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Washington State Institute for Public Policy

Benefit-Cost Results

Since the 1990s, the Washington State legislature has directed WSIPP to identify “evidence-based” policies. The goal is to provide Washington policymakers and budget writers with a list of well-researched public policies that can, with a high degree of certainty, lead to better statewide outcomes coupled with a more efficient use of taxpayer dollars.

Research Approach. WSIPP has developed a three-step process to draw conclusions about what works and what does not to achieve particular outcomes of legislative interest. First, we systematically assess all high-quality studies from the United States and elsewhere to identify policy options that have been tested and found to achieve improvements in outcomes. Second, we determine how much it would cost Washington taxpayers to produce the results found in Step 1, and calculate how much it would be worth to people in Washington State to achieve the improved outcome. That is, in dollars and cents terms, we compare the benefits and costs of each policy option. It is important to note that the benefit-cost estimates pertain specifically to Washington State; results will vary from state to state. Third, we assess the risk in the estimates to determine the odds that a particular policy option will at least break even. ...show more

WSIPP acknowledges the MacArthur Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts that have helped fund some of the research reported on this page.

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Overview of WSIPP's Benefit-Cost Model

Estimating Program Effects Using Effect Sizes

For details on our benefit-cost methods, contact Heather Grob or download our Technical Documentation.

Latest Results. The tables on this webpage present our current findings for a variety of public policy topics. Items on these tables are updated periodically as new information becomes available. Interested readers can find more information by clicking each entry in the tables.

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Benefit-cost methods last updated December 2024

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Current estimates replace old estimates. Numbers will change over time as a result of model inputs and monetization methods.

Juvenile Justice

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For questions on benefit-cost results relating to Juvenile Justice, contact Paige Wanner.
Program name
(click on the program name for more detail)
Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Mar. 2019 $172,020 $39,547 $132,474 ($9,196) $162,824 $18.71 100%
Jun. 2019 $57,230 $12,054 $45,176 ($1,761) $55,469 $32.49 93%
Jul. 2019 $19,975 $1,004 $18,971 $30,214 $50,189 n/a 100%
Jul. 2019 $47,380 $12,374 $35,006 ($3,483) $43,897 $13.60 92%
Jul. 2019 $36,472 $8,847 $27,626 $3,220 $39,693 n/a 100%
Jun. 2019 $47,089 $13,296 $33,793 ($10,985) $36,104 $4.29 99%
Aug. 2017 $41,760 $9,929 $31,831 ($5,758) $36,002 $7.25 99%
Jun. 2019 $38,622 $8,780 $29,842 ($4,125) $34,496 $9.36 93%
Aug. 2017 $33,768 $7,438 $26,330 ($3,965) $29,802 $8.52 72%
Feb. 2019 $28,636 $7,354 $21,282 ($1,616) $27,020 $17.72 82%
Jun. 2019 $26,412 $6,788 $19,624 $413 $26,825 n/a 100%
Feb. 2019 $29,695 $8,165 $21,529 ($3,535) $26,160 $8.40 99%
Mar. 2019 $30,519 $7,999 $22,520 ($5,794) $24,725 $5.27 88%
Jun. 2019 $25,849 $7,530 $18,319 ($3,181) $22,668 $8.13 84%
May. 2019 $29,617 $8,374 $21,243 ($9,849) $19,768 $3.01 99%
Jul. 2019 $19,178 $4,175 $15,003 ($366) $18,813 $52.44 68%
Aug. 2019 $21,658 $5,350 $16,308 ($4,814) $16,844 $4.50 74%
May. 2019 $12,642 $3,139 $9,502 $1,504 $14,146 n/a 85%
May. 2019 $9,773 $2,333 $7,440 $1,868 $11,641 n/a 99%
May. 2019 $26,618 $9,817 $16,801 ($17,200) $9,418 $1.55 60%
Jul. 2019 $10,838 $3,077 $7,761 ($2,609) $8,229 $4.15 82%
May. 2019 $6,429 $1,533 $4,896 $1,486 $7,915 n/a 100%
Apr. 2018 $2,247 $110 $2,137 $3,504 $5,751 n/a 61%
May. 2019 $15,687 $5,197 $10,490 ($9,972) $5,715 $1.57 59%
Feb. 2019 $5,879 $1,699 $4,180 ($513) $5,366 $11.46 95%
Jul. 2019 $3,261 $848 $2,414 ($61) $3,201 $53.59 67%
Aug. 2019 $1,998 $382 $1,616 $1,141 $3,139 n/a 78%
Feb. 2019 $17,097 $5,281 $11,816 ($14,622) $2,475 $1.17 54%
Mar. 2019 $3,180 $1,007 $2,173 ($1,886) $1,294 $1.69 57%
Aug. 2017 $1,439 $738 $701 ($2,572) ($1,134) $0.56 48%
May. 2019 ($564) $8 ($572) ($1,188) ($1,753) ($0.48) 32%
Aug. 2017 $1,241 $1,045 $196 ($3,636) ($2,395) $0.34 44%
Jul. 2019 ($2,399) ($579) ($1,819) ($172) ($2,571) ($13.93) 41%
Jul. 2019 ($2,084) ($289) ($1,795) ($972) ($3,056) ($2.14) 44%
Jun. 2023 $1,618 $1,011 $607 ($4,749) ($3,130) $0.34 42%
Jul. 2019 ($3,369) ($812) ($2,557) ($616) ($3,985) ($5.47) 29%
Jun. 2019 ($2,949) ($498) ($2,451) ($1,961) ($4,910) ($1.50) 23%
Jun. 2019 $17,471 $9,013 $8,458 ($29,748) ($12,276) $0.59 25%
May. 2019 ($17,567) ($4,414) ($13,153) ($364) ($17,931) ($48.23) 2%
Jul. 2019 ($13,442) ($2,364) ($11,078) ($5,675) ($19,117) ($2.37) 5%
Apr. 2019 ($20,750) ($5,330) ($15,420) ($33) ($20,783) ($628.21) 4%
Jul. 2019 ($16,738) ($2,956) ($13,783) ($11,989) ($28,727) ($1.40) 2%
To view details of all Juvenile Justice programs in a single pdf, click here.

Other Juvenile Justice topics reviewed; benefit-cost results not yet available:

Program name
(click on the program name for more detail) 		Date of last literature review Notes
Adolescent Diversion Project (ADP) (vs. simple release)
Jun. 2019 Click for meta-analytic results
Aggression Replacement Training (ART) for youth in state institutions
Jun. 2019 Click for meta-analytic results
Equipping Youth to Help Each Other (EQUIP) for youth in state institutions
Jun. 2019 Click for meta-analytic results
Functional Family Therapy (FFT) for post-release youth convicted of a sex offense
Jul. 2019 Click for meta-analytic results
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Adult Criminal Justice

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For questions on benefit-cost results relating to Adult Criminal Justice, contact Paige Wanner.
Program name
(click on the program name for more detail)
Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Mar. 2024 $76,106 $22,855 $53,251 ($2,816) $73,290 $27.03 98%
Aug. 2016 $42,941 $13,148 $29,793 ($2,980) $39,961 $14.41 87%
May. 2024 $32,788 $9,965 $22,823 ($2,260) $30,528 $14.51 97%
Aug. 2024 $24,795 $7,458 $17,337 ($963) $23,832 $25.75 100%
May. 2024 $21,780 $6,820 $14,960 ($266) $21,514 $81.88 97%
Mar. 2024 $15,522 $4,557 $10,965 ($162) $15,360 $95.81 97%
Nov. 2016 $18,569 $3,874 $14,695 ($4,787) $13,782 $3.88 88%
Apr. 2024 $15,337 $4,792 $10,545 ($1,907) $13,430 $8.04 100%
Dec. 2014 $10,041 $2,884 $7,157 $1,392 $11,433 n/a 95%
Nov. 2016 $10,668 $3,222 $7,446 $467 $11,135 n/a 98%
Oct. 2016 $14,319 $4,762 $9,557 ($3,786) $10,533 $3.78 92%
Jul. 2024 $11,647 $3,692 $7,955 ($1,218) $10,429 $9.56 89%
Feb. 2024 $9,956 $3,094 $6,863 ($218) $9,738 $45.67 94%
Aug. 2024 $9,409 $2,791 $6,619 ($294) $9,115 $32.00 96%
Dec. 2014 $7,310 $1,942 $5,367 $1,392 $8,701 n/a 100%
Dec. 2016 $8,919 $2,888 $6,031 ($995) $7,924 $8.97 100%
Jul. 2024 $8,049 $2,520 $5,530 ($290) $7,759 $27.76 83%
Aug. 2016 $13,705 $4,909 $8,797 ($6,015) $7,690 $2.28 89%
Nov. 2016 $13,772 $4,701 $9,070 ($6,237) $7,535 $2.21 59%
Apr. 2024 $8,462 $2,696 $5,766 ($1,392) $7,070 $6.08 99%
Jan. 2017 $6,842 $1,947 $4,895 $83 $6,925 n/a 60%
May. 2024 $6,965 $2,087 $4,878 ($231) $6,734 $30.15 88%
Sep. 2024 $8,653 $2,845 $5,808 ($2,069) $6,584 $4.18 88%
Nov. 2016 $6,963 $2,280 $4,683 ($941) $6,021 $7.40 100%
Dec. 2016 $7,262 $2,491 $4,771 ($1,679) $5,583 $4.33 97%
Dec. 2016 $7,127 $2,449 $4,678 ($1,709) $5,419 $4.17 95%
Nov. 2016 $5,693 $1,365 $4,329 ($472) $5,222 $12.07 57%
May. 2024 $4,975 $1,461 $3,514 $0 $4,975 n/a 96%
Jul. 2016 $3,759 $1,013 $2,746 $616 $4,375 n/a 99%
May. 2024 $4,505 $1,372 $3,133 ($387) $4,118 $11.64 58%
Aug. 2016 $9,892 $3,959 $5,932 ($6,015) $3,877 $1.64 97%
Sep. 2024 $5,160 $1,216 $3,944 ($1,379) $3,781 $3.74 67%
Jul. 2024 $3,943 $1,210 $2,732 ($357) $3,586 $11.04 72%
Nov. 2016 $8,214 $2,573 $5,641 ($4,633) $3,581 $1.77 52%
Mar. 2017 $2,291 $588 $1,703 $679 $2,970 n/a 91%
Aug. 2016 $4,766 $1,838 $2,928 ($2,455) $2,311 $1.94 79%
May. 2024 $4,036 $1,461 $2,575 ($1,878) $2,158 $2.15 77%
Mar. 2017 $18 ($177) $195 $845 $863 n/a 51%
Aug. 2016 $6,812 $3,047 $3,764 ($6,556) $255 $1.04 50%
May. 2024 $700 $330 $370 ($512) $188 $1.37 49%
Dec. 2016 $246 $95 $150 ($131) $115 $1.87 51%
Aug. 2016 $17,810 $7,869 $9,942 ($17,715) $95 $1.01 51%
Feb. 2017 $844 $458 $386 ($1,355) ($511) $0.62 44%
Nov. 2016 ($1,447) ($228) ($1,220) ($429) ($1,876) ($3.38) 30%
Aug. 2016 $367 $482 ($114) ($2,406) ($2,038) $0.15 20%
Oct. 2016 $2,440 $1,461 $980 ($4,865) ($2,424) $0.50 20%
Jan. 2017 $2,833 $1,171 $1,663 ($5,600) ($2,766) $0.51 18%
Dec. 2016 ($1,607) ($266) ($1,341) ($1,402) ($3,009) ($1.15) 30%
Nov. 2016 ($2,163) ($206) ($1,957) ($1,089) ($3,252) ($1.99) 46%
Jan. 2017 ($350) $203 ($553) ($2,960) ($3,311) ($0.12) 1%
Aug. 2014 ($1,876) ($304) ($1,572) ($1,771) ($3,647) ($1.06) 15%
Aug. 2016 ($370) $1,332 ($1,701) ($9,579) ($9,949) ($0.04) 0%
Aug. 2016 ($2,256) $1,478 ($3,733) ($14,147) ($16,403) ($0.16) 0%
Aug. 2016 ($6,695) ($460) ($6,235) ($10,258) ($16,953) ($0.65) 0%
Mar. 2017 ($13,503) ($1,553) ($11,951) ($5,848) ($19,351) ($2.31) 24%
Mar. 2021 ($4,398) $1,032 ($5,430) ($20,236) ($24,634) ($0.22) 0%
Apr. 2021 ($11,053) $143 ($11,195) ($22,711) ($33,763) ($0.49) 0%
To view details of all Adult Criminal Justice programs in a single pdf, click here.

Other Adult Criminal Justice topics reviewed; benefit-cost results not yet available:

Program name
(click on the program name for more detail) 		Date of last literature review Notes
Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) (during incarceration) NEW
Jul. 2024 Click for meta-analytic results
Buprenorphine for opioid use disorder for adults post-release
Mar. 2021 Click for meta-analytic results
Civil legal aid
Mar. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
Day fines
Feb. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
Deferred prosecution of DUI offenses
Mar. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
Dialectical behavior therapy
Sep. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
Dog training programs (during incarceration) NEW
Jun. 2024 Click for meta-analytic results
Domestic violence perpetrator treatment (Non-Duluth models)
Aug. 2014 Click for meta-analytic results
Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative (DOSA) (Prison) NEW
Nov. 2022 Click for meta-analytic results
Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative (DOSA) (Residential) NEW
Nov. 2022 Click for meta-analytic results
Ignition interlock devices for alcohol-related offenses
Mar. 2014 Click for meta-analytic results
Legal financial obligation repayment interventions
Jan. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
Mandatory arrest for domestic violence
Jun. 2022 Click for meta-analytic results
Parenting programs (for incarcerated parents)
Aug. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
Reentry Community Services Program (previously named the Offender Reentry Community Safety or Dangerously Mentally Ill Offenders program)
Jun. 2024 Click for meta-analytic results
Revocation reduction programs
Mar. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
Therapeutic communities for individuals with personality disorders
Dec. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
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Child Welfare

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For questions on benefit-cost results relating to Child Welfare, contact Rebecca Goodvin.
Program name
(click on the program name for more detail)
Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Aug. 2017 $34,938 $12,831 $22,106 ($2,002) $32,936 $17.46 95%
Aug. 2017 $21,910 $12,163 $9,747 ($4,259) $17,651 $5.14 97%
Aug. 2017 $7,214 $1,571 $5,643 $4,427 $11,641 n/a 99%
Aug. 2017 $5,437 $2,079 $3,358 ($226) $5,211 $24.05 94%
Nov. 2018 $2,477 $898 $1,579 ($297) $2,180 $8.34 84%
Jun. 2021 $1,033 $933 $100 ($1,602) ($569) $0.64 47%
Aug. 2017 ($6,099) ($1,366) ($4,733) ($3,913) ($10,012) ($1.56) 0%
Aug. 2017 ($8,500) ($2,027) ($6,472) ($6,743) ($15,242) ($1.26) 9%
Jul. 2019 ($4,933) $381 ($5,314) ($11,989) ($16,921) ($0.41) 6%
To view details of all Child Welfare programs in a single pdf, click here.

Other Child Welfare topics reviewed; benefit-cost results not yet available:

Program name
(click on the program name for more detail) 		Date of last literature review Notes
Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up
Nov. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
Family Team Decision-Making
Aug. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
Fostering Healthy Futures
Aug. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
Functional Family Therapy—Child Welfare (FFT-CW)
Sep. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
Locating family connections for children in foster care
Aug. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
Multisystemic Therapy (MST) for child abuse and neglect
Aug. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
Project KEEP
Aug. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
Structured Decision Making Risk Assessment
Aug. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
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Pre-K to 12 Education

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For questions on benefit-cost results relating to Pre-K to 12 Education, contact Julia Cramer.
Program name
(click on the program name for more detail)
Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Apr. 2018 $53,008 $12,132 $40,877 ($5,530) $47,478 $9.59 73%
Apr. 2020 $49,930 $20,341 $29,589 ($11,914) $38,017 $4.19 91%
Jan. 2018 $36,796 $8,104 $28,692 ($917) $35,878 $40.11 100%
Mar. 2020 $26,714 $5,823 $20,891 ($109) $26,605 $246.15 83%
May. 2015 $23,216 $5,119 $18,098 ($602) $22,614 $38.56 98%
Apr. 2020 $23,838 $5,428 $18,410 ($2,233) $21,605 $10.67 98%
Jul. 2019 $29,565 $8,793 $20,772 ($8,246) $21,319 $3.59 81%
Feb. 2018 $21,393 $4,682 $16,711 ($266) $21,127 $80.41 71%
Mar. 2020 $20,210 $4,413 $15,797 ($153) $20,056 $131.78 65%
Jul. 2019 $27,643 $10,294 $17,350 ($10,381) $17,262 $2.66 71%
May. 2020 $19,683 $4,622 $15,061 ($3,131) $16,552 $6.29 93%
Feb. 2020 $17,183 $4,052 $13,131 ($1,950) $15,233 $8.81 57%
Jan. 2018 $14,837 $3,235 $11,602 ($72) $14,766 $207.11 94%
Jul. 2019 $16,619 $3,724 $12,895 ($3,475) $13,144 $4.78 91%
Mar. 2021 $13,050 $2,845 $10,204 ($60) $12,989 $217.34 64%
Mar. 2020 $12,249 $2,684 $9,566 ($177) $12,072 $69.22 68%
Jun. 2021 $11,930 $4,049 $7,881 ($838) $11,092 $14.23 67%
Apr. 2020 $11,562 $2,588 $8,974 ($669) $10,893 $17.29 70%
Apr. 2020 $9,923 $2,353 $7,570 ($1,791) $8,132 $5.54 61%
Mar. 2020 $8,494 $1,922 $6,572 ($688) $7,806 $12.35 63%
Nov. 2020 $5,251 $1,143 $4,107 ($12) $5,239 $436.24 60%
Jun. 2020 $5,408 $1,233 $4,176 ($185) $5,223 $29.16 54%
Feb. 2018 $4,947 $1,081 $3,866 ($48) $4,899 $103.24 58%
Jun. 2020 $4,874 $1,101 $3,773 ($302) $4,572 $16.14 53%
Oct. 2015 $3,420 $749 $2,672 ($44) $3,376 $77.16 87%
May. 2020 $4,579 $1,152 $3,427 ($1,437) $3,143 $3.19 71%
Apr. 2018 $5,333 $1,453 $3,880 ($2,474) $2,859 $2.16 74%
May. 2015 $3,840 $1,060 $2,781 ($2,061) $1,779 $1.86 65%
Nov. 2020 $1,432 $312 $1,119 ($9) $1,423 $167.50 54%
Mar. 2020 $1,365 $374 $991 ($709) $656 $1.93 49%
Mar. 2020 $519 $206 $313 ($106) $413 $4.89 84%
Mar. 2020 ($1,125) ($165) ($960) ($733) ($1,858) ($1.54) 48%
Mar. 2020 ($9,377) ($2,013) ($7,364) ($167) ($9,544) ($56.15) 11%
To view details of all Pre-K to 12 Education programs in a single pdf, click here.

Other Pre-K to 12 Education topics reviewed; benefit-cost results not yet available:

Program name
(click on the program name for more detail) 		Date of last literature review Notes
"Nudge" attendance program
Sep. 2020 Click for meta-analytic results
Ability School Engagement Program
Mar. 2020 Click for meta-analytic results
Academic vocabulary instruction
Mar. 2018 Click for meta-analytic results
Daily Behavior Report Cards
Apr. 2018 Click for meta-analytic results
Harlem Children's Zone - Promise Academy® K-12 Charter Schools
Jun. 2020 Click for meta-analytic results
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certified teachers (for elementary school students)
Mar. 2018 Click for meta-analytic results
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certified teachers (for secondary school students)
Mar. 2018 Click for meta-analytic results
School Transitional Environmental Program (STEP)
Sep. 2020 Click for meta-analytic results
Transition programs for incoming kindergarteners
Mar. 2018 Click for meta-analytic results
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Children's Mental Health

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For questions on benefit-cost results relating to Children's Mental Health, contact Rebecca Goodvin.
Anxiety
Program name
(click on the program name for more detail)
Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Jul. 2019 $15,961 $4,964 $10,997 ($540) $15,421 $29.55 87%
May. 2018 $14,439 $4,705 $9,735 ($538) $13,902 $26.86 95%
May. 2018 $6,204 $1,802 $4,403 $645 $6,850 n/a 92%
Aug. 2017 $5,033 $1,470 $3,563 $424 $5,457 n/a 84%
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Program name
(click on the program name for more detail)
Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Apr. 2018 $11,762 $3,925 $7,836 ($545) $11,217 $21.59 74%
Apr. 2018 $7,273 $3,116 $4,157 ($4,723) $2,550 $1.54 56%
Apr. 2018 ($3,642) ($587) ($3,055) ($1,213) ($4,855) ($3.00) 47%
Depression
Program name
(click on the program name for more detail)
Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
May. 2018 ($123) $7 ($130) ($282) ($405) ($0.44) 48%
Aug. 2017 $647 $314 $333 ($1,145) ($498) $0.57 48%
Aug. 2017 $35 $101 ($65) ($539) ($503) $0.07 48%
Aug. 2017 $182 $142 $40 ($735) ($553) $0.25 49%
Disruptive Behavior
Program name
(click on the program name for more detail)
Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Jul. 2018 $21,001 $6,336 $14,665 ($4,980) $16,021 $4.22 85%
Jul. 2018 $13,675 $3,361 $10,315 ($1,940) $11,735 $7.05 57%
Jul. 2018 $10,346 $2,806 $7,540 ($1,648) $8,698 $6.28 59%
Jun. 2018 $7,711 $2,624 $5,087 ($928) $6,783 $8.31 60%
Jun. 2018 $3,745 $1,302 $2,443 $614 $4,358 n/a 97%
May. 2018 $5,205 $2,158 $3,047 ($2,009) $3,196 $2.59 68%
Jul. 2018 $2,873 $1,085 $1,788 ($93) $2,781 $30.99 95%
May. 2018 $2,265 $846 $1,419 $40 $2,304 n/a 79%
Jul. 2018 $4,062 $1,156 $2,906 ($2,056) $2,006 $1.98 55%
Mar. 2018 $3,000 $1,380 $1,620 ($1,574) $1,427 $1.91 71%
Aug. 2017 $1,137 $474 $663 ($335) $802 $3.39 59%
Jun. 2018 $789 $402 $387 ($564) $225 $1.40 51%
Jun. 2018 $1,417 $991 $426 ($2,449) ($1,032) $0.58 29%
Jul. 2018 ($793) $403 ($1,196) ($3,757) ($4,551) ($0.21) 2%
Trauma
Program name
(click on the program name for more detail)
Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Jun. 2018 $83,045 $26,716 $56,329 ($5,312) $77,733 $15.63 96%
Aug. 2017 $31,253 $9,841 $21,413 $131 $31,384 n/a 100%
Jul. 2018 $22,841 $7,200 $15,641 ($802) $22,039 $28.47 81%
Jun. 2018 $9,213 $2,782 $6,431 $733 $9,946 n/a 82%
Other
Program name
(click on the program name for more detail)
Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Jul. 2018 $5,126 $1,732 $3,394 $702 $5,827 n/a 98%
Aug. 2017 $2,152 $1,197 $954 ($185) $1,967 $11.62 51%
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Other Children's Mental Health topics reviewed; benefit-cost results not yet available:

Program name
(click on the program name for more detail) 		Date of last literature review Notes
Addition of CBT to antidepressants (compared to antidepressants alone) for adolescent depression
Jun. 2018 Click for meta-analytic results
Choice Theory/Reality Therapy for children with disruptive behavior
Jul. 2018 Click for meta-analytic results
Family-based treatment for adolescents with eating disorders
Jul. 2019 Click for meta-analytic results
Full fidelity wraparound for youth with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
Jul. 2018 Click for meta-analytic results
Great Life Mentoring (formerly 4Results Mentoring)
Nov. 2018 Click for meta-analytic results
Intensive Family Preservation Services (HOMEBUILDERS®) for youth with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
Jul. 2018 Click for meta-analytic results
Motivational interviewing to engage children in mental health treatment
Aug. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
Multisystemic Therapy (MST) for youth with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
Jul. 2018 Click for meta-analytic results
Partners for Change Outcome Management System (PCOMS) for youth
Jul. 2019 Click for meta-analytic results
QPR Gatekeeper Training
Nov. 2020 Click for meta-analytic results
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Healthcare

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Obesity and Diabetes
Program name
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Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Feb. 2017 $37,638 $10,945 $26,692 ($4,626) $33,012 $8.14 100%
Feb. 2017 $22,687 $6,405 $16,281 ($545) $22,141 $41.60 78%
Healthcare System Efficiency
Program name
(click on the program name for more detail)
Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Dec. 2016 $358 $176 $182 ($102) $256 $3.52 50%
Dec. 2016 $279 $161 $118 ($190) $89 $1.47 44%
Dec. 2014 $13 $5 $7 ($10) $3 $1.28 49%
Dec. 2016 $61 $48 $13 ($102) ($41) $0.60 36%
Dec. 2016 $87 $78 $9 ($190) ($103) $0.46 34%
Maternal and Infant Health
Program name
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Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Dec. 2016 $14,184 $912 $13,272 ($848) $13,336 $16.73 100%
Dec. 2016 $12,086 $1,162 $10,924 ($256) $11,830 $47.21 98%
Dec. 2016 $7,719 $1,000 $6,719 ($507) $7,212 $15.23 98%
Dec. 2016 $3,321 $219 $3,102 $1,341 $4,662 n/a 94%
Dec. 2016 $4,118 $377 $3,741 ($142) $3,976 $28.98 76%
Dec. 2016 $3,646 $758 $2,888 ($626) $3,020 $5.83 72%
Dec. 2016 $2,763 $247 $2,515 ($116) $2,647 $23.86 89%
Dec. 2016 $2,407 $421 $1,986 ($876) $1,531 $2.75 83%
Nov. 2015 $330 $234 $96 ($42) $288 $7.87 100%
Nov. 2015 $313 $0 $313 ($42) $271 $7.45 99%
Nov. 2015 $199 $144 $55 ($34) $165 $5.92 84%
Nov. 2015 $187 $0 $187 ($34) $153 $5.56 84%
Nov. 2015 $170 $145 $25 ($94) $76 $1.80 100%
Nov. 2015 $158 $0 $158 ($94) $63 $1.67 97%
Nov. 2015 ($15) $96 ($111) ($319) ($334) ($0.05) 1%
Nov. 2015 ($24) $0 ($24) ($319) ($342) ($0.07) 1%
Dec. 2016 ($845) ($263) ($582) ($247) ($1,093) ($3.42) 48%
Dec. 2016 ($1,193) $127 ($1,319) ($225) ($1,418) ($5.30) 35%
Falls Prevention for Older Adults
Program name
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Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Jan. 2018 $10,006 $1,320 $8,685 ($1,188) $8,818 $8.42 100%
Jan. 2018 $7,440 $979 $6,461 ($835) $6,605 $8.91 97%
Oct. 2017 $4,282 $726 $3,555 ($389) $3,892 $10.99 100%
Jan. 2018 $4,384 $593 $3,792 ($768) $3,616 $5.71 100%
Feb. 2018 $3,590 $621 $2,969 ($423) $3,167 $8.48 73%
Feb. 2018 $3,299 $423 $2,876 ($710) $2,589 $4.64 75%
Jan. 2018 $808 $181 $627 ($364) $444 $2.22 79%
Jan. 2018 $830 $168 $662 ($409) $421 $2.03 88%
Nov. 2017 $2,260 $570 $1,690 ($1,847) $413 $1.22 62%
Jan. 2018 $658 $142 $516 ($271) $388 $2.43 57%
Jan. 2018 $639 $153 $485 ($409) $229 $1.56 78%
Feb. 2018 $207 $54 $153 ($162) $45 $1.28 60%
Feb. 2018 $338 $95 $243 ($327) $11 $1.03 50%
Feb. 2018 $339 $88 $251 ($359) ($20) $0.95 43%
Nov. 2017 $558 $157 $401 ($816) ($257) $0.68 19%
Oct. 2017 ($89) $1 ($90) ($192) ($281) ($0.46) 17%
Jan. 2018 ($658) $12 ($671) ($1,430) ($2,089) ($0.46) 22%
Nov. 2017 ($6,002) ($705) ($5,297) ($687) ($6,689) ($8.73) 0%
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Other Healthcare topics reviewed; benefit-cost results not yet available:

Program name
(click on the program name for more detail) 		Date of last literature review Notes
Accountable Care Organizations: (a) Alternative Quality Contract
Nov. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
Accountable Care Organizations: (b) Medicare Physician Group Practice Demonstration (PGPD)
Nov. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
Accountable Care Organizations: (c) Medicare Pioneer ACOs
Nov. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
Cost sharing: (a) High-Deductible Health Plans (moderate to high deductibles, with and without HRAs or HSAs), general patient population
Nov. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
Cost sharing: (b) High-Deductible Health Plans (moderate to high deductible levels, with or without HSAs), low-income patient population
Nov. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
Cost sharing: (c) High-Deductible Health Plans with moderate deductibles (individual < $1000), general patient population
Nov. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
Cost sharing: (d) High-Deductible Health Plans with higher deductibles (individual > $1000), general patient population
Nov. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
Cost sharing: (e) High-Deductible Health Plans with higher deductibles (individual > $1000) and HRA accounts, general patient population
Nov. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
Cost sharing: (f) High-Deductible Health Plans with higher deductibles (individual > $1000) and HSA accounts, general patient population
Nov. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
Cost sharing: (g) Coinsurance (25% rate or higher) versus no cost sharing, general patient population
Nov. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
Cost sharing: (h) Copay increases across multiple services, low-income population
Nov. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
Cost sharing: (i) Copay increases across multiple services, low-income and chronically-ill population
Nov. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
Cost sharing: (j) Emergency department copays, general patient population
Nov. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
Cost sharing: (k) Emergency department copays, low-income patient population
Nov. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
Cost sharing: (l) Copays for nonemergent emergency department visits, Medicaid adult population
Nov. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
Cost sharing: (m) Copays for prescription drugs, general patient population
Nov. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
Cost sharing: (n) Copays for prescription drugs, adults with a chronic illness
Nov. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
Cost sharing: (o) Copay reductions for prescription drugs used to treat chronic conditions (Value Based Insurance Design), adults with chronic illnesses
Nov. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
Cost sharing: (p) Copays for prescription drugs, low-income children (CHIP)
Nov. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
Cost sharing: (q) Copays for prescription drugs, low-income children (CHIP) with a chronic illness
Nov. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
Cost sharing: (r) Copays for prescription drugs, Medicare beneficiaries
Nov. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
Falls prevention: Individual exercise programs for osteoporosis/osteopenia
Jan. 2018 Click for meta-analytic results
Long-acting reversible contraception (compared to short-acting reversible contraception)
Sep. 2018 Click for meta-analytic results
Non-Medicaid enhanced prenatal care programs for African-American women
Dec. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
Patient-centered medical homes in integrated health systems (high-risk population)
Dec. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
Smoking cessation programs for pregnant women: Postpartum smoking relapse prevention
Dec. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
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Substance Use Disorders

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Early Intervention
Program name
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Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Sep. 2016 $7,879 $2,825 $5,055 ($334) $7,545 $23.57 56%
Jun. 2016 $4,354 $1,345 $3,009 ($470) $3,883 $9.26 60%
Sep. 2016 $2,675 $812 $1,863 ($196) $2,479 $13.64 66%
Sep. 2016 $2,949 $951 $1,998 ($531) $2,418 $5.56 60%
Feb. 2015 $457 $191 $266 ($406) $51 $1.12 48%
Jun. 2016 ($142) ($40) ($102) ($5) ($147) ($29.73) 50%
Treatment for Youth
Program name
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Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Sep. 2018 $11 $27 ($16) ($133) ($122) $0.08 50%
Sep. 2018 ($1,102) $21 ($1,123) ($2,435) ($3,536) ($0.45) 41%
Jun. 2016 ($1,501) $35 ($1,536) ($4,231) ($5,732) ($0.35) 37%
May. 2015 $2,878 $2,103 $775 ($9,860) ($6,982) $0.29 29%
Treatment for Adults
Program name
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Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Sep. 2016 $8,000 $1,657 $6,343 ($324) $7,676 $24.66 56%
Dec. 2016 $5,184 $877 $4,306 ($435) $4,749 $11.91 59%
Oct. 2016 $2,295 $413 $1,882 ($352) $1,944 $6.53 54%
Dec. 2016 ($577) ($40) ($537) ($659) ($1,236) ($0.88) 49%
Medication-assisted Treatment
Program name
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Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Dec. 2016 $11,150 $2,182 $8,968 ($4,601) $6,549 $2.42 84%
Dec. 2016 $10,593 $2,176 $8,417 ($5,642) $4,951 $1.88 81%
Dec. 2016 ($830) $1,509 ($2,338) ($20,236) ($21,066) ($0.04) 0%
Dec. 2016 ($8,890) $344 ($9,234) ($20,236) ($29,127) ($0.44) 0%
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Other Substance Use Disorders topics reviewed:

Program name
(click on the program name for more detail) 		Date of last literature review Notes
Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (A-CRA)
Sep. 2018 Click for meta-analytic results
Buprehorphine implants
Dec. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) for engaging clients in treatment
Sep. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
Early initiation of buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder (compared to referral to treatment only)
Dec. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
Early initiation of methadone treatment for opioid use disorder (compared to referral to treatment only)
Dec. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
Injectable bromocriptine for alcohol
Dec. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
MET/CBT-5 for youth marijuana use
Feb. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
Naltrexone implants
Dec. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
Parent-Child Assistance Program
Aug. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
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Adult Mental Health

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Anxiety
Program name
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Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Sep. 2016 $47,670 $14,451 $33,219 ($705) $46,965 $67.65 100%
Sep. 2016 $32,704 $9,922 $22,781 ($532) $32,171 $61.42 85%
Dec. 2016 $19,196 $5,931 $13,264 ($1,021) $18,174 $18.79 90%
Depression
Program name
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Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Sep. 2016 $35,885 $10,934 $24,951 ($619) $35,267 $58.01 100%
Dec. 2016 $15,332 $4,792 $10,540 ($1,022) $14,310 $15.01 98%
Dec. 2016 $10,138 $3,283 $6,855 ($1,149) $8,989 $8.82 100%
Dec. 2016 $2,539 $953 $1,586 ($705) $1,834 $3.60 83%
Dec. 2016 $1,643 $659 $984 ($707) $936 $2.32 78%
Trauma
Program name
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Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Sep. 2016 $70,472 $21,932 $48,540 ($691) $69,780 $101.97 100%
Sep. 2016 $58,731 $18,211 $40,520 ($86) $58,644 $681.66 100%
Serious Mental Illness
Program name
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Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Sep. 2016 $1,548 $1,137 $411 ($857) $691 $1.81 48%
Sep. 2016 ($316) $389 ($705) ($1,986) ($2,301) ($0.16) 42%
Sep. 2016 $2,114 $3,273 ($1,159) ($7,154) ($5,040) $0.30 35%
Dec. 2014 ($2,437) $2,191 ($4,628) ($18,885) ($21,322) ($0.13) 0%
May. 2014 ($6,661) $615 ($7,276) ($15,777) ($22,438) ($0.42) 0%
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Other Adult Mental Health topics reviewed:

Program name
(click on the program name for more detail) 		Date of last literature review Notes
Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT)
Sep. 2018 Click for meta-analytic results
Assisted outpatient treatment
Nov. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for prodromal psychosis
Sep. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
Collaborative primary care for dementia (older adult population)
Feb. 2018 Click for meta-analytic results
Individual Placement and Support for first episode psychosis
Aug. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
Integrated treatment for first-episode psychosis
Sep. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
Integrated treatment for prodromal psychosis
Sep. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
Motivational interviewing to enhance treatment engagement for serious mental illness
Sep. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
Telemedicine for depression in primary care
Dec. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
Telemedicine for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in primary care
Dec. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
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Public Health & Prevention

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School-based
Program name
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Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Sep. 2018 $38,769 $9,839 $28,930 ($1,236) $37,533 $31.38 93%
Nov. 2015 $22,100 $4,870 $17,231 ($574) $21,527 $38.53 67%
May. 2018 $24,036 $5,541 $18,495 ($4,033) $20,003 $5.96 72%
Apr. 2018 $14,861 $3,373 $11,489 ($1,279) $13,582 $11.62 62%
Mar. 2018 $11,983 $3,335 $8,648 ($186) $11,797 $64.36 76%
Jan. 2018 $11,383 $3,537 $7,846 ($756) $10,626 $15.05 73%
Jun. 2015 $10,772 $2,332 $8,440 ($439) $10,332 $24.51 63%
Aug. 2017 $10,557 $3,298 $7,259 ($560) $9,997 $18.87 81%
Mar. 2019 $10,580 $3,026 $7,554 ($4,601) $5,978 $2.30 56%
Aug. 2018 $5,935 $2,166 $3,768 ($191) $5,743 $31.01 90%
Sep. 2018 $4,769 $1,151 $3,618 ($307) $4,462 $15.52 56%
Sep. 2018 $3,866 $1,039 $2,827 ($1,819) $2,047 $2.13 58%
Jun. 2016 $1,755 $518 $1,237 ($5) $1,750 $366.71 58%
Jan. 2019 $1,404 $321 $1,083 ($12) $1,392 $117.09 100%
Jan. 2019 $1,378 $426 $952 ($55) $1,323 $24.89 78%
Jun. 2020 $1,631 $640 $991 ($358) $1,273 $4.55 91%
Jan. 2019 $939 $274 $665 ($13) $926 $72.37 71%
Jan. 2019 $363 $110 $253 ($55) $308 $6.56 51%
Feb. 2019 $1,111 $551 $560 ($862) $249 $1.29 56%
Aug. 2019 $84 $27 $57 ($13) $71 $6.47 50%
Jan. 2019 $55 $19 $36 ($30) $25 $1.84 49%
Nov. 2015 ($15) $0 ($15) ($31) ($46) ($0.48) 49%
Nov. 2015 ($68) $1 ($69) ($143) ($212) ($0.48) 47%
Jan. 2019 ($334) ($83) ($251) ($19) ($353) ($18.00) 43%
Nov. 2015 ($150) $1 ($151) ($307) ($457) ($0.49) 45%
Aug. 2015 ($914) ($286) ($628) ($67) ($981) ($13.66) 46%
May. 2020 ($902) ($261) ($641) ($195) ($1,097) ($4.63) 39%
May. 2018 ($83) $287 ($370) ($1,785) ($1,868) ($0.05) 5%
May. 2018 ($477) $287 ($765) ($2,573) ($3,051) ($0.19) 1%
May. 2018 ($10,851) ($2,162) ($8,690) ($1,826) ($12,678) ($5.94) 16%
May. 2018 ($11,360) ($2,162) ($9,199) ($2,844) ($14,204) ($3.99) 13%
Jan. 2020 ($13,669) ($2,854) ($10,815) ($1,095) ($14,764) ($12.49) 4%
Home- or Family-based
Program name
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Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Feb. 2019 $12,080 $3,764 $8,316 ($53) $12,027 $226.44 72%
May. 2015 $8,000 $2,322 $5,678 ($803) $7,197 $9.97 59%
Mar. 2018 $21,379 $5,398 $15,981 ($14,459) $6,920 $1.48 65%
Feb. 2019 $7,595 $2,611 $4,984 ($1,826) $5,769 $4.16 69%
Jul. 2017 $11,262 $7,243 $4,019 ($6,211) $5,051 $1.81 63%
Aug. 2018 $4,021 $1,237 $2,784 ($677) $3,344 $5.94 60%
Aug. 2017 $7,474 $2,401 $5,073 ($4,937) $2,537 $1.51 53%
Jun. 2016 $2,202 $693 $1,508 ($240) $1,962 $9.17 73%
Jun. 2016 $2,370 $790 $1,579 ($653) $1,717 $3.63 58%
Apr. 2018 $12,011 $3,084 $8,928 ($10,385) $1,626 $1.16 52%
Jun. 2018 $2,179 $859 $1,320 ($925) $1,254 $2.36 57%
Jun. 2016 $2,014 $785 $1,230 ($882) $1,132 $2.28 55%
Jun. 2017 $913 $378 $535 ($273) $640 $3.34 55%
Jul. 2017 $11,357 $5,252 $6,105 ($10,834) $523 $1.05 49%
Aug. 2018 $1,142 $398 $745 ($805) $337 $1.42 51%
Jul. 2018 ($406) $1 ($406) ($886) ($1,291) ($0.46) 49%
Aug. 2017 $1,522 $1,362 $159 ($5,467) ($3,945) $0.28 34%
Jun. 2017 ($1,759) ($90) ($1,668) ($4,313) ($6,072) ($0.41) 7%
Apr. 2018 ($10,948) ($594) ($10,354) ($18,276) ($29,224) ($0.60) 16%
Aug. 2017 $7,208 $6,363 $845 ($48,430) ($41,221) $0.15 22%
Community-based
Program name
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Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
May. 2018 $11,777 $2,809 $8,968 ($2,913) $8,864 $4.04 66%
May. 2018 $10,842 $2,809 $8,033 ($4,783) $6,059 $2.27 59%
Jan. 2019 $4,117 $1,269 $2,848 ($723) $3,394 $5.69 87%
Jun. 2019 $3,213 $1,002 $2,211 ($77) $3,136 $41.70 70%
Aug. 2019 $321 $109 $212 ($29) $291 $10.87 69%
Mar. 2019 $382 $128 $254 ($119) $263 $3.21 53%
Mar. 2018 $1,197 $3,232 ($2,035) ($1,115) $82 $1.07 50%
Feb. 2020 $370 $175 $195 ($416) ($46) $0.89 43%
Jan. 2018 ($255) $67 ($322) ($861) ($1,116) ($0.30) 23%
Jun. 2020 ($894) $4 ($898) ($1,894) ($2,788) ($0.47) 0%
May. 2018 ($745) $149 ($894) ($2,052) ($2,797) ($0.36) 43%
May. 2018 ($2,413) $149 ($2,562) ($5,388) ($7,801) ($0.45) 30%
Jan. 2019 $20,762 $12,702 $8,060 ($38,101) ($17,340) $0.54 32%
Feb. 2020 ($5,090) $1,049 ($6,139) ($15,342) ($20,432) ($0.33) 9%
Mar. 2018 ($33,108) $816 ($33,924) ($75,650) ($108,758) ($0.44) 0%
Population-level policies
Program name
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Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Jun. 2020 $3,143 $1,024 $2,120 ($355) $2,789 $8.87 71%
Jun. 2016 $1,117 $368 $749 ($192) $925 $5.83 84%
Jun. 2016 ($322) ($74) ($248) ($130) ($452) ($2.48) 29%
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Other Public Health & Prevention topics reviewed; benefit-cost results not yet available:

Program name
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Adolescent Sibling Pregnancy Prevention
Feb. 2019 Click for meta-analytic results
Athletes Training and Learning to Avoid Steroids (ATLAS)
Jun. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
Behavioral Monitoring and Reinforcement Program (BMRP)
Feb. 2020 Click for meta-analytic results
Body Project
Jun. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
Case management for caregivers of older adults with dementia
Feb. 2018 Click for meta-analytic results
Case management with monetary assistance for caregivers of older adults with dementia
Feb. 2018 Click for meta-analytic results
Compliance checks for alcohol
Jun. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
Compliance checks for tobacco
Jun. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
Curriculum-Based Support Group (CBSG)
Apr. 2018 Click for meta-analytic results
Family Connects
Nov. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
Other home visiting programs for adolescent mothers
Jun. 2018 Click for meta-analytic results
ParentChild+ (formerly Parent-Child Home Program)
Aug. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
Prime Time
Jun. 2020 Click for meta-analytic results
Project Learn
Feb. 2020 Click for meta-analytic results
Project SHOUT (Students Helping Others Understand Tobacco)
Jan. 2019 Click for meta-analytic results
Protecting You/Protecting Me
Jun. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
Raising Healthy Children
Jun. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
Reconnecting Youth
Mar. 2020 Click for meta-analytic results
Resources, Education, and Care in the Home (REACH-Futures)
Jun. 2018 Click for meta-analytic results
School-based programs to create a healthy food environment
Nov. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
Soda taxes: a 1% higher tax on soda than on other food items
Nov. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
STARS (Start Taking Alcohol Risks Seriously) for Families
Jun. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
Teen Outreach Program (TOP)
Feb. 2020 Click for meta-analytic results
Workplace-wide interventions to prevent obesity
Nov. 2015 Click for meta-analytic results
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Workforce Development

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Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Dec. 2016 $19,726 $5,637 $14,089 ($6,790) $12,936 $2.91 87%
Nov. 2015 $3,424 $1,053 $2,370 ($223) $3,200 $15.33 69%
Nov. 2015 $2,785 $1,709 $1,076 ($638) $2,147 $4.36 65%
Nov. 2015 $4,481 $2,899 $1,581 ($2,544) $1,937 $1.76 78%
Nov. 2015 $6,813 $3,887 $2,927 ($5,149) $1,664 $1.32 66%
Nov. 2015 $4,351 $2,138 $2,213 ($5,085) ($734) $0.86 46%
Nov. 2015 ($1,143) $457 ($1,600) ($3,609) ($4,751) ($0.32) 20%
Nov. 2015 ($1,171) $304 ($1,475) ($3,609) ($4,780) ($0.32) 18%
Nov. 2015 $2,569 $2,150 $420 ($10,268) ($7,699) $0.25 30%
Nov. 2015 ($3,544) $727 ($4,271) ($9,117) ($12,661) ($0.39) 33%
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Higher Education

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Program name
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Date of last literature review
Total benefits
Taxpayer benefits
Non-taxpayer benefits
Costs
Benefits minus costs (net present value)
Benefit to cost ratio
Chance benefits will exceed costs
Feb. 2018 $104,445 $20,124 $84,321 ($4,854) $99,591 $21.52 93%
Jan. 2018 $37,416 $7,820 $29,597 ($954) $36,462 $39.20 98%
Dec. 2017 $35,540 $8,360 $27,179 ($1,847) $33,692 $19.24 100%
Feb. 2018 $29,679 $6,161 $23,518 ($330) $29,348 $89.84 100%
Dec. 2016 $23,878 $4,965 $18,913 ($118) $23,760 $202.99 91%
Dec. 2016 $7,706 $1,432 $6,274 ($1,840) $5,866 $4.19 74%
Dec. 2016 $6,336 $1,441 $4,894 ($958) $5,377 $6.61 61%
Jan. 2018 $4,826 $942 $3,884 ($12) $4,814 $416.91 59%
Dec. 2016 $4,565 $664 $3,901 ($43) $4,522 $106.48 96%
Sep. 2017 $4,539 $938 $3,601 ($719) $3,820 $6.32 67%
Sep. 2017 $741 $62 $680 ($336) $405 $2.20 65%
Jul. 2017 $247 $72 $175 ($467) ($219) $0.53 38%
Nov. 2017 ($244) ($39) ($205) ($88) ($332) ($2.77) 44%
Jul. 2017 $371 $137 $234 ($1,063) ($692) $0.35 19%
Dec. 2016 ($1,322) ($195) ($1,128) ($43) ($1,365) ($30.85) 10%
Dec. 2016 ($123) $222 ($345) ($3,440) ($3,563) ($0.04) 12%
Dec. 2016 ($1,230) $32 ($1,262) ($3,222) ($4,452) ($0.38) 2%
Nov. 2017 ($6,000) ($611) ($5,389) ($992) ($6,992) ($6.05) 19%
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Other Higher Education topics reviewed; benefit-cost results not yet available:

Program name
(click on the program name for more detail) 		Date of last literature review Notes
Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP)
Oct. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
Community college promise programs (for high school students)
Aug. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
Early commitment programs (for middle and high school students)
Dec. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
Merit aid (for college students)
Dec. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
Merit aid (for high school students)
Dec. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
Merit aid with financial need requirements (for high school students)
Dec. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
Need-based grants (for college students)
Dec. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
Need-based grants (for high school students and graduates)
Dec. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
Summer bridge (for high school graduates)
Dec. 2016 Click for meta-analytic results
Tuition sticker price increase at 2-year college (for college students)
Aug. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
Tuition sticker price increase at 2-year college (for high school students and graduates)
Aug. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
Tuition sticker price increase at 4-year college (for 4-year college students)
Aug. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
Tuition sticker price increase at 4-year college (for high school students and graduates)
Aug. 2017 Click for meta-analytic results
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