2012-05-10T18:02:52Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/h/hosek_susan_d.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3800.html 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Estimates the PPOs' effects on participants' use of health care services in general and mental health care services in particular.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3798.html 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Summarizes the results of a study of five employers who included a preferred provider organization (PPO) in their employee health-benefit plans.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3799.html 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Investigates (1) levels of employee participation in the PPO option; (2) selection effects in the choice of health maintenance organization (HMO) vs. indemnity plans and, among those covered by an indemnity plan PPO vs. non-PPO options; and ...

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R4244z2.html 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beneficiary access to and satisfaction with medical care under managed care are evaluated in this report.

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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3202.html 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

This report documents a project to investigate alternative ways of bridging important differences between the Air Force Medical Service's peacetime and wartime missions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R4244z6.html 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Health care utilization and costs under managed care are evaluated in this report.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3700.html 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Presents the results of an analysis of prospective payment options for three services exempt from the CHAMPUS diagnosis-related group (DRG) payment system.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3442z1.html 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Executive summary of R-3442/2. It describes the major features of preferred provider organizations (PPOs) and their growth and role in the health services market services ...

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3442z2.html 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

This report documents a study to determine the origins, purposes, and effects of state laws that might apply to PPOs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3145.html 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

This report summarizes research conducted by The RAND Corporation to assess the feasibility and desirability of a Health Enrollment System (HES) for the Department of Defense health care system.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2896.html 1983-01-01T00:00:00Z 1983-01-01T00:00:00Z

Addresses the question of whether the extensive use of physician extenders — nonphysicians trained to perform some of the medical and administrative tasks traditionally performed by physicians — in Air Force hospitals is cost-effective.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3952.html 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Provides empirical estimates of the effects of offering a PPO option within indemnity plans on use of outpatient mental health services.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3424.html 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

A major purpose of this report is to evaluate the hypothesis that functional status, rather than diagnosis, determines the costs of a rehabilitative stay and to identify other sources of differences in costs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3092.html 1983-01-01T00:00:00Z 1983-01-01T00:00:00Z

A system for measuring relevant parameters of nursing-home residents' functioning has been developed and tested.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR307.html 2005-09-07T12:05:00Z 2005-09-07T12:05:00Z

Determines whether gender differences exist in federal research grant awards and funding.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/white_papers/WP139.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Examines the barriers preventing women with disabilities from receiving appropriate health care and the issues surrounding financing of health care for this population.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB7527.html 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

The National Defense Research Institute (NDRI) focuses on those who use the housing--the service members and their families. Service members choose to live on-base primarily for economic reasons.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB7544.html 2005-11-25T10:11:00Z 2005-11-25T10:11:00Z

This research brief outlines assistance that RAND provided to the OSAGWI in investigating the health effects of eight areas of possible causes of illness: infectious diseases, pyridostigmine bromide, immunizations, wartime stress, chemical and biological warfare agents, oil well fires, depleted uranium, and pesticides.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB7551.html 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

This research brief describes work documented in Reorganizing the Military Health System: Should There Be a Joint Command? (MR-1350-OSD).