Insight Policy Research to monitor and evaluate CMS’s End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Improvement Program
Insight Policy Research (Insight) was awarded a $5.8 million, 5-year contract to monitor and evaluate the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Quality Improvement Program (QIP). First implemented in 2012, the ESRD QIP is a value-based purchasing program whereby dialysis facilities receive a prospective payment for their patient care, provided[...]
Read MoreInsight Researchers Featured at the 2021 NWA Annual Education and Training Conference
Insight researchers are presenting at the 2021 NWA Annual Education and Training Conference on June 15! Nicole Kline presented on WIC Participant and Program Characteristics 2018 Food Packages and Costs. Kelsey Gray and Betsy Thorn presented a series of interactive dashboards showing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on five WIC state agencies.
Read MoreInsight at AAPOR
Debbie Wright, Insight’s Director of Data Collection Services, is presenting at AAPOR on conducting a national health survey during the COVID-19 pandemic. Join her virtually at AAPOR’s 76th Annual Conference, Friday, May 14 at 12:00 p.m. to hear about variation in response patterns and lessons learned.
Read MoreInsight turns 20!
We are very excited to announce that Insight turns 20 today! Our work continues and builds on the strong foundation we created two decades ago—addressing issues that affect vulnerable populations. Our work over these years has involved rigorous program evaluations, technical assistance that effectively translates evidence-based research into practice, and cutting-edge data analytics and visualizations.[...]
Read More2021 SREE Leadership
Insight is pleased to announce that on January 1, 2021, Lashawn Richburg-Hayes, Vice President of Insight Policy Research, assumed the role of President for the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE). This work will be critical this year as researchers work to help educators address both equity issues in education and the consequences of[...]
Read MoreOPRE Releases Resource List on Open Science from Insight Researchers
Insight is pleased to share a new resource list based on OPRE’s 2019 Methods Meeting, Methods for Promoting Open Science in Social Policy Research, compiled by Insight’s Dani Hansen and Rachel Holzwart. This document highlights federal initiatives and policies that support open science, the process of registering study plans in a repository before beginning a[...]
Read MoreInsight Researchers Featured at APPAM’s 2020 Annual Fall Research Conference
This Friday, November 13, at 2 p.m., Scott Cody will participate in a roundtable to discuss the risks of drawing erroneous conclusions from evaluation evidence and strategies for mitigating those risks. At the same time, Kathy Wroblewska will be describing Insight’s work to assess effective practices for containing food costs in the Special Supplemental Nutrition[...]
Read MoreInsight Researchers Featured at OPRE’s 2020 Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS)
Insight’s Jackson Miller and Rachel Gaddes are pleased to present at this year’s Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS) on topics and strategies to better understand and facilitate employment and self-sufficiency among low-income families. Jackson Miller will discuss findings and promising practices based on a needs assessment of disconnected youth on Tuesday, October 20,[...]
Read MoreInsight Convenes Innovative 10 State Virtual Learning Collaborative on SNAP Notice Improvement
Congratulations to the 10 state SNAP agencies and FNS staff who participated in SNAP Notices Learning Session 2! Following a 10-month Learning Collaborative, Insight hosted participants from Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, Rhode Island, all seven FNS Regional Offices, and the FNS National Office for a 100-person, 3-day virtual event on[...]
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