Background Research. While Washington State has been conducting a substantial amount of background research with the planning grant, there are some areas where we would like to continue to understand the population that will interact with the exchange and the market environment that will result from various decisions around the exchange. Specifically, the money will provide for the modeling of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data to portray the Washington State landscape. That data, along with Washington’s state survey data, will then be used to understand the medical needs of the population likely to enter both Medicaid and the exchange. This will be further analyzed to recognize any areas of service utilization that may be anticipated to be higher and may require a provider capacity assessment, such as in the area of mental/behavioral health services. The data will allow for policy recommendations to mitigate any potential issues as the exchange becomes operational.
Background Research. As part of their planning activities, many States are currently undertaking studies and other research to determine the best approach for supporting an Exchange. In some States, this research includes evaluating whether or not the State should establish an Exchange, and if so, where it should be housed, how it should be governed, and what approach it will take. For Level One Establishment and Level Two Establishment applicants, background research will only be considered as a Core Area under previous Exchange grants and will not need to be carried forward under the Establishment Cooperative Agreement except to the extent that the State determines more research is needed.
Background Research. Conduct background research to identify meaningful historic contexts or the lack of meaningful historic associations. In addition to standard historical references, review available and applicable atlases, planting records, range condition inventories, historic maps and photographs, ethnographies, oral histories, etc. Incorporate brief narratives of results of background research into site records. If research reveals historic contexts clearly tied to specific events and entities of significance (e.g., named mines associated with the Gold Rush or Nevada’s Xxxxxxxx), exclude sites from this protocol.
Background Research. California will continue to conduct, commission, and evaluate background research and analyses to inform Exchange development and operations. The state is fortunate to have access to significant resources and expertise available to address policy and information challenges as they arise, including the University of California, numerous policy and research centers and philanthropic organizations engaged in health policy research and analyses. In addition, the Exchange will continue to participate in national forums and state-oriented programs and information sharing opportunities to keep up with and be able to benefit from research conducted nationally and in other states. Examples of just some of the research that will be available in the near future and during the Level I grant include: ▪ More detailed assessments and profile information on the health status and demographic profile of potential Exchange enrollees being spearheaded by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research; ▪ Briefing – Exploring the Financial Feasibility of a Basic Health Program in California (CHCF/Xxxxxx, report forthcoming July 2011) and further analysis of the Basic Health Plan option and the implications for California coverage programs, including the Exchange, which will be commissioned and supported by CHCF;
Background Research. Since the September 2010 State Planning and Establishment Grant award, a substantial amount of research has been conducted and evaluated which will be critical to the design and sustainability of the California Exchange. For example, research and analyses has been conducted, and continues to be refined, to ensure that the most accurate estimates possible for the potential Exchange population and its demographics are available to the Exchange and state policymakers. Exchange Board members and staff held multiple meetings over the planning period with researchers and key stakeholders to refine research topics, clarify assumptions and provide feedback. California has considerable academic, expert and philanthropic resources to support and conduct the research and analytical work required for implementation of federal health reform broadly, and the California Exchange specifically. Additionally, Exchange and CHHS staff and consultants held in-person meetings, conference calls, and conducted document review with counterparts in other Early Innovator states as well as with states submitting Level I Exchange Establishment grant proposals in March 2011. Much has been learned from these connections with other states, and at the same time, the Exchange Board and staff recognize the unique nature of California’s size, demographic diversity, and the unique features of its public and private delivery systems, health insurance markets and regulatory environment necessitating California-specific research. The following major California-specific research efforts have been conducted with review and consultation from the Exchange: ▪ Eligibility for Medi-Cal and the Health Insurance Exchange in California Under the Affordable Care Act (UC Berkeley Labor Center, August 2010);
Background Research. 3.1 Mixed track record of Shared Services
Background Research. Actually set up as Task #1 to this proposal, the first step is an information gathering exercise to collect background material and prepare a background packet. The purpose of this packet is to familiarize the Team with the community, the area’s disaster‐related issues, current economic recovery efforts, and needs for technical assistance. The host community would be asked to provide project‐related information to help IEDC staff to prepare the background material.
Background Research. Background research from the Phase Ia survey indicated that a tenant farmstead identified as LeCompt Area 2 had been located in the vicinity of this site. Interpretation of property boundaries suggested that it was located outside the LOD to the west. Additional background research conducted during the Phase Ib survey helped to identify the location and period of occupation of LeCompt Area 2. A plan drawn in conjunction with the division of Mary Houston's estate in 1829 showed a house on the south side of the public road (Houston-LeCompt Site, N14517), but no structures to the north of the road (Figure 14). This portion of her estate was given to her son James Houston. A plan of his estate drawn in 1850 showed a second house along the northwest boundary of the property. Comparison of these two plans with historic aerial photos and modern properties showed that the boundaries between the field and the woodlands to the northwest have not changed since 1829. The house shown on the 1850 map would thus have been located inside the western edge of the field, just west of Locus B. The historic artifacts therefore likely represent the outer fringe of a historic component that extends west to the edge of the field. The property was divided by James Houston's heirs, this portion being bought by James LeCompt in 1865. He is shown on subsequent historic atlases as the owner of this and an adjacent structure on the north side of the road (LeCompt Area 1), and a structure on the south side of the road (Houston-LeCompt Site), as well as his principal farmstead to the northwest, along what is now Ratledge Road.
Background Research. CRC will conduct a search of site files recorded at Washington Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP); review of relevant correspondence between the project proponent, stakeholders and DAHP; and review of pertinent environmental, archaeological, ethnographic and historical information appropriate to the project area.
Background Research. CRC will conduct a search on Washington Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation’s (DAHP) WISAARD system to identify recorded historic built environment, historic register listed properties, archaeological sites, cemeteries, and previously completed cultural resources assessment in proximity to the project location. CRC will review pertinent environmental, archaeological, ethnographic, and historical information appropriate to the project location from a variety of available resources. The goal of background research is to provide contextual information regarding the natural environment and cultural use of the project location, identify recorded cultural resources, and determine the potential for as-yet unrecorded cultural resources to be encountered during proposed project actions.
