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Understanding Encampments of People Experiencing Homelessness and the Related Costs
Project
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…
Family Self-Sufficiency Program Delivers Success
Project
For more than 25 years, the Family Self-Sufficiency program (FSS) has helped subsidized housing residents make progress toward economic security. The Department of Housing and Urban Development, which runs FSS, wanted to document some successes.
Tracking COVID-19 in Pregnant Women and Infants
Project
Pregnant women may be more vulnerable than the general population to respiratory infections and severe respiratory complications from COVID-19, and CDC needs more research on their potential effects on birth outcomes to continue to guide the public. In…
Monitoring Medicare’s Home Health, Hospice, and Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Benefits
Project
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) home health, hospice, home infusion therapy, home IVIG, and IRF benefits require constant monitoring of payment policy—and revisions, as needed—to ensure they are working as intended. This enables…
Six Building Blocks for Opioid Management
Project
Primary care practices need to redesign the way they provide care to balance preventing opioid misuse and potential risks while addressing the needs of patients with chronic pain. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) awarded Abt a…
Design & Implementation Support for Maryland Value-Based Healthcare Programs
Project
Abt helped Maryland design and benchmark a statewide value based care model that saved $689 million and informed national health policy.
Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement Six-Year Impact Report
Publication
The Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement increased receipt of college certificates and degrees but did not lead to higher incomes.
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.
Facilitating Successful Harvest Seasons During COVID-19
Impact Brief
The Feed the Future Egypt Rural Agribusiness Strengthening Project, funded by USAID, pilots and scales up new agribusiness models to help smallholder farmers.