On April 25, 2024, HHS and DoL released recommendations, in the form of an Issue Brief, to improve data infrastructure on the workforce delivering home and community-based services (HCBS) in response to President Biden’s
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Premarket Notifications and Patents for Breast Pumps Before and After the ACA
This study investigated whether ACA policies to increase access to breast pumps and lactation care were associated with innovation in the market for breast pumps.
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Child Care Workers’ Experience of Economic Hardship During the COVID-19 Pandemic, from 2021 to 2022
This brief shares findings from an analysis using U.S. Census Household Pulse Survey data to examine child care workers’ experience of economic hardship from 2021 to 2022 along different measures of economic hardship, across time, by race and ethnicity, and whether child care workers lived with young children. We find:
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Reconnecting Youth: Evidence Gap Map
Evidence Gap Map: Research Report and Overview
Report, Research Brief
Reconnecting Youth: Compendium of Programs
Compendium of Programs: Research Report and Overview The Reconnecting Youth compendium of programs provides an overview of 78 programs and the practices they employ to support young people who experience disconnection from school and work during their transition to adulthood.
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Health Information Technology Adoption and Utilization in Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Settings
This paper provides an overview of Health Information Technology (HIT) adoption and utilization in long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) settings. This study found that LTPAC have adopted electronic health records (EHRs) to support clinical and business needs. Interoperable exchange of health information however is not routine or widely used.
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Competition in Prescription Drug Markets, 2017-2022
The cornerstone of a well-functioning market is competition. President Biden’s Executive Order 14036, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy” identified a lack of competition as a key driver for problems across economic sectors.
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Early Childhood Workforce Data for Impact: Convening Brief and Data Snapshots
The Early Childhood Workforce Data project highlights exemplary state activities that drive data use to address early childhood workforce issues, including the national early childhood workforce shortage. A U.S.
ASPE Issue Brief, Report
Reimbursement Mechanisms in Team-Based Behavioral Health Care
Team-based behavioral health care can effectively address clinical needs and mitigate behavioral health workforce shortages. Despite the demonstrated benefits of team-based care models, experts in the fields of behavioral health workforce and network adequacy have noted that existing reimbursement models do not adequately support team-based care.
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EHR Implementation Guide – Identifying Frailty Using Existing Health Data: Challenges and Opportunities for Health Systems
RAND identified use cases on identifying frailty using electronic health record (EHR) data in health systems in the US and examples from other countries, which demonstrate applications in both primary and specialist care. The final EHR implementation guide summarizes the learnings from participants in the EHR Learning Network and the identified use cases.