Vol. 10, No. 6 - November 2008

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AARP Knowledge Management

Going from good to great : a livable communities survey of Clermont County, Ohio - 2008

Opinions of AARP Nebraska members on long-term care - 2008

AARP Public Policy Institute

Improving access to care among Medicare beneficiaries with limited English proficiency: can Medicare do more? - 2008

Increasing home access : designing for visibility - 2008

Millions of low-income Americans can't get Medicaid : what can be done? - 2008

Rx watchdog report trends in manufacturer prices of specialty prescription drugs used by Medicare beneficiaries 2004 to 2007 - 2008

Access Project

In debt but not indifferent : Chapter 58 and The Access Project's Medical Debt Resolution Program - 2008

Advocates for Youth

Illinois abstinence-only programs, disseminating inaccurate and biased information - 2008

Understanding disparities in the HIV epidemic : how social and cultural forces lead to unequal risk for African AmericansBlacks - 2008

AEI Center for Regulatory and Market Studies

Supreme Court Amicus brief regarding Wyeth v Diana Levine - 2008

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Burden of Musculoskeletal Diseases in the United States prevalence, societal and economic cost - 2008

American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

FDA preemption and patient welfare in Wyeth v Levine - 2008

Quantity and quality : an Rx for efficient drug purchasing - 2008

Association of Academic Health Centers

From education to regulation : dynamic challenges for the health workforce - 2008

Association of American Medical Colleges

The complexities of physician supply and demand : projections through 2025 - 2008

Diversity in medical education facts & figures 2008 - 2008

The diversity research forum : exploring diversity in the physician workforce ; benefits, challenges, and future directions - 2008

First-year enrollees and applicants to US medical schools by gender, 2008 : - 2008

The medical home : AAMC position statement - 2008

Association of Public Health Observatories (APHO)

Older people - 2008

California HealthCare Foundation

2007 San Diego fires : situation assessment : executive summary - 2008

Bridging the care gap : using web technology for patient referrals - 2008

A dollars and sense strategy to reducing frequent use of hospital services : summary report of evaluation findings - 2008

How much is too much? : an analysis of health plan profits and administrative costs in California - 2008

The Medicare drug benefit in California : facts and figures - 2008

Snapshot : beds for boomers : will hospitals have enough? - 2008

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

Illicit tobacco trade : illegal profits and public peril - 2008

Center for American Progress

Testimony for the hearing entitled : "America's need for health reform" - 2008

Center for Economic and Policy Research

Parental leave policies in 21 counties : assessing generosity and gender equality - 2008

Center for Health Care Strategies

Integrated care program : final evaluation - 2008

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

New York City physician workforce profile : 2008 edition - 2008

A profile of hospital RNS with previous health care experience - 2008

A profile of New York's underrepresented minority physicians - 2008

Toward a methodology for substate projections of registered nurse supply and demand in New York : data, methods, and preliminary findings for counties and county groups, 2005-2020 - 2008

Center for Medical Progress at the Manhattan Institute

Alive and working : how access to new drugs has slowed the growth in America's disability rates - 2008

Center for Retirement Research at Boston College

Are older men healthy enough to work? - 2008

How much do older workers value employee health insurance - 2008

Will people be healthy enough to work longer? - 2008

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

An examination of the Wyden-Bennett health reform plan : key issues in a new approach to universal coverage - 2008

Expanding Medicaid a less costly way to cover more low-income uninsured than expanding private insurance - 2008

Facing deficits, many states are imposing cuts that hurt vulnerable residents - 2008

Medicare changes can complement health reform - 2008

New Georgia and Florida health plans unlikely to reduce ranks of uninsured - 2008

Poverty and share of Americans without health insurance were higher in 2007, and median income for working- age households was lower, than at bottom of last recession : for poverty rate and non-elderly median income, worst performance in record for any six years of economic growth - 2008

Rhode Island's Medicaid proposal would put beneficiaries at risk and undermine the federal-state partnership : could set dangerous precedent for other states - 2008

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Promoting health equity : a resource to help communities address social determinants of health - 2008

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

2008 actuarial report on the financial outlook for Medicaid - 2008

Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Technology, Sydney

Breast screening in NSW, Australia : predictors of non-attendance and irregular attendance - 2008

Dementia care mapping and patient-centred care in Australian residential homes : an economic evaluation of the care study - 2008

Centre for Health Economics, University of York

Measuring NHS output growth - 2008

Child Trends

Sexual and reproductive health behaviors among teen and young adult men : a descriptive portrait - 2008

Children Now

California county scorecard of children's well-being : creating healthier communities for our future - 2008

Combat Poverty Agency

Tackling health inequalities : an all-Ireland approach to social determinants - 2008

Commonwealth Fund

Improving child health care through federal policy : an emerging opportunity - 2008

Iowa's 1st Five Initiative : improving early childhood developmental services through public-private partnerships - 2008

The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation : transforming a public safety net delivery system to achieve higher performance - 2008

Shifting health care financial risk to families is not a sound strategy : the changes needed to ensure Americans' health security - 2008

Shifting health care financial risk to families is not a sound strategy : the changes needed to ensure Americans' health security [charts] - 2008

Connecticut State Medical Society

Connecticut physician workforce survey 2008 : final report on physician perceptions and potential impact on access to medical care - 2008

Connecticut physician workforce survey 2008 : final report on physician perceptions and potential impact on access to medical care [figures] - 2008

Connecticut physician workforce survey 2008 : final report on physician perceptions and potential impact on access to medical care [tables] - 2008

Council for Excellence in Government

The American public on health care : the missing perspective - 2008

DC Appleseed Center

HIVAIDS in the nation's capital : improving the District of Columbia's response to a public health crisis - 2008

Deloitte Center for Health Solutions

Medicaid medical management : a complex challenge for states - 2008

Profitable growth in the emerging retail marketplace : implementing a targeted approach to health plan sales & marketing - 2008

Department for Children, Schools and Families (UK)

Drug education : an entitlement for all - 2008

Department of Health (UK)

The case for change : why England needs a new care and support system - 2008

Health and care services for older people : overview report on research to support the National Service Framework for Older People - 2008

Human rights in healthcare : a framework for local action - 2008

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Evaluation of health threats : how the EU system functions - 2008

HIVAIDS in Europe - 2008

Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre, University of London, Social Science Research Unit

Including diverse groups of children and young people in health promotion and public health research : a review of methodology and practice - 2008

Schemes to promote healthy weight among obese and overweight Children in England - 2008

Social and environmental interventions to reduce childhood obesity : a systematic map of reviews - 2008

Families USA Foundation

Premiums versus paychecks : a growing burden for Alaska's workers - 2008

Premiums versus paychecks : a growing burden for Arkansas's workers - 2008

Premiums versus paychecks : a growing burden for California's workers - 2008

Premiums versus paychecks : a growing burden for Colorado's workers - 2008

Premiums versus paychecks : a growing burden for Connecticut's workers - 2008

Premiums versus paychecks : a growing burden for Florida's workers - 2008

Premiums versus paychecks : a growing burden for Indiana's workers - 2008

Premiums versus paychecks : a growing burden for Iowa's workers - 2008

Premiums versus paychecks : a growing burden for Maine's workers - 2008

Premiums versus paychecks : a growing burden for Michigan's workers - 2008

Premiums versus paychecks : a growing burden for Minnesota's workers - 2008

Premiums versus paychecks : a growing burden for Missouri's workers - 2008

Premiums versus paychecks : a growing burden for Montana's workers - 2008

Premiums versus paychecks : a growing burden for Nevada's workers - 2008

Premiums versus paychecks : a growing burden for New Hampshire's workers - 2008

Premiums versus paychecks : a growing burden for New Mexico's workers - 2008

Premiums versus paychecks : a growing burden for North Carolina's workers - 2008

Premiums versus paychecks : a growing burden for North Dakota's workers - 2008

Premiums versus paychecks : a growing burden for Ohio's workers - 2008

Premiums versus paychecks : a growing burden for Pennsylvania's workers - 2008

Premiums versus paychecks : a growing burden for South Carolina's workers - 2008

Premiums versus paychecks : a growing burden for Tennessee's workers - 2008

Premiums versus paychecks : a growing burden for Virginia's workers - 2008

Premiums versus paychecks : a growing burden for Wisconsin's workers - 2008

An unequal burden : the true cost of high-deductible health plans for communities of color - 2008

First Focus

Children in poverty - 2008

Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit

City beautiful - 2008

Polarisation and health - 2008

Race, ethnicity and the dynamics of health insurance coverage - 2008

School nutrition programs and the incidence of childhood obesity - 2008

Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy

The impact of supportive housing on surrounding neighborhoods : evidence from New York City - 2008

Global Forum for Health Research

Monitoring financial flows for health research, 2007 : behind the global numbers - 2008

Harvard School of Public Health : Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation

Massachusetts health reform survey - 2008

Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government

Beyond "The Answer" to flexible solutions in managing health in Africa - 2008

Health Assistance Partnership : Families USA Foundation

Screening for eligibility in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) - 2008, 2003

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

2008 update on consumers' views of patient safety and quality information - 2008

2008 update on consumers' views of patient safety and quality information : summary & chartpack - 2008

Access to affordable dental care : gaps for low-income adults - 2008

The decline in the uninsured in 2007 : why did it happen and can it last? - 2008

Headed for a crunch : an update on Medicaid spending, coverage and policy heading into an economic downturn : results from a 50-state Medicaid budget survey for state fiscal years 2008 and 2009 - 2008

How does the benefit value of Medicare compare to the benefit value of typical large employer plans? - 2008

How healthy is prime time? : an analysis of health content in popular prime time television programs - 2008

Kaiser Health Tracking Poll : Election 2008 - 2008

Kaiser Health Tracking Poll : Election 2008 - 2008

Low-income adults in New Orleans in 2008 : who are they and how are they faring? : the second Kaiser post-Katrina survey, 2008 - 2008

Medicare now and in the future - 2008

Reauthorization of PEPFAR, the United States Leadership against HIVAIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act : a side-by-side comparison to current law - 2008

Television as a health educator : a case study of Grey's Anatomy - 2008

Trends in access to care among working-age adults, 1997-2006 - 2008

Heritage Foundation

SCHIP : How Congress can avoid repeating last year's mistakes - 2008

State health care reform : retargeting Medicaid hospital payments to expand health insurance coverage - 2008

Institute of Health Economics

Effective dissemination of findings from research : a compilation of essays - 2008

Risk assessment tools for predicting recidivism of spousal violence - 2008

Institute of Public Health in Ireland

All-Ireland health and social care indicator set - 2008

Partnerships : a literature review - 2007

Partnerships : community involvement and perceptions on health inequalities - 2007

Partnerships : the benefits - 2003

Insure the Uninsured Project

Health care systems around the world - 2008

International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

Climate change and disaster risk reduction - 2008

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

Health care proposals of the 2008 Democratic and Republican Presidential nominees : implications for improving access, afford ability and quality for America's minorities - 2008

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Best practice in promoting social well-being in extra care housing : a literature review - 2007

Kaiser Permanente

Delivery system reform : the need for transparency, payment reform, and improved care coordination : Senate Finance Committee Health Summit - 2008

Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service

Nanotechnology and environmental, health, and safety : issues for consideration - 2008

Would an influenza pandemic qualify as a major disaster under the Stafford Act? - 2008

Lewin Group

Frequent users of health services initiative : final evaluation report - 2008

London Safeguarding Children Board

Safeguarding children abused through domestic violence - 2008

Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy

Estimates of the uninsurance rate in Massachusetts from survey data : why are they so different? - 2008

McMaster University, Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis

Assessing the impacts of public participation : concepts, evidence and policy implications - 2008

Inequity in a market-based health system : evidence from Canada's dental sector - 2008

Private health insurance in Canada - 2008

Milbank Memorial Fund

Evidence-based maternity care : what it is and what it can achieve - 2008

National Academies Press

Addressing the barriers to pediatric drug development : workshop summary - 2008

Community perspectives on obesity prevention in Children : summary of a workshop - 2008

Design considerations for evaluating the impact of PEPFAR : workshop summary - 2008

National Bureau of Economic Research

The effect of Medicare coverage for the disabled on the market for private insurance - 2008

National Council on Crime and Delinquency

Interpersonal and physical dating violence among teens - 2008

National Health Policy Forum

The fundamentals of Medicare demonstrations - 2008

Shaping Medicaid and SCHIP through waivers : the fundamentals - 2008

National Women's Law Center

Nowhere to turn : how the individual health insurance market fails women - 2008

Natural Resources Defense Council

An uneven shield : the record of enforcement of and violations under California's environmental, health, and workplace safety laws - 2008

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Private Well Testing Act program : well test results for September 2002-April 2007 - 2008

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Intimate partner violence against women in New York City : 2008 report from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - 2008

OECD

The looming crisis in the health workforce how can OECD countries respond? - 2008

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

Alcohol use among pregnant women and recent mothers : 2002 to 2007 - 2008

Mental health service use among youths aged 12 to 17 : 2005 to 2006 - 2008

Out-of-home services for emotional or behavioral problems among youths aged 12 to 17 : 2002 to 2006 - 2008

Partnership for a Secure America

Biological terrorism : US Policies to reduce global biothreats - 2008

Partnership for Prevention

[Report on childhood obesity] - 2008

Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease

Almanac of chronic disease 2008 edition : statistics and commentary on chronic disease and prevention - 2008

Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council

Cardiac surgery in Pennsylvania 2005-2006 : information about hospitals and cardiothoracic surgeons - 2008

Pew Internet & American Life Project

The engaged E-patient population : people turn to the internet for health information when the stakes are high and the connection fast - 2008

RAND Corporation

Identity crisis : an examination of the costs and benefits of a unique patient identifier for the US health care system - 2008

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Physician self-referral and physician-owned specialty facilities - 2008

RTI International

Report describing projects designed to prevent first-time male perpetration of sexual violence (updated) - 2008

RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis

Electronic health records adoption : rural providers' decision-making process - 2008

Medicare physician payment policy and the rural perspective : final report for the project - 2008

Rural enrollment in Medicare Advantage continues to grow rapidly in 2008, led by private fee-for-service plans - 2008

Save the Children

Protecting children during US emergencies - 2008

Social Care Institute for Excellence

Learning together to safeguard children : developing a multi-agency systems approach for case reviews - 2008

South East Public Health Observatory

Choosing health in the south east : road transport and health - 2008

Stationery Office

Reducing alcohol harm : health services in England for alcohol misuse - 2008

Synthesis Project, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Choosing a health care provider : the role of quality information [brief] - 2008

Choosing a health care provider : the role of quality information [report] - 2008

High and rising health care costs : demystifying US health care spending - 2008

Paying for quality : understanding and assessing physician pay-for-performance initiatives [brief] - 2007

Paying for quality : understanding and assessing physician pay-for-performance initiatives [report] - 2007

Trust for America's Health

Prevention for a healthier California : investments in disease prevention yield significant savings, stronger communities - 2008

UNAIDS

A nongovernmental organization's national response to HIV : the work of the all- Ukrainian network of people living with HIV - 2007

United States Agency for Healthcare Research And Quality

Dental coverage of children and youth adults under age 21 : United States 1996 and 2006 - 2008

Tuberculosis stays in US Hospitals, 2006 - 2008

Will it work here? : a decisionmaker's guide to adopting innovations - 2008

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

A framework for identifying high-impact interventions to promote reductions in late-life disability - 2006

The size of the long-term care population in residential care : a review of estimates and methodology - 2005

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

Marketing materials for Medicare prescription drug plans - 2008

Review of Medicare Part D contracting for contract year 2006 (A-06-07-0082) - 2008

United States Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, National Criminal Justice Reference Service

Violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women and the criminal justice response : what is known - 2008

United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Children's Health Protection and Environmental Education

Children's environmental health 2008 highlights : environment, health, and a focus on children - 2008

United States Government Accountability Office

Defense health care : additional efforts needed to ensure compliance with personality disorder separation requirements - 2008

Drug-free communities support program : stronger internal controls and other actions needs to better manage the grant-making process : report to congressional requesters - 2008

Drug safety : better data management and more inspections are needed to strengthen FDA's foreign drug inspection program : report to congressional requesters - 2008

Environmental health : EPA efforts to address children's health issues need greater focus, direction, and top-level commitment : testimony before Committee on Environment and Public Works, US Senate - 2008

FDA advisory committees : process for recruiting members and evaluating potential conflicts of interest : report to congressional requesters - 2008

Food labeling : FDA needs for better leverage resources, improve oversight, and effectively use available data to help consumers select healthy foods : report to the Chair, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives - 2008

Food safety : improvements needed in FDA oversight of fresh produce : report to congressional requesters - 2008

Health-care-associated infections in hospitals : an overview of state reporting programs and individual hospital initiatives to reduce certain infections : report to the Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives - 2008

Health information technology : HHS has taken important steps to address privacy principles and challenges, although more work remains : report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, US Senate - 2008

Health Resources and Services Administration : many underserved areas lack a health center site, and the health center program needs more oversight ; report of the Ranking Member, Subcommittee in Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives - 2008

Indoor mold : better coordination of research on health effects and more consistent guidance would improve federal efforts : report to the Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, US Senate - 2008

Influenza pandemic : HHS needs to continue its actions and finalize guidance for pharmaceutical interventions - 2008

Information technology : DOD and VA have increased their sharing of health information, but further actions are needed : testimony before the Senate Committee on Veteran's Affairs - 2008

Medicare : thousands of Medicare providers abuse the federal tax system : report to the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, US Senate - 2008

Medicare Part D : some plan sponsors have not completely implemented fraud and abuse programs, and CMS oversight has been limited : report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Finance, US Senate - 2008

Medicare Part D low-income subsidy : assets and income are both important in subsidy denials, and access to state and manufacturer drug programs is uneven : report to congressional committees - 2008

Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage : federal oversight of reported price concessions data : [letter to Henry A Waxman, Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives] - 2008

Nonprofit hospitals : variation in standards and guidance limits comparison of how hospitals meet community benefit requirements : report to the ranking member, Committee on Finance, US Senate - 2008

VA health care : improved staffing methods and greater availability of alternate and flexible work schedules could enhance the recruitment and retention of inpatient nurses ; report to congressional requesters - 2008

United States House of Representatives, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Survey of state hospital associations : practices to prevent hospital-associated bloodstream infections - 2008

United States Public Health Service, Office of the Surgeon General

The Surgeon General's call to action to prevent deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism - 2008

University of Kent at Canterbury, Personal Social Services Research Unit

Age discrimination in mental health services - 2008

The costs of addressing age discrimination in social care - 2008

Informal care for older people provided by their adult children : projections of supply and demand to 2041 in England ; report to the Strategy Unit (Cabinet Office) and the Department of Health - 2008

Urban Institute

An analysis of the McCain health care proposal - 2008

An analysis of the Obama health care proposal - 2008

Can a public insurance plan increase competition and lower the costs of health reform? - 2008

The impact of health reform on underinsurance in Massachusetts : do the insured have adequate protection? - 2005

Making health care reform work for small businesses - 2008

Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation

Tobacco use among Virginia's middle and high school students : results of the 2007 Youth Tobacco Survey with comparisons to the 2001, 2003, and 2005 survey results - 2008

[Tobacco use among Virginia's middle and high school students : results of the 2007 Youth Tobacco Survey with comparisons to the 2001, 2003, and 2005 survey results : datatables] - 2008

World Bank

Responses to avian influenza and state of pandemic readiness : Fourth Global Progress Report - 2008

World Health Organization

Unequal, unfair, ineffective and inefficient : gender inequity in health : why it exists and how we can change it : final report to the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health - 2007

World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe

Progress in preventing injuries in the Who European Region : implementing the WHO Regional Committee for Europe resolution ERRRC55R9 on prevention of injuries in the WHO European Region and the Recommendation of the Council of the European Union on the prevention of injury and promotion of safety - 2008

World Trade Center Medical Working Group of New York City

2008 Annual Report on 911 health - 2008

Zed Books

An overview for Global Health Watch 2 : 2008 : an alternative world health report - 2008