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Congressional Newsletters

RAND Congressional newsletters and alerts highlight our research on the most relevant issues in the public policy debate. See the most recent issues below.

Considering Health Care Policy in the 118th Congress
What are the biggest health care policy issues facing the 118th Congress? RAND experts offer up insight on a variety of topics including drug pricing, hospital prices and transparency, the COVID-19 pandemic, and more.
Jan 12, 2023
Understanding a New Era of Strategic Competition
RAND researchers developed a framework for assessing competition between major powers and assembled high-level findings and recommendations to support immediate policy decisions to ensure the U.S. competitive advantage.
Dec 15, 2022
Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Outbreak
A new RAND publication contains a collection of essays that explores topics of critical importance toward that end and identifies actions to take to not only improve pandemic preparedness but also help prevent the occurrence of future pandemics.
Dec 13, 2022
How Might China React to U.S. Posture Changes?
A new RAND report provides a framework for assessing likely Chinese reactions to planned or proposed posture enhancements in the Indo-Pacific region.
Nov 30, 2022
China's Strategy and Activities in the Arctic
A new RAND report assesses the potential implications of Chinese investments and activities in the Arctic for the regional rules-based order and for regional and transatlantic security.
Oct 28, 2022
Wait Times for Veterans Scheduling Health Care Appointments
RAND researcher Carrie Farmer highlighted three recommendations for how Congress and VA could improve available data on Community Care, with the ultimate goal of providing veterans with the information needed to make decisions about where to receive care.
Oct 13, 2022
The Implications of Chinese Influence in the Pacific Islands
A recent RAND testimony provides a baseline of what we know about China's gambit in the Pacific, including its strategic goals and approach, and discusses how Pacific Island states are responding.
Sep 29, 2022
Pathways to Russian Escalation Against NATO from the Ukraine War
The potential for Russia to decide to escalate the ongoing war in Ukraine by attacking a U.S. or allied target is a significant concern. A new RAND paper summarizes four plausible escalation pathways.
Aug 23, 2022
Summer Reading List for Congress
With a busy fall schedule approaching, many will spend time in August examining topics sure to top Congress' agenda after recess. This review provides insights from RAND on issues including national competitive advantage, synthetic opioids, artificial intelligence, veteran homelessness, and more.
Aug 22, 2022
What Military Capabilities are Most Needed to Counter China and Russia?
A new RAND paper based on a deep bench of research identifies initiatives available to the Department of Defense in the near to middle term that analysis suggests can bolster the ability of the United States and its allied and partner forces to deter and defend against aggression by China and Russia.
Jul 26, 2022
The Societal Foundations of National Competitiveness
What characteristics of a nation or society contribute to competitive advantage? A new RAND report, through analysis of comparative studies of historical eras and trends, historical case studies, and the findings of issue-specific empirical research, seeks to answer that question.
Jul 20, 2022
What Would Happen If China 'Quarantines' Taiwan?
China recently asserted that the Taiwan Strait is not an international waterway, a claim that the United States government has rejected. What would happen if China were to take further coercive action against Taiwan and implement a quarantine?
Jun 29, 2022
RAND Education Resources
A roundup of RAND's recent education research features results from a survey on the well-being of U.S. teachers and principals. It also includes insights on pathways to the middle class, improving principal preparation programs, and high-quality instructional materials.
Jun 23, 2022
What Is the Likelihood of U.S. Allies Hosting Intermediate-Range Missiles?
The demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty opened an opportunity for the United States to develop and deploy ground-based intermediate-range missiles (GBIRMs). The Indo-Pacific has been considered a potential location for these missiles, but how U.S. allies will respond to overtures to host GBIRMs is not clear.
May 26, 2022
Prices Paid to Hospitals by Private Health Plans
A new RAND report shows that prices paid to hospitals during 2020 by employers and private insurers for both inpatient and outpatient services averaged 224 percent of what Medicare would have paid, with wide variation in prices among states.
May 25, 2022
Observed Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation Solutions to Climate Change
The impacts of climate change have arrived and are widespread, pervasive, and in some cases irreversible. Robert Lempert describes where climate adaptation efforts are falling short and provided guidance on how adaptation might become more effective.
May 3, 2022
Countering China's Gray Zone Coercion
Gray zone tactics are widely recognized as playing an increasingly important role in China’s efforts to advance its domestic, economic, foreign policy, and security objectives. But there is little consensus on which tactics pose the greatest challenges to the United States and its allies and partners.
Apr 29, 2022
Assessing China’s Defense Industrial Base
A new RAND report presents an assessment of the systemic strengths and vulnerabilities of China’s defense industrial base , and it was conducted to meet a congressional requirement from the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act.
Apr 13, 2022
Responding to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine While Mitigating Escalation
Russia has launched an unprecedented act of aggression against Ukraine. The United States and its allies must and can respond forcefully. But as they do, they should take into account the possibility of triggering a spiral of escalation that could lead to the only outcome worse than the invasion of Ukraine itself.
Mar 25, 2022
Improving Department of Defense Civilian Casualty Policies
A recently published RAND study on the Department of Defense’s civilian casualty procedures found that while DoD has created policies that reflect a strong commitment to comply with the law of war and mitigate civilian harm, there are considerable weaknesses in key areas in the process with gaps in resourcing and inconsistencies across theaters of operation.
Feb 25, 2022
Modernizing the U.S. Nuclear Triad
A new RAND paper describes the choices that have shaped the U.S. nuclear force posture in the past, the major questions and disagreements informing the current debate over nuclear modernization, and the significance of the decisions that will be made over the next several months.
Feb 11, 2022
Keeping the Defense Industrial Base Afloat During COVID-19
In a new exploratory analysis of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) data, RAND researchers summarize investments in Defense Industrial Base businesses that received assistance during the early months of the pandemic.
Jan 28, 2022
Homeland Security: The Online Extremist Ecosystem, Equity in Disaster Preparation, Arctic Governance, and More
RAND experts have testified and answered questions for staff on a variety of homeland security topics, including the federal response to domestic extremism, the role of the Coast Guard in the Arctic, and equity in disaster preparedness and response.
Jan 20, 2022
How Have Sanctions Impacted Russian Arms Sales?
New RAND research that examines Russian arms exports and the impact of sanctions found that U.S. diplomatic efforts buttressed by the prospect of third-party sanctions have had a "chilling effect" on countries considering Russian advanced conventional weapons.
Dec 16, 2021
Better Aligning Housing Options with Veteran Preferences Could Help Alleviate Homelessness
Veteran homelessness in Los Angeles is a pervasive public health problem, with the county having the highest concentration of veterans experiencing homelessness in the United States. A new report describes a first-of-its-kind longitudinal study that followed 26 veterans experiencing homelessness in West Los Angeles.
Dec 16, 2021

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