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Estimating the Prevalence of ‘Doctor Shopping' for Prescription Drugs
Project
Misuse of opioid analgesics threatens public health and results in rising numbers of overdose deaths and admissions to emergency departments and treatment facilities. In the absence of adequate patient information systems, patients who engage in “doctor…
The Homeless Families Research Briefs: Combatting Homelessness with Data
Project
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plays a key role in connecting homeless families to benefits, employment and other services needed to help them find housing and work toward self-sufficiency. The Homeless Families Research Briefs…
The Partnership for Transforming Health Systems 2 (PATHS2)
Project
Nigeria’s health system was a dysfunctional nightmare. Planning, financing, and delivery of basic health services for the poor all were unreliable. Maternal mortality and child morbidity were at unacceptable levels.
Evaluation of the Cascades Job Corps College and Career Academy Pilot: Final Report
Publication
Abt and MDRC’s evaluation of the Cascades Job Corps College and Career Academy pilot for a college-focused Job Corps model showed promise.
Spotlight on: Rural Health Transformation
Spotlight On
Abt helps states transform rural health systems by aligning data, policy, and care delivery to expand access and support long-term sustainability.
Instituto del Progreso Latino’s Carreras en Salud Program: Six-Year Impact Report
Publication
The Carreras en Salud program boosted Latino adult employment healthcare and increased receipt of healthcare credentials but had no detectable effect on earnings.
Assessing the Family and Medical Leave Act
Project
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) guarantees eligible U.S. employees of covered employers job-protected unpaid leave to attend to their or their family’s eligible medical issues. Employees may have access to pay while on leave through other means…
Telemedicine: A Lifeline for Ukraine's Health System Amidst War
Impact Brief
The Abt-led USAID Local Health System Sustainability Project is helping Ukraine adopt telemedicine to connect people to healthcare during the war with Russia.
Summer EBT for Children: A Way to Fight Low Food Security
Project
Millions of U.S. children receive free or reduced-price lunches each school day, but that number drops greatly during summer. In 2014, summer nutrition programs reached only about 16 percent of the children who received food assistance during the year…
PSHPA Trains Private Health Facilities to Submit RMNCH Data for DHIS2
Impact Brief
PSHPA helped improve the private health sector’s data reporting to the Ministry of Health, enabling more informed, evidence-based decision-making.