Insight 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[...]
Read MoreInsight Analyzes SNAP Benefit Redemptions
Along with USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service, Insight is pleased to share a report highlighting SNAP Benefit Redemption Patterns including timing, number of transactions per household, and the rate at which households exhaust their SNAP benefits. The study compares fiscal year (FY) 2017 data to data from FY 2003 and FY 2009. We investigate in[...]
Read MoreInsight Collaborates on FNS’s Evaluation of a School Meals Demonstration Project
Along with USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service and Mathematica Policy Research, Insight is pleased to share the Evaluation of the Direct Certification with Medicaid for Free and Reduced-Price Meals Demonstrations, Year 2 report. This report examines the impact of using Medicaid data to directly certify students for free and reduced-price school meals in the National[...]
Read MoreInsight Policy Research to Evaluate CMS Innovation Center’s Integrated Care for Kids Model
Insight is pleased to announce a partnership with Abt Associates to design and implement a mixed-methods evaluation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) Model. InCK is a child-centered local service delivery and state payment model that aims to reduce expenditures and improve the quality of care for children[...]
Read MoreA message from Lashawn Richburg-Hayes, vice president of Insight Policy Research and president-elect of SREE, to SREE community members
It is with a heavy heart and frayed nerves that I write this message. As we continue to figure out how to manage the uncertainty of the pandemic, many of us are also managing additional rage, heartbreak, and frustration with another death of a Black man. As a Black woman—married to a Black man and[...]
Read MoreInsight Policy Research to Evaluate CMS Innovation Center’s Maternal Opioid Misuse Model
To address the significant problem of opioid use in pregnancy and associated high rates of babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome or neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has awarded cooperative agreements to 10 state Medicaid agencies to implement the Maternal Opioid Misuse (MOM) Model. By supporting the coordination of[...]
Read MoreInsight transitions to a remote workplace
As a result of the global pandemic, we have made the decision to close our offices and transition fully to a remote workplace. We will reassess this situation in a month, on April 13. We believe Insight has a responsibility to practice social distancing to protect both the most vulnerable among our employees and extended[...]
Read MoreLashawn Richburg-Hayes to become Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness President-Elect
We are very excited to announce that on January 1, Lashawn Richburg-Hayes, VP of Education for Insight Policy Research, will assume the role of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) President-Elect. She will serve in this role for one year, and then become SREE President on January 1, 2021. Lashawn leads Insight’s efforts[...]
Read MoreInsight wins USDA’s Woman-Owned Small Business Contractor of the Year Award!
On June 19, Insight Policy Research was named USDA’s Woman-Owned Small Business Contractor of the Year! The Insight team was recently recognized USDA-wide for our “professional demeanor, collaborative nature, and exceptional work quality” on nutrition assistance-related contracts with the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). Over the past 12 years, we have worked extensively in support[...]
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