Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id fB40MJ026466; Mon, 3 Dec 2001 19:22:19 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 19:22:19 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <000f01c17d21$ed575180$06415aa6@oemcomputer> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Mary Ann Corley" <macorley1@earthlink.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:676] Urban Institute December Newsletter X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 7694 Lines: 159 What's New on the Urban Institute Web Site: www.urban.org A monthly electronic update -- December 2001 Email paffairs@ui.urban.org with questions about any of these documents. 1. Social Security and Medicare 2. Taxes, Pensions 3. Nonprofit Sector 4. Social Sector Reform Abroad 5. Home Health Care Services in Washington State 6. Prisoner Reentry 7. Unemployment Insurance Forum 8. STOP Program Evaluation 9. Urban Institute December "in brief" 10. Subscription Information 11. Useful Urban Institute URLs 1. SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE "Why the Politics of Social Security Could Improve the Status of the Poor" (November 15, 2001) by Eugene Steuerle and Adam Carasso The authors argue that, while antipoverty protection is one of the fundamental principles undergirding Social Security, it does not prescribe that all people who retire receive higher and higher benefits according to some past, unfunded formula. Given the current shortfall in the program, it does argue for allocating a larger share of resources to, say, the one-third of the elderly with the lowest lifetime incomes and the greatest need. http://www.urban.org/retirement/st/straight34.html PDF Version http://www.urban.org/retirement/st/Straight34.pdf "Social Security's Additional Dollars Could Buy Less Poverty" (October 30, 2001), by Eugene Steuerle and Adam Carasso The authors describe three pieces of evidence suggesting that Social Security's ability to meet one of its most fundamental tenets-alleviating old-age poverty-has hit several roadblocks. http://www.urban.org/retirement/st/straight33.html PDF Version http://www.urban.org/retirement/st/straight33.pdf "Lifetime Distributional Effects of Social Security Retirement Benefits" (May 2001) by Karen Smith, Eric Toder and Howard Iams This paper provides new evidence on how Old Age Survivors' Insurance redistributes income among groups, based on simulations using the Model of Income in the Near Term, a microsimulation model developed at the Social Security Administration. http://www.urban.org/retirement/retirement-benefits.html http://www.urban.org/retirement/retirement-benefits.pdf "One-Third at Risk: The Special Circumstances of Medicare Beneficiaries with Health Problems" (September 2001) by Marilyn Moon and Matthew Storeygard This report examines two categories of vulnerable Medicare beneficiaries-people with cognitive problems and those with physical ailments. In 1966, 33 percent of Medicare beneficiaries suffered from either a cognitive or physical difficulty; and almost 13 percent had both cognitive and physical problems. Executive Summary: http://www.urban.org/health/one-third-at-risk.html#execsum PDF Version of Entire Report: http://www.urban.org/health/one-third-at-risk.pdf 2. TAXES, PENSIONS "First, Do No Harm: Designing Tax Incentives for Health Insurance" (May 21, 2001) by Leonard E. Burman and Amelia Gruber This paper summarizes the latest descriptive data on health insurance coverage for the nonelderly, discusses the economic arguments for health insurance subsidies, and details the advantages and disadvantages of subsidizing employer sponsored insurance. http://www.urban.org/health/do_no_harm.html PDF Version http://www.urban.org/pdfs/do_no_harm.pdf "The Potential Effects of Cash Balance Plans on the Distribution of Pension Wealth at Midlife" (August 2001) by Richard W. Johnson and Cori E. Uccello This paper examines the impact of cash balance plans on the distribution of pension benefits by comparing actual pension wealth for workers in defined benefit plans with the wealth they would likely accumulate if they had instead participated in cash balance plans. Introduction and Background: http://www.urban.org/retirement/cash_balance.html PDF Version of Entire Report: http://www.urban.org/pdfs/cash_balance.pdf 3. NONPROFIT SECTOR "Faith-Based Initiatives: Sacred Deeds and Secular Dollars" (July 2001) by Carol J. De Vita and Sarah Wilson This brief highlights the proceedings of a seminar attended by religious leaders, government officials, social service providers, and researchers to examine the political and social questions sparked by the White House initiative to form government partnerships with faith-based organizations. http://www.urban.org/periodcl/cnp/philanthropy_5.html PDF Version http://www.urban.org/pdfs/philanthropy_5.pdf "Charitable Giving in Illinois" (December 2000) by Linda Lampkin and Marie Gantz This report offers a snapshot of individual giving in Illinois. PDF Version http://www.urban.org/pdfs/Charitable_Giving.pdf "An Agenda for Action: Outcome Management in Nonprofit Organizations" (October 2001) edited by Harry Hatry and Linda Lampkin This report documents the consensus of a variety of nonprofit representatives on how to promote outcome measurement by nonprofit service providers and use the resulting information to better inform management of the programs. Introduction: http://www.urban.org/nonprofit/ActionAgenda.html PDF Version of Entire Report http://www.urban.org/pdfs/ActionAgenda.pdf 4. SOCIAL SECTOR REFORM ABROAD "Strengthening Local Administration of Social Assistance in Russia" (November 2001) by L. Jerome Gallagher and Raymond J. Struyk This study examines how amenable local program administration is to improved targeting and more progressive program administration. The authors present an analysis of the results of assessments of two pilot programs implemented in two Russian cities in 2000-2001. http://www.urban.org/centers/iac/russia_soc-assis.html PDF Version http://www.urban.org/pdfs/russia_soc-assis.pdf 5. HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN WASHINGTON STATE "Home and Community-Based Services for Older People and Younger Persons with Physical Disabilities in Washington" (June 2001), by Joshua Wiener This paper analyzes the home and community-based service system for older people and younger adults with physical disabilities in Washington, focusing on the state administrative structure, eligibility and assessment, case management, services covered by Medicaid and other programs, cost containment, and quality assurance. http://www.urban.org/health/home-services.html PDF Version: http://www.urban.org/pdfs/home-services.pdf 6. PRISONER REENTRY "Prisoner Reentry Seen Through a Community Lens," (August, 2001) address by Jeremy Travis Travis argues that the nation's punishment policies have significantly weakened the capacity of communities to provide a healthy environment for families, provide jobs for young and old, and sustain a vibrant civic life. For this reason, the issue of prisoner reentry is an issue that falls squarely within the agenda of community builders. http://www.urban.org/community/prisoner-reentry-speech.html PDF Version: http://www.urban.org/pdfs/prisoner-reentry-speech.pdf 7. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FORUM "Unemployment Insurance: Its Role and Adequacy as Layoffs Increase" (October 2001), Urban Institute forum highlights With the September 11 terrorist attacks decimating whole sectors of the already weakened U.S. economy, the attention of Congress and the policy community has increasingly turned to the plight of the unemployed. Issues and policy options were explored at a forum featuring national unemployment insurance experts. http://www.urban.org/news/events/UI/index.html 8. STOP PROGRAM EVALUATION "Evaluation of the STOP Formula Grants to Combat Violence Against Women: 2001 Report" (September 2001) by Martha R. Burt, Janine M. Zweig, Cynthia Andrews, Ashley Van Ness, Neal Parikh, Brenda K. Uekert and Adele V. Harrell The evaluation is the latest in a multi-year Urban Institute evaluation of the grant initiative. PDF Version: http://www.urban.org/pdfs/VAWA_2001.pdf
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