2013-05-18T14:27:31Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/r/ringel_jeanne_s.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1331.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Examines differences in out-of-pocket expenditures for mental health services and their burden across different populations.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1323.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Characterizes the density of liquor stores and bars that individuals face according to race, economic status, and age in the urban United States and finds mismatches between alcohol demand and the supply of liquor stores.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1333.html 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Investigates the effect of prices and regulation on the demand for cigars among youth.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090924.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Review of what scientists and scholars know about WMD terrorism and America's options for confronting it.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20081234.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Punitive DUI policies (e.g., jail time, license suspension) might curb many drinking behaviors among HIV-positive adults, while harm reduction policies (e.g., court treatment programs) might have been established in response to higher drinking rates.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080102.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this paper the authors examine the incremental cost of marijuana comorbidity for alcohol, mood and thought diagnoses in hospital settings.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20011102.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

This study sought to estimate how changes in state cigarette excise taxes affect the smoking behavior of pregnant women.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010810.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

No recent data on expenditures and utilization are available to provide a benchmark for reform of mental health systems for children and adolescents.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060104.html 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

This article uses a unique panel data set to examine the relationship between high school marijuana use and annual earnings at age 29.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030903.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marijuana use remains statistically associated with a 15% reduction in performance on standardized math tests.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030807.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

The organization and financing of medical practice has experienced substantial changes during the past decade.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050613.html 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Raising excise taxes on cigars could reduce cigar use prevalence among youths.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20061022.html 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

To examine trends in youth exposure to alcohol advertising on television across different demographic groups.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010204.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Recent studies have documented a substantial increase in the use of psychotropic medications by children and adolescents.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9514.html 2010-02-11T13:27:00Z 2010-02-11T13:27:00Z

Using the COMPARE microsimulation model, estimates the effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) on the number of uninsured, the costs to the federal government and the nation, and consumers' health care spending.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9515.html 2010-02-12T12:38:00Z 2010-02-12T12:38:00Z

Compares how two health care reform bills, HR. 3962 and H.R. 3590, passed by the U.S. House and Senate, respectively, in late 2009 compare on a variety of projections made using the RAND COMPARE microsimulation model.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1415.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Presents a broad overview of the U.S. public health response system, recent efforts to improve preparedness, challenges faced, and options for moving forward.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070301.html 2007-03-01T00:00:00Z 2007-03-01T00:00:00Z

Examines the relationship between hard drug use in high school and occupational and job quality outcomes measured at approximately age 29.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9519.html 2010-03-03T08:56:00Z 2010-03-03T08:56:00Z

Compares President Obama's Proposal for Health Reform, the U.S. House and Senate health care reform bills, and the status quo on changes in number of uninsured and government and national costs, as estimated by the RAND COMPARE microsimulation model.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR650.html 2009-12-30T07:10:00Z 2009-12-30T07:10:00Z

To enhance the assessment of proposals to reform U.S. health policy, RAND researchers created the COMPARE microsimulation model, which develops a synthetic U.S. population and projects how it would respond to a variety of coverage-oriented options.