Laurie T. Martin

Overview

Commentary

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  Why ACA Enrollees Need Support After They Sign Up

  Providing support for Affordable Care Act enrollees to connect with care they are happy with can help minimize the risk that they will stop seeking routine health care.

  Oct 11, 2017 The Hill

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  Open Enrollment, Take 2: What Matters for the ACA Marketplace?

  As the Affordable Care Act's second open-enrollment period draws to its February 15 close, relatively few of the millions of Americans eligible to switch plans have revisited their options. What actions can be taken to ensure that people know they have the right to a new choice each year?

  Feb 11, 2015 The Health Care Blog

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  RAND Helps to Develop From Coverage to Care, a New CMS Initiative

  Health coverage is a means to an end: the aim is to help more Americans use their coverage to access routine primary care and preventive services. For many of the newly insured, however, the leap between obtaining insurance and establishing a regular source of care is substantial.

  Jul 29, 2014 The RAND Blog

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  Quick Takes: Health Literacy and ACA Enrollment

  The Affordable Care Act (ACA) expands coverage to millions of Americans. But the newly eligible may face challenges enrolling if they lack understanding of how the health care system itself works. Laurie Martin explains the role of health literacy in determining how successful the ACA will be in providing coverage for America's uninsured.

  Nov 7, 2013 The RAND Blog

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  Next Big Obstacle for Obama's Affordable Care Act? It's Not Just the Supreme Court

  The success of the Affordable Care Act to enroll those newly eligible in an appropriate insurance plan depends on clear communication to individuals who have limited health literacy, write Laurie T. Martin and Ruth M. Parker.

  Oct 3, 2011 Christian Science Monitor

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  Insurance Expansion and Health Literacy

  The ongoing evolution of the health care system is leading US households toward greater responsibility for their own well-being. With this responsibility, however, comes an increasing need to be able to find, trust, use, and act on relevant information to make informed choices, write Laurie T. Martin and Ruth M. Parker.

  Aug 9, 2011 The Journal of the American Medical Association

Publications

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  Charting Progress: U.S. Military Non-Medical Counseling Programs

  This chartbook summarizes findings from an evaluation of two programs offered by the DoD that provide solution-focused counseling for common personal and family issues to members of the active and reserve components of the U.S. military and their families.

  Apr 27, 2018

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  Helping Military Families: A Look at Non-Medical Counseling Programs in the U.S. Military

  A recent evaluation of the military's non-medical counseling programs suggests that they help military personnel and their families. Participants gave the programs favorable ratings, and most reported improvement over a three-month period.

  Jan 16, 2018

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  An Evaluation of U.S. Military Non-Medical Counseling Programs

  This report evaluates two programs offered by the U.S. Department of Defense that provide solution-focused counseling for common personal and family issues to members of the active and reserve components of the U.S. military and their families.

  Oct 23, 2017

• Research Brief

  Research Brief

  U.S. Military Non-Medical Counseling Programs Demonstrate Benefits for Participants

  RAND's evaluation of Military and Family Life Counseling and Military OneSource, based on participant surveys, suggests that these programs are largely effective for service members and families who have used these services.

  Oct 23, 2017

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  How Cultural Alignment and the Use of Incentives Can Promote a Culture of Health: Stakeholder Perspectives

  This report draws on interviews with Culture of Health stakeholders whose work focused on culture, incentives, or both to learn how organizations are addressing and leveraging culture and incentives to promote health and well-being.

  Apr 14, 2017

• Journal Article

  Journal Article

  Strengthening Integration of Health Services and Systems

  Integrating medical care, public health, and social services will increase access to care and improve health and well-being for all individuals.

  Nov 28, 2016

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  Assessing the Role of State and Local Public Health in Outreach and Enrollment for Expanded Coverage: A Case Study on Houston, Texas

  Part of a series highlighting innovative models and best practices for local health departments' involvement in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act outreach and enrollment, this brief reports on a case study on Houston, Texas.

  Jul 8, 2016

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  Assessing the Role of State and Local Public Health in Outreach and Enrollment for Expanded Coverage: A Case Study on Tacoma–Pierce County, Washington

  Part of a series on innovative models and best practices for local health departments' involvement in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act outreach and enrollment, this report summarizes a case study on Tacoma--Pierce County, Washington.

  Jul 8, 2016

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  Assessing the Role of State and Local Public Health in Outreach and Enrollment for Expanded Coverage: A Case Study on Boston and Massachusetts

  Part of a series highlighting innovative models and best practices for local health departments' involvement in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act outreach and enrollment, this report describes a case study on Boston and Massachusetts.

  Jul 8, 2016

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  Assessing the Role of State and Local Public Health in Outreach and Enrollment for Expanded Coverage: A Case Study on Eagle, Garfield, and Pitkin Counties, Colorado

  Part of a series highlighting innovative models and best practices for local health departments' involvement in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act outreach and enrollment, this report is a case study on three Colorado counties.

  Jul 8, 2016

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  Assessing the Role of State and Local Public Health in Outreach and Enrollment for Expanded Coverage: A Case Study on New Orleans, Louisiana

  Part of a series highlighting innovative models and best practices for local health departments' involvement in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act outreach and enrollment, this report describes a case study on New Orleans, Louisiana.

  Jul 8, 2016

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  Assessing the Role of State and Local Public Health in Outreach and Enrollment for Expanded Coverage: A Case Study on Illinois

  Part of a series highlighting innovative models and best practices for local health departments' involvement in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act outreach and enrollment, this brief reports on a case study on Illinois.

  Jul 8, 2016

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  Assessing the Role of State and Local Public Health in Outreach and Enrollment for Expanded Coverage: Seven Case Studies from Local and State Health Departments

  This report summarizes seven case studies to highlight innovative models and best practices that leverage local health department efforts in outreach and health insurance enrollment activities tied to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

  Jul 8, 2016

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  Assessing the Role of State and Local Public Health in Outreach and Enrollment for Expanded Coverage: A Case Study on West Virginia

  Part of a series highlighting innovative models and best practices for local health departments' involvement in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act outreach and enrollment, this report describes a case study on West Virginia.

  Jul 8, 2016

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  Building a National Culture of Health: Background, Action Framework, Measures, and Next Steps

  In 2013, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) began its Culture of Health initiative. To implement the primary Culture of Health outcome of improved population health, well-being, and equity, RWJF worked with RAND to develop an action framework.

  Mar 11, 2016

• Journal Article

  Journal Article

  Cognitive Ability in Childhood and the Chronicity and Suicidality of Depression

  This study aims to investigate the association between general childhood cognitive abilities and adult depression outcomes.

  Feb 18, 2016

• Research Brief

  Research Brief

  Assessing the Department of Defense's Approach to Reducing Mental Health Stigma

  This brief assesses the military's approach to reducing stigma for mental health disorders.

  Jan 18, 2016

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  Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Veterans in the Metro Detroit Area

  This study focuses on the mental health-related needs facing veterans in the Detroit metropolitan area to identify gaps in the support landscape and inform future investments for community-level resources to fill those gaps.

  Jan 14, 2016

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  Research Brief

  Understanding the Mental Health Needs of Metro Detroit's Veterans

  Using a variety of methods, RAND has constructed a broad and detailed picture of the mental health support landscape for metro Detroit veterans, and identified areas where critical gaps remain.

  Jan 14, 2016

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  The Urban Child Institute CANDLE Study: Methodological Overview and Baseline Sample Description

  This report describes the study design and summary data from the first year of data collection for the Urban Child Institute Conditions Affecting Neurocognitive Development and Learning in Early Childhood Study.

  Dec 21, 2015

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  Research Brief

  Connecting Consumers to Care

  The Affordable Care Act has reduced the number of uninsured; an emerging challenge is to help the newly insured choose coverage wisely and use it to access primary care and preventive services.

  Dec 4, 2015

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  Family Resilience in the Military: Definitions, Models, and Policies

  Summarizes definitions of family resilience in the literature, identifies key family resilience factors, and recommends steps that the Department of Defense can take to manage its portfolio of family resilience programs and policies.

  Jul 10, 2015

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  From Coverage to Care: Strengthening and Facilitating Consumer Connections to the Health System

  This perspective describes lessons learned from conversations with a variety of stakeholders in the health care industry about important elements of connecting individuals with health care beyond simply enrolling in an insurance plan.

  Jun 30, 2015

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  Off To A Good Start: Social and Emotional Development of Memphis' Children

  Drawing on national, state, and local data, the Urban Child Institute partnered with RAND to explore the social and emotional well-being of children in Memphis and Shelby County, Tenn.

  Jan 15, 2015

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  Journal Article

  Education and Coronary Heart Disease Risk: Potential Mechanisms Such as Literacy, Perceived Constraints, and Depressive Symptoms

  Education is inversely associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) risk; however the mechanisms are poorly understood.

  2015

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  Barriers to Enrollment in Health Coverage in Colorado

  Explores why eligible individuals are not enrolled in health insurance coverage in Colorado and makes recommendations on how Colorado can strengthen its future outreach and enrollment efforts.

  Oct 6, 2014

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  Mental Health Stigma in the Military

  This report assesses the U.S. military's approach to reducing stigma for mental health disorders and their treatment, how well it is working, and how it might be improved. It presents priorities for getting service members the treatment they need.

  Sep 30, 2014

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  Enhancing Capacity to Address Mental Health Needs of Veterans and Their Families: The Welcome Back Veterans Initiative

  This report describes the Welcome Back Veterans Initiative, which issued grants to academic medical institutions to create and implement programs and services designed to address the mental health needs of returning veterans and their families.

  Sep 18, 2014

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  Research Brief

  Welcome Back Veterans: A Program Steps Up to the Plate to Aid Vets, Families with Mental Health Care — and Offers Future Playbook

  Describes the Welcome Back Veterans Initiative, which has issued grants to academic medical institutions to create and implement programs and services designed to address the mental health needs of returning veterans and their families.

  Sep 18, 2014

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  Information and Communication Technologies to Promote Social and Psychological Well-Being in the Air Force: A 2012 Survey of Airmen

  This report presents the findings from an exploratory survey of 3,479 active-duty, guard, and reserve Airmen on their use of information and communication technology (ICT) and the association between ICT use and social and psychological well-being.

  Aug 25, 2014

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  Research Brief

  Improving Programs that Address Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury: The RAND Toolkit

  RAND developed a set of four tools to assist with understanding, evaluating, and improving performance of programs that address psychological health and traumatic brain injuries among service members.

  Jan 8, 2014

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  A Systematic Process to Facilitate Evidence-Informed Decisionmaking Regarding Program Expansion: The RAND Toolkit, Volume 3

  RAND researchers developed a model and tools to support a centralized, systematic, and ongoing process to aid the Department of Defense in making decisions around continued support and expansion of psychological health and brain injury programs.

  Jan 8, 2014

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  Journal Article

  A Prescription Is Not Enough: Improving Public Health with Health Literacy

  This article focuses on the use—and the lack of use—of health literacy within efforts to address public health in the United States.

  Nov 1, 2013

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  The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center Care Coordination Program: Assessment of Program Structure, Activities, and Implementation

  This report documents RAND's assessment of a program designed to facilitate care coordination for service members and veterans recovering from traumatic brain injuries.

  Aug 26, 2013

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  Assessment of the Content, Design, and Dissemination of the Real Warriors Campaign

  Presents the results of an assessment of the Real Warriors Campaign, a multimedia program designed to promote resilience, facilitate recovery, and support the reintegration of returning servicemembers, veterans, and their families.

  Apr 16, 2012

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  Research Brief

  How Do Soldiers’ Deployments Affect Children’s Academic Performance and Behavioral Health?

  With regard to Army families, the study examines the effects of long and frequent parental deployments on children’s academic performance as well as their emotional and behavioral well-being in the school setting.

  Apr 9, 2012

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  Journal Article

  Which Literacy Skills Are Associated with Smoking?

  Increases in reading skills and numeracy skills substantially increase the odds that an individual will quit smoking.

  Feb 1, 2012

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  Patient Incentives to Motivate Doctor Visits and Reduce Hypertension Disparities

  Examines whether small financial incentives for patients can motivate physician visits and reduce racial/ethnic disparities in hypertension.

  Nov 30, 2011

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  Research Brief

  Addressing Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Among Servicemembers and Their Families: Existing Department of Defense Programs and Options for Improvement

  Provides overviews and detailed descriptions of 211 programs currently sponsored or funded by the Department of Defense to address psychological health and traumatic brain injury, along with recommendations to maximize program effectiveness.

  Nov 9, 2011

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  Programs Addressing Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Among U.S. Military Servicemembers and Their Families

  Provides overviews and detailed descriptions of 211 programs currently sponsored or funded by the Department of Defense to address psychological health and traumatic brain injury, along with recommendations to maximize program effectiveness.

  Nov 9, 2011

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  Journal Article

  Patient Activation and Advocacy: Which Literacy Skills Matter Most?

  All literacy skills are significantly associated with patients' self-advocacy when examined in isolation, but greater speaking and listening skills are significantly associated with better patient advocacy when all four skills were examined together.

  Sep 1, 2011

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  Insurance Expansion and Health Literacy

  If the Affordable Care Act is to successfully expand health care coverage and access for those who most need it, states must implement strategies to ensure that those eligible for coverage are appropriately and efficiently enrolled.

  Aug 1, 2011

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  Effects of Soldiers' Deployment on Children's Academic Performance and Behavioral Health

  With regard to Army families, the study examines the effects of long and frequent parental deployments on children's academic performance as well as their emotional and behavioral well-being in the school setting.

  Apr 4, 2011

• Journal Article

  Journal Article

  Literacy Skills and Calculated 10-Year Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

  Skills in reading, listing and numeracy may affect the risk of coronary heart disease.

  2011

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  Patients' Literacy Skills: More Than Just Reading Ability

  While reading and numeracy best represent overall literacy, patients' relative strengths may vary. Effective communication with patients should rely on both oral exchange and written health information, and not rely on a single literacy skill.

  2011

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  A Prototype Interactive Mapping Tool to Target Low Health Literacy in Missouri

  Describes a web-based mapping tool to help healthcare decisionmakers identify neighborhood-level ''hotspots'' of suboptimal health or healthcare that may be due to low health literacy.

  Apr 29, 2010

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  Estimating and Mapping Health Literacy in the State of Missouri

  Using predictive models and information about the demographic makeup of census areas, this paper generates estimates of health literacy for each geographic area and maps the results to identify 'hot spots' of low health literacy across Missouri.

  2010

• Journal Article

  Journal Article

  The Impact of Parental Deployment on Child Social and Emotional Functioning: Perspectives of School Staff

  Studies the effect of parental deployment on the well-being of children, and whether and how parental deployments affect the behavioral, social, and emotional outcomes of youth in the school setting.

  2010

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  Mental Disorders Among Gifted and Nongifted Youth: A Selected Review of the Epidemiologic Literature

  Given the ongoing debate over whether giftedness is associated with mental health disorders, there is a great need to highlight and compare results from the most methodologically rigorous studies.

  2010

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  Strategies and Models for Promoting Adolescent Vaccination for Low-Income Populations

  Discusses ways to increase vaccination rates among low-income and minority youth.

  May 22, 2009

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  Childhood IQ and Adult Mental Disorders: A Test of the Cognitive Reserve Hypothesis

  Cognitive reserve has been proposed as important in the etiology of neuropsychiatric disorders.

  2009

• Journal Article

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  Developing Predictive Models of Health Literacy

  The authors developed two models to estimate health literacy.

  2009

• Journal Article

  Journal Article

  Early Manifestations of Personality and Adult Health: A Life Course Perspective

  The aim of this study is to investigate whether individual personality or temperamental qualities that emerge early and persist over the life course, predict adult midlife health.

  2009

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  Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery

  A comprehensive study of the post-deployment health-related needs associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and traumatic brain injury among servicemembers returning from Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

  Mar 26, 2008