Dana M. Petersen, Mynti Hossain, R. Burton, Christal Ramos
{"title":"Spotlight on North Carolina","authors":"Dana M. Petersen, Mynti Hossain, R. Burton, Christal Ramos","doi":"10.1097/00152193-200131050-00040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/00152193-200131050-00040","url":null,"abstract":"This brief highlights the major strategies, lessons learned, and outcomes from North Carolina's experience in the first 5 years of the quality demonstration funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA).","PeriodicalId":18335,"journal":{"name":"Mathematica Policy Research Reports","volume":"110 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87585464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dana M. Petersen, Christal Ramos, Emily J. Lawton, A. Napoles
{"title":"Spotlight on Illinois","authors":"Dana M. Petersen, Christal Ramos, Emily J. Lawton, A. Napoles","doi":"10.1038/nj0274","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/nj0274","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18335,"journal":{"name":"Mathematica Policy Research Reports","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91211014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dana M. Petersen, E. Howell, Christal Ramos, Emily J. Lawton, A. Napoles
{"title":"Spotlight on Florida","authors":"Dana M. Petersen, E. Howell, Christal Ramos, Emily J. Lawton, A. Napoles","doi":"10.1097/00152193-200131100-00038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/00152193-200131100-00038","url":null,"abstract":"This brief highlights the major strategies, lessons learned, and outcomes from Florida’s experience during the first 5 years of the quality demonstration funded by the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS) through the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA).","PeriodicalId":18335,"journal":{"name":"Mathematica Policy Research Reports","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80885188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Grace Anglin, I. Hill, A. Palmer, Margo Wilkinson, Arnav A Shah
{"title":"Spotlight on Colorado","authors":"Grace Anglin, I. Hill, A. Palmer, Margo Wilkinson, Arnav A Shah","doi":"10.1038/nj0151","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/nj0151","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18335,"journal":{"name":"Mathematica Policy Research Reports","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83578800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Honeycutt, Allison Thompkins, M. Bardos, Steven Stern
{"title":"State Differences in the Vocational Rehabilitation Experiences of Transition-Age Youth with Disabilities (Journal Article)","authors":"T. Honeycutt, Allison Thompkins, M. Bardos, Steven Stern","doi":"10.3233/JVR-140721","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/JVR-140721","url":null,"abstract":"The study examines the extent to which states' transition-age youth with disabilities apply for vocational rehabilitation (VR) services, receive services, and are employed at case closure. The percentage of a state's transition-age youth population who applied for VR services ranged from 4 to 14 percent; the percentage of applicants who received VR services ranged from 31 to 82 percent; and the percentage of youth who received services and closed with an employment outcome ranged from 40 to 70 percent.","PeriodicalId":18335,"journal":{"name":"Mathematica Policy Research Reports","volume":"72 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85591521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Josephine C. Baker, C. Gentile, Jason Markesich, Shawn C. Marsh, Erin Panzarella, Rebecca Weiner
{"title":"Ensuring Data Quality: What Criteria Do Monitors Use to Rate Interviewers?","authors":"Josephine C. Baker, C. Gentile, Jason Markesich, Shawn C. Marsh, Erin Panzarella, Rebecca Weiner","doi":"10.29115/sp-2013-0004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29115/sp-2013-0004","url":null,"abstract":"Like most survey research organizations, Mathematica Policy Research monitors telephone interviewers to ensure that they collect high-quality data. Monitors identify problems with survey questions, recommend interviewing techniques, and retrain interviewers whose performance do not meet expectations. Because monitoring is a critical quality assurance tool, we are interested in understanding the behavior of monitors – specifically, their ability to provide effective and consistent feedback on interviewers’ performance. Mathematica implements several best practices to promote monitoring consistency:","PeriodicalId":18335,"journal":{"name":"Mathematica Policy Research Reports","volume":"163 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85975317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Framework for Advancing the Well-Being and Self-Sufficiency of At-Risk Youth","authors":"M. R. Dion","doi":"10.1037/e537782013-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e537782013-001","url":null,"abstract":"The Youth Demonstration Development issue brief series provides information for organizations that serve at-risk youth transitioning to adulthood.","PeriodicalId":18335,"journal":{"name":"Mathematica Policy Research Reports","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75418335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Robin Dion, M. C. Bradley, Andrew Gothro, M. Bardos, J. Lansing, Matthew W. Stagner, Amy Dworsky
{"title":"Advancing the Self-Sufficiency and Well-Being of At-Risk Youth: A Conceptual Framework","authors":"Robin Dion, M. C. Bradley, Andrew Gothro, M. Bardos, J. Lansing, Matthew W. Stagner, Amy Dworsky","doi":"10.1037/e537742013-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e537742013-001","url":null,"abstract":"This report presents a conceptual framework for efforts to prepare at-risk youth for healthy adult functioning and self-sufficiency. Produced as part of the Youth Demonstration Development project for the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, the framework explains how we can build our knowledge about what works for at-risk youth, by implementing and testing research-informed interventions to promote youth’s resilience and human capital.","PeriodicalId":18335,"journal":{"name":"Mathematica Policy Research Reports","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90392676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Faldowski, Rachel Chazan-Cohen, J. Love, C. Vogel
{"title":"Design and Methods in the Early Head Start Study","authors":"R. Faldowski, Rachel Chazan-Cohen, J. Love, C. Vogel","doi":"10.1111/J.1540-5834.2012.00701.X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1540-5834.2012.00701.X","url":null,"abstract":"Focuses on key design issues and methods relevant for understanding the substantive analyses.","PeriodicalId":18335,"journal":{"name":"Mathematica Policy Research Reports","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73250638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Connecting At-Risk Youth to Promising Occupations","authors":"M. Bradley, J. Lansing, Matthew W. Stagner","doi":"10.1037/e537762013-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e537762013-001","url":null,"abstract":"This brief provides information for programs and organizations that serve at-risk youth transitioning to adulthood. Part of the Administration for Children and Families’ Youth Demonstration Development issue brief series, it explores occupations in health care and construction that hold promise for a quick path to employment without extensive up-front education or training.","PeriodicalId":18335,"journal":{"name":"Mathematica Policy Research Reports","volume":"44 1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86867118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}