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    Why Obamacare Lives

    Christine Eibner @Chrissyeibner

    Jun 26, 2015

    U.S. News & World Report

    Economic reasoning took center stage in the Supreme Court's decision on Thursday to uphold the legality of the Affordable Care Act's subsidies in all states.

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    Evidence Based Health Practice

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    RAND Announces New Center of Excellence on Health System Performance

    Jun 25, 2015

    RAND's new Center of Excellence on Health System Performance will study high-performance health systems that translate new evidence into clinical practice.

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    The Price of Peace

    Jun 24, 2015

    Groundbreaking analysis by a team of RAND economists and policy experts reveals how much Israelis and Palestinians stand to lose from the enduring conflict, and how much they could gain in peace.

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    The Enemy You Know and the Ally You Don't

    Benjamin Bahney, Patrick B. Johnston, Patrick Ryan

    Jun 23, 2015

    Foreign Policy

    Arming Iraq's Sunni militias to fight the Islamic State may seem like a quick fix, but newly declassified documents suggest it might only add fuel to the fire.

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    Could You Lose Your License to Drink?

    Beau Kilmer @BeauKilmer

    Jun 23, 2015

    CNN

    Criminal justice reform requires creating demand for bold ideas about simultaneously reducing incarceration and crime. Given the prominent role alcohol plays in crime — and the strong results from South Dakota's 24/7 Sobriety program — suspending one's “license to drink” seems well worth considering.

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  • A Tunisian holds up a flag during celebrations marking the fourth anniversary of Tunisia's revolution, Tunis, January 14, 2015
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    Tunisia in the Crosshairs

    Michael D. Rich @michaeldrich, K. Jack Riley @K_Jack_Riley

    Jun 22, 2015

    U.S. News & World Report

    The open-ended nature of the Islamic State group's threat against Tunisair suggests that it intends to target Tunisia for the long haul. The United States should counter the threats with steadfast and sustained cooperation and assistance.

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    The 10 Ps of Marijuana Legalization

    Beau Kilmer @BeauKilmer

    Jun 22, 2015

    Berkeley Review of Latin American Studies

    Marijuana policy is a growing topic of discussion, and laws are starting to change. Ten choices confronting jurisdictions considering legalization cover many of the critical decisions that will determine whether removing prohibition is a good idea.

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    Paying for Pricey Medications: Debt Financing Options Could Provide a Solution

    Soeren Mattke

    Jun 22, 2015

    BioProcess International Magazine

    A new approach may be needed to finance an emerging breed of expensive but highly effective pharmaceuticals and vaccines. The health care industry could learn from other industry approaches such as equipment leases or supplier-financed credit.

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    Greek Financial Crisis: All You Need to Know

    Charles P. Ries @charles_ries

    Jun 21, 2015

    Newsweek

    Europeans should not rush to eject the Greeks from either the euro or the E.U. They should have the patience to let Greek politics run its course.

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    Terrorism and Television: A Conversation with Howard Gordon

    Jun 19, 2015

    Television producer and writer Howard Gordon discusses 9/11, television's 24, and responsible entertainment.

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    Nature and Nurture: What's Behind the Variation in Recent Medical Home Evaluations?

    Mark W. Friedberg, Connie Sixta, Michael Bailit

    Jun 19, 2015

    Health Affairs Blog

    As demonstrated in Pennsylvania, conveners of medical home pilots are drawing from their early experiences to refine their intervention designs and improve their effectiveness. Such a learning process is likely to be a critical part of successfully implementing any new model of payment and care delivery.

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    Summer Learning Day: Stopping the Summer Slide

    Jun 19, 2015

    RAND is conducting the first-ever assessment of large-scale, voluntary, district-run, summer learning programs serving low-income elementary students. The results may help districts, educators, and policymakers make better decisions about funding and implementing programs to stop summer learning loss.

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    Caregivers in England Report Poorer Health and Healthcare Experiences

    Catherine L. Saunders

    Jun 17, 2015

    The RAND Blog

    Caregivers in England have poorer health-related quality of life than non-caregivers, reporting an average of 11 fewer days of full health per year.

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  • Pakistani Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani talks with Royal Saudi Land Forces Commander Lieutenant General Khalid Bin Bandar Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud at a joint military exercise in Mangla, Pakistan, October 6, 2011
    Security Cooperation

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    What Pakistan and Saudi Arabia Want from Each Other

    Jonah Blank

    Jun 17, 2015

    Foreign Affairs

    Whatever overlapping interests they may have in dangerous groups like Lashkar-e Taiba, the Saudis and Pakistanis have much bigger reasons for seeking each other's friendship. These reasons may be largely transactional, but the transaction has been a mutually beneficial one for nearly 40 years.

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    Older Adults

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    Aging in Asia: Can the 'Tigers' Continue to Roar?

    Rafiq Dossani, Rachel M. Swanger

    Jun 16, 2015

    The RAND Blog

    Changing demographics will force Japan and the “Asian Tigers” — Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan — to find ways to remain economically dynamic while increasingly looking after their elderly. How might public policy help accomplish this?

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