2012-05-24T14:57:06Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/michigan.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR991-1.html Jan 4, 2012 Jan 4, 2012

Safe Start Promising Approaches (SSPA) is the second phase of a community-based initiative focused on developing and fielding interventions to prevent and reduce the impact of children's exposure to violence. This report shares the results of SSPA, which was intended to implement and evaluate promising and evidence-based programs in 15 program sites across the country.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9513.html Mar 4, 2010 Mar 4, 2010

<p>Higher auto insurance rates in Michigan lead to a high proportion of drivers without auto insurance. Introducing options or fee schedules for personal injury protection coverage could help lead to broader, more-affordable choices.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP293.html Feb 23, 2010 Feb 23, 2010

<p>Legislators and consumer groups in Michigan have recently proposed reforms designed to reduce the costs of auto insurance in the state. The fact that premiums are higher in Michigan than in other states can be explained by higher levels of reimbursement provided to injury victims and their medical providers. This pattern suggests that reforms that change claiming behavior may have considerable potential for lowering auto premiums in Michigan.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060020.html Dec 31, 2005 Dec 31, 2005

<p>One of the biggest public school reform movements in the past decade has been the passage of charter school laws.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050125.html Dec 31, 2004 Dec 31, 2004

<p>In this study, the authors find that Michigan's high-spending school districts have a greater probability of issuing bonds after centralizing public school funding, indicating that debt financing of capital expenditures may have become a mechanism to allow these school districts to circumvent the policy's intent for greater spending equity.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030111.html Dec 31, 2002 Dec 31, 2002

<p>The results of this study suggest that the signs of potential elder abuse are associated with a diminishing social network and poor social functioning, although some characteristics of the older person's health are contributing factors.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20020804.html Dec 31, 2001 Dec 31, 2001

<p>To develop a screening system for Michigan's MI Choice publicly funded home- and community-based services programs, to aid in identifying individuals eligible for services and their most appropriate level of care (LOC).</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20020606.html Dec 31, 2001 Dec 31, 2001

<p>The authors found a strong association between caregiver dissatisfaction (caregiver dissatisfied with the level of care the home care participant was currently receiving) and an increased likelihood of hospitalization.</p>