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An Abt study in Health Services Research found the CJR model didn’t harm patients’ health, but they were slightly more likely to rely on caregivers for recovery.

Abt’s evaluation of Medicare’s AIM found $381.5 million in savings, and raised questions about how those savings—and risks—are shared.

Part 2 of the AHAR showed that overall sheltered homelessness was down while introducing new elements to the data collection.

Interviews with 153 Health Profession Opportunity Grants program participants indicate that the program positively influenced how participants navigate their career pathways.

"We don’t have any food. They are going to take my kids! Can you help me?" The desperate plea of a mother came through my voicemail. It was dinner time; I had already left the office for the day. I had been working with this family for months to address several safety risk factors. It was a tough case, and my job as a Prevention Specialist with the Department of Social Services (DSS) was to keep this family safely intact. I felt the weight of this responsibility every day. I knew if I did not intervene, foster care would be imminent for the children. However, the call came during the few hours I slept between jobs. I made less than $30,000 per year at DSS and, to make ends meet, worked a second full-time job at a residential program for youth aging out of foster care.

This study of an Opioid Quality Improvement Collaborative can help providers adopt CDC opioid guidelines and improve their prescribing practices.