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Testimony presented before the Florida House of Representatives Pandemics and Public Emergencies Committee on March 16, 2021.
Document submitted August 21, 2020, as an addendum to testimony before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 24, 2020.
Testimony presented before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 24, 2020.
Document submitted on June 23, 2020, as an addendum to testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on May 7, 2020.
Testimony presented before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on May 7, 2020.
Remarks presented to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee at a virtual roundtable on May 5, 2020.
Document submitted March 5, 2020, as an addendum to testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation on February 5, 2020.
Testimony presented before the House Small Business Committee on March 10, 2020.
Testimony presented before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation on February 5, 2020.
Testimony presented before the California State Assembly and Senate Committees on Health on January 28, 2020.
Document submitted January 21, 2020, as an addendum to testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Opioids on December 17, 2019.
Testimony presented before the Senate Judiciary Committee on December 17, 2019.
Testimony presented before an informational hearing of the California State Assembly Committee on Budget on December 9, 2019.
Testimony presented before the Pennsylvania State Senate Judiciary Committee on September 25, 2019.
Document submitted on August 19, 2019, as an addendum to testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on July 31, 2019.
Document submitted on August 19, 2019, as an addendum to testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism and Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations on July 25, 2019.
Testimony presented before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on July 31, 2019.
Testimony presented before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism and Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations, on July 25, 2019.
Testimony presented before the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on National Security on May 8, 2019.
Testimony presented before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies on March 7, 2019.
Testimony presented before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations on September 6, 2018.
Testimony presented before the California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission on May 24, 2018.
Testimony presented before the Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science, and Technology Senate of Canada on May 7, 2018.
Testimony presented before the House of Commons of Canada Standing Committee on Health on September 14, 2017.
Testimony presented before the Senate Special Committee on Aging on June 14, 2017.
Testimony presented before the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies on April 5, 2017.
Testimony presented before the Florida House of Representatives Health & Human Services Committee, Subcommittee on Health Quality on January 25, 2017.
Testimony submitted to the Senate Finance Committee, Subcommittee on Health Care on July 13, 2016.
Document submitted on June 5, 2014 as an addendum to testimony presented before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health on May 1, 2014.
Testimony presented before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health on May 1, 2014.
Document submitted on April 16, 2014 as an addendum to testimony presented before the House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Human Resources on April 2, 2014.
Testimony presented before the House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Human Resources on April 2, 2014.
Testimony presented before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies on February 26, 2014.
Testimony presented before the California State Senate Select Committee on Mental Health on September 24, 2013.
Document submitted on July 12, 2013 as an addendum to testimony presented before the Senate Special Committee on Aging on April 24, 2013.
Document submitted on July 12, 2013 as an addendum to testimony presented before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health on June 5, 2013.
Testimony presented before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on July 10, 2013.
Testimony presented before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health June 12, 2013.
Testimony presented before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health on June 5, 2013.
Testimony presented before the Senate Special Committee on Aging on April 24, 2013.
Testimony presented before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health on February 14, 2013.
Testimony presented before the California State Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee on May 9, 2012.
Testimony presented before the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security on March 20, 2012.
Testimony presented before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Health on December 2, 2011.
Testimony presented before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee on July 27, 2011.
Testimony presented before the California State Assembly Subcommittee on Education on April 2, 2008.
Testimony presented to Public Meeting on Research Needs Related to the Environmental, Health, and Safety Aspects of Engineered Nanoscale Materials on January 4, 2007.
Testimony presented to the California Little Hoover Commission on June 23, 2005.
Testimony presented to the Oregon State Senate and House Judiciary Committees on March 17, 2005.
Testimony submitted to the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions field hearing on "9/11 and NYC Children" June 10, 2002.
Testimony presented at a hearing of the California State Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services (Assembly member Gilbert Cedillo, Chair) meeting in Sacramento, California, on February 15, 2000.
Testimony presented at a hearing of the California State Senate Committee on Health and Human Services meeting in Montebello, California, on December 8, 1999.
Predictive genetic testing provides individuals with information about their future risk of developing health conditions. Determining whether a genetic test could affect the insurance industry is complex and needs to be evaluated on a per-test basis.
RAND researchers identified ways take to maximize behavioral health technicians' (BHTs') contributions to military health and readiness, including expanding training opportunities and providing BHTs with tools and templates for frequent tasks.
The authors evaluated the effects of COVID-19 claims on the California workers' compensation system and on the payment of workers' compensation benefits, noting patterns created by the presumptions established by Senate Bill 1159.
RAND researchers evaluated four hypothetical alternative U.S. Department of Defense disability compensation approaches that would support a simpler disability evaluation process by reducing reliance on disability ratings.
The authors estimated the impacts of policy options to increase the affordability of insurance in Connecticut with the assumption that subsidy enhancements enacted under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 would not continue past 2022.
