RAND: Dana P. Goldman 2012-05-10T18:02:51Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/g/goldman_dana_p.html Fix the Healthcare System (and Fight the Recession, Too) http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/08/21/CNN.html 2009-08-21T16:47:00Z 2009-08-21T16:47:00Z A little-known proposition amid the highly charged health care debate is that properly controlling health care spending could generate economic growth equal to 1 percent of gross domestic product, write Dana Goldman and Neeraj Sood. Improve Health, Not the Health Care System http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/06/23/NYT.html 2009-06-23T19:40:00Z 2009-06-23T19:40:00Z One reason that health reform proposals always seem to fail is that proponents promise too much. Reformers declare they will improve quality, lower costs and increase access — all at the same time. This mantra is repeated so often that the public tends to believe it is possible, when really it isn't, writes Dana P. Goldman. Limiting Treatment to Those Who Need It http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/04/29/KQED.html 2009-04-29T21:45:00Z 2009-04-29T21:45:00Z The United States will produce more than $14 trillion worth of goods and services this year—truly an astonishing amount. But equally astonishing is that one out of every six of these dollars will go to health care. This is the source of much hand-wringing by policy makers. They worry that we cannot afford to spend so much, and that our national output will suffer as a result. They have it backwards. A Better Way to Pay for Prescriptions http://www.rand.org/commentary/2008/04/19/PJ.html 2008-04-19T13:41:00Z 2008-04-19T13:41:00Z The pricing plans most people choose for their cell phones are simple: Pay one price and talk as much as you want. What if paying for your prescription drugs were as easy and appealing?, writes Dana P. Goldman. The HSA Mirage http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/02/20/UPI.html 2006-02-20T12:00:01Z 2006-02-20T12:00:01Z Published commentary by RAND staff: The HSA Mirage, in United Press International. Pressure from Rising Health-Care Costs: How Can Consumers Get Relief? http://www.rand.org/commentary/2005/10/23/PE.html 2005-10-23T16:01:00Z 2005-10-23T16:01:00Z Published commentary by RAND staff: Pressure from Rising Health-Care Costs: How Can Consumers Get Relief? in Press-Enterprise. Health Costs of Katrina http://www.rand.org/commentary/2005/10/11/UPI.html 2005-10-11T16:31:00Z 2005-10-11T16:31:00Z "Published commentary by RAND staff: Health Costs of Katrina in United Press International. Take Two Aspirin and Call Congress http://www.rand.org/commentary/2002/12/11/LAT.html 2002-12-11T21:51:00Z 2002-12-11T21:51:00Z Adding a flexible drug benefit to Medicare would bring costs down, say Dana Goldman and Geoffrey Joyce in an LA Times commentary. A Third-and Better-Way for Prescription-Drug Coverage http://www.rand.org/commentary/2000/11/05/LAT2.html 2000-11-05T16:46:00Z 2000-11-05T16:46:00Z Published commentary by RAND staff. Evaluation of the CHAMPUS Reform Initiative: Volume 3, Health Care Utilization and Costs http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R4244z3.html 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z Health care utilization and costs under managed care are evaluated in this report. The Impact of Air Quality on Hospital Spending http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR777.html 2010-01-15T16:45:00Z 2010-01-15T16:45:00Z Assesses the effect of air pollution on medical spending: The authors determined how much failing to meet air quality standards cost various purchasers of hospital care in California over 2005-2007. Cutting Drug Co-Payments for Sicker Patients on Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Could Save a Billion Dollars Every Year http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9169.html 2006-01-12T11:30:00Z 2006-01-12T11:30:00Z This Research Brief summarizes the relationship between (1) co-payments and compliance for patients whose doctors prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs, and (2) compliance and subsequent use of expensive health care services. Cost and Health Consequences of Air Pollution in California http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9501.html 2010-02-15T16:32:00Z 2010-02-15T16:32:00Z Examines how California's failure to meet federal air quality standards has affected hospitalizations and insurers' costs. Costs of a Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: A Comparison of Alternatives http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB4548.html 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Life Expectancy Is Better Than Age as a General Predictor of Health Care Expenditures http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9362.html 2008-07-08T16:08:00Z 2008-07-08T16:08:00Z This fact sheet summarizes a study using the 1992-1999 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey to investigate whether age directly affects health care costs, or whether life expectancy would produce more accurate estimates of future expenditures. Obesity and Disability: The Shape of Things to Come http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9043.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Researchers in RAND Health have conducted a series of studies analyzing obesity trends and estimating their effects on future health care costs. Socioeconomic Differences in the Adoption of New Medical Technologies http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR253.html 2005-04-17T21:02:00Z 2005-04-17T21:02:00Z Wage and Benefit Changes in Response to Rising Health Insurance Costs http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR252.html 2005-04-18T09:02:00Z 2005-04-18T09:02:00Z Medical Expenditure Risk and Household Portfolio Choice http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR325.html 2005-12-18T22:36:00Z 2005-12-18T22:36:00Z Economic theory suggests that when background risk rises, individuals will reduce their exposure to other risks. This paper presents a test of this theory by examining the effect of medical expenditure risk on the willingness of elderly Medicare beneficiaries to hold risky assets. Are the Young Becoming More Disabled?: Appendix http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR113.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the technical appendix to an article being published in the journal Health Affairs, Vol. 23, No. 1, January/February 2004.