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Journal articles on the topic "Balancing incentives program"
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Shih, Regina A., Esther M. Friedman, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, and Jose Escarce. "STATE PERFORMANCE ON HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES EXPENDITURES UNDER THE BALANCING INCENTIVES PROGRAM." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (November 2019): S802. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.2951.
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Abstract Medicaid has been at the forefront of policy efforts to “rebalance” long-term services and supports (LTSS) from institutional toward home- and community-based services (HCBS). The Balancing Incentives Program (BIP), authorized under the Affordable Care Act, sought to increase spending on HCBS relative to total LTSS among states that were spending less than 50% of total Medicaid LTSS dollars on HCBS each year. BIP’s benchmark for states to spend more than 50% of LTSS on HCBS was meant to improve states’ infrastructure to ensure an equitable, consumer-friendly process to access HCBS. For the first time, we quantified how states performed on HCBS expenditures. We analyzed state-level HCBS expenditure data for states eligible for BIP (n=35) from 2008 to 2015, which includes several years both before and after BIP implementation. We examined the effect of BIP on HCBS expenditures as a percent of total LTSS spending using fixed-effects modeling which controls for stable characteristics of states and years. We find that BIP states increased HCBS spending relative to non-BIP states, and this effect continued to grow over our study period. In the first year after BIP implementation, BIP states increased spending by 1.8% relative to non-BIP states. The difference in spending between BIP and non-BIP states is even larger in subsequent years (4.8% in year 2, 5.3% in year 3, and 5.8% in year 4). Results indicate that BIP prompted increased state-level spending that continued to rise several years after initial implementation of BIP.
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Manujlo, Andrzej, and Mariusz Kaleta. "Analysis of Demand Side Response potential in energy clusters." E3S Web of Conferences 108 (2019): 01027. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201910801027.
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The paper analyses the possibilities of Demand Side Response (DSR) applications from the point of view of an electricity power cluster. Three possible scenarios for DSR mechanisms that facilitate balancing the cluster in short horizon were formulated. Two scenarios include shifting a part of demand that creates unplanned balancing energy in the cluster. In the first scenario, the unplanned balancing energy is moved to hours with lowerprices on the Balancing Market (BM), while in second scenarios we assume that this energy is bought on the competitive market. The third scenario concerns mitigation of investment cost for local distributed resources (DERs) due to DSR program. We present an analysis of monetary savings that has been carried out for exemplary clusters in Polish electrical energy system and based on Polish Balancing Market and Power Exchange data. Although the potential savings per household are too small to create strong incentives for DSR, this amount of money could be notable for the local community as a whole. There is also a big opportunity for increasing the benefits resulting from DSR in case of perceived stronger differentiation of unbalanced prices on BM as well as strong trend for price increase. We believe that presented results may play an important role to draw the potential development directions for national power clusters.
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Amewornu, Ernestina M., and Nnamdi I. Nwulu. "Assessing the impact of demand response programs on the reliability of the Ghanian distribution network." PLOS ONE 16, no. 3 (March 11, 2021): e0248012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248012.
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The balancing of supplied energy to energy demand is often very challenging due to unstable power supply and demand load. This challenge causes the level of performance of distribution networks to be lower than expected. Research has however, shown the role of demand response (DR) on the performance of power networks. This work investigates the influence of DR, in the presence of incorporated renewable energy, on technical loss reduction, reliability, environment, energy saved and incentives paid to consumers with the help of PSAT and AIMMS software. Results from simulation have shown that the introduction of renewable energy into a Ghanaian distribution network coupled with implementing the proposed DR improves total energy supply by 9.8% at a corresponding operation cost reduction of 72.79%. The GHG and technical loss reduced by 27.26% and 10.09% respectively. The total energy saving is about 105kWh and 5,394.86kWh, for domestic and commercial loading profiles, respectively. Incentives received by consumers range between 45.14% and 58.55% more than that enjoyed, without renewable energy, by domestic and commercial consumers. The utility benefit also increased by 76.96% and 67.31% for domestic and commercial loads than that without renewable energy. Network reliability improves with implementation of DR. However, the reliability of a grid-connected network is better with a diesel generator only than with the integration of renewable energy. The power distribution companies, therefore, need to consider the implementation of incentive-based demand response program.
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Crowe, Carlyn, C. Kenneth Meyer, and Stephen E. Clapham. "The Strategy Of Sustainable Waste Management: Landfill Management, Recycling, Reduction, And Pollution Prevention." Journal of Business Case Studies (JBCS) 13, no. 1 (December 27, 2016): 5–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/jbcs.v13i1.9857.
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In “The Strategy of Sustainable Waste Management: Landfill Management, Recycling, Reduction, and Pollution Prevention,” the enduring problem of solid waste management is presented. As such, this case study deals with a real-life scenario when a recent graduate in the area of journalism and professional writing attempts to branch out and complement her professional interests. With a fresh MPA in hand, Suzanne Rodgers lands a paid internship with a mid-sized city and takes on the responsibility of researching, planning, and implementing a policy and set of recommendations, for the Public Works Department. She interviews the key political and economic actors in Winterville, provides a comprehensive description of the city, researches and analyses the incentives and barriers to change and then sets out to develop a plan for a comprehensive residential recycling effort that contains two options: solid waste management and balancing a landfill fund. This plan and implementation strategy is addressed in a research portfolio. In the final analysis she is faced with the real world issues of public interests and pressures and at a town hall meeting receives the responses from the citizens of Winterville. In this fast moving three-part case study, Suzanne Rodgers faces the real world of citizen input, conflict, and the role of special interests and pressure groups in making and implementing urban policy. The case concludes with measurements that were used in Iowa’s Pollution Prevention Intern Program and a summary of the tonnage of waste and pollution reduction and diversion associated with the program from 2001-2014. Cost savings associated with the intern program over the same period are identified and 2014 yearly savings is presented.
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Short, Michael, Sergio Rodriguez, Richard Charlesworth, Tracey Crosbie, and Nashwan Dawood. "Optimal Dispatch of Aggregated HVAC Units for Demand Response: An Industry 4.0 Approach." Energies 12, no. 22 (November 13, 2019): 4320. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en12224320.
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Demand response (DR) involves economic incentives aimed at balancing energy demand during critical demand periods. In doing so DR offers the potential to assist with grid balancing, integrate renewable energy generation and improve energy network security. Buildings account for roughly 40% of global energy consumption. Therefore, the potential for DR using building stock offers a largely untapped resource. Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems provide one of the largest possible sources for DR in buildings. However, coordinating the real-time aggregated response of multiple HVAC units across large numbers of buildings and stakeholders poses a challenging problem. Leveraging upon the concepts of Industry 4.0, this paper presents a large-scale decentralized discrete optimization framework to address this problem. Specifically, the paper first focuses upon the real-time dispatch problem for individual HVAC units in the presence of a tertiary DR program. The dispatch problem is formulated as a non-linear constrained predictive control problem, and an efficient dynamic programming (DP) algorithm with fixed memory and computation time overheads is developed for its efficient solution in real-time on individual HVAC units. Subsequently, in order to coordinate dispatch among multiple HVAC units in parallel by a DR aggregator, a flexible and efficient allocation/reallocation DP algorithm is developed to extract the cost-optimal solution and generate dispatch instructions for individual units. Accurate baselining at individual unit and aggregated levels for post-settlement is considered as an integrated component of the presented algorithms. A number of calibrated simulation studies and practical experimental tests are described to verify and illustrate the performance of the proposed schemes. The results illustrate that the distributed optimization algorithm enables a scalable, flexible solution helping to deliver the provision of aggregated tertiary DR for HVAC systems for both aggregators and individual customers. The paper concludes with a discussion of future work.
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Lehrer, H. Matthew, Susan K. Dubois, Sharon A. Brown, and Mary A. Steinhardt. "Resilience-based Diabetes Self-management Education: Perspectives From African American Participants, Community Leaders, and Healthcare Providers." Diabetes Educator 43, no. 4 (June 14, 2017): 367–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0145721717714894.
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Purpose The purpose of this qualitative, focus group study was to further refine the Resilience-based Diabetes Self-management Education (RB-DSME) recruitment process and intervention, build greater trust in the community, and identify strategies to enhance its sustainability as a community-based intervention in African American church settings. Methods Six 2-hour focus groups (N = 55; 10 men and 45 women) were led by a trained moderator with a written guide to facilitate discussion. Two sessions were conducted with individuals diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who participated in previous RB-DSME pilot interventions and their family members, two sessions with local church leaders, and two sessions with community healthcare providers who care for patients with T2DM. Two independent reviewers performed content analysis to identify major themes using a grounded theory approach. The validity of core themes was enhanced by external review and subsequent discussions with two qualitative methods consultants. Results There was expressed interest and acceptability of the RB-DSME program. Church connection and pastor support were noted as key factors in building trust and enhancing recruitment, retention, and sustainability of the program. Core themes across all groups included the value of incentives, the need for foundational knowledge shared with genuine concern, teaching with visuals, dealing with denial, balancing the reality of adverse consequences with hope, the importance of social support, and addressing healthcare delivery barriers. Conclusion Focus groups documented the feasibility and potential effectiveness of RB-DSME interventions to enhance diabetes care in the African American community. In clinical practice, inclusion of these core themes may enhance T2DM self-care and treatment outcomes.
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Ullah, Kalim, Taimoor Ahmad Khan, Ghulam Hafeez, Imran Khan, Sadia Murawwat, Basem Alamri, Faheem Ali, Sajjad Ali, and Sheraz Khan. "Demand Side Management Strategy for Multi-Objective Day-Ahead Scheduling Considering Wind Energy in Smart Grid." Energies 15, no. 19 (September 21, 2022): 6900. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15196900.
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Distributed energy resources (DERs) and demand side management (DSM) strategy implementation in smart grids (SGs) lead to environmental and economic benefits. In this paper, a new DSM strategy is proposed for the day-ahead scheduling problem in SGs with a high penetration of wind energy to optimize the tri-objective problem in SGs: operating cost and pollution emission minimization, the minimization of the cost associated with load curtailment, and the minimization of the deviation between wind turbine (WT) output power and demand. Due to climatic conditions, the nature of the wind energy source is uncertain, and its prediction for day-ahead scheduling is challenging. Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) was used to predict wind energy before integrating with the SG. The DSM strategy used in this study consists of real-time pricing and incentives, which is a hybrid demand response program (H-DRP). To solve the proposed tri-objective SG scheduling problem, an optimization technique, the multi-objective genetic algorithm (MOGA), is proposed, which results in non-dominated solutions in the feasible search area. Besides, the decision-making mechanism (DMM) was applied to find the optimal solution amongst the non-dominated solutions in the feasible search area. The proposed scheduling model successfully optimizes the objective functions. For the simulation, MATLAB 2021a was used. For the validation of this model, it was tested on the SG using multiple balancing constraints for power balance at the consumer end.
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Merritt, Stephanie M., and Lyndsey Havill. "Electronic and face-to-face communication in mentoring relationships." Development and Learning in Organizations: An International Journal 30, no. 3 (April 29, 2016): 17–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/dlo-10-2015-0088.
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Purpose Many mentoring relationships incorporate electronic communication. This study aims to examine the effects of communication format and interaction frequency on career and social support felt by the protégé. Design/methodology/approach Surveys followed 39 high-potential protégés over seven months in a mentoring program at a large US manufacturing organization. Findings All pairs but one chose to communicate electronically at least 50 per cent of the time. Less mentoring support was perceived when average media richness was lower (e.g. when pairs communicated more by e-mail); however, this effect was reduced when communication was more frequent. Practicalimplications Mentors and protégés should be trained to understand that average media richness is associated with perceived support and that they should avoid using exclusively low-richness formats (e.g. e-mail). When they do need to use more low-richness formats, they should communicate more frequently. Companies should provide technological support and motivational incentives for mentoring pairs to incorporate high-richness interactions (e.g. face to face) in their mentoring relationships more often. Originality/value This study is the first to our knowledge to examine mixed-media formats in high-potential employee mentoring pairs. In contrast to past work which has randomly assigned participants to communicate only via one format, these participants were allowed to choose their interaction format for each interaction, which is more realistic. The findings have practical value for mentors and protégés in terms of balancing format and interaction frequency.
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Beauregard, Lisa, and Edward A. Miller. "BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO IMPLEMENTING THE BALANCING INCENTIVE PROGRAM (BIP)." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (November 2019): S156. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.559.
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Abstract The Balancing Incentive Program (BIP) was an optional Medicaid program within the Affordable Care Act. States spending less than 50% of Medicaid long-term services and supports on home and community-based services (HCBS) were eligible for the program and could participate from 2011 to 2015. Participating states received an enhanced federal match in exchange for rebalancing LTSS spending and adopting structural changes to their long-term services and supports system. The purpose of this study is to understand the barriers and facilitators to implementing the BIP in two states. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with individuals involved in HCBS policy nationally and in Maryland and Texas, including government bureaucrats, consumer advocates, and provider representatives. Findings indicate that factors that facilitated Maryland and Texas’ implementation of the BIP were regular communication with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and their consultants, Mission Analytics Group, merging the BIP with existing HCBS programs, and the substantial amount of funding associated with the program. On the other hand, the short duration of the BIP presented a challenge for states because they needed to enact multiple changes within a limited period of time. In addition, state procurement and contracting processes impeded the speed with which BIP requirements could be met. Key stakeholders, including consumer advocacy and provider organizations, often felt as though their state implemented the BIP with minimal input from interested groups. The findings indicate that the structure of the Balancing Incentive Program as well as internal state factors influenced the program’s implementation.
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Karon, Sarita L., and Molly Knowles. "What Did We Learn from the Balancing Incentive Program?" Public Policy & Aging Report 28, no. 2 (2018): 71–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ppar/pry014.
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Chang, Audrey M. B. A. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Balancing tax incentives with operational risks in captive overseas production facilities." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/49790.
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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2009.Includes bibliographical references (p. 92-94).
Due to the general macroeconomic downturn, many companies have turned to offshoring - sending a function overseas - to reduce production costs. While some companies elect to outsource overseas production to outside companies, many companies choose to keep production in-house and therefore create captive production facilities overseas. In many countries, the government will provide financial incentives (e.g. tax breaks, loans, subsidies) to certain companies in exchange for creating employment opportunities and industry knowledge within their borders. These financial incentives may tempt companies to shift more and more functions overseas; however, in many cases, there are significant operational risks involved with shifting functions overseas. This thesis uses a six-month project as a case study for discussing ways to weigh financial benefits against operational risks. The project was conducted at the European headquarters of Spirit AeroSystems, the largest independent designer and manufacturer of independent aerostructures for the commercial aircraft industry. Spirit Europe recently launched a greenfield factory in Malaysia. Malaysia was selected as the factory site for a variety of reasons; among which was a long term tax incentive. This thesis describes the process and tools used to select an optimal transfer pricing relationship (i.e. scope of work to be performed overseas) and transaction methodology that would best monetize the long-term tax incentive without incurring unacceptable levels of operational risk.
(cont.) A comprehensive functional analysis was conducted to understand operational risk and economic value. Next, a Monte Carlo simulation was created to better understand project profitability. The results from the functional analysis and the Monte Carlo simulation are united to identify the optimal transfer pricing structure and methodology. The unintuitive result is that, for both operational and financial reasons, the scope of work transferred to the low tax jurisdiction (in this case, Spirit Malaysia) should be fairly limited for existing contracts.
by Audrey Chang.
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Books on the topic "Balancing incentives program"
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Schultz, Don. Designing shared-savings incentive programs for energy efficiency: Balancing carrots and sticks. [Berkeley, Calif: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory], 1990.
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Wang, Yan. Understanding Home and Community-Based Long-Term Services and Supports: An Evaluation of Medicaid's Balancing Incentive Program. RAND Corporation, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.7249/rgsd426.
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