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Analysis of the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Loads Program

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The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the U.S., encompassing 64,000 square miles and covering parts of six states and Washington DC. In the 1970s, the Bay was discovered to have one of the world’s first identified marine dead zones. Poor water…
New Hampshire Preschool Development Grant Program Performance Evaluation

New Hampshire Preschool Development Grant Program Performance Evaluation

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In 2019, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) awarded the state of New Hampshire (NH) a three-year Preschool Development Grant (PDG) Birth through Age 5 (B-5) to continue supporting a comprehensive and coordinated early childhood care and…
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Helping Get the Kinks out of Home Health Prospective Payments

Project
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…
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Evaluating CMS’s InCK Model For Kids with Complex Health Needs

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Improving healthcare quality while reducing costs is a goal Abt Global has been helping the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) pursue for more than a decade through evaluations and more. CMS’s Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) payment and…
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Understanding Encampments of People Experiencing Homelessness and the Related Costs

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Homeless encampments have not been as visible on the American landscape since the Great Depression. Today’s encampments appear to reflect a complex set of factors, including increasing numbers of people living in deep poverty, underinvestment in new…
New York’s Bold Climate Plan Approved After Abt Analysis

New York’s Bold Climate Plan Approved After Abt Analysis

Impact Brief
Abt’s analysis of New York State’s climate act found it would provide $170 billion in health benefits, helping the plan earn approval for implementation.
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Integrating Employment Services with Substance Use Treatment and Recovery: The Experiences of Five Programs

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An Abt-led report reviews five programs that combine SUD treatment and recovery services with employment services and makes recommendations for practitioners.
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on School-Based Substance Use Prevention and Intervention Programs: Issues and Solutions

Publication
COVID-19 shined a light on the various roles schools play for students and elevate school partnerships and school-based health services to meet students’ needs.
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AI Helps EPA Standardize and Sharpen Toxic Chemical Data

Impact Brief
Abt used AI to standardize EPA off site chemical transfer data to 97% accuracy, enabling faster analysis and stronger chemical safety decisions.