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Markus AR et al. . 2026. Fortifying Medicaid managed care for postpartum enrollees: The clearest path to improving maternal health . New York, NY: Commonwealth Fund,

Annotation: This issue brief examines state Medicaid managed care organization contract requirements for postpartum care for individuals with low incomes following the extension of continuous coverage to 12 months. It details the results of a contract review across 39 states and the District of Columbia, focusing on domains such as doula care, case management, implicit bias training, and performance measures for clinical visits. The document describes the study methodology comparing 2021–2022 contracts to 2024–2025 model agreements to identify strengthened expectations and remaining gaps relative to clinical guidelines. It provides recommendations for Medicaid agencies and standard-setting organizations to safeguard maternal health services and features a photograph of a clinician performing therapy during a checkup. Appendices include a summary table and detailed tables containing state-specific contractual language. .

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Keywords: Comparative analysis, Managed care, Maternal health, Medicaid, Postpartum care, Quality improvement

Gardner A, Mondestin T, Kaneb N, St Goar J. 2024. State use of Section 1115 demonstrations to support the health-related social needs of pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and young children. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Center for Children and Families,

Annotation: This report examines states’ use of Medicaid section 1115 demonstrations to cover housing, nutrition, and other HRSN services and supports for pregnant and postpartum individuals and young children who are experiencing or at risk of unmet HRSNs.

Keywords: Comparative analysis, Housing, Low income groups, Medicaid, Nutrition, Social determinants of health, Social factors, State programs

Handler A, Meyer Krause CM, Rankin K. 2024. Learning from baseline data to leverage the postpartum Medicaid extension in Illinois. Innovations to ImPROve Maternal OuTcomEs in Illinois, 9 pp.

Annotation: This report examines baseline data to identify which birthing persons and individuals with low incomes in Illinois are most likely to benefit from the state’s Postpartum Medicaid Extension. It analyzes self-reported healthcare utilization rates, specifically well-woman visits and pre-pregnancy checkups, using data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. The document includes recommendations for system changes, such as implementing two-generation care models, reducing provider bias, and addressing structural determinants of health to ensure that increased coverage leads to high-quality care for Black birthing persons

Keywords: Comparative analysis, Data, Health care reform, Low income groups, Medicaid, Models , Postpartum care, Quality improvement, Risk assessment, Statistical analysis

American Lung Association. 2023. State of tobacco control. Washington, DC: American Lung Association, irregular.

Annotation: This report tracks progress on key tobacco control policies at the state and federal levels, and assigns grades based on tobacco control laws and regulations in effect as of January 1, 2023. The federal government, all 50 state governments, and the District of Columbia have been given grade to reflect the extent to which tobacco control laws are adequately protecting citizens. The report summarizes the results of its findings and describes major trends regarding tobacco control policy efforts at the state and federal levels. Details about the methodology and the criteria used to assess the effectiveness of tobacco control policies are included.

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Keywords: Comparative analysis, Data, Federal programs, Health status, Policy, Smoking, Smoking cessation, State programs, Tobacco, Trends

U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 2021. Quality of maternal and perinatal health care in Medicaid and CHIP: Findings from the 2020 maternity core set chart . Baltimore, MD: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,

Annotation: This chart pack describes state performance on the quality of maternal and perinatal health care for individuals enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). It analyzes eight frequently reported measures for federal fiscal year 2020, including the timeliness of prenatal visits, postpartum care, well-child visits in the first 15 months of life, and the frequency of infants born with low birth weights. Substantial data is provided regarding the provision of most or moderately effective contraception and long-acting reversible contraception for both postpartum women and all women at risk of unintended pregnancy. The document also evaluates geographic variations in reporting across states and examines performance trends from 2018 through 2020 to identify significant changes in health care access and quality.

Keywords: Children's Health Insurance Program, Comparative analysis, Maternal health, Measures, Medicaid, Perinatal care, Perinatal health, Quality assurance, State initiatives, Trends

Viswanathan M, Kennedy SM, McKeeman J, Christian R, Coker-Schwimmer M, Cook Middleton J, Bann C, Lux L, Randolph C, Forman-Hoffman V . 2020 . Treatment of depression in children and adolescents: A systematic review . Rockville, MD: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality , 1,145 pp. (Comparative Effectiveness Review number 224 )

Annotation: This systematic review examines the benefits and harms of pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments for children and adolescents with a confirmed diagnosis of a depressive disorder. It evaluates the efficacy, comparative effectiveness, and moderators of available treatments and analyzes data from 60 studies that met the review criteria. The report is based on research conducted by the RTI International–University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Keywords: Adolescents, Children, Comparative analysis , Depression, Disorders, Literature reviews, Mental health, Pharmacology, Psychotherapy, Therapeutics

Washington State Department of Health, Oral Health Program and Surveillance and Evaluation Section. 2017. Smile Survey 2015–2016: A report on the oral health of Washington's children. Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Health, Oral Health Program and Surveillance and Evaluation Section, 56 pp.

Annotation: This report presents results from an assessment of oral health among children in Head Start and early learning programs and children in kindergarten and second and third grade in public elementary schools in Washington. Results are compared with 2010 and 2005 Smile Survey results and with Healthy People 2020 objectives and national averages. Topics include oral disease prevalence, decay experience and untreated tooth decay, dental sealants, and oral health disparities.

Keywords: Children, Comparative analysis, Dental caries, Dental sealants, Elementary schools, Head Start, Health care disparities, Health disparities, Health status, Oral health, Prevalence, Screenings, State surveys, Washington, Young children

Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division. 2017. Comparison of the adolescent well care visit and pre-participation physical evaluation. Portland, OR: Oregon Health Authority, 12 pp.

Annotation: This report compares the recommended components of the adolescent well visit with the physical exam requirements for sports participation, pointing out that the well visit has a stronger sense of development and overall health and well-being while the sport exam focuses on screening for medical conditions that may be worsened by athletic activity. Included is a side-by-side chart comparing each component of the two examinations.

Keywords: , Adolescent health, Comparative analysis, Health promotion, Medical evaluation, Physical examinations, Prevention

Hossain S, Michelson K. 2016. 2015–2016 Oral health status of Utah's children. Salt Lake City, UT: Utah Department of Health, Oral Health Program, 33 pp.

Annotation: This report presents findings from a statewide oral health screening of 2,000 students in first through fourth grades in 47 elementary schools to measure the extent of untreated tooth decay, caries experience, prevalence of dental sealants, and need for oral health care. Additional topics include dental insurance coverage, time since last dental visit, unmet needs, and disparities in care. The report also contains a comparison of Utah’s oral health status with national goals, the study methodology, information about access to care by race and ethnicity, program resources, a list of participating schools, and the parent questionnaire.

Keywords: Access to health care, Comparative analysis, Dental caries, Dental insurance, Disparities in health care, Health status, Oral health, Prevalence, School age children, State surveys, Utah

Kann L, Olsen EO, McManus T, Harris WA, Shanklin SL, Flint KH, Queen B, Lowry R, Chyen D, Whittle L, Thornton J, Lim C, Yamakawa Y, Brenner N, Zaza S. 2016. Sexual identify, sex of sexual contacts, and health-related behaviors among students in grades 9–12: United States and selected sites, 2015. MMWR Surveillance Summaries 65(9):1–202,

Annotation: This report summarizes results for 118 health-related behaviors plus obesity, overweight, and asthma by sexual identity and sex of sexual contacts from the 2015 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 25 state surveys, and 19 large urban school district surveys conducted among students in grades 9–12. Contents include a description of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, survey methodology, and survey results for the prevalence of health-risk behaviors among sexual minority students compared with nonsexual minority students. Recommendations for reducing disparities in health-risk behaviors among sexual minority students are also included.

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Keywords: Adolescent health, Adolescent sexuality, Adolescents, Comparative analysis, Health behavior, Health surveys, Individual characteristics, Minority groups, National surveys, Population surveillance, Prevalence, Risk factors, Risk taking, School districts, School surveys, Sex factors, Sexual behavior, Sexual health, Sexual identity, Sexual partners, State surveys, Statistical data, Urban population

Yarbrough C, Vujicic M, Nasseh K. 2015. More dental benefits options in 2015 health insurance marketplaces. Chicago, IL: American Dental Association, Health Policy Institute, 18 pp. (Research brief)

Annotation: This brief compares dental benefits offerings in 2015 to the offerings in 2014, focusing on the federally facilitated marketplace (FFM) and select state-based marketplaces. Topics include dental benefits offered within medical plans and stand-alone dental plans and the amount of information available to consumers when they are shopping for dental benefits through the FFM. The brief concludes with a discussion of the findings' policy implications.

Keywords: Comparative analysis, Dental insurance, Federal health insurance programs, Oral health, Policy analysis, State health insurance programs, Statistical data

Phipps KR, Ricks TL. 2015. The oral health of 1–5 year old American Indian and Alaska Native children: Results of the 2014 IHS Oral Health Survey. Rockville, MD: U.S. Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, 9 pp. (Indian Health Service data brief)

Annotation: This brief presents findings from a national survey to assess the oral health status of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children ages 1–5. Contents include information on the prevalence of tooth decay in the primary and permanent teeth of AI/AN children ages 1–5 in 2014 at both the national and Indian Health Service Area level, as well as trends in the oral health of this population since 2010. The brief also describes the prevalence of dental sealants on a primary molar tooth among this population.

Keywords: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Comparative analysis, Dental caries, Dental sealants, Health status, National surveys, Oral health, Population surveillance, Prevalence, Statistical data, Trends, Young children

Nasseh K, Yarbrough C, Vujicic M. 2015. Including child dental benefits in medical plans in California had limited impact on premiums. Chicago, IL: American Dental Association, Health Policy Institute, 8 pp. (Research brief)

Annotation: This brief examines the impact of embedding pediatric dental benefits within medical plans on medical plan and stand-alone dental plan (SADP) premiums. Topics include costs to consumers obtaining child dental benefits via medical plans in terms of monthly premiums compared to those obtaining dental benefits via SADPs. The brief also describes dental benefits offered through embedded medical plans compared to those offered through traditional SADPs with respect to services covered and cost-sharing arrangements for preventive services.

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Keywords: California, Comparative analysis, Costs, Dental insurance, Health care reform, Health insurance, Oral health, Oral health care, Pediatric care, Preventive health services, State legislation, Washington

Oh J, Yearwood S, Leonard L. 2015. Oral health of Rhode Island children. Providence, RI: Rhode Island Department of Health, 19 pp.

Annotation: This report presents findings on the oral health status of children in third grade in Rhode Island. Contents include school sampling, data management and analysis, screening methods, screening participation, demographic characteristics of children, and oral health outcomes. Topics include tooth decay, dental sealants, impact of race and ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. The report also provides a comparison of the results to Healthy People 2020 objectives and to results from earlier surveys. Recommendations are included.

Keywords: Access to health care, Barriers, Comparative analysis, Dental caries, Dental sealants, Health status, Healthy People 2020, Oral health, Oral health care, Preventive health services, Rhode Island, School age children, Screening, State surveys, Statistical data

Blumenthal D, Malphrus E, McGinnis JM, eds; Institute of Medicine, Committee on Core Metrics for Better Health at Lower Cost. 2015. Vital signs: Core metrics for health and health care progress. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 380 pp.

Annotation: This report presents a set of core measures for health and health care and describes how their focused implementation can contribute to reducing the burden of measurement on clinicians; enhance transparency and comparability; and improve health outcomes nationwide. Contents include a summary of issues, options, and successful strategies with respect to advancing measurement and enhancing collaborative efforts around measurement in the four domains of healthy people, quality of care, costs of care, and people’s engagement in health and health care. The evidence is distilled into detailed findings throughout the report. Recommendations describe key goals for advancing measurement and are accompanied by specific strategies that stakeholders should undertake in implementing the recommendation.

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Keywords: Barriers, Comparative analysis, Costs, Measures, Policy development, Program improvement, Quality assurance, Treatment outcome

Hawaii State Department of Health, Family Health Services Division. 2015. Hawaii oral health: Key findings. [Honolulu, HI]: Hawaii State Department of Health, Family Health Services Division, 18 pp.

Annotation: This report presents key findings on the oral health status of and access to oral health care for residents of Hawaii, and strategies for improving oral health. Topics include oral health problems, dental visits in the past year, emergency department visits for oral health-related reasons, work force, and community water fluoridation. Contents include data stratified by age and income group, and comparisons of state and national data.

Keywords: Access to health care, Adults, Children, Comparative analysis, Hawaii, Health care utilization, Health status, Oral health, Oral health care, Pregnant women, Preventive health services, Public health infrastructure, State surveys, Statistical data, Work force

Build Initiative. 2014-. QRIS compendium. Boston, MA: Build Initiative, 1 v.

Annotation: This searchable, web-based compendium is designed to promote thoughtful design, analysis, and ongoing improvement in early care and education systems building. The website provide details on quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) in every state, territory, and region/locality. Users can develop comparative matrices across states and regions/localities that include multiple QRIS elements, review one or more elements across states and regions/localities or across particular features of a QRIS, produce full state/region/local QRIS profiles, obtain historical information about key policies within a state/region/local QRIS, and find resource documents that can provide guidance on particular features of a QRIS.

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Keywords: Child care, Comparative analysis, Databases, Early childhood education, Policy analysis, Program improvement, Quality assurance, Systems development

National Partnership for Women and Families. 2014. Expecting better: A state-by-state analysis of laws that help new parents (3rd ed.). Washington, DC: National Partnership for Women and Families, 75 pp.

Annotation: This report documents workers' rights under state laws and the progress that states have made in promoting the economic security of expecting and new parents. It also includes a snapshot of state policies that more broadly assist family caregivers -- both parents and workers overall -- in addressing the needs of their children and other family members.

Keywords: Comparative analysis, Family support, Parental leave, Policy, Policy analysis, Reports, State initiatives, State legislation, Working parents

Child Trends. 2014. World family map 2014: Mapping family change and child well-being outcomes (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Child Trends, 67 pp.

Annotation: This report provides indicators of family well-being worldwide. Topics include family structure, socioeconomics, processes, and culture. The report also includes an essay on union stability and early childhood health in developing countries, as well as a brief analysis of psychological distress among children and adolescents ages 9-16 in the European Union.

Keywords: Adolescents, Children, Comparative analysis, Cultural factors, Data, Educational factors, Families, Geographic factors, International health, Socioeconomic factors, Trends

Shin P, Sharac J, Zur J, Alvarez C, Rosenbaum S. 2014. Assessing the potential impact of state policies on community health outreach and enrollment activities. Washington, DC: George Washington University, Department of Health Policy, Geiger Gibson/RHCN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative, 19 pp. (Policy research brief no. 35)

Annotation: This research brief analyzes the early outreach and enrollment experiences of 606 community health centers across the country under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Using data from a nationwide survey (conducted in partnership with the National Association of Community Health Centers), the authors discuss their findings on states' ACA-related activities, comparing differences between states that have fully embraced health reform and states that have resisted or rejected key parts of the ACA. Figures and tables present Medicaid expansion and navigator laws by state and provide descriptive comparisons and statistics on the outreach and enrollment activities of survey participants. An analysis of the anticipated impact of ACA is also provided.

Keywords: Community health centers, Comparative analysis, Health care reform, National surveys, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Research