RAND: News Releases for 20242024-03-14T19:10:27ZCopyright (c) 2024, The RAND CorporationRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/news/press.htmlhttps://www.rand.org/news/press/2024/03/07.htmlRAND Launches National Youth Survey Panel to Elevate Student Voices in Education Research2024-03-07T14:15:00Z2024-03-07T14:15:00ZRAND has created a new, nationally representative youth survey panel as well as a school parent panel to gather perceptions of school, college, entry into the workforce, and respondents' take on timely topics. The RAND American Youth Panel will include 4,000 youth ages 12–21, with oversamples in the states of California, Florida, New York and Texas. The American Parent Panel will include parents of youth ages 12–17.https://www.rand.org/news/press/2024/02/28.htmlStatement About Theodore 'Ted' Gordon2024-02-28T19:30:00Z2024-02-28T19:30:00ZRAND notes with regret the death of Theodore “Ted” Gordon, a noted futurist who helped pioneer the early development of the Delphi method at RAND. The now-famous technique is used to reach consensus among experts.https://www.rand.org/news/press/2024/02/21.htmlMore Than 40 Percent of Americans Know Someone Who Died of Drug Overdose; 13 Percent Say Deaths Have Disrupted Their Lives2024-02-21T19:00:00Z2024-02-21T19:00:00ZMore than 40 percent of Americans know someone who has died of a drug overdose and about one-third of those individuals say their lives were disrupted by the death. While the overdose crisis has had wide-ranging negative impacts on people who use drugs, their employers, and public health systems, little research has explored the experiences of those left behind by fatal drug overdoses.https://www.rand.org/news/press/2024/02/08.htmlProper Care for Life-Threatening Child Diarrhea Is Limited by Health Providers' Perceptions of Caregivers' Wishes2024-02-08T17:00:00Z2024-02-08T17:00:00ZYoung children in India who suffer from life-threatening diarrhea frequently are given ineffective treatments because health providers misperceive the wishes of a child's caregiver.https://www.rand.org/news/press/2024/02/02.htmlTelehealth Is Common at Mental Health Clinics, but Differences Occur Based on Geography and Services Offered2024-02-02T14:00:00Z2024-02-02T14:00:00ZTelehealth availability for mental health care varies significantly across states—from less than half of treatment facilities contacted in states like Mississippi and South Carolina to every facility contacted in states like Maine and Oregon.https://www.rand.org/news/press/2024/02/01/index1.htmlInsulin Prices Are Sharply Higher in the United States Than in Other Countries2024-02-01T15:30:00Z2024-02-01T15:30:00ZThe gross price of insulin in the United States is more than nine times higher than in 33 high-income comparison nations.https://www.rand.org/news/press/2024/02/01.htmlPrescription Drug Prices in the U.S. Are 2.78 Times Those in Other Countries2024-02-01T15:30:00Z2024-02-01T15:30:00ZPrescription drug prices in the United States are significantly higher than in other nations, with prices in the United States averaging 2.78 times those seen in 33 other nations.https://www.rand.org/news/press/2024/02/01/index2.htmlNew Prescription Drugs Typically Sold First in U.S., Reach Other Wealthy Nations Within a Year2024-02-01T15:30:00Z2024-02-01T15:30:00ZMost new prescription drugs are sold first in the United States before they reach other nations, but ultimately important medications are sold across most wealthy nations within about a year of first sale.https://www.rand.org/news/press/2024/01/30.htmlPrimary Care Providers May Be Key to Avoiding Bottlenecks in Alzheimer's Disease Treatment2024-01-30T03:01:00Z2024-01-30T03:01:00ZThere is substantial geographic variation across the U.S. health care system to diagnose and treat early-stage Alzheimer's disease with disease-modifying therapies, and engaging primary care providers in the effort may be a key to accelerating delivery of emerging new treatments.https://www.rand.org/news/press/2024/01/25.htmlCurrent Artificial Intelligence Does Not Meaningfully Increase Risk of a Biological Weapons Attack2024-01-25T11:00:00Z2024-01-25T11:00:00ZThe current generation of large language models (LLMs)—a form of artificial intelligence (AI)—do not increase the risk of a biological weapons attack by a non-state actor.https://www.rand.org/news/press/2024/01/03.htmlAverage Cost of Providing Hospital Care to COVID-19 Patients Increased Over First Two Years of Pandemic2024-01-03T11:00:00Z2024-01-03T11:00:00ZThe average cost of providing care to hospitalized COVID-19 patients increased five times faster than the rate of medical inflation during the first two years of the pandemic, at least partly because of the application of additional medical technologies over the period.https://www.rand.org/news/press/2023/12/20.htmlNumber of People Affected by Tropical Cyclones Has Increased Sharply Since 20022023-12-20T19:00:00Z2023-12-20T19:00:00ZThe number of people affected by tropical cyclones has nearly doubled from 2002 to 2019, reaching nearly 800 million people in 2019.https://www.rand.org/news/press/2023/12/04.htmlRise in Child Suicide in the U.S. Linked in Part to the Nation's Opioid Crisis2023-12-04T15:00:00Z2023-12-04T15:00:00ZThe rise in child suicides in the United States since 2010 was fueled in part by the nation's opioid crisis, which previous studies found increased rates of child neglect and altered household living arrangements.https://www.rand.org/news/press/2023/11/17.htmlCrime-Free Housing Policies Increase Evictions in Minority and Low-Income Neighborhoods, but Do Not Lead to Reductions in Crime2023-11-17T12:00:00Z2023-11-17T12:00:00ZPolicies that encourage landlords to evict tenants who have involvement with the criminal justice system do not appear to reduce crime, while increasing evictions among Black residents and people with lower incomes.https://www.rand.org/news/press/2023/11/07.htmlFederal Grant Will Support Research Infrastructure for Complementary and Integrative Health2023-11-07T15:45:00Z2023-11-07T15:45:00ZThe nonprofit RAND Corporation has received a $6 million federal grant to support research expertise and participation at academic institutions that educate practitioners in complementary and integrative health.https://www.rand.org/news/press/2023/11/01.htmlU.S. Armed Forces Capabilities in Arctic Region Pose National Security Risks, Need Strengthening2023-11-01T15:00:00Z2023-11-01T15:00:00ZThe United States needs to strengthen its ability to protect its Arctic interests as the region becomes a more active security environment. Key areas for improvement include communications, infrastructure, training, equipment, tactics and the ability to scale presence.https://www.rand.org/news/press/2023/10/26.htmlRAND Elevates Christine Lanoie-Newman to Chief Development Officer2023-10-26T13:45:00Z2023-10-26T13:45:00ZChristine Lanoie-Newman has assumed the role of chief development officer at RAND. As part of the leadership team, she will oversee all of RAND's development efforts, which includes all philanthropic and foundation fundraising.https://www.rand.org/news/press/2023/10/24.htmlRAND Factbook Highlights Demographic, Mental Health and Labor Participation of Military Veterans2023-10-24T16:30:00Z2023-10-24T16:30:00ZA factbook, accompanied by a collection of infographics, explores trends and estimates about the demographics of veterans. It focuses on the size, sex, age, race/ethnicity, educational attainment, and geographic distribution of the veteran population as compared with nonveterans.https://www.rand.org/news/press/2023/10/06.htmlRise in Overdose Deaths Increasingly Affects Those with Lower Educational Attainment2023-10-06T14:00:00Z2023-10-06T14:00:00ZDrug overdose deaths increased sharply among Americans without a college education and nearly doubled over a three-year period among those who don't have a high school diploma. The findings further highlight a potential association between the rise in drug overdose deaths and barriers to education access, a social determinant of health.https://www.rand.org/news/press/2023/10/03.htmlMental Health Spending for Children and Adolescents Has Risen by More Than One-Quarter Since Beginning of Pandemic2023-10-03T14:00:00Z2023-10-03T14:00:00ZSpending on mental health services for children and adolescents has risen by more than one-quarter since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, continuing to rise even as the use of telehealth plateaued.