RAND: Raffaele Vardavas 2013-04-21T03:03:22Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/v/vardavas_raffaele.html A Universal Long-Term Flu Vaccine May Not Prevent Severe Epidemics http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100026.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Universal vaccines that provide short-term protection are likely to result in small frequent epidemics, whereas universal vaccines that provide long-term protection are likely to result in severe infrequent epidemics. Overview of the 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. Employer Self-Insurance Decisions and the Implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as Modified by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (ACA) http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR971.html 2011-05-25T11:45:00Z 2011-05-25T11:45:00Z Implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (as Modified by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act) for small firms' decisions to offer self-insured health plans and consequences of self-insurance for enrollees. Small Firms' Actions in Two Areas, and Exchange Premium and Enrollment Impact http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110193.html 2011-02-01T12:00:00Z 2011-02-01T12:00:00Z An analysis of two rules that allow small businesses to avoid participating in health reform concludes they will have only a minor impact because relatively few businesses are likely to take advantage of the options. Small Firms' Actions in Two Areas, and Exchange Premium and Enrollment Impact http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100293.html 2011-02-01T12:00:00Z 2011-02-01T12:00:00Z An analysis of two rules that allow small businesses to avoid participating in health reform concludes they will have only a minor impact because relatively few businesses are likely to take advantage of the options. Modeling Employer Self-Insurance Decisions After the Affordable Care Act http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP51287.html 2013-01-01T12:00:00Z 2013-01-01T12:00:00Z Self-insurance rates will increase among small firms only under the hypothetical situation that generous stop-loss policies are available to them after implementation of the ACA. Even if many small firms choose to self insure under this situation, it will not increase the premiums charged in the insurance exchanges by more than a few tenths of a percent.