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News From Mathematica
November 26, 2007: A Semimonthly Update on New Publications, Presentations, and Other Developments
In This Issue:
Family Well-Being: Connections with Poverty and Family Structure Reviewed
Care for Chronic Illnesses: Medicaid Value Program Tests Interventions
Research Ethics: Authorship and Publication Practices Examined
New Brief Reviews Latest State Food Stamp Participation Rates
Out and About: NCSL Webcast on State Health Reform Available
Fact to Consider:
Fact to Consider: In fiscal year 2005, about 65 percent of all eligible people and 57 percent of the eligible working poor received food stamp benefits, with wide variations from state to state.
Source: See below.
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Publications
Family Well-Being
 "Federal Policy Efforts to Improve Outcomes Among Disadvantaged Families by Supporting Marriage and Family Stability." M. Robin Dion and Alan J. Hawkins, in Handbook of Families and Poverty, October 2007. There is broad consensus that family structure is inextricably linked with poverty and the well-being of children. This paper reviews the connections between poverty, family structure, and child well-being; explains the rationale for a new policy strategy focused on intervening more directly at the level of family structure, and describes several major federal initiatives under way to develop and test the new strategies.
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Care for Chronic Illnesses
 “Evaluation of the Medicaid Value Program: Health Supports for Consumers with Chronic Conditions.” Dominick Esposito, Erin Fries Taylor, Kristin Andrews, and Marsha Gold, August 2007. The Medicaid Value Program tested interventions to improve care for adult Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions. This report presents findings from Mathematica's evaluation; estimates of program effects, produced by the programs themselves; and case studies for the 10 interventions tested. The program succeeded in generating interest among states and health plans in developing interventions and also was successful in implementation. It was less successful in rigorous, empirical testing of the effectiveness of the interventions.
Full Report.
Executive Summary.
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Research Ethics
 "Authorship and Publication Practices: Evaluation of the Effect of Responsible Conduct of Research Instruction to Postdoctoral Trainees." Carolyn L. Funk, Kirsten A. Barrett, and Francis L. Macrina, Accountability in Research, October 2007. The authors studied postdoctoral trainees funded by National Institutes of Health F32 fellowship awards to test the effectiveness of responsible conduct of research (RCR) education in the areas of authorship and publication practices. Overall, the responses suggested a clear awareness of standards and practices in publication. However, the results failed to suggest that RCR education significantly increased the level of ethically appropriate behavioral responses measured in the study. The authors note the importance of careful articulation of course goals and objectives with attention to the background and experience of the student audience when developing RCR curricula.
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State Food Stamp Rates
 "Reaching Those in Need: State Food Stamp Participation Rates in 2005." Karen E. Cunnyngham, Laura A. Castner, and Allen L. Schirm, October 2007. The Food Stamp program is the largest of the domestic food and nutrition assistance programs administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service. During fiscal year 2007, the program served 26 million people in an average month at a total annual cost of over $30 billion in benefits. This report presents estimates of state food stamp participation rates for all eligible people and for the working poor—people who are eligible for food stamps and live in households in which someone earns income from a job. About 65 percent of all eligible people and 57 percent of the eligible working poor received food stamp benefits in fiscal year 2005, with wide variations from state to state.
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Out and About
 On November 9, Debra Lipson was a panelist on a National Conference of State Legislatures webcast titled “Using Data and Performance Measures to Evaluate State Health Reform Activities.”
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