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Changes in the complex prospective payment system (PPS) for home health agencies (HHAs) may have led to HHA behavior changes that thwarted the modifications’ goals. As a result, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wanted an assessment of…

Ethiopia has made much progress in the design and implementation of health care financing (HCF) reforms. These reforms address growing needs for health services, health sector resource constraints, quality of care concerns, and financial barriers to…

When individuals need long-term care, information on provider quality is critical to making an informed choice. The major ongoing challenge in the project is preparing the monthly updates to Care Compare and its Five-Star Quality Rating System to support…

In 2019, the Natural Resource Defense Council and other organizations filed suit against the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), alleging violations of the Clean Water Act’s (CWA) statutes regarding discharge of hazardous substances. EPA and the…

Abt teams with governments around the world to develop sustainable service delivery through better management of the public sector and public finance. Our systems- and evidence-based approaches—refined in partnership with government, service providers, and communities—facilitate mutual goals in public management. By fostering trade and investment-friendly environments, we help set the stage for sustainable economic growth. We increase transparency and accountability in public institutions by facilitating e-governance and digital platforms.

Effective climate action isn’t just about mitigating threats. It’s also about advancing global environmental justice, renewable energy resources, and economic opportunity to create fair, resilient, sustainable, and secure societies. Abt Global develops inclusive, evidence-based, and impactful climate solutions in partnership with governments, the private sector, and communities on the frontlines of climate change. Our multidisciplinary approach helps our clients confront climate change at the necessary speed and scale while restoring our natural world and responding to an existential threat to the planet. We also aggressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions within our own operations, supply chain, and products and services as we head toward our own net zero emission goal.

Cancer strikes 1.6 million Americans each year. It imposes huge costs: heartache, death, and an estimated $263.8 billion in medical care and lost productivity in 2010, the most recent data available. Cancer care is complex and improving it faces a legal…