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Jean Hall Quoted in the Washington Post
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Jean Hall has recently been quoted in the Washington Post for her expertise in preexisiting-condition insurance plans (PCIPs). In the article she states, “The people coming into the PCIPs act more like the long-term uninsured…They’re not accustomed to managing on a day-to-day basis; they’re accustomed to going to the emergency department when things get bad”. To access the full article, “People with Preexisting Medical Conditions are Stuck in High-Risk Pools Until 2014”, click here.
Recent Article Published by Jean Hall & Noelle Kurth
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Dr. Jean Hall and Noelle Kurth have published an article in the Disability and Health Journal, “Discrepancy among Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Social Security, and Functional Disability Measurement”. In this article, the authors examine and discuss the found limitations in using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for measuring disability prevalence, and implications for the new federal standards for the measurement of disability status. To access the article through the journal’s online website, please click the link below:
New Article Published by Daryl Mellard
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Congratulations to Dr. Daryl Mellard for his new article “Component Model of Reading Comprehension for Adult Education Participants”, which was recently published in Learning Disabilities Quarterly. In this, Mellard accounts for 75% of variance in reading comprehension by four composite variables in adult basic and secondary education. To access the article online through the journal website, please click on the link below:
Jean Hall Blog: PCIP Enrollment
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
In a new blog post, Jean Hall takes a close look at the drivers of Pre-Existing Conditional Insurance Plan (PCIP) enrollment. State enrollment numbers, she says, are significantly influenced by the restriction in eligibility to those uninsured for six months, the number of uninsured and availability of prior preexisting insurance coverage in each state, the high cost of coverage, and other factors. To access the blog, click here.
KU-CRL Lands Department of Labor Contract
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
The researchers of the University of Kansas’ Center for Research on Learning - Division of Adult Studies have landed a $12 million grant through the Department of Labor to help Job Corps educators better prepare youth for jobs in the construction and health industry. To access the whole article, click here.
Working Healthy Data Chartbook 2011
Friday, August 05, 2011
In October 2000, Kansas first received federal Medicaid Infrastructure Grant (MIG) funding to develop and implement a Medicaid Buy-In program under the Ticket to Work/Work Incentives Improvement ACT (TWWIIA) legislation. Since then, researchers at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning and Department of Health Policy and Management have been involved with the planning, implementation, and evaluation of Working Healthy. Evaluation activities have included annual surveys with enrollees and a comparison group of non-enrollees, surveys of state case managers and analysis of administrative data, including Medicaid and Medicare claims and most recently Kansas Revenue data. A critical piece of the evaluation effort is understanding Working Healthy enrollees’ experiences with the program so that successes can be tracked and needed changes can be documented. This Chartbook 2nd Edition summarizes results of surveys with Working Healthy enrollees from 2002 through 2010, with supplemental information from administrative databases. To access the Working Healthy Data Chartbook, 2nd edition click here.
Response to Intervention Information Briefs are Released
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Information Briefs have recently been released by the National Center on Response to Intervention. Sara Prewett, Daryl Mellard, and Jessica Lieske-Lupo have distributed two that they authored. To access RTI Implementation Processes for Middle Schools, click here. To access the information brief, RTI Scheduling Process for Middle Schools, click here.
Dr. Mellard Receives Top Research Award
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Congratulations to Dr. Daryl Mellard! Daryl, director of CRL’s Division of Adult Studies, is the 2011 recipient of KU’s Research Achievement Award, the highest honor given annually to a full-time academic staff researcher.
To view the full article of Daryl’s accomplishment, click here
New Article By Daryl Mellard
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Congratulations to Dr. Daryl Mellard for the publication of his new article in the Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness. The citation is as follows to read the article.
Hock, M.F., Mellard, D.F. (2011). Efficacy of learning strategies instruction in adult education. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 4(2), 134-153.
New Publication by Jean Hall
Monday, March 07, 2011
Congratulations to Dr. Jean Hall, Janice Moore, and Greg W. Welch for their recent publication, “Preventing disability among working participants in Kansas’ high-risk insurance pool: Implications for health reform”. The article can be found in the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, Vol. 34, pages 119-128.
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