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Policy Analysis and Recommendations

From literature reviews to policy option papers, NORC researchers and analysts, often in collaboration with University of Chicago faculty members, engage in all aspects of public policy research and analysis. This work is frequently complemented by quantitative analysis, cost-benefit analysis, market assessments, financial analysis, and other techniques. We are skilled at translating the results of any of these analyses into meaningful messages for the full spectrum of stakeholders. In addition to high-quality reports and publications, these efforts may include the creation of executive summaries, compelling audio/visual presentations, or a variety of other materials for delivering take-home messages on study results to the general public.

Specific areas of expertise include:

Representative Projects

Assessment of the Rural Access to Emergency Devices (RAED) Program. The goal of this evaluation is to provide a comprehensive assessment of the reach and impact of the RAED grant program to ORHP. More

Community Health Worker Evidence Based Models. The goal of this project is to identify evidence-based models (EBMs) that may benefit the 330A Outreach Authority Program grantees, document the scope of their use in the field, and build topic-specific EBM Toolkits to be housed within an EBM Warehouse on the RAC Website. More

Exploring the Performance Improvement and Measurement System (PIMS) Database. Over the past two years, The Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) has developed the Performance Improvement and Measurement System (PIMS), a set of performance measures and accompanying data collection instruments for all grant programs. More

Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Demonstration. On this project, NORC is teaming with IMPAQ International and the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors to provide technical and analytic assistance to CMS for the design, implementation, and monitoring of the 3‐year Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Demonstration. More

Rural Health Outreach Tracking and Evaluation Program. The NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis, with partner the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center, is conducting the Rural Health Outreach Tracking and Evaluation Project. More

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