Abstinence Study Receives Award from AEA
Mathematica's abstinence study team, led by senior economist Christopher Trenholm and senior vice president Barbara Devaney, has received the 2009 Outstanding Evaluation Award from the American Evaluation Association (AEA). The AEA cited the congressionally mandated, comprehensive nine-year study for its rigor, balance, and impact, which led to major changes in federal policy and funding. The study was downloaded more than 100,000 times and was widely cited in the national and international media. The award will be presented at AEA's conference in Orlando on November 13. Read more about the evaluation.
What's New
Will Health Reform Address Challenges for People with Disabilities Who Work?
Leading health care financing reforms might mitigate, or even eliminate, challenges that the current system creates for people with disabilities who work, or want to work, but there is no guarantee. A new brief summarizes the challenges posed by the current system and considers how features of leading reform proposals would, or would not, address these challenges.
National Survey to Shed Light on Household Food Choices and Expenditures
Mathematica has been selected to conduct the National Household Food Purchase and Acquisition Study for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This five-year effort will fill in critical gaps in existing data on the food purchases of U.S. households and help USDA assess its food assistance programs for low-income families. Read the release.