2013-06-01T10:52:59Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/n/nicosia_nancy.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR669.html 2009-04-07T11:15:00Z 2009-04-07T11:15:00Z

Examines participation patterns in the School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR670.html 2009-04-07T11:15:00Z 2009-04-07T11:15:00Z

Examines how maternal labor supply decisions influence children's participation in school meal programs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090626.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The purpose of this article is to examine variation in resource utilization across and within patient stays in the context of Medicare's per diem payment system for hospice.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9634.html 2011-12-07T10:30:00Z 2011-12-07T10:30:00Z

Examines the health care needs of released California prisoners, communities most affected by reentry, safety net capacity, and provider experiences with ex-prisoners, given California's Public Safety Realignment Plan and federal health care reform.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR672.html 2009-04-01T11:28:00Z 2009-04-01T11:28:00Z

Estimates the causal effect of competitive food availability on children's body mass index and other food- and school-related outcomes using an instrumental variables approach on a national sample of children.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090319.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In mid-1995, a government effort to reduce the supply of methamphetamine precursors successfully disrupted the methamphetamine market and interrupted a trajectory of increasing usage.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR442.html 2007-04-17T23:49:00Z 2007-04-17T23:49:00Z

Computations of disparity ratios measuring the underrepresentation of women-owned small businesses in federal contracting, showing that there is significant variation depending on the methodology used and on data limitations.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201000156.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Economics offers tools and topical expertise that complement other disciplines associated with the addiction sciences. Its value goes far beyond the ability to monetize nonmonetary outcomes or to calculate a cost-benefit ratio.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR401.html 2006-06-21T16:31:00Z 2006-06-21T16:31:00Z

Uses visit data from a large national chain of hospice providers to reevaulate Medicare's per diem payment system for hospice care.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR476.html 2007-03-12T16:32:00Z 2007-03-12T16:32:00Z

This report reviews issues related to profit status and provider costs and discusses the implications of findings in the literature for work on the relationship between the two, particularly in the post–acute care setting.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR859.html 2011-01-12T09:45:00Z 2011-01-12T09:45:00Z

To transition rapidly to wartime service, Air Force Medical Service critical-care providers need suitable peacetime training opportunities, and this work must be properly attributed to AFMS so that it receives proper credit in budget distributions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR687.html 2009-05-29T16:19:00Z 2009-05-29T16:19:00Z

A variety of approaches to assessing the health care needs and geographic distribution of California parolees can help policymakers understand local communities' capacity to meet the needs of this population.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR249.html 2005-05-24T07:07:00Z 2005-05-24T07:07:00Z

Develops and applies criteria for assessing the design of emergency response exercises used at the local, state, regional, national, or international level.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9508.html 2011-08-03T10:30:00Z 2011-08-03T10:30:00Z

Summarizes key RAND studies on the causes of obesity, its economic and health consequences, and potential strategies for prevention, including work on health care costs, junk food, food deserts, school meals, and proximity of parks.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9458.html 2009-06-17T08:13:00Z 2009-06-17T08:13:00Z

California parolees' health care, mental health care, and drug- and alcohol-treatment needs, as well as where parolees go when they return to counties, place significant demands on counties' safety-net resources and on their ability meet those needs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB471-1.html 2005-01-14T11:26:00Z 2005-01-14T11:26:00Z

Presents an analysis of a 90-day study to find ways to make the purchasing, contracting, and leasing activities of the Los Angeles World Airports, the Port of Los Angeles, and the Department of Water and Power more transparent and efficient

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB471.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Presents an analysis of a 90-day study to find ways to make the purchasing,contracting, and leasing activities of the Los Angeles World Airports, thePort of Los Angeles, and the Department of Water and Power more transparentand efficient

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1165.html 2011-11-16T00:01:00Z 2011-11-16T00:01:00Z

Examines the health care needs of newly released California prisoners, the communities most affected by reentry, the capacity of their safety nets, and the experiences of released prisoners, service providers, and families of prisoners.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG299.html 2005-03-01T13:30:00Z 2005-03-01T13:30:00Z

To assist the Air Force in the process of changing the way it purchases services, this report reviews related commercial sector practices and suggests metrics to track progress and refine services procurement efforts over time.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG473.html 2006-12-12T16:42:00Z 2006-12-12T16:42:00Z

Provides background about market research and a summary of "how-to" guidance for U.S. Air Force commodity teams tasked with conducting market research in order to improve Air Force procurement by emulating commercial best practices.