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Strategic Support for Medicaid & CHIP Managed Care Programs

Strategic Support for Medicaid & CHIP Managed Care Programs

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is the largest provider of health insurance in the United States. Two of CMS’ most impactful programs are Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which provide essential health…
Sedentary Child Care Workers Lead To Sedentary Toddlers

Active Child Care Workers Lead to Active Toddlers

News
Findings of the Abt-led Study of Nutrition and Activity in Child Care Settings (SNACS) suggest ample room for improvement in provision of physical activity opportunities during child care.
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Spotlight On: Machine Learning

Spotlight On
Abt uses machine learning to do things that until recently would have been impossible, such as categorizing a vast amount of unstructured text into main themes or counting mosquito eggs from a smartphone picture using image recognition.
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Market-Based Solutions to Improve Nutrition in Tanzania

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In Tanzania, children are especially vulnerable to malnutrition: 42 percent of the country’s children under age five suffer from stunting, anemia, and other micronutrient deficiencies. Tuboreshe Chakula (Swahili for Let’s Improve Food) was a USAID-funded…
How State-Based Co-Ops Can Improve Primary Care Quality

How State-Based Co-Ops Can Improve Primary Care Quality

Publication
A new AHRQ guide shares information and guidance for multi-organization groups to provide quality improvement programs for primary healthcare providers. 
Developing LocalHousingSolutions.org

Developing LocalHousingSolutions.org

Project
Households around the U.S. face growing housing affordability challenges. While there are important roles for the federal and state governments to play in addressing this problem, many of the most critical policy solutions can only be adopted at the…
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Promoting Early Literacy Skills

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Abt Global was subcontracted by RMC Research to help the National Institute for Literacy promote the findings and recommendations of the National Early Literacy Panel. The Panel synthesized research on the teaching of literacy and literacy-related skills…
Longitudinal Patterns of Military Spouse Alcohol Consumption: Findings from the Millennium Cohort Family Study

Longitudinal Patterns of Military Spouse Alcohol Consumption: Findings from the Millennium Cohort Family Study

Publication
Most military spouses don’t engage in risky drinking, but one in five did, with about half having moved into the risky drinking category over time.
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Supporting Low-Income Veteran Households Experiencing—or At-Risk of Experiencing—Homelessness

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Supportive Services for Veterans Families (SSVF) is a Veterans Affairs program that provides grants to more than 250 private, non-profit organizations (grantees) and consumer cooperatives that rapidly re-house low-income Veteran households.
Spotlight On: Adaptive Management

Spotlight On: Adaptive Management

Spotlight On
Abt-led programs use adaptive management processes such as rapid cycle learning and strategy testing to promote a learning culture and deliver social impact.