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Urban’s researchers partner with state and local leaders to provide the evidence, tools, and support they need to improve lives and strengthen communities. This work includes strategic advising to translate research into action, program evaluations to measure effectiveness, and research and data analysis to inform decisionmaking. Our experts develop custom data tools and modeling to support equitable resource allocation and lead community-engaged research and convenings to ensure policies reflect local priorities.

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Research Report Adopting and Adapting Managed Care for Medicaid Beneficiaries
This paper discusses the reasons why historically low Medicaid payment rates to hospitals and physicians combined with a commitment by Medicaid agencies to support health care providers serving poor people may limit the potential savings states can achieve by moving Medicaid beneficiaries into
Research Report Delinquents or Criminals?
This report suggests that the work to design a new youth justice system should start before states actually begin to abolish the legal concept of delinquency. It proposes that lawmakers consider building a new youth justice system by drawing upon the many court alternatives already in place across
Research Report Income Support and Social Services for Low-Income People in California
The state reports describe the safety net and health care programs in place for low-income people on the eve of welfare reform. The reports also analyze the particular circumstances that are shaping the state's response to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA)
Research Report Six Tax Laws Later
This paper examines the evolution of marginal federal income tax rates from 1980 to 1995. Those rates fell dramatically for most taxpayers. In 1980, three-quarters of taxpayers faced statutory tax rates above 15 percent, but by 1995, less than one-quarter of taxpayers were in that situation. The
Testimony H.R. 3865: The American Community Renewal Act
Urban Institute researcher, Avis Vidal, testifies before the House Committee on Small Business to share her analysis of the American Community Renewal Act. Her testimony focuses on how the proposed legislation will affect cities, especially the areas that would be targeted under H.R. 3865.