2012-05-10T18:07:38Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/n/nicosia_nancy.html 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.

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/RB164.html 2005-11-25T10:57:00Z 2005-11-25T10:57:00Z

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9438.html 2009-04-08T16:30:00Z 2009-04-08T16:30:00Z

The economic cost of methamphetamine use reached more than an estimated $23 billion in 2005, mostly from the intangible burden that addiction places on dependent users and their premature mortality and from crime and criminal justice costs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB205.html 2006-12-06T16:41:00Z 2006-12-06T16:41:00Z

This research brief summarizes a "how-to" guide for U.S. Air Force commodity teams tasked with conducting market research in order to improve Air Force procurement by emulating commercial best practices.

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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/research_briefs/RB9261.html 2007-06-05T08:40:00Z 2007-06-05T08:40:00Z

This research brief summarizes a RAND assessment of disparity ratios for women-owned small businesses to determine whether those businesses receive federal contracts in proportion to their representation in given industries.

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/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.