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Analyzing If An Oncology Care Model Will Improve Care and Lower Costs

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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…
Managing Opioid Use and Misuse in Older Adults

Managing Opioid Use and Misuse in Older Adults

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Older adults are twice as likely as the general population to have pain, and clinicians often rely on opioid treatment. As a result, opioid use, misuse, and opioid use disorder have increased among older adults, who are vulnerable to adverse reactions…
Building a 21st Century Road Map to Child Welfare Transformation

Building a 21st Century Road Map to Child Welfare Transformation

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For far too long, the child welfare system has been designed to be reactive, where caseworkers respond after child maltreatment and other adverse childhood experiences have occurred, with the primary intervention being removal from the home. For young…
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Local Health System Sustainability Project (LHSS)

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Abt helped 25 countries reform their own health financing, improve access to and quality of health services, and prevent and contain disease outbreaks.
The MA Early Childhood Support Organization Initiative

The MA Early Childhood Support Organization Initiative

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Abt evaluated the delivery and impact of the MA ECSO initiative which helps early education leaders and educators improve the quality of their practice.
Funding Model Helps Bangladesh Expand Primary Health Care

Funding Model Helps Bangladesh Expand Primary Health Care

Impact Brief
Some municipalities fund primary health care services in urban areas of Bangladesh.
Assessing HUD’s IWISH Model for Aging in Place

Assessing HUD’s IWISH Model for Aging in Place

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) designed the Integrated Wellness in Supportive Housing (IWISH) model to help elderly adults in HUD-assisted multifamily housing age in place. New staff at IWISH sites—full-time Resident Wellness…
Evaluating Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Care Models

Evaluating Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Care Models

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The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP), administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) within the Department of Health and Human Services, provides a comprehensive system of care for people living with HIV and AIDS. Although…
Evaluating the Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model

Evaluating the Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model

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CMS launched the Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model to address the gap between clinical care and community services in the health care system. The AHC Model is based on emerging evidence that addressing health-related social needs can improve…
Vehicles partially submerged in flooded area

National Flood Risk Characterization Tool

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Extreme weather volatility has increased the need for more effective and cost-efficient risk assessment tools. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers worked with Abt to address this challenge...