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California has a tax credit that many are missing out on. Here’s what you can do to collect it

The California Policy Lab released a report this week outlining the results of a two-year study where government agencies and a nonprofit reached out to more than one million low-income residents about how and where to file tax returns. The report stated that the effort was unsuccessful in getting...

'Hotspotting' patients with extensive needs fails to reduce hospital readmissions

As a method for reducing health costs and improving care for people with complex medical problems, an early effort at "hotspotting" patients to get extra attention has turned out to be not so hot. Researchers, including J-PAL affiliate Amy Finkelstein, looked at so-called "superutilizer" patients...

These Patients are Hard to Treat

A study examined a popular approach that coordinated care for the most expensive patients, and found that the project did not reduce hospital admissions

Did a high-profile program really slash hospital spending? Or was it a cautionary tale of 'regression to the mean'?

Co-Scientific Director of J-PAL North America, Amy Finkelstein, discusses the results of her latest study on comprehensive health care delivery.

January 2020 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's January newsletter highlights the randomized evaluation results of the groundbreaking Camden Core Model, the launch of the housing stability evaluation incubator, and our new mobility from poverty learning agenda.