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PubHub: Sharing Knowledge to Build a Better World

Welcome to PubHub, your source for foundation-sponsored reports. Search our online catalog of annotated links to 7,129 research reports, case studies, issue briefs, literature reviews, and annual reports published or funded by U.S. foundations. Learn more about PubHub»

Featured Topic: Community Health Centers

Community Health Centers: Leveraging the Social Determinants of Health
Institute for Alternative Futures
March 2012
Bootstrappers and Mavericks: A Framework for Understanding What Drives Community Clinics
California HealthCare Foundation
March 2012
Community Health Centers: The Challenge of Growing to Meet the Need for Primary Care in Medically Underserved Communities
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
March 2012
Addressing Resource Gaps in the U.S. Health Care Safety Net: An Assessment of the Free Clinic Network
AmeriCares
April 2011

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Critical Housing Finance Challenges for Policy Makers
What Works Collaborative

Herbert, Christopher E.; William C. Apgar; Eric S. Belsky
Published: May 2012

Examines barriers for mortgage lending to underserved groups and in distressed neighborhoods, such as risk assessment; financing for multifamily rental markets, such as affordability; and financing for sustainable housing, such as transactional costs.


Funder(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation, Ford Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Rockefeller Foundation, Surdna Foundation
Related Organization(s): Brookings Institution, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy at NYU, Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, Urban Institute
Subject(s): Community Improvement/Development; Community Improvement/Development, Affordable Housing; Public Affairs
Publication Type: Issue Brief


PubHub Link (77 pages; 1.86MB; PDF)

2012 School Report Card
Excellent Schools Detroit

Published: February 2012

Ranks elementary, middle, and high schools — including public, charter, and private schools — in the Detroit area by neighborhood, based on reading and math test scores averaged over a three-year period.


Funder(s): Skillman Foundation
Subject(s): Elementary and Secondary Education; Elementary and Secondary Education, School Reform; Education
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (32 pages; 8.45MB; PDF)

Taxing Fracking: Proposals for Ohio's Severance Tax
Policy Matters Ohio

Patton, Wendy
Published: May 2012

Outlines the proposal to raise the state's severance tax on oil and gas extracted by fracking and return most of the revenues in income tax cuts, concerns with the proposal, and recommendations for using the severance tax to restore jobs and services.


Funder(s): Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, George Gund Foundation
Subject(s): Environment; Environment, Energy/Energy Use; Public Affairs
Publication Type: Issue Brief


PubHub Link (19 pages; 803KB; PDF)

Housing as a Platform for Formerly Incarcerated Persons
What Works Collaborative

Fontaine, Jocelyn; Jennifer Biess
Published: May 2012

Outlines the options for and barriers to securing housing for former prisoners; the need for stable, affordable housing in order to maintain employment and avoid substance abuse and recidivism; and models for housing as a platform for positive outcomes.


Funder(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation, Ford Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Rockefeller Foundation, Surdna Foundation
Related Organization(s): Brookings Institution, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy at NYU, Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, Urban Institute
Subject(s): Community Improvement/Development; Community Improvement/Development, Affordable Housing; Aging
Publication Type: Issue Brief


PubHub Link (23 pages; 1.35M; PDF)

Housing as a Platform for Improving Education Outcomes Among Low-Income Children
What Works Collaborative

Cunningham, Mary; Graham MacDonald
Published: May 2012

Reviews research on how housing stability, affordability, quality, and location affect low-income children's safety, physical and mental health, and frequency of school changes, which in turn affect attendance, behavior, test scores, and graduation rates.


Funder(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation, Ford Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Rockefeller Foundation, Surdna Foundation
Subject(s): Community Improvement/Development; Community Improvement/Development, Affordable Housing; Public Affairs
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (19 pages; 1.65MB; PDF)

Housing as a Platform for Improving Outcomes for Older Renters
What Works Collaborative

Spillman, Brenda C.; Jennifer Biess; Graham MacDonald
Published: May 2012

Explores how housing can help support the independence and well-being of low-income renters age 50 or older, barriers to aging in place, housing service options and challenges, and conditions for positive outcomes, such as affordability and accessibility.


Funder(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation, Ford Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Rockefeller Foundation, Surdna Foundation
Related Organization(s): Brookings Institution, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy at NYU, Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, Urban Institute
Subject(s): Community Improvement/Development; Community Improvement/Development, Affordable Housing; Aging
Publication Type: Issue Brief


PubHub Link (28 pages; 1.59MB; PDF)

2011 Annual Report
George Gund Foundation

Published: 2012

Contains president's letter, executive director's letter, photo essay of Planned Parenthood clients and staff, 2011 grants list, financial statements, grant guidelines and application procedures, and lists of board members and staff.


Funder(s): George Gund Foundation
Subject(s): Philanthropy and Voluntarism; Community Improvement/Development; Human Services
Publication Type: Annual Report


PubHub Link ( pages; ; HTML)

Virtually Every State Experienced Deteriorating Access to Care for Adults Over the Past Decade
Urban Institute

Kenney, Genevieve M.; Dana Goin; Stacey McMorrow; Stephen Zuckerman
Published: May 2012

Presents state-by-state data on 2000-10 changes in the likelihood of non-elderly adults and a subgroup of uninsured adults having unmet medical needs due to cost, receiving a routine checkup, and having a dental visit.


Funder(s): Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Subject(s): Health; Health, Health Insurance/Coverage; Health, Healthcare Access/Reform
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (21 pages; 824KB; PDF)

Creating Order From Chaos: Roles for Philanthropy in Disaster Planning and Response
Jessie Ball duPont Fund

Published: April 2012

Based on the fund's experiences after the 2011 tornadoes in Alabama, offers a framework for preparing for and responding to disasters. Lists funding and support opportunities through planning and preparation, first response, and recovery and rebuilding.


Funder(s): Jessie Ball duPont Fund
Subject(s): Disaster Relief; Philanthropy and Voluntarism; Philanthropy and Voluntarism, Capacity Building
Publication Type: Toolkit


PubHub Link (47 pages; 1.47MB; PDF)

Teens & Online Video
Pew Internet & American Life Project

Published: May 2012

Presents survey findings about teens' likelihood of recording and uploading video, streaming video live, and using video chat applications by gender, age, race/ethnicity, household income, parents' education, and community type.


Funder(s): Pew Charitable Trusts
Subject(s): Children and Youth; Science/Technology; Science/Technology, Internet
Publication Type: Survey


PubHub Link (13 pages; 699KB; PDF)

Challenges Facing Housing Markets in the Next Decade, Developing a Policy-Relevant Research Agenda
What Works Collaborative

Been, Vicki; Ingrid Gould Ellen
Published: May 2012

Outlines research questions in the areas of: the impact of the housing market crisis; rising poverty and income inequality and volatility; concentration of poor and minority households in distressed areas; and need for sustainable housing and communities.


Funder(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation, Ford Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Rockefeller Foundation, Surdna Foundation
Subject(s): Community Improvement/Development; Community Improvement/Development, Affordable Housing; Public Affairs
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (50 pages; 1.76MB; PDF)

Preschool and School Readiness: Experiences of Children With Non-English-Speaking Parents
Public Policy Institute of California

Cannon, Jill S.; Alison Jacknowitz; Lynn A. Karoly
Published: May 2012

Examines gaps in school readiness among low-income children, especially those in immigrant and linguistically isolated families; the type of early care and education they receive; and the need for targeted center-based preschool programs to close gaps.


Funder(s): David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
Subject(s): Children and Youth; Children and Youth, Early Childhood; Education
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (34 pages; 453KB; PDF)
Technical Appendix

A New Measure of Educational Success in Texas
National Center for Higher Education Management Systems

Published: February 2012

Analyzes the percentage of Texas public school students starting eighth grade in 1996-98 who enrolled in higher education after high school graduation and who attained a postsecondary certificate or degree within six years by race/ethnicity and gender.


Funder(s): Houston Endowment, Inc.
Related Organization(s): Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Subject(s): Higher Education; Elementary and Secondary Education; Minorities
Publication Type: Issue Brief


PubHub Link (16 pages; 630KB; PDF)

Field-Building Research Agendas: Critical Issues in Housing and Urban Policy, Executive Summary
What Works Collaborative

Published: May 2012

Provides an overview of research papers on the cross-cutting challenges of housing as a platform for overcoming social and economic distress, housing markets, housing finance, successful neighborhoods, and the intersection of place and the economy.


Funder(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation, Ford Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Rockefeller Foundation, Surdna Foundation
Related Organization(s): Brookings Institution, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy at NYU, Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, Urban Institute
Subject(s): Community Improvement/Development; Community Improvement/Development, Affordable Housing; Public Affairs
Publication Type: Issue Brief


PubHub Link (9 pages; 1.30MB; PDF)

Health Affairs/RWJF Health Policy Brief: Essential Health Benefits
Health Affairs; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Published: April 2012

Summarizes states' options in choosing benchmarks for essential health benefits covered in the ten categories required of individual and small group insurance plans under federal healthcare reform, such as hospitalization and maternity and neonatal care.


Funder(s): Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Subject(s): Health; Health, Health Insurance/Coverage; Public Affairs
Publication Type: Issue Brief


PubHub Link (4 pages; 128KB; PDF)

Explaining High Health Care Spending in the United States: An International Comparison of Supply, Utilization, Prices, and Quality
Commonwealth Fund

Squires, David A.
Published: May 2012

Compares healthcare spending, supply, utilization, prices, and quality in thirteen industrialized nations and examines the factors behind high U.S. spending, including higher prices and obesity rates, and low spending in Japan, including price regulation.


Funder(s): Commonwealth Fund
Subject(s): Health; Health, Healthcare Access/Reform
Publication Type: Issue Brief


PubHub Link (14 pages; 1.67MB; PDF)
Chart Pack

L.A. Rising: The 1992 Civic Unrest, the Arc of Social Justice Organizing, and the Lessons for Today's Movement Building
Program for Environmental & Regional Equity; Liberty Hill Foundation

Pastor, Manuel; Michele Prichard
Published: April 2012

Examines the broad, multiracial, multi-sector movement building that has emerged in Los Angeles to demand community benefits agreements; better mass transit systems, school funding and curricula, and job training; and workers' and immigrants' rights.


Funder(s): Atlantic Philanthropies, James Irvine Foundation, Solidago Foundation
Subject(s): Civil Society; Community Improvement/Development
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (36 pages; 2.60MB; PDF)

Funding Formulas for California Schools III: An Analysis of Governor Brown's Weighted Pupil Funding Formula
Public Policy Institute of California

Rose, Heather; Jon Sonstelie; Margaret Weston
Published: May 2012

Outlines the policy priorities of the weighted pupil funding formula proposed in the state's 2012-13 budget. Analyzes the revenue districts with high percentages of disadvantaged students would receive compared to other districts and 2010-11 allocations.


Funder(s): Silver Giving Foundation, Stuart Foundation
Subject(s): Elementary and Secondary Education; Public Affairs
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (17 pages; 262KB; PDF)

How Would Programs Rate Under California's Proposed Quality Rating and Improvement System?: Evidence From Statewide and County Data on Early Care and Education Program Quality
RAND Corporation

Karoly, Lynn A.; Gail L. Zellman
Published: May 2012

Examines how the state's licensed early childcare and education providers would rate according to the proposed system based on ratio and group size, teaching and learning, family involvement, staff education and training, and program leadership.


Funder(s): David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Subject(s): Children and Youth; Children and Youth, Early Childhood; Education
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (75 pages; 733KB; PDF)

Atlanta Civic Site: Climbing the Ladder of Reading Proficiency
Annie E. Casey Foundation

Published: May 2012

Describes the Dunbar Learning Complex, designed collaboratively to serve children living in poverty through best practices, research and evaluation, family empowerment, and a focus on health and community. Reviews initial impact after two years.


Funder(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation
Subject(s): Children and Youth; Children and Youth, Early Childhood; Elementary and Secondary Education
Publication Type: Program Evaluation/Lessons Learned


PubHub Link (16 pages; 3.25MB; PDF)

Climate Change & International Security: The Arctic as a Bellwether
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

Huebert, Rob; Heather Exner-Pirot; Jay Gulledge; Adam Lajeunesse
Published: May 2012

Examines how the trend toward seasonally open Arctic waters as a result of global climate change affects geopolitics. Analyzes 2008-12 policy statements and actions by Arctic states, other states with Arctic interests, and multilateral organizations.


Funder(s): Pew Charitable Trusts
Subject(s): Environment; Environment, Global Climate Change; International Affairs/Development
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (54 pages; 3.47MB; PDF)

The European Union and the Right to Community Living
Open Society Foundations

Published: May 2012

Examines whether using EU structural funds for building or renovating institutions for people with disabilities instead of shifting to community-based care contravenes EU obligations to facilitate their full inclusion and participation in the community.


Funder(s): Open Society Foundations
Subject(s): Disabilities; Public Affairs
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (88 pages; 577KB; PDF)

Limited Options to Manage Specialty Drug Spending
Center for Studying Health System Change

Tu, Ha T.; Divya R. Samuel
Published: April 2012

Outlines rising trends in costs of and spending on specialty drugs; health plans' efforts to curb specialty drug spending, including patient cost sharing and utilization management; and efforts to integrate medical and pharmaceutical coverage.


Funder(s): Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Subject(s): Health; Health, Health Insurance/Coverage
Publication Type: Issue Brief


PubHub Link (13 pages; 577KB; PDF)

Potential Savings Through Prevention of Avoidable Chronic Illness Among CalPERS State Active Members
Urban Institute

Waidmann, Timothy A.; Barbara A. Ormond; Brenda C. Spillman
Published: April 2012

Analyzes chronic disease-related health expenditures among state employees that can be targeted by lifestyle interventions. Estimates potential savings from reductions in chronic conditions.


Funder(s): California Endowment, Trust for America's Health
Subject(s): Health; Health, Health Insurance/Coverage; Health, Public Health
Publication Type: Issue Brief


PubHub Link (10 pages; 634KB; PDF)

Women's Well-Being: Ranking America's Top 25 Metro Areas
Social Science Research Council

Lewis, Kristen; Sarah Burd-Sharps
Published: April 2012

Analyzes American Human Development Index data on women's life expectancy, school enrollment and degree attainment, and median earnings by metropolitan area. Examines contributing factors and disparities by race/ethnicity, location, and marital status.


Funder(s): Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Subject(s): Women; Health; Social Science
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (21 pages; 2.31MB; PDF)

The Rise of Fractional Scholarship
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Arbesman, Samuel; Jon Wilkins
Published: May 2012

Highlights trends in fractional scholarship — a distributed approach to part-time research and scholarship, for example, in the form of "citizen science" and crowdsourcing. Proposes an institution to harness the potential of unused expertise.


Funder(s): Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Subject(s): Higher Education; Science/Technology; Science/Technology, Internet
Publication Type: Issue Brief


PubHub Link (7 pages; 192KB; PDF)

Inspired by You — 2011 Annual Report
Connecticut Community Foundation

Published: March 2012

Contains letter from the board chair, letter from the president, donor profiles, donor information, grants and scholarship list, funds list, donors list, financial summary, and list of board and committee members.


Funder(s): Connecticut Community Foundation
Subject(s): Philanthropy and Voluntarism; Community Improvement/Development; Education
Publication Type: Annual Report


PubHub Link (32 pages; 58.43MB; HTML)

2010 Annual Report
George Gund Foundation

Published: 2011

Contains president's letter, executive director's letter, photo essay of Cleveland's performing artists, 2011 grants list, financial statements, grant guidelines and application procedures, and lists of board members and staff.


Funder(s): George Gund Foundation
Subject(s): Philanthropy and Voluntarism; Community Improvement/Development; Human Services
Publication Type: Annual Report


PubHub Link ( pages; ; HTML)

Digital Differences
Pew Internet & American Life Project

Zickuhr, Kathryn; Aaron Smith
Published: April 2012

Examines 2000-11 trends in Internet use, high-speed broadband access, methods of accessing the Internet, and online and mobile activities by gender, race/ethnicity, age, income, education, and disability status, as well as reasons for not going online.


Funder(s): Pew Charitable Trusts
Subject(s): Science/Technology; Science/Technology, Internet; Social Science
Publication Type: Survey


PubHub Link (41 pages; 1.62MB; PDF)

The Performance Improvement Imperative: Utilizing a Coordinated, Community-Based Approach to Enhance Care and Lower Costs for Chronically Ill Patients
Commonwealth Fund

Published: April 2012

Proposes principles for federal leadership and a community-level strategy for improving healthcare performance for high-cost patients as a way to curb health spending. Lists programmatic priorities and design considerations for intervention initiatives.


Funder(s): Commonwealth Fund
Subject(s): Health; Health, Healthcare Access/Reform; Public Affairs
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (24 pages; 751KB; PDF)

Health Information Technology in the United States: Driving Toward Delivery System Change, 2012
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Mathematica Policy Research; Harvard School of Public Health

Published: April 2012

Examines progress on electronic health record adoption, health information exchange under the HITECH Act, and models for meaningful delivery system reform through health information technology. Includes interview with former national HIT coordinator.


Funder(s): Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Subject(s): Health; Science/Technology; Science/Technology, Internet
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (74 pages; 1.60MB; PDF)

2010-2011 Annual Report
Kresge Foundation

Published: 2012

Contains an introduction to Kresge's strategy; board chair's letter; president's letter; foundation timeline; program information; grant summary, including geographic distribution; grants lists; financial summary; and lists of board members and staff.


Funder(s): Kresge Foundation
Subject(s): Philanthropy and Voluntarism; Community Improvement/Development; Arts and Culture
Publication Type: Annual Report


PubHub Link (95 pages; 2.88MB; HTML)

ACA Implementation Monitoring and Tracking: Declining Health Insurance in Low-Income Working Families and Small Businesses
Urban Institute

Holahan, John; Vicki Chen
Published: April 2012

Examines falling employer-sponsored insurance rates among low-wage employees of large firms and high-wage employees of small firms and how provisions of federal healthcare reform address coverage for these groups.


Funder(s): Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Subject(s): Health; Health, Health Insurance/Coverage; Public Affairs
Publication Type: Issue Brief


PubHub Link (10 pages; 454KB; PDF)

Mapping Digital Media: Turkey
Open Society Foundations

Tunç, Asli; Vehbi Görgülü
Published: April 2012

Explores trends in digital media consumption in Turkey, including digital media's impact on public broadcasters, activism, journalism, and social, cultural, and political diversity; digital technology; media ownership; and policies and regulations.


Funder(s): Open Society Foundations
Subject(s): Journalism/Media; Science/Technology; Science/Technology, Internet
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (83 pages; 433KB; PDF)

ACA Implementation Monitoring and Tracking: New York Site Visit Report
Urban Institute

Coughlin, Teresa A.; Randall R. Bovbjerg; Sabrina Corlette; Shanna Rifkin
Published: April 2012

Examines New York's progress in implementing the 2010 federal healthcare reform, including an executive order to establish a health insurance exchange, legislation to enact insurance reforms, and the debate over implementing the Basic Health Program.


Funder(s): Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Subject(s): Health; Health, Health Insurance/Coverage; Public Affairs
Publication Type: Case Study


PubHub Link (29 pages; 627KB; PDF)

Grantee Perception Report 2011: Kresge Foundation
Center for Effective Philanthropy

Published: March 2012

Presents grantee survey results, including the foundation's impact on and understanding of grantees' fields, communities, and organizations; grantee relations; and selection and evaluation processes compared with 2007 results and other funders.


Funder(s): Kresge Foundation
Subject(s): Philanthropy and Voluntarism; Philanthropy and Voluntarism, Program Evaluation; Philanthropy and Voluntarism, Performance/Failure Analysis
Publication Type: Program Evaluation/Lessons Learned


PubHub Link (88 pages; 1.22MB; PDF)

Insurer Rebates Under the Medical Loss Ratio: 2012 Estimates
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Published: April 2012

Estimates 2012 rebates to be paid to policy holders by insurers failing to meet federal healthcare reform's requirement that they spend a minimum ratio of 80 to 85 percent of premiums on medical care expenses. Examines data by state and market segment.


Funder(s): Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Subject(s): Health; Health, Health Insurance/Coverage; Public Affairs
Publication Type: Issue Brief


PubHub Link (8 pages; 915KB; PDF)

A Very Uneven Road: US Labor Markets in the Past 30 Years
Urban Institute

Holzer, Harry J.; Marek Hlavac
Published: October 2011

Compares wages, employment, and earnings during the 1979-82, 1989-92, 2000-03, and 2007-10 economic peaks and recessions by gender, education, region, and sector. Examines variations, patterns, and structural changes and projects a gradual recovery.


Funder(s): Russell Sage Foundation
Subject(s): Social Science; Social Science, Workforce/Labor Issues
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (44 pages; 1.48MB; PDF)

72% of Americans Follow Local News Closely
Pew Internet & American Life Project

Published: April 2012

Presents survey findings about characteristics of those who follow local news and information closely, such as connectedness to community, attachment to local newspapers, and topics of interest, as well as differences by age among local news enthusiasts.


Funder(s): John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Pew Charitable Trusts
Related Organization(s): Pew Research Center, Project for Excellence in Journalism
Subject(s): Journalism/Media; Social Science
Publication Type: Survey


PubHub Link (25 pages; 1.25MB; PDF)

No Place by the Fire: The Story of South African Ex-Combatants and the National Peace Accord Trust
Atlantic Philanthropies

Nell, Marian; Janet Shapiro
Published: April 2012

Describes the experiences of South African ex-combatants in the armed struggle to end apartheid who are now marginalized, and the National Peace Accord Trust's intervention programs and advocacy work to facilitate reintegration into their communities.


Funder(s): Atlantic Philanthropies
Subject(s): Civil Society; Civil Society, Conflict Resolution
Publication Type: Case Study


PubHub Link (60 pages; 1.97MB; PDF)

Medicare, Medicaid and the Deficit Debate
Urban Institute

Holahan, John; Stacey McMorrow
Published: April 2012

Examines 2000-10 Medicare and Medicaid expenditures; projections for 2011-20 from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Congressional Budget Office; contributing factors, including enrollment growth; and proposals for curbing spending.


Funder(s): Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Subject(s): Health; Health, Health Insurance/Coverage; Public Affairs
Publication Type: Issue Brief


PubHub Link (18 pages; 353KB; PDF)

The Diversity of Dual Eligible Beneficiaries: An Examination of Services and Spending for People Eligible for Both Medicaid and Medicare
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured

Published: April 2012

Analyzes updated data on the characteristics, health status, healthcare utilization, and spending for those eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare compared with those of non-dual eligible Medicare beneficiaries and implications of their diversity.


Funder(s): Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Subject(s): Health; Health, Health Insurance/Coverage; Public Affairs
Publication Type: Issue Brief


PubHub Link (17 pages; 422KB; PDF)

The Value of Clinical Practice Guidelines as Malpractice "Safe Harbors"
Urban Institute

Bovbjerg, Randall R.; Robert A. Berenson
Published: April 2012

Examines the extent to which evidence-based recommendations for optimizing patient care could help reduce provider defensiveness and overutilization. Outlines context for and challenges in designing and implementing clinical guidelines as policy reform.


Funder(s): Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Subject(s): Health; Health, Healthcare Access/Reform
Publication Type: Issue Brief


PubHub Link (12 pages; 572KB; PDF)

Massachusetts' Proposed Demonstration to Integrate Care for Dual Eligibles
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured

Published: April 2012

Outlines the current service delivery model for those eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare, key design elements of the proposed integrated care organizations, revisions made in response to stakeholder comments, and considerations for evaluation.


Funder(s): Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Subject(s): Health; Health, Health Insurance/Coverage; Public Affairs
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (26 pages; 578KB; PDF)

Gaps in Health Insurance: Why So Many Americans Experience Breaks in Coverage and How the Affordable Care Act Will Help
Commonwealth Fund

Collins, Sara R.; Michelle M. Doty; Tracy Garber; Ruth Robertson
Published: April 2012

Presents findings from the Health Insurance Tracking Survey of U.S. Adults, including the percentage of those who were uninsured during 2011, reasons for gaps in coverage, access to regular and preventive care, and the impact of federal healthcare reform.


Funder(s): Commonwealth Fund
Subject(s): Health; Health, Health Insurance/Coverage; Public Affairs
Publication Type: Survey


PubHub Link (22 pages; 1.08MB; PDF)

The Gender Wage Gap by Occupation
Institute for Women's Policy Research

Hegewisch, Ariane; Vanessa Harbin; Claudia Williams
Published: April 2012

Compares 2011 median weekly earnings by gender, occupation, and race/ethnicity; the wage gender gaps within races/ethnicities; and the prevalence of occupational segregation in which women tend to work in certain occupations and men in others.


Funder(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation, Ford Foundation
Subject(s): Women; Social Science; Social Science, Workforce/Labor Issues
Publication Type: Issue Brief


PubHub Link (7 pages; 341KB; PDF)

Funding Mobile Strategies for Social Impact: The Future Is Now
Zero Divide

Gahran, Amy; Jeff Perlstein
Published: April 2012

Examines the use of mobile technologies to maximize social impact in the developing world. Highlights elements of success and opportunities for funders to support mobile projects by and for underserved communities in the U.S.


Funder(s): Vodafone Americas Foundation
Subject(s): Science/Technology; Science/Technology, Internet; Philanthropy and Voluntarism, Capacity Building
Publication Type: Best Practice


PubHub Link (25 pages; 668KB; PDF)

First, Treat the System: The Atlantic Philanthropies' Effort to Promote Health and Equity in Viet Nam by Investing in a Healthier, More Equitable System of Policy, Practice, and Care
Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civil Society

Proscio, Tony
Published: April 2012

Describes Atlantic's investments and early outcomes in helping develop a more complete and equitable primary care system as well as a culture of public health policy and practice in partnership with the East Meets West Foundation and local institutions.


Funder(s): Atlantic Philanthropies
Subject(s): Health; International Affairs/Development
Publication Type: Program Evaluation/Lessons Learned


PubHub Link (31 pages; 3.48MB; PDF)

Tools for Change: Applying United Nations Standards to Secure Women's Housing, Land, and Property Rights in the Context of HIV
Open Society Foundations; United Nations Development Programme

Published: April 2012

Outlines how women's lack of control over their economic, social, and sexual lives affects HIV infection rates. Offers documents, resources, tools, and examples of successful efforts to advocate for and enforce women's housing, land, and property rights.


Funder(s): Open Society Foundations
Related Organization(s): Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions, Federation of Women Lawyers - Kenya, Huairou Commission, Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV and AIDS, United Nations Development Program, Women's Inheritance Now, Women and Law in Southern Africa-Malawi
Subject(s): Women; Civil and Human Rights; Health, HIV/AIDS
Publication Type: Toolkit


PubHub Link (86 pages; 3.24MB; PDF)

The Future of Money in a Mobile Age
Pew Internet & American Life Project

Smith, Aaron; Janna Anderson; Lee Rainie
Published: April 2012

Presents survey findings on technology experts' views on the integration of mobile technology with financial services via smart devices, predicted penetration of "mobile wallets" as of 2020 by generation, and the implications. Excerpts survey responses.


Funder(s): Pew Charitable Trusts
Subject(s): Science/Technology; Science/Technology, Internet; Social Science
Publication Type: Survey


PubHub Link (35 pages; 1.07MB; PDF)

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