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Promising Strategies for Creating Critical Care Capacity in U.S. Hospitals
Hospitals can prepare for a surge of patients critically ill with COVID-19, but it will require hospital leaders, practitioners, and regional officials to adopt drastic measures that challenge the standard way of providing care. A new RAND tool can help them estimate current capacity and explore ways to increase it.
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Employment and Unemployment
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Millions Need Unemployment Benefits. Unfortunately, the Delivery System Is Broken
More than 10 million Americans filed for unemployment insurance in March as businesses closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The stimulus package passed in March enacted welcome measures to tide people over, but these temporary fixes don't address the structural problems that will continue to plague unemployment benefit programs after the infusion of cash runs out.
Workforce Management
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Should the Federal Workforce Stay Remote? Planning for After the Crisis
As physical distancing becomes the new norm, so too does telework. But should federal agencies maintain their remote operations for the long haul? As those of us involved with national security agencies, operations, and workforce issues know, this is not a decision to make lightly.
Health Disparities
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Incarceration Rates: A Key Measure of Health in America
There's widespread agreement that incarceration has adverse effects on health and health equity, not just for prisoners but also for families and communities. That's one important reason why incarceration in the United States needs to be reduced.
Cybersecurity
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The Defense Industrial Base Needs a Cyber Protection Program
The unclassified networks of defense industrial base firms have become a target for adversaries seeking to steal sensitive data, trade secrets, and intellectual property. How can the U.S. Department of Defense better secure these networks?

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COVID-19 Pandemic: The Latest from RAND
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting nearly every facet of daily life and claiming lives across the globe. As leaders grapple with how to respond, RAND experts seek to address and inform policy options and examine how different countries and communities are managing the crisis.
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Schools Pivot Online in Wake of COVID-19: Q&A with RAND Experts
Nearly all school-age children in the United States are no longer in the classroom as districts shut down to reduce the spread of the new coronavirus. RAND education researchers discuss how this situation might exacerbate educational inequities, how districts and teachers are innovating and what they need, and what parents can do.
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Amidst a Pandemic, a Mental Health Crisis May Be Looming
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care workers' mental health could be significant and could weaken the U.S. health care system's ability to resolve the current crisis and survive over the long term. Interventions to promote psychological well-being should be implemented now.
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Enhancing Security on NATO's Northern Flank: Options for Norway
Norway supports deterrence, crisis management, and security in the High North—which includes the Scandinavian territories and northern Russia. What regional insights can other NATO allies provide to help Norway in its security role?

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Millions Need Unemployment Benefits. Unfortunately, the Delivery System Is Broken

The Coronavirus Pandemic's Effect on Sleep

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Measuring Wellbeing to Help Communities Thrive

Managing Escalation in Crisis and War

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Reducing Poverty Among Mexico's Elderly

RAND Corporation Provides Objective Research Services and Public Policy Analysis

Promising Strategies for Creating Critical Care Capacity in U.S. Hospitals

Millions Need Unemployment Benefits. Unfortunately, the Delivery System Is Broken

Should the Federal Workforce Stay Remote? Planning for After the Crisis

Incarceration Rates: A Key Measure of Health in America

The Defense Industrial Base Needs a Cyber Protection Program

COVID-19 Pandemic: The Latest from RAND

Schools Pivot Online in Wake of COVID-19: Q&A with RAND Experts

Amidst a Pandemic, a Mental Health Crisis May Be Looming

Enhancing Security on NATO's Northern Flank: Options for Norway

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The Coronavirus Pandemic's Effect on Sleep

The Economic Impacts of COVID-19

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