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Safety-Net Providers Can Adopt Medical Home Models and Improve Primary Care; Cost Reductions Harder

Most of the federally qualified health centers that participated in a program to help them adopt a “medical home” model of advanced primary care were successful in doing so. These changes improved access to primary care, but did not decrease the use of specialty care, acute care services or Medicare expenditures.

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The U.S.-France Dustup Over Counterterrorism in the Sahel

It's time for Paris and Washington to get together with the G5 nations of the Sahel and draft a strategy for achieving shared objectives. The French cannot do it alone or even with the support of the G5 nations. The U.S. would be penny wise but pound foolish to stay aloof or even just uphold the status quo.
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'Principal Pipelines' Can Be an Affordable Way to Improve Schools

Improving school leadership by better selecting, training, and evaluating principals can be an affordable way to reduce turnover and improve schools.
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An Insider's Look at 50 Years of American Diplomacy

RAND's James Dobbins spent five decades on the frontlines of U.S. diplomacy. Now he takes readers behind the scenes of the Vietnam peace talks, the Cold War, German reunification, the U.S. intervention in Afghanistan, and more.
The Islamic State (Terrorist Organization)

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Is ISIS Leader Baghdadi Still Alive?

The Russian military announced that it might have killed the leader of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in an airstrike in Raqqa. Would his death weaken the group or will ISIS continue to adapt, evolve, and expand like al Qaeda did?
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How China Could Truly Rein in North Korea

China has key pressure points at its disposal to help deter North Korea from nuclear activities. It could cut off oil supplies or limit other trade, or crack down on illicit finance networks as many of the banks laundering money for the regime are in China. It could also stop shielding Pyongyang at the UN.
The Islamic State (Terrorist Organization)

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The Islamic State's Disposable Army

To leaders of the Islamic State group, murder of its own and collective suicide are keys to its defense strategy. The group targets malcontents and the most suggestible, knowing they are desperate to belong to something and willing to die for it.
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Social Media Analysis Could Support Information Operations

Social media analysis could provide a window into the perspectives and communications of adversaries and other key audiences. If DoD seeks to expand its capability in this area, it must navigate U.S. law, cultural norms, and other issues.
Information Security

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Could Stateless Attribution Promote International Cyber Accountability?

The public may respond to government claims about who is behind a cyberattack with suspicion and confusion. Could an independent, global organization for cyber attribution help?
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Multiple Chronic Conditions in America

Sixty percent of Americans have at least one chronic condition. More than 40 percent have more than one. Chronic disease is a burden not only for these patients but also for the health care system.

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The Trump admin. faces the choice of losing quickly by withdrawing from Afghanistan; losing slowly by staying at the current, clearly inadequate levels of commitment; or not losing by increasing that commitment enough to maintain a stalemate on the battlefield.
James Dobbins

Senior Fellow
Source: The Cipher Brief
Primary care medical practices are rapidly adopting the patient-centered medical home model of care and one result may be that under-served patients use more services once it becomes easier to access care.
Justin W. Timbie

Senior Health Policy Researcher
Source: RAND News Release
Raising awareness of PTSD should include highlighting the need for access to evidence-based treatments … Although effective treatments exist … research has shown that half of those suffering from the disorder go unnoticed and untreated.
Lisa S. Meredith

Senior Behavioral Scientist
Source: The RAND Blog
Depending on the magnitude of these changes [in the Senate health care bill], they could have major consequences for the 75 million people currently enrolled in Medicaid.
Christine Eibner

Paul O'Neill Alcoa Chair in Policy Analysis
Source: PolitiFact
Our research found that principal pipelines are not a big-ticket item for these school districts. School districts can look at our research and consider the likely costs for various activities intended to improve leadership.
Julia H. Kaufman

Policy Researcher
Source: RAND News Release

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The U.S.-France Dustup Over Counterterrorism in the Sahel

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An Insider's Look at 50 Years of American Diplomacy

Is ISIS Leader Baghdadi Still Alive?

How China Could Truly Rein in North Korea

The Islamic State's Disposable Army

Social Media Analysis Could Support Information Operations

Could Stateless Attribution Promote International Cyber Accountability?

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