Congressional Fact Sheets

Fact sheets encapsulate selected RAND publications, creating quick and easy references on a variety of policy issues. The list below contains links to HTML versions of these fact sheets. PDF versions are also available, and are free to download. Downloadable PDF files require Adobe Acrobat Reader version 5.0 or higher to view.

This page lists congressional fact sheets chronologically. You may also view fact sheet listings by topic.

See fact sheets from: 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003

2011 Fact Sheets

How Does Health Reform Affect the Health Care Workforce? Lessons from Massachusetts — Dec. 13, 2011

Improving Value for Money in Funding HIV Services in Developing Countries — Dec. 12, 2011

Why Are Many Emergency Departments in the United States Closing? — Sep. 9, 2011

How Should Drugs be Identified in Electronic Prescribing Systems? — Jul. 20, 2011

What Is the Impact of Using Evidence-Based Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression in Veterans? — Jul. 6, 2011

What Is the Impact of Workplace Policies to Promote Influenza Vaccination Among Health Care Personnel? — Apr. 20, 2011

Does Employer-Based Health Insurance Discourage Entrepreneurship and New Business Creation? — Apr. 7, 2011

Better Understanding the Needs of Veterans in New York State — Apr. 5, 2011

High-Deductible Health Plans Cut Spending but Also Reduce Preventive Care — Apr. 5, 2011

Will Adoption of Electronic Health Records Improve Quality in U.S. Hospitals? — Feb. 9, 2011

Views from the Homefront: How Military Youth and Spouses Are Coping with Deployment — Jan. 19, 2011

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2010 Fact Sheets

Private Sector Participation and Health System Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa — Dec. 14, 2010

The Influence of Personal, Family, and School Factors on Early Adolescent Substance Use — Nov. 10, 2010

How Might Marijuana Legalization in California Affect Drug Trafficking Revenues and Violence in Mexico — Oct. 12, 2010

How Will the Affordable Care Act Affect Employee Health Coverage at Small Businesses? — Sep. 10, 2010

Where Do Americans Get Acute Care? Not at Their Doctor's Office — Sep. 8, 2010

What Are the Long-Term Economic Costs of Psychological Problems During Childhood? — Jul. 28, 2010

How Might Marijuana Legalization in California Affect Public Budgets and Marijuana Consumption? — Jul. 7, 2010

Diagnosing and Treating Food Allergies: The State of the Research — Jun. 14, 2010

Improving the Quality of Care for Dementia — May 14, 2010

The Effects of Multiple Anxiety Disorders on Patient Functioning and Well-Being — Apr. 13, 2010

Post-Katrina Project Demonstrates a Rapid, Participatory Assessment of Health Care and Develops a Partnership for Post-Disaster Recovery in New Orleans — Mar. 15, 2010

Are Adolescents Talking with Their Parents About Sex Before Becoming Sexually Active? — Mar. 12, 2010

RAND COMPARE Analysis of President Obama's Proposal for Health Reform — Mar. 3, 2010

Coverage, Spending, and Consumer Financial Risk: How Do the Recent House and Senate Health Care Bills Compare? — Feb. 16, 2010

Studies' Estimates of PTSD Prevalence Rates for Returning Service Members Vary Widely — Feb. 12, 2010

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2009 Fact Sheets

South Los Angeles Ban on Fast-Food Chains Misses the Mark — Nov. 10, 2009

Electronic Health Records are Associated with Higher Quality in Primary Care Practices — Oct. 29, 2009

Hold the Salt: Lowering Sodium Intake Would Improve Health and Save Money — Oct. 15, 2009

Rural Hospitals Struggle to Attract Patients and Remain Viable — Oct. 14, 2009

Using Civilian Facilities to Maintain Military Medical Skills — Sep. 1, 2009

Risk Communication in the Early Stages of the H1N1 (Swine Flu) Alert: How Effective Were State and Local Public Health Departments? — Aug. 13, 2009

Health Care Cost Growth and the Economic Performance of U.S. Industries — Aug. 5, 2009

Expanding Access to Mental Health Counselors Under TRICARE — Jul. 27, 2009

When Drug Cost-Sharing Increases, Patients Newly Diagnosed with a Chronic Illness Delay Starting Medication — Jul. 2, 2009

Enhancing Interoperability Among Enlisted Medical Personnel in the U.S. Military: A Case Study of Military Surgical Technologists — Jun. 3, 2009

Improving Mental Health Care for Returning Veterans — May 14, 2009

The Department of Defense Can Improve Its Response to and Management of Anthrax Incidents — Apr. 20, 2009

Improving Mass Delivery of Antiretroviral Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa — Apr. 14, 2009

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2008 Fact Sheets

A Step Forward in Accountability for Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Developing Standards for Mass Antibiotic Dispensing — Nov. 13, 2008

Exposure to Sex on TV May Increase the Chance of Teen Pregnancy — Nov. 3, 2008

A National Health Information Network -- What Are the Real Privacy Issues? — Aug. 27, 2008

Do Neighborhood Economic Conditions Influence the Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables? — Aug. 13, 2008

The Behavioral Health Care System Is Poised for Change — Aug. 13, 2008

Life Expectancy Is Better Than Age as a General Predictor of Health Care Expenditures — Jul. 17, 2008

Validating the Link Between Good Physician Process of Care and Better Health-Related Quality of Life for Patients — Jul. 10, 2008

Insurance Companies' Fears of Covering Acupuncture Appear Unfounded — Jul. 10, 2008

Pathways to Obesity: Are People "Hardwired" to Overeat? — Jun. 17, 2008

Constrained Choice: Why Are Some Women and Men Able To Create and Maintain Healthy Lifestyles, While Others Are Not? — Apr. 17, 2008

Delivery of Genomic Medicine for Common Chronic Adult Diseases — Apr. 16, 2008

Why People Overeat: Rethinking the Causes of Obesity — Feb. 14, 2008

Immigrants and Health Care: A Complex Picture — Jan. 21, 2008

Teens Who Work Are More Likely to Smoke — Jan. 14, 2008

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2007 Fact Sheets

A New Tool Can Help Commercial-Building Owners Make Better Water-Efficiency Decisions — Oct. 24, 2007

How Schools Responded to Student Mental Health Needs Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita — Oct. 18, 2007

What Progress Is Mississippi Making in Rebuilding Its Affordable Housing Stock After Katrina? — Oct. 3, 2007

A Systematic Review of the Adverse Effects of Prescription Drug Cost Sharing — Sep. 14, 2007

Do Policies That Target Physicians Who Make Medical Malpractice Payments Reduce Negligent Injuries? — Sep. 10, 2007

Promoting Accountability in Public Health Emergency Preparedness — Sep. 7, 2007

Bioterrorism with Zoonotic Disease: Public Health Preparedness Lessons from a Multiagency Exercise — Aug. 10, 2007

Can Publicly Available Information Be Used in Planning Terrorist Attacks? — Aug. 8, 2007

Private Insurers Play a Limited, but Key, Role in Underwriting Residential Flood Insurance — Jun. 21, 2007

Behavioral Health Parity: Consequences for Federal Employee Health Plans — Apr. 20, 2007

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2006 Fact Sheets

How Schools Can Help Children Recover from Traumatic Experiences — Dec. 13, 2006

Vaccinating Residents and Staff Can Reduce Influenza Outbreaks in Nursing Homes — Nov. 14, 2006

Preparing for Future Floods: Analyzing Reconstruction Pathways from Past Floods Can Help — Oct. 23, 2006

Quality Improvement Methods Can Be Used to Improve Public Health Emergency Preparedness — Sep. 15, 2006

Emergency Preparedness Is Stimulating Changes in Public Health Practice — Sep. 15, 2006

Meeting the Health Care Needs of Adults with Severe Mental Illness — Jul. 17, 2006

Three Steps for Improving the Quality of Mental Health Care in the United States — Jul. 14, 2006

Integrating Treatment for People with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders in Public Systems of Care — Jul. 14, 2006

Despite Deep Scientific Uncertainty, Long-Term Problems Can Be Tackled — Jun. 23, 2006

Getting To Outcomes™: Improving Community-Based Substance-Use Prevention — Feb. 14, 2006

Anxiety Disorders Can Have Broad, Negative Health Effects — Feb. 14, 2006

Project ALERT Plus May Leverage the Effect of the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign — Jan. 24, 2006

Cutting Drug Co-Payments for Sicker Patients on Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Could Save a Billion Dollars Every Year — Jan. 17, 2006

Quality Primary Care Requires More Than Insurance — Jan. 17, 2006

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2005 Fact Sheets

Saturated in Beer — Nov., 2005

Reducing Sexual Risk Among Injection Drug Users — Aug., 2005

Obese Women Receiving Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Are Often Undertreated — Aug., 2005

Some Prescription Diet Drugs Promote Weight Loss — Aug., 2005

Weight Loss Surgery is More Effective Than Diet and Exercise in Helping Severely Obese People Lose Weight — Aug., 2005

Cost-Effective Allocation of Government Funds for Preventing HIV — Jul., 2005

The Managed Care Backlash: Did Consumers Vote with Their Feet? — Apr., 2005

Do Cardiologists Perceive Racial or Ethnic Disparities in the Treatment of Heart Patients? Results of a RAND Survey — Apr., 2005

How Cost Sharing Affects Use of Drugs by the Chronically Ill — Mar., 2005

HIV Testing Among Indigent Women: Who Gets Tested? — Feb., 2005

The Relationship Between Volume and Quality in Mental Health Care — Jan., 2005

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2004 Fact Sheets

Prospects for Change in the Individual Health Insurance Market — Dec., 2004

Role of Doctors Critical in Effective Public Health — Dec., 2004

"Voltage Drops" in Children's Health Care: Barriers That Impede Children's Access to Quality Health Care — Nov., 2004

Will Public Health's Response to Terrorism Be Fair? — Oct., 2004

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2003 Fact Sheets

Helping Children Cope with Violence: The Potential of a School-Based Program — Sep., 2003

Making Sure No Child Is Left Behind: Improving Proficiency in Mathematics — May, 2003

America's Role in Nation-Building — May, 2003

A New Approach to Assessing Gas and Oil Resources — May, 2003

Sunshine in Korea: The South Korean Debate Over Policies Toward North Korea — May, 2003

The Global Threat of New and Reemerging Infectious Diseases — Apr., 2003

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