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RAND Review: Spring 2009

RAND Review, our flagship magazine, synthesizes and showcases RAND research on timely issues facing the world.

Spring 2009 — Vol. 33, No. 1

COVER STORY

Cost Controls

How Government Can Get More Bang for Its Buck

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Some say that the Statue of Freedom, a female figure that has crowned the dome of the U.S. Capitol since 1863, faces east so that the sun never sets on the face of freedom. In this photo, Freedom basks in the rising sun.
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Contents:

Message from the Editor

When Evidence Meets Action

News

Perspectives

Getting Warmer

Science Closes in on an Understanding of Climate Change

Powers of Attraction

The Continuing Relevance of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Features

Advanced Care

The Promise of Health Information Technology for Cost, Quality, and Privacy

By Richard Hillestad and Federico Girosi

Centerpiece

Health Information Technology Savings Dwarf Costs over the First 15 Years, Then Keep Growing

Bridge the Gulf

To Advance Negotiations with Iran, Cede Conventional Wisdom

By Frederic Wehrey

Publisher’s Page

Once, a Man Straddled Two Worlds

In Memoriam — Jeremy Azrael

By James A. Thomson

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