2013-06-11T16:10:36Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/h/harris_katherine_m.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT327.html 2009-04-27T16:26:00Z 2009-04-27T16:26:00Z

Testimony presented before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee on April 29, 2009.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100095.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite comprehensive media coverage of the H1N1 pandemic, awareness of government influenza vaccination recommendations among adults is low. Provider-based vaccination counseling may help increase awareness of federal vaccination recommendations.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080401.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inconsistencies in adolescent reporting of recent substance use are associated with program assignment and factors that influence treatment outcomes, including age at first use, living situation, race/ethnicity, and mental distress.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090612.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The authors demonstrated the feasibility of collecting and disseminating mid-season estimates of influenza vaccine coverage.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090718.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Considers the role that alternative vaccination locations (e.g., workplaces and retail clinics) could play in increasing influenza vaccination coverage.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20071206.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Substance abuse treatment programs often do not target smoking, despite its long-term health risks

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030416.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

This study examines the process by which patients search for and choose physicians.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20021215.html 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two potential avenues of adverse selection, namely biased enrollment into plans and biased exit from plans offered by employers between 1991 and 1997.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20020105.html 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Use of stated importance data to identify and interpret parameters measuring the effect of otherwise unobservable attributes of choice alternatives.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20040409.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Addressing the problems expressed by community providers is imperative for pharmacy benefits managers.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060615.html 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

State parity laws succeeded in expanding access to mental health care for those with relatively mild mental health problems.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20020608.html 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Consumers have apprehensions about their ability to meaningfully interpret performance-based quality measures.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060509.html 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most alcohol-dependent individuals in mental health treatment received psychiatric medication, despite the lack of guideline support in this area.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090208.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The authors studied the feasibility of using an internet-based panel survey to obtain timely and accurate population-based data on influenza vaccination.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20081211.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

This study examined suicide ideation, attempts, and subsequent mental health service among a sample of 948 youth from substance abuse treatment facilities across the United States.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100015.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We analyzed data from a nationally representative survey of US adults 18 years and older fielded by Knowledge Networks (Menlo Park, California) between March 4 and April 7, 2009.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100101.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Research has shown that the more religious people are, the less likely they are to have substance use disorders. This study found that this relationship is not affected by how much social support people have or their mental health status.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9381.html 2008-10-21T13:23:00Z 2008-10-21T13:23:00Z

This research highlight summarizes an evaluation of the Enrollee Health Care Projection Model's accuracy and validity; identifies potential model enhancements; and assesses the risks posed by the VA's reliance on the model for budgeting and planning.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100139.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Starting in 2010, healthy adults age 19-49 will be recommended for annual influenza vaccination. Boosting rates of vaccination in this population will require new and untraditional strategies aimed at encouraging first-time vaccination.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100080.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Information campaigns made more adults concerned about a pandemic, but didn't reassure them sufficiently about H1N1 vaccine safety and effectiveness that they got the vaccine.