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Jun 23, 2026

U.S. Veterans and Psychedelics: Prevalence of Use and Policy Preferences

What does the evidence say about U.S. veterans' use of specific psychedelic substances (such as psilocybin mushrooms, LSD, and ibogaine), their psychedelics policy preferences, and how these compare with nonveterans? The 2025 RAND Psychedelics Survey provides insights.

Michelle Priest, Terry L. Schell, Ben Senator, Beau Kilmer
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Jun 8, 2026

Household Income, Veterans’ Benefits, and Housing Insecurity

Using data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation, researchers examine how veterans’ housing cost burden changes when different income sources are counted, comparing private income, non-VA public benefits, and VA benefits.

Daniel Schwam, Rajeev Ramchand
Video

May 14, 2026

The Changing Landscape of Veteran Health Care: Effects of Expanding Eligibility for Community Care in New York

RAND researchers and expert panelists discuss how expanding access to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Community Care program might affect the health care experiences of veterans in New York and across the country.

Claire E. O'Hanlon, Carrie M. Farmer, Kenneth W. Kizer, Derek Coy
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May 7, 2026

When Military-To-Civilian Transition Support Falls Short: A Qualitative Assessment of Transition Needs Among U.S. Veterans

Interviews with 50 diverse post-9/11 veterans found gaps in military-to-civilian transition support. Key challenges included mental health access, housing, and finances, often driven by unawareness of available resources.

Whitney S. Livingston, Kathryn E. Bouskill, Elena Younossi, Carl Castro, Angeles Esmeralda Sedano, Eric R. Pedersen, Jordan P. Davis
Research

Apr 29, 2026

How Expanded VA Community Care Eligibility Could Affect New York Veterans

Proposed changes to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Community Care program would expand eligibility. RAND researchers find that these changes may modestly improve access for veterans in New York, but could have mixed effects on care quality.

Claire E. O'Hanlon, Catria Gadwah-Meaden, Ensheng Dong, Jonathan H. Cantor, Heather M. Salazar, Carrie M. Farmer
Research Summary

Apr 29, 2026

Health Care Access and Quality for New York Veterans: Implications of Expanding Community Care Eligibility

This brief describes how proposed expansions to eligibility for the Veterans Affairs Community Care program could affect New York veterans’ geographic access to care, timeliness of care, and quality of care.

Claire E. O'Hanlon, Catria Gadwah-Meaden, Ensheng Dong, Jonathan H. Cantor, Heather M. Salazar, Carrie M. Farmer
Research

Apr 29, 2026

Health Care Access and Quality for New York Veterans Provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Community Care: Volume II, Methods and Supporting Data

This report (Volume II of II) provides supplementary methods and data to understand how expanding eligibility for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Community Care program might affect health care for veterans in New York.

Claire E. O'Hanlon, Catria Gadwah-Meaden, Ensheng Dong, Jonathan H. Cantor, Heather M. Salazar, Carrie M. Farmer
Research

Mar 19, 2026

What Do We Know About the Impact of Veteran Affairs Disability Compensation on Service-Disabled Veterans?

The Veterans Affairs Disability Compensation (VADC) program has expanded dramatically in recent decades. As VADC approaches the scale of Social Security Disability Insurance, why is there so little research avialable to understand its impacts? Researchers recommend research designs to accurately estimate the impacts of VADC.

Philip Armour, Catria Gadwah-Meaden
Video

Mar 4, 2026

Translating Military Skills into Careers for Veterans

In a webinar discussion, RAND researchers and expert panelists explored how military skills align with civilian career paths, focusing on how recent research can inform targeted transition programs and help streamline placement into high-demand civilian careers.

Jeffrey B. Wenger, Melanie A. Zaber, Lakiesha Lloyd, Moses Maddox, Matthew Passmore
Research

Feb 18, 2026

State-Level Summaries of Veteran Needs and Well-Being

Challenges facing veterans can vary tremendously across states, but almost all studies estimating the needs of veterans have looked exclusively at national samples and often only look at veterans who use VA services. To help fill this knowledge gap, researchers present several measures of veteran service needs for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

James P. Murphy, Terry L. Schell
Expert Insights

Jan 14, 2026

Examining VA's Efforts to Modernize Disability Benefits

The VA's disability compensation program relies on old data that may no longer reflect veterans' true earnings losses. Updated earnings loss studies, insights from other programs, and research on veterans' experiences could help ensure benefits align with today's realities and better support veterans.

Philip Armour
Video

Dec 4, 2025

Military Exposures and Mental, Behavioral, and Neurologic Health Outcomes Among Post-9/11 Veterans

During this webinar, experts review findings from the report Exploring Military Exposures and Mental, Behavioral, and Neurologic Health Outcomes Among Post-9/11 Veteran, and explore their significance for veterans’ health.

Carl Castro, Terri Tanielian, Jack Tsai, Peter Dickinson

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U.S. Veterans and Psychedelics: Prevalence of Use and Policy Preferences

Household Income, Veterans’ Benefits, and Housing Insecurity

The Changing Landscape of Veteran Health Care: Effects of Expanding Eligibility for Community Care in New York

When Military-To-Civilian Transition Support Falls Short: A Qualitative Assessment of Transition Needs Among U.S. Veterans

How Expanded VA Community Care Eligibility Could Affect New York Veterans

Health Care Access and Quality for New York Veterans: Implications of Expanding Community Care Eligibility

Health Care Access and Quality for New York Veterans Provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Community Care: Volume II, Methods and Supporting Data

What Do We Know About the Impact of Veteran Affairs Disability Compensation on Service-Disabled Veterans?

Translating Military Skills into Careers for Veterans

State-Level Summaries of Veteran Needs and Well-Being

Examining VA's Efforts to Modernize Disability Benefits

Military Exposures and Mental, Behavioral, and Neurologic Health Outcomes Among Post-9/11 Veterans

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