination between global HIVAIDS and TB programs : a report of the CSIS Task Force on HIVAIDS - 2008

Voices from the field : the role of integrated reproductive health and HIVAIDS programs in strengthening US Policy : a report of the CSIS Task Force on HIVAIDS - 2008

Center for Studying Health System Change

The role of nurses in hospital quality improvement - 2008

State prescription drug price web sites : how useful to consumers? - 2008

Center for Studying Health System Change ; National Institute for Health Care Management

Creating sustainable local health information exchanges : can barriers to stakeholder participation be overcome? - 2008

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Accounting for the cost of retiree health and other benefits (GASB 45) - 2008

Administration's Medicaid regulations will weaken coverage, harm states, and strain health care system - 2008

The dubious priorities of the President's budget - 2008

Martinez bill would weaken children's health coverage : bill would lead to cuts in SCHIP while creating poorly designed tax credit - 2007

New children's health legislation would not allow undocumented immigrants to enroll in SCHIP or Medicaid - 2007

New Medicaid rules would limit care for children in foster care and people with disabilities in ways Congress did not intend - 2008

Paying more for less : "Healthy Indiana Plan" would cost more than Medicaid while providing inferior coverage - 2008

The President's budget and the Medicare "Trigger" - 2008

Second children's health bill makes significant changes to focus more heavily on poor children : changes answer criticisms of earlier, vetoed bill - 2007

Senate Republican leadership to seek reconsideration of SCHIP plan that would fail to make progress in covering uninsured children - 2008

Strengthening the food stamp program to serve low-income seniors - 2008

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Public health preparedness : mobilizing state by state : a CDC report on the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreement - 2008

Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance

Screening tests, information, and the health-education gradient - 2008

Child Trends

Contraceptive use patterns across teens' sexual relationships - 2008

Children's Health Policy Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University

Treating ADHD - 2007

Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection

Developing the annual health check in 20082009 : have your say - 2007

Learning from investigations - 2008

The role and management of community first responders : findings from a national survey of NHS ambulance services in England - 2007

Commisson for Social Care Inspection

Performance ratings for adults social services in England 2007, and social services performance assessment framework indicators adults 2006-07 - 2007

Commonwealth Fund

Bending the curve : options for achieving savings and improving value in US health spending - 2007

Bending the curve : options for achieving savings and improving value in US health spending [Figures] - 2007

Coordinating care for dual eligibles : options for linking state Medicaid programs with Medicare advantage special needs plans - 2008

Coordinating care for dual eligibles : options for linking state Medicaid programs with Medicare advantage special needs plans [Figures] - 2008

Culture change in a for- profit nursing home chain : an evaluation - 2008

Envisioning the future : the 2008 presidential candidates' health reform proposals - 2008

Envisioning the future : the 2008 presidential candidates' health reform proposals [Figures] - 2008

How disease burden influences medication patterns for Medicare beneficiaries : implications for policy - 2008

Overburdened and overwhelmed : the struggles of communities with high medical cost burdens - 2007

Overburdened and overwhelmed : the struggles of communities with high medical cost burdens [Figures] - 2007

The public's views on health care reform in the 2008 presidential election - 2008

State e- Health activities in 2007 : findings from a state survey - 2008

What public employee health plans can do the improve health care quality : examples from the states - 2008

Commonwealth Fund ; AcademyHealth

Leading the way? : Maine's initial experience in expanding coverage through Dirigo Health reforms - 2007

Leading the way? : Maine's initial experience in expanding coverage through Dirigo Health reforms [Figures] - 2007

Deutsche Welthungerhilfe

The challenge of hunger 2007 : global hunger index : facts, determinants, and trends : measures being taken to reduce acute undernourishment and chronic hunger - 2007

Empire Center for New York State Policy

Rx NY : a prescription for more accessible health care - 2007

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

Women and violence at work : background paper - 2007

European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies

Capacity planning in health care : a review of the international experience - 2008

Family Caregiver Alliance

Caregivers at risk : a public health concern - 2007

Food Bank for New York City

NYC hunger safety net 2007 : a food poverty focus - 2007

Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit

The impact of income shocks on health : evidence from cohort data - 2008

Income volatility and health - 2007

George Washington University National Health Policy Forum

Pharmacogenomics : a primer for policymakers - 2008

Global Health Council

Global health opportunities : 2006 update on priorities and US investments - 2006

Great Britain Department of Health

Options for excellence : building the social care workforce of the future - 2006

Tackling health inequalities : 2007 status report on the Programme for Action - 2008

Harris Interactive Inc.

A New WSJcomHarris Interactive study finds that a large majority of seniors are satisfied with Medicare drug plans - 2008

US adults not very confident that physicians have the complete picture, according to a new WSJ comHarris Interactive survey : most people believe that electronic medical records could assist in improving patient care - 2007

Harvard School of Public Health : Harris Interactive Inc.

Debating health : election 2008 : Americans' views on socialized medicine - 2008

Health Foundation

Financial incentives, healthcare providers and quality improvements : a review of the evidence - 2007

Patient and Public experience in the NHS : a quality chartbook - 2007

Safe from harm : how the Health Foundation's safer patients initiative is reducing medical incidents in 24 hospitals and making healthcare safer for patients - 2008

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Children's OTC cold medicines : the public, and parents, weigh in - 2007

Children's OTC cold medicines : the public, and parents, weigh in : summary & chartpack - 2007

Consumer direction of personal assistance services programs in Medicaid : a review of four state programs - 2008

Consumer direction of personal assistance services programs in Medicaid : insights from enrollees in four states - 2008

Current issues in Medicaid : a mid - FY 2008 update based on a discussion with Medicaid directors - 2008

Do we know if Medicare Advantage special needs plans are special? - 2008

Financing health coverage : the fiscal relief experience - 2005

Financing Medicare : an issue brief - 2008

Health coverage for children and families in Medicaid and SCHIP : a 50 state update on eligibility rules, enrollment and renewal procedures, and cost-sharing practices in Medicaid and SCHIP in 2008 - 2008

How trends in the health care system affect low-income adults : identifying access problems and financial burdens - 2007

Kaiser Family FoundationHarvard School of Public Health : survey of likely voters in early primary states - 2008

Kaiser Health Tracking Poll : Election 2008 - 2007

Medicaid enrollment in 50 states : December 2006 data update - 2008

Medicaid : overview and impact of new regulations - 2008

Medicaid's role for people with disabilities - 2008

The public on requiring individuals to have health insurance - 2008

The public on requiring individuals to have health insurance : summary & chartpack - 2008

SCHIP enrollment in June 2007 : an update on current enrollment and SCHIP policy directions - 2008

The transition of dual eligibles to Medicare Part D : insights on transitioning from Medicaid to the new Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit ; a conference call briefing - 2005

The value of extra benefits offered by Medicare Advantage plans in 2006 - 2008

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation ; Harvard School of Public Health ; USA Today

The public on prescription drugs and pharmaceutical companies - 2008

The public on prescription drugs and pharmaceutical companies : summary and chartpack - 2008

Heritage Foundation

Benefits of the President's proposed standard deduction for health insurance - 2008

The crisis in America's emergency rooms and what can be done - 2007

Expanding SCHIP : not the best option for states - 2007

Health care and homeland security : crossroads of emergency response : a resource guide and report of the Health Care and Homeland Security Conference, July 17-18, 2007 - 2008

Health care at the crossroads : personal freedom or government control? - 2007

Health care tax credits : the bust way to advance affordability, choice, and coverage - 2007

How Congress is killing competition : the future of specialty Hospitals - 2007

Make Medicare budget options compatible with comprehensive reform - 2008

A safe and bountiful harvest : how to ensure America's food safety - 2008

Washington must pull the trigger to contain Medicare spending - 2008

Institut de recherche et documentation en eìconomie de la santeì

Promoting social participation for healthy ageing : a counterfactual analysis from the survey of health, ageing, and retirement in Europe (SHARE) - 2008

Psychosocial resources and social health inequalities in France : exploratory findings from a general population survey - 2007

Institute of Health Economics

World in your pocket : a handbook of international health economic statistics 2007 - 2007

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

World disasters report 2007 the report online - 2007

International Monetary Fund

Education and health in G7 countries : achieving better outcomes with less spending - 2007

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

Race, stress, and social support : addressing the crisis in black infant mortality : The Courage to Love : Infant Mortality Commission ; Implications for care, research, and public policy to reduce infant mortality rates - 2007

Joint Legislative Budget Committee Legislative Analyst

[Health reform letter to Hon Don Perata, President pro Tempore of the Senate] - 2008

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Cannabis supply and young people : 'It's a social thing' - 2008

King's Fund

Patient choice - 2008

Leadership for Health Communities

Increasing active living : a guide for policy-makers - 2007

Lewin Group

Cost impact analysis for the "Health Care for America" proposal : final report - 2008

Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service

Spending by consumers on health care and health insurance : a data brief - 2007

London Child Poverty Commission

Capital gains : London Child Poverty Commission final report, - 2008

Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy

Health care in Massachusetts : key indicators - 2008

Mathematica Policy Research

How do Medicaid buy-in participants who collect social security disability insurance benefits use SSA work incentive programs? - 2007

Tracking Medicare health and prescription drug plans, monthly report for January 2008 - 2008

National Academy of Social Insurance

Children's stake in Social Security - 2008

National Alliance for Caregiving ; Evercare

Evercare study of family caregivers, what they spend, what they sacrifice : findings from a national survey - 2007

National Association of Community Heatlh Centers

The final Health Center Safe Harbor rule : what is it and what does it mean for you? - 2008

Recent court decisions involving FQHC payments and methodology - 2008

National Association of Counties

Childhood obesity prevention : counties and faith-based community stakeholders : lessons learned from three healthy communities dialogues - 2008

ICMA-NACo 2007 Active Living Survey - 2007

Rural obesity : strategies to support rural counties in building capacity - 2008

National Association of County and City Health Officials

Big cities health inventory : the health of urban USA : 2007 - 2007

National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems

Certification and quality assurance in language services - 2006

Hospital staffing and surge capacity during a disaster event - 2007

NAPH members perform well on CMS core measures - 2007

National Association of Social Workers

Practice Research Network III : final report - 2005

National Association of Social Workers Center for Workforce Studies

Assuring the sufficiency of a frontline workforce : a national study of licensed social workers ; special report : social work services in behavioral health care settings - 2006

National Business Coalition on Health

eValue8 employer report : health plan diabetes care performance - 2007

National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy

Emerging answers, 2007 : research findings on programs to reduce teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases - 2007

What helps in providing contraceptive services for teens - 2007?

National Center for Policy Analysis

Convenient care and telemedicine - 2007

Medical malpractice reform - 2007

A Medicare reform proposal everyone can love : finding common ground among Medicare reformers - 2007

National Council of La Raza

Latino health, Georgia's future : strategies for improving the health of Latinos in the state - 2007

National Minority AIDS Council

Hitting the bricks : working with recently released former prisoners living with HIVAIDS - 2002?

Women & HIVAIDS in prisons & jails - 2005?

Youth & HIVAIDS : questions & answers about incarcerated - 2005?

National Poverty Center

Food insecurity, economic stressors, and childhood overweight - 2008

National Public Health and Hospital Institute

Obesity treatment programs in public hospitals and health systems - 2007

New America Foundation

Lessons from California's health reform efforts for the national debate - 2008

Who receives uncompensated care? - 2008

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Disability in New York City - 2007

Health care access among adults in New York City: the importance of having insurance and a regular care provider - 2007

NGA Center for Best Practices

Leading the way : state health reform initiatives - 2007

North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center ; RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis

Findings brief : one year in : sole community rural independent pharmacies and Medicare Part D - 2007

One year in : sole community rural independent pharmacies and Medicare Part D - 2007

Nuffield Trust for Research and Policy Studies in Health Services

Clinically integrated systems : the next step in English health reform? - 2007

Devolution and health - 2008

Devolving policy, diverging values? : the values of the United Kingdom's national health services - 2007

An independent NHS : a review of the options - 2007

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

Adolescent admissions reporting inhalants : 2006 - 2008

Geographic differences in substance abuse treatment admissions for MethamphetamineAmphetamine and Marijuana : 2005 - 2008

Impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on substance use and mental health - 2008

Inhalant use across the adolescent years - 2008

Nicotine dependence : 2006 - 2008

Nonmedical stimulant use, other drug use, delinquent behaviors, and depression among adolescents - 2008

Primary methamphetamineamphetamine admissions to substance abuse treatment : 2005 - 2008

Use of specific hallucinogens : 2006 - 2008

Old Dominion University ; Center for Medicine in the Public Interest

Improving health care quality and value : the role of comparative effectiveness research 2007 - 2007

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Improved health system performance through better care coordination - 2007

Pan American Health Organization

Health situation in the Americas : basic indicators 2007 - 2007

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

2007 report : medicines in development for HIVAIDS : pharmaceutical researchers are testing 92 medicines and vaccines for HIV and related conditions - 2007

2007 report : medicines in development for major diseases affecting African Americans : nearly 700 medicines in the pipeline offer hope for closing the health gap for African Americans - 2007

Physicians for Human Rights

Deadly delays : maternal mortality in Peru : a rights-based approach to safe motherhood - 2007

Prevention Institute

When will there be fruit? : one year later : fruit content of the most highly-advertised children's food and beverages - 2008

Where's the fruit? : fruit content of the most highly-advertised children's food and beverages - 2007

PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute

Beyond the sound bite* : review of presidentaial candidates' proposals for health reform - 2007

Research rewired : merging care and research information to improve knowledge discovery - 2008

Project on Government Oversight

Inspectors general : many lack essential tools for independence - 2008

Public Citizen's Congress Watch

Hazardous waits : CPSC lets crucial time pass before warning public about dangerous products - 2008

A self-inflicted "crisis" : New York's medical malpractice insurance troubles caused by flawed state rate setting and raid in rainy day fund - 2007

Public Health Law & Policy

How to create and implement healthy general plans : a toolkit for building healthy, vibrant communities through land use policy change - 2007?

RAND

Improving the quality of health care for older adults - 2008

Mental health and substance abuse issues among people with HIV : lessons from HCSUS - 2007

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Balance : a report on state action to promote nutrition, increase physical activity and prevent obesity - 2006

Promoting good nutrition and physical activity in child-care settings - 2007

School foods sold outside of meals (competitive foods) - 2007

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Synthesis Project

Racial and ethnic disparities in access to and quality of health care - 2007

Rockefeller Foundation

Bellagio call for action on public health surveillance networks : learning, trust, diplomacy, science and technology - 2007

Rutgers Center for State Health Policy

Money follows the Person : financing and budgeting - 2007

Save the Children

Child care : an essential service for disaster recovery - 2007

Social Care Institute for Excellence

Roles and tasks of social work in England - 2007

Social Research Centre

Public attitudes to health promotion and disease prevention - 2007

State University of New York at Albany, Center for Health Workforce Studies

Annual New York physician workforce profile : 2007 abridged edition [zip file] - 2007

Enumeration of the local public health workforce in New York : 2006 [zip file] - 2008

The health care workforce in New York, 2006 : trends in the supply and demand for health workers [zip file] - 2008

Licensed social workers in the United States, 2004 - 2006

Licensed social workers in the United States, 2004 : volume 2 supplement - 2006

Podiatric medicine workforce study - 2007

Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions ; Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare

Quality and efficiency in Swedish health care : regional comparisons 2007 - 2008

Swedish National Institute of Public Health

If retail alcohol sales in Sweden were privatized, what would be the potential consequences? - 2007

Toronto Public Health

Air pollution burden of illness from traffic in Toronto : problems and solutions - 2007

The health of Toronto's young children - 2007

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Improving access through health insurance coverage and safety net expansion : a review of the literature - 2007

UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre

Child poverty in perspective : an overview of child well-being in rich countries : a comprehensive assessment of the lives and well-being of children and adolescents in the economically advanced nations - 2007

United Hospital Fund ; Commonwealth Fund

Testimony of the United Hospital Fund and the Commonwealth Fund : before the New York State Insurance Department and New York State Department of Health - 2007

Testimony of the United Hospital Fund and the Commonwealth Fund : before the New York State Insurance Department and New York State Department of Health [Figures] - 2007

United Nations

Research agenda on ageing for the 21st century : 2007 update - 2007

United States Agency for International Development

Demystifying community mobilization : an effective strategy to improve maternal and newborn health - 2007

United States Bureau of Justice Statistics

State court processing of domestic violence cases - 2008

United States Congressional Budget Office

Geographic variation in health care spending - 2008

Growth in health care costs - 2008

The health care system for veterans : an interim report - 2007

Outlook for spending on health care and long-term care - 2008

Technological change and the growth of health care spending - 2008

United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Best practices for comprehensive tobacco control programs - 2007

United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care Policy

Medicaid-financed nursing home services : characteristics of people served and their patterns of care, 2001-2002 - 2008

United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General

National Institutes of Health : conflicts of interest in extramural research - 2008

United States Department of Justice ; United States Department of Health and Human Services

The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program annual report for FY 2006 - 2007

United States Department of Justice, Office on Violence against Women

Report to Congress on stalking and domestic violence, 2005 through 2006 - 2007?

United States Department of the Treasury

The FBIICFSSCC pandemic flu exercise of 2007 after action report : US Financial Services sector exercise results, January 2008 - 2008

United States Government Accountability Office

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services : internal control deficiencies resulted in millions of dollars of questionable contract payments : report to congressional requesters - 2007

Chemical and biological defense : DOD and VA need to improve efforts to identify and notify individuals potentially exposed during chemical and biological tests : report to congressional requesters - 2008

DOD and VA : preliminary observations on efforts to improve health care and disability evaluations for returning servicemembers : testimony before the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives - 2007

DOD and VA : preliminary observations on efforts to improve care management and disability evaluations for servicemembers : testimony before the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives - 2008

Drug control : US assistance has helped Mexican counternarcotics efforts, but the flow of illicit drugs into the United States remains high : testimony before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives - 2007

End-stage renal disease : characteristics of kidney transplant recipients, frequency of transplant failures, and cost to Medicare : report to congressional requesters - 2007

Federal oversight of food safety : FDA's food protection plan proposes positive first steps, but capacity to carry them out is critical : testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives - 2008

Health information technology : HHS is pursuing efforts to advance nationwide implementation, but has not yet completed a national strategy : testimony before the Senate Committee on the Budget - 2008

Influenza pandemic : opportunities exist to address critical infrastructure protection challenges that require federal and private sector coordination : report to congressional requesters - 2007

Influenza pandemic : opportunities exist to clarify federal leadership roles and improve pandemic planning : testimony before the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives - 2007

Influenza vaccine : issues related to production, distribution, and public health messages : report to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives - 2007

Medical devices : challenges for FDA in conducting manufacturer inspections : report to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives - 2008

Medicare advantage : higher spending relative to Medicare fee-for-service may not ensure lower out-of- pocket costs for beneficiaries : testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives - 2008

Medicare advantage : increased spending relative to Medicare fee-for-service may not always reduce beneficiary out-of-pocket costs : report to congressional requesters - 2008

Medicare inpatient hospital payments : CMS has used external data for new technologies in certain instances and Medicare remains primary data source : report to congressional committees - 2007

Medicare physician payment : care coordination programs used in demonstration show promise, but wider use of payment approach maybe limited : report to congressional committees - 2008

Military health care : cost data indicate that TRICARE reserve select premiums exceeded the costs of providing program benefits : report to congressional committees - 2007

Plum Island Animal Disease Center : DHS has made significant progress implementing security recommendations, but several recommendations remain open : [letter to Congressional addressees] - 2007

Primary care professionals : recent supply trends, projections, and valuation of services : testimony before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, US Senate - 2008

September 11 : improvements still needed in availability of health screening and monitoring services for responders outside the New York City area : testimony before the Subcommittee on Government, Management, Organization, and Procurement, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives - 2008

State and local government retiree benefits : current funded status of pension and health benefits : report to the Committee on Finance, US Senate - 2008

VA and DOD health care : administration of DOD's post-deployment health reassessment to National Guard and Reserve servicemembers and VA's interaction with DOD : [letter to Congressional addressees] - 2008

VA health care : mild traumatic brain injury screening and evaluation implemented for OEFOIF veterans, but challenges remain : report to congressional requesters - 2008

United States Public Health Service, Office of the Surgeon General

Proceedings of the Surgeon General's Workshop on Improving Health Literacy : September 7, 2006, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD - 2007?

United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund

Trouble in toyland : the 22nd annual survey of toy safety - 2007

University HealthSystem Consortium

Medicaid pay for performance programs slow to gain traction : the power of collaboration - 2007

University of California, Berkeley, Center for Social Services Research

A strategic plan to increase the flow of minority, bilingual and culturally competent professional social workers into California's mental health system - 2007

A strategic plan to increase the flow of minority, bilingual and culturally competent professional social workers into California's mental health system : focus group and key informant findings and recommendations - 2007

A strategic plan to increase the flow of minority, bilingual and culturally competent professional social workers into California's mental health system : report on sources of financial aid for social work students in mental health - 2007

A strategic plan to increase the flow of minority, bilingual and culturally competent professional social workers into California's mental health system : review of literature - 2007

University of California, Center for Occupational and Environmental Health

Green chemistry : cornerstone to a sustainable California - 2008

University of California, San Francisco, Center for the Health Professions

Overview of nurse practitioner scopes of practice in the United States-discussion - 2007

University of Michigan, Population Studies Center

Health, economic resources and the work decisions of older men - 2008

University of Southern California, Center for Community Health Studies

Functioning at the brink : the Children's Health Initiatives have grown but may not survive - 2007

Outcomes from Children's Health Initiatives in California - 2007

University of York, Centre for Health Economics

Doctor behaviour under a pay for performance contract : evidence from the quality and outcomes framework - 2007

Economic analysis of cost-effectiveness of community engagement to improve health - 2008

Fairness in primary care procurement measures of under-doctoredness : sensitivity analysis and trends - 2008

Urban Indian Health Institute

Reported health and health-influencing behaviors among Urban American Indians and Alaska natives : an analysis of data collected by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System - 2008

Urban American IndianAlaska Native maternal, infant and child health capacity needs assessment - 2008

Urban Institute

Do individual mandates matter? : timely analysis of immediate health policy issues - 2008

Do out-of-pocket health care costs delay retirement? - 2008

Health and prisoner reentry : how physical, mental, and substance abuse conditions shape the process of reintegration - 2008

Uninsured and dying because of it : updating the institute of medicine analysis on the impact of uninsurance on mortality - 2008

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

Preventing violence before it occurs : a framework and background paper to guide the primary prevention of violence against women in Victoria - 2007

World Bank

Better outcomes through health reforms in the Russian Federation : challenge in 2008 and beyond - 2008

Mental health patterns and consequences : results from survey data in five developing countries - 2008

The quality of medical advice in low- income countries - 2008

World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe

Fatherhood and health outcomes in Europe - 2007

Health risks of heavy metals from long-range transboundary air pollution - 2007

Plan to stop TB in 18 high-priority countries in the WHO European region, 2007-2015 - 2007

Population health and waste management : scientific data and policy options : report of a WHO workshop, Rome, Italy, 29-30 March 2007 - 2007

World Privacy Forum

Personal health records : why many PHRs threaten privacy - 2008

Yale University Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity

Weight bias : the need for public policy - 2008