This is the second issue of the Grey Literature Report, designed to inform readers of new grey literature publications in the fields of health policy and public health as they are acquired by The New York Academy of Medicine Library. The Grey Literature Report serves as a current awareness tool for researchers, and as a collection development tool for librarians. Much positive feedback was received from the first issue of the GLR. We are also following up on suggestions. We are investigating search capabilities. In addition, we are now offering you the ability to sign up to receive the notification of a new Grey Literature Report at the time it is published on the web. To do so, send an email message to mascher@nyam.org with the words "subscribe Grey Literature Report" prominent in the body of the message. Also, feel free to send any comments and suggestions (and/or praise) to that address. We look forward to hearing from you and appreciate your feedback. Signing up for the subscription service will not place you on other mailing lists.

Following is our latest batch grey literature acquisitions. It is from a wider range of organizations than the list published in our first issue. We are constantly trying to identify organizations publishing grey literature and obtain their publications. As we did previously, we include links to the full-text of the publication if the publication is available on the web. Otherwise, we include a link to a site that contains ordering information for the publication when known.

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

HCUP (Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project) Publications:

Outcome, Utilization, and Access Measures for Quality Improvement. HCUP Quality Indicators, Methods Version 1.1. July 1998.

MEPS (Medical Expenditure Panel Survey) Publications:

Chartbooks:

Weigers ME, Weinick RM, Cohen JW. Children's Health, 1996. MEPS Chartbook No. 1. AHCPR Pub No 98-0008. March 1998.

Kass BL, Weinick RM, Monheit AC. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health, 1996. MEPS Chartbook No. 2. AHCPR Pub No 99-0001. February 1999.

Rhoades JA, Krauss NA. Nursing Home Trends, 1987 and 1996. MEPS Chartbook No. 3. AHCPR Pub No 99-0032. May 1999.

Methodology Reports:

Cohen J. Design and Methods of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component. MEPS Methodology Report No. 1. AHCPR Pub No 97-0026. July 1997.

Cohen S. Sample Design of the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component. MEPS Methodology Report No. 2. AHCPR Pub No 97-0027. July 1997.

Bethel J, Broene P, Sommers JP. Sample Design of the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Nursing Home Component. MEPS Methodology Report No. 4. AHCPR Pub No 98-0042. September 1998.

Cohen SB, DiGaetano R, Goksel H. Estimation Procedures in the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component. MEPS Methodology Report No. 5. AHCPR Pub No 99-0027. May 1999.

Sommers JP. List Sample Design of the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Insurance Component. MEPS Methodology Report No. 6. AHCPR Pub No 99-0037. July 1999.

Sommers J, Bethel J, Broene P. Construction of Weights for the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Nursing Home Component. MEPS Methodology Report No. 7. AHCPR Pub No 99-0045.

Research Findings:

Vistnes JP, Monheit AC. Health Insurance Status of the Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population: 1996. MEPS Research Findings No. 1. AHCPR Pub No 97-0030. August 1997.

Monheit AC, Vistnes JP. Health Insurance Status of Workers and Their Families: 1996. MEPS Research Findings No. 2. AHCPR Pub No 97-0065. September 1997.

Weinick RM, Zuvekas SH, Drilea SK. Access to Health Care -- Sources and Barriers, 1996. MEPS Research Findings No. 3. AHCPR Pub No 98-0001. October 1998.

Rhoades J, Potter DEB, Krauss N. Nursing Homes -- Structure and Selected Characteristics, 1996. MEPS Research Findings No. 4. AHCPR Pub No 98-0006. January 1998.

Krauss NA, Altman BM. Characteristics of Nursing Home Residents -- 1996. MEPS Research Findings No. 5. AHCPR Pub No 99-0006. December 1998.

Freiman M, Brown E. Special Care Units in Nursing Homes -- Selected Characteristics, 1996. MEPS Research Findings No. 6. AHCPR Pub No 99-0017. January 1999.

Vistnes JP, Zuvekas SH. Health Insurance Status of the Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population: 1997. MEPS Research Findings No. 8. AHCPR Pub No 99-0030. July 1999.

Banthin JS, Cohen JW. Changes in the Medicaid Community Population: 1987-96. MEPS Research Findings No. 9. AHCPR Pub No 99-0042. August 1999.

Annie E. Casey Foundation

O'Hare WP. Teen Childbearing in America's Largest Cities: A KIDS COUNT Working Paper. April 1999.

Douglas E. PlainTalk: The Story of a Community-Based Strategy to Reduce Teen Pregnancy. 1998.

A Summary of the National Community Health Advisor Study: Weaving the Future: A Policy Research Project of the University of Arizona. June 1998.

Better Homes Fund

America's Homeless Children: New Outcasts. 1999.

Center for Studying Health System Change

Baxter RJ, Feldman RL. Staying in the Game: Health System Change Challenges for the Poor. Research Report 3. March 1999.

Edson D, Pinkston K, Singer E, Trude S. Community Tracking Study. Physician Survey Summary File: User's Guide and Codebook (Round One, Release 1). Technical Publication No. 14. July 1999.

Baxter RJ, Reschovsky JD, Cunningham. CHIPing Away at the Problem of Uninsured Children: Why Children Lack Health Insurance. Research Report 2. October 1998.

Rosenbach M, Lewis K. Estimates of Health Insurance Coverage in the Community Tracking Study and the Current Population Survey. Technical Publication No. 16. November 1998.

Citizens' Committee for Children of New York, Inc.

Woudstra K. Keeping Track of New York City's Children. 1999. To Order.

Commonwealth Fund

1998 Annual Report.

Leiman JM. Addressing Domestic Violence and Its Consequences: Policy Report of The Commonwealth Fund Commission on Women's Health. February 1998.

Anderson GF. Multinational Comparisons of Health Care: Expenditures, Coverage, and Outcomes. October 1998.

Buntin MJB, Newhouse JP. Employer Purchasing Coalitions and Medicaid: Experiences with Risk Adjustment. July 1998.

Budetti J, Duchon L, Schoen C, Shikles J. Can't Afford to Get Sick: A Reality for Millions of Working Americans. September 1999.

Collins KS, Schoen C, Joseph S, Duchon L, Simantov E, Yellowitz M. Health Concerns Across a Woman's Lifespan: The Commonwealth Fund 1998 Survey of Women's Health. May 1999.

Coye M, Alvarez D. Medicaid Managed Care and Cultural Diversity in California. March 1999.

From Bench to Bedside: Preserving the Research Mission of Academic Health Centers. April 1999.

Merlis M. Financing Long-Term Care in the Twenty-first Century: The Public and Private Roles. September 1999.

Short PF, Klerman JA.. Targeting Long- and Short-Term Gaps in Health Insurance. July 1998.

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

Salisbury DL. The Future of Medical Benefits. 1998. To Order.

Salisbury DL. Severing the Link between Health Insurance and Employment. 1999. To Order.

Families USA Foundation

A Guide to Access to Providers in Medicaid Managed Care. April 1998.

A Guide to Meeting the Needs of People with Chronic and Disabling Conditions in Medicaid Managed Care. January 1998.

Losing Health Insurance: The Unintended Consequences of Welfare Reform. May 1999.

Greater New York Hospital Association

The Economic Impact of the Academic Medical Infrastructure on New York State and the New York City Metropolitan Region. April 1999.

Health Care Statistics, 1998. To Order.

The New York Health Care Economy: 1999 Environmental Assessment. A Briefing Document for Policymakers. Spring 1999.

New York Health Care Terms: A Compendium. April 1999. To Order.

Healthcare Association of New York State

Building the Future on the Cornerstones of Care: HANYS' 1999 Advocacy Agenda. January 1999. To Order.

Kaiser Family Foundation

Kunkel D, Cope KM, Farinola WJM, Biely E, Rollin E, Donnerstein E. Sex on TV: Content and Context. A Biennial Report to the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. February 1999.

Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University School of Public Health Survey of Physicians and Nurses: Summary of Findings and Chart Pack. July 1999.

Working Families at Risk: Coverage, Access, Costs, and Worries. The Kaiser/Commonwealth 1997 National Survey of Health Insurance. April 1998.

Medical and Health Research Association of New York City

Jessop DJ, Finkelstein R, Rosenberg T, Leon A, Foti H, Ford V, Rautenberg E. The Impact of Recent Immigration Policy Changes on the Receipt of WIC Services: An Aggregate Analysis. Report of the MHRA WIC Pulse Study. February 1999.

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

Report to the Congress: Rethinking Medicare's Payment Policies for Graduate Medical Education and Teaching Hospitals. August 1999.

Schoenman JA, Cheng CM (The Project HOPE Center for Health Affairs). Results of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's 1999 Survey of Physicians about the Medicare Program. September 1999.

Milbank Memorial Fund

1997 State Health Care Expenditure Report. (Prepared together with the National Association of State Budget Officers and The Reforming States Group). 1999.

New Foundations in Health: Six Stories. 1999.

Otten AL. The Health Sector and Y2K: The Status of Preparation in the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut Metropolitan Area. (Prepared together with the Regional Plan Association). 1999.

Public-Private Collaboration in Health Information Policy. (Prepared together with The Reforming States Group). 1999.

National Academy for State Health Policy

Booth M, Rader A. Quality Oversight in Managed Care: The Role of Interagency Coordination. June 1999. To Order.

Butler P. Is Bigger Better? Legal and Health Policy Issues in Health Plan Mergers: A Guide for State Health Policy Makers. December 1998. To Order.

Butler P. Profit and the Public Interest: A State Policymaker's Guide to Non-Profit Hospital and Health Plan Conversion. December 1996. To Order.

Curtis D. Benefit Design in Risk-Based Medicaid Managed Care: Findings of the 1996 National Academy for State Health Policy Survey and Issues to Consider. September 1998. To Order.

Curtis D, Kaye N, Riley T. Transitioning to Medicaid Managed Care: Children with Special Health Care Needs. October 1999. To Order.

Fagan A, Riley T. Medicaid-Only Managed Care Organizations. August 1998. To Order.

Framework and User's Guide for State Evaluation of the Children's Health Insurance Program. August 1999. To Order.

Kaye N, Rawlings-Sekunda J. Medicaid Managed Care and Native Americans. December 1998. To Order.

Kaye N, Pernice C, Pelletier H (ed.). Medicaid Managed Care: A Guide for States (4th edition). March 1999. To Order.

Mitchell E, Fagan A, Riley T. Consumer Protection and Quality Oversight in Managed Care: How are States Meeting the Challenge? July 1998. To Order.

Mitchell E, Riley T. A Policy Maker's Guide to the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). January 1998. To Order.

Mollica R. Great Expectations: Fulfilling the Promise of the Children's Health Insurance Program. May 1998. To Order.

Mollica R, Saucier P, Riley T, Booth M. Protecting Low Income Beneficiaries of Medicare and Medicaid in Managed Care. Vol. 2: Coordination of Benefits, Payment Mechanisms and Quality Management. August 1997. To Order.

Mollica R. State Assisted Living Policy: 1998. June 1998. To Order.

Pernice C, Riley T, Pelletier H, Kaye N. Charting CHIP: Report of the First National Survey of the Children's Health Insurance Program. April 1999. To Order.

Rader A, Pernice C, Riley T. State and Federal Health Data Sources: An Inventory for CHIP Evaluators. December 1998. To Order.

Rawlings-Sekunda J. Addressing Complaints and Grievances in Medicaid Managed Care. January 1999. To Order.

Rawlings-Sekunda J. Directory of Risk Based Medicaid Managed Care Programs Serving Elderly People or People with Disabilities. August 1999. To Order.

Rawlings-Sekunda J, Kaye N. Emerging Practices and Policy in Medicaid Managed Care for People with HIV/AIDS: Case Studies of Six Programs. August 1998. To Order.

Riley T, Pernice C. How Are States Implementing Children's Health Insurance Plans? (2nd edition). September 1998. To Order.

Riley T, Pernice C. If You Build It, Will They Come? Case Studies on CHIP Implementation. August 1999. To Order.

Rosenbaum S (Center for Health Policy Research). Recent and Pending Federal Reforms Related to Managed Care Quality: Implications for State Medicaid Programs. June 1998. To Order.

Saucier P, Mollica RL. Protecting Low Income Beneficiaries of Medicare and Medicaid in Managed Care. Vol. 1: Contracting Arrangements, Beneficiary Choice, Enrollment and Disenrollment, and Tracking. August 1997. To Order.

National Academy Press

Bridgman A, Phillips D. New Findings on Poverty and Child health and Nutrition: Summary of a Research Briefing. National Research Council. Institute of Medicine. 1998.

Chrvala CA, Bulger RJ. Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People 2010: Final Report. Institute of Medicine. 1999.

Citro CF, Manski CF, Pepper J. Providing National Statistics on Health and Social Welfare Programs in an Era of Change. National Research Council. 1998.

Davis JR, Nolan VP, Woodcock J, Estabrook RW. Assuring Data Quality and Validity in Clinical Trials for Regulatory Decision Making: Workshop Report. Institute of Medicine. 1999.

Donaldson MS. Collaboration Among Competing Managed Care Organizations for Quality Improvement. Institute of Medicine. 1999.

Edmunds M, Coye MJ. Systems of Accountability: Implementing Children's Health Insurance Programs. Institute of Medicine. National Research Council. 1998.

Hewitt M, Simone JV. Ensuring Quality Cancer Care. Institute of Medicine. National Research Council. 1999.

Hopeck VT, Lewin ME. Developing the Information Infrastructure for Medicare Beneficiaries: Summary of a Workshop. Institute of Medicine. 1999.

Kipke MD. Adolescent Development and the Biology of Puberty: Summary of a Workshop on New Research. National Research Council. Institute of Medicine. 1999.

Measuring Health Performance in the Public Sector: A Summary of Two Reports. National Research Council. 1999.

Measuring the Health of Persian Gulf Veterans: Workshop Summary. Institute of Medicine. 1998.

Perrin EB, Durch JS, Skillman SM. Health Performance Measurement in the Public Sector. National Research Council. 1999.

Wunderlich GS. Measuring Functional Capacity and Work Requirements: Summary of a Workshop. Institute of Medicine. National Research Council. 1999.

Wunderlich GS, Rice DP. The Social Security Administration's Disability Decision Process: A Framework for Research. Second Interim Report. Institute of Medicine. 1998. face="Elephant">

National Conference of State Legislatures

Health Policy Tracking Service. Major Health Care Policies: 50 State Profiles, 1998. 1999. To Order.

Hoover S. Welfare Reform and States' Efforts to Prevent Births Outside of Marriage. May 1998. To Order.

Hough M, Kendell N, Wasserman S, Wilson S. Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1998. December 1998. To Order.

Hough MK. Sexually Transmitted Diseases: A Policymaker's Guide and Summary of State Laws. August 1998. To Order.

Ladenheim K. Patching the Safety Net: Part II. January 1999. To Order.

Ladenheim K. Patching the Safety Net: Shifting Health Care Costs and State Policies. May 1997. To Order.

Merritt R, Fox-Grage W, Rothouse M (NCSL) and Lynn J, Cohn F, Forlini JH (The Center to Improve Care for the Dying). State Initiatives in End-of-Life Care: Policy Guide for State Legislators. June 1998. To Order.

Perez K. Emergency Medical Services for Children. February 1998. To Order.

Siegel S (Health Policy Tracking Service). Access to Primary Health Care: Tracking the States, 1998. September 1998. To Order.

Tobler L, King M, Gonzalez R, Brangoccio K, Cauchi R, Davidson B, Perez K, Stroud J, Winkler T. Health Care Legislation 1997. August 1998. To Order.

Trolin BA. Mapping Public Policy for Genetic Technologies: A Legislator's Resource Guide. January 1998. To Order.

Wasserman S. HIV/AIDS Facts to Consider: 1999. March 1999. To Order.

National Technical Information Service

Ackerman DL (University of California, Los Angeles). Outcome and Costs of Inpatient Antidepressant Drugs. Abstract, Executive Summary and Final Report. 1998. To Order.

Barnett S, Franks P (Rochester University). Health Care Access for Deaf Persons. Abstract, Executive Summary and Final Report. June 1998. To Order.

Chesnut RM, Carney N (Oregon Health Sciences University). Rehabilitation for Traumatic Brain Injury. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Number 2. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. February 1999. To Order.

Duke University, Center for Clinical Health Policy Research. Resource Utilization and Costs of Care for Treatment of Chronic Headache. Technical Review 2.1. February 1999. To Order.

Duke University, Center for Clinical Health Policy Research. Behavioral and Physical Treatments for Migraine Headache. Technical Review 2.2. February 1999. To Order.

Freedberg KL (Boston University Medical Center). Cost-Effectiveness of Preventing AIDS Complications (CEPAC). Abstract, Executive Summary and Final Report. July 1999. To Order.

Rosenthal MB (Harvard Medical School). Risk Sharing in Managed Care. Doctoral Thesis. 1998. To Order.

Ross SD, Allen IE (MetaWorks, Inc.). Systematic Review of the Literature Regarding the Diagnosis of Sleep Apnea. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Number 1. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. February 1999. To Order.

Tilley B (Case Western Reserve University). Center for Medical Treatment Effectiveness Programs. Abstract, Executive Summary and Final Report. 1998. To Order.

New York Academy of Medicine

Andrulis D, Bauer T, Hopkins S. Strategies to Increase Enrollment in Children's Health Insurance Programs: A Guide to Outreach, Marketing and Enrollment in New York and Other States. The New York Forum for Child Health. January 1999.

Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies. Working Together to Combat Urban Asthma. Proceedings of a Conference held May 4 and 5, 1998.

New York City Department of Health

Stevenson L, Garg R, Kaminsky M, Bjur P. Asthma Facts. New York City Childhood Asthma Initiative. 1999. To order, call 1-877-ASTHMA.

New York State Assembly

Silver S, Gottfried RN, Ramirez R. Prescription for Failure: New York's Medicaid Program Under the Pataki Administration. April 1999.

New York State Health Accountability Foundation

New York State HMO Report Card. May 1999.

United Hospital Fund

Haslanger K, Mechanic RE, O'Brien MJ, Thorpe KE. Taking Steps, Losing Ground: The Challenge of New Yorkers without Health Insurance. 1998.

Heisler T. Health Care Annual, 1999 Update. 1999. To Order.

Levine C. Rough Crossings: Family Caregivers' Odysseys through the Health Care System. 1998. To Order.

Shaping Positive Change, 1998-99 Annual Report. 1999.

Tassi A, DeGuire K, Kuerbis A, Jenkins DH, Cantor JC, Haslanger K, Billings J. New York City Medicaid Managed Care Enrollment Atlas. March 1998. To Order.

Zuckerman C, Mackinnon A. The Challenge of Caring for Patients near the End of Life: Findings from the Hospital Palliative Care Initiative. Paper Series. March 1998. To Order.

Urban Institute

Annual Report, 1997.

Assessing the New Federalism Occasional Papers:

No. 23, May 1999. Powers ET. Block Granting Welfare: Fiscal Impact on the States.

No. 24, May 1999. Zimmerman W, Tumlin KC. Patchwork Policies: State Assistance for Immigrants under Welfare Reform.

No. 25, June 1999. Meyer JA, Legnini MW, Fatula EK, Stepnick LS. The Role of Local Governments in Financing Safety Net Hospitals: Houston, Oakland, and Miami.

No. 26, May 1999. Holahan J, Rangarajan S, Schirmer M. Medicaid Managed Care Payment Methods and Capitation Rates: Results of a National Survey.

No. 27, July 1999. Ellwood MR, Lewis K. On and Off Medicaid: Enrollment Patterns for California and Florida in 1995.

No. 35, September 1999. Sparer, MS. Health Policy for Low-Income People in Oregon.

New Federalism: Issues and Options for States, Policy Briefs:

No. A-35, September 1999. Ullman F, Hill I, Almeida R. CHIP: A Look at Emerging State Programs.

U.S. Department of Education - National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

Jans L, Stoddard S. Chartbook on Women and Disability in the United States. 1999. To Order.

U.S. General Accounting Office

The full text of these reports is available and searchable through General Accounting Office (GAO) Reports
Online via GPO Access:

Medicare+Choice: Reforms Have Reduced, but Likely Not Eliminated, Excess Plan Payments. June 1999.

Medicare Home Health Agencies: Closures Continue, with Little Evidence Beneficiary Access is Impaired. May 1999.

Medicare Managed Care Plans: Many Factors Contribute to Recent Withdrawals; Plan Interest Continues. April 1999.