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Publications from RAND Health Care Researchers

Assessing the Preparedness of the Australian Health Care System Infrastructure for an Alzheimer's Disease-Modifying Therapy 2019

Sangita M. Baxi, Federico Girosi, Jodi L. Liu
This report assesses the magnitude of the potential health system challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of early-stage Alzheimer's disease in Australia, given the hypothetical availability of a disease-modifying therapy. It uses a simulation model to compare the expected number of patients with the capacity of the health system and assess three possible constraints: visits to dementia specialists, biomarker testing, and infusion delivery.
Sharing and Integrating HIV Client Data Across Provider Organizations to Improve Service Coordination: A Toolkit 2019

Vivian L. Towe, Clare Stevens, Shira H. Fischer
Recognizing the potential power of close collaboration, two federal programs that provide support to low-income people with HIV came together to determine how they could integrate data to improve outcomes for individuals with HIV who also experience housing instability. This toolkit, the result of that project, is an effort to demystify the data integration process and help others share data and coordinate services across providers.
Growth and Distribution of Child Psychiatrists in the United States: 2007–2016 2019

Ryan K. McBain, Aaron Kofner, Bradley D. Stein, Jonathan Cantor, William B. Vogt, Hao Yu
Despite the increased ratio of child psychiatrists per children over the past decade, a shortage remains, particularly in places with lower levels of income and education.
An Implementation and Impact Evaluation of From Coverage to Care 2019

Thomas W. Concannon, Laurie T. Martin, Kathryn E. Bouskill, Emily Hoch, Justin Lee, Jill E. Luoto, PhuongGiang Nguyen, Elizabeth L. Petrun Sayers, Chuck Stelzner, Carolyn M. Rutter, et al.
From Coverage to Care launched in 2014 with the dual goals of helping consumers understand their health insurance coverage and connect to care and supporting organizations in the community as they assist consumers at various points in this process. In this report, the authors present the results of their analysis of From Coverage to Care's effectiveness in meeting these goals.
Early Evidence of the Impact of Cannabis Legalization on Cannabis Use, Cannabis Use Disorder, and the Use of Other Substances: Findings from State Policy Evaluations 2019

Rosanna Smart, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
Understanding effects of cannabis laws requires greater attention to differences in short- versus long-term effects of the laws, nuances of policies and patterns of consumption, and careful consideration of appropriate control groups.
Women and Children Living in Areas of Armed Conflict in Africa: A Geospatial Analysis of Mortality and Orphanhood 2019

Zachary Wagner, Sam Heft-Neal, Paul H. Wise, Robert Black, Marshall Burke, J. T. Boerma, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Eran Bendavid
The population effects of armed conflict on non-combatant vulnerable populations are incompletely understood. We aimed to study the effects of conflict on mortality among women of childbearing age (15-49 years) and on orphanhood among children younger than 15 years in Africa.
Urban Religious Congregations' Responses to Community Substance Use: An Exploratory Study of Four Cases 2019

Benjamin E. Hidalgo, Kathryn Pitkin Derose, David E. Kanouse, Peter Mendel, Ricky N. Bluthenthal, Clyde W. Oden
This paper explores the characteristics of congregation-based substance abuse disorder treatment programs in a diverse sample of urban religious congregations.
It's Still The Prices, Stupid: Why The US Spends So Much On Health Care, And A Tribute To Uwe Reinhardt 2019

Gerard F. Anderson, Peter S. Hussey, Varduhi Petrosyan
Prices are the primary reason why the U.S. spends more on health care than any other country.
Social Marketing of Mental Health Treatment: California's Mental Illness Stigma Reduction Campaign 2019

Rebecca L. Collins, Eunice C. Wong, Joshua Breslau, M. Audrey Burnam, Matthew Cefalu, Elizabeth Roth
The California campaign increased service use by leading more individuals to interpret symptoms of distress as indicating a need for treatment.
College Attendance Type and Subsequent Alcohol and Marijuana Use in the U.S. 2019

Bohyun Joy Jang, Megan S. Schuler, Rebecca J. Evans-Polce, Megan E. Patrick
This study examines the associations between college attendance and subsequent alcohol and marijuana use behaviors at multiple ages during young adulthood and adulthood, while rigorously controlling for baseline differences by college type.
Access to Office-Based Buprenorphine Treatment in Areas With High Rates of Opioid-Related Mortality: An Audit Study 2019

Tamara Beetham, Brendan Saloner, Sarah E. Wakeman, Marema Gaye, Michael L. Barnett
In the six jurisdictions with the highest rate of opioid-related mortality in 2016, the most prominent barrier to accessing buprenorphine treatment was the difficulty of finding clinicians.
Uruguay's Middle-Ground Approach to Cannabis Legalization 2019

Magdalena Cerdá, Beau Kilmer
This article discusses cannabis legalization in the Western Hemisphere, specifically Uruguay and the United States.
Triangulating Web & General Population Surveys: Do Results Match Legal Cannabis Market Sales? 2019

Jonathan P. Caulkins, Steven Davenport, Anhvinh Doanvo, Kyle Furlong, Aatir Siddique, Michael Turner, Beau Kilmer
This paper combines complementary attributes of web and general population surveys to estimate cannabis consumption and spending in Washington State.
Big Data on a Big New Market: Insights from Washington State's Legal Cannabis Market 2019

Jonathan P. Caulkins, Yilun Bao, Steven Davenport, Imane Fahli, Yutian Guo, Krista Kinnard, Mary Najewicz, Lauren Renaud, Beau Kilmer
This article examines the cannabis market in Washington state post-legalization, and the variety of products available to consumers.
Changing the Narrative: Police-Community Partnerships and Racial Reconciliation 2019

Jessica Saunders, Beau Kilmer
This paper assesses community perceptions of crime and the police before and after the implementation of an intervention aimed at eliminating overt drug markets through focused deterrence and police-community partnerships emphasizing racial reconciliation.
Adolescents with Better Mental Health Have Less Problem Alcohol Use Six Months Later 2019

Lisa S. Meredith, Rachana Seelam, Bradley D. Stein, Layla Parast, William G. Shadel, Elizabeth J. D'Amico
Addressing mental health in primary care may be important for decreasing alcohol problems in adolescents.
Who Receives Naloxone from Emergency Medical Services? Characteristics of Calls and Recent Trends 2019

Caroline Geiger, Rosanna Smart, Bradley D. Stein
Administration of naloxone by emergency medical services personnel is increasing faster than opioid-related deaths.
Options for Reinvesting Savings from Restored Federal Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments: Examining the Effects of Two Policy Alternatives on Spending and Enrollment in the Individual Health Insurance Market 2019

Sarah A. Nowak, Jodi L. Liu, Preethi Rao
Earlier research established that the federal government would likely save money if federal cost-sharing-reduction (CSR) payments to insurers under the Affordable Care Act were restored, but total health insurance enrollment would decrease. The authors of this report analyze what would happen if federal lawmakers used the savings from restoring CSR payments to provide additional health insurance subsidies or to finance reinsurance.
RAND Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D Contract Star Ratings Technical Expert Panel April 30, 2019 Meeting 2019

Cheryl L. Damberg, Maria DeYoreo
On April 30, 2019, the RAND Corporation convened a Technical Expert Panel (TEP) web meeting to gather input on analyses that could be conducted to further enhance the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D Contract Star Ratings program.
Displaying Behavioral Health Measurement-Based Care Data: Identifying Key Features from Clinician and Patient Perspectives 2019

Kimberly A. Hepner, Carrie M. Farmer, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Sarika Bharil, Rachel E. Kimerling, Pearl McGee-Vincent, Shannon E. McCaslin, Craig Rosen
Measurement-based care (MBC) in behavioral health is intended to improve the effectiveness of care through routine monitoring of patient symptoms to inform treatment and engage patients. This report documents the findings from qualitative interviews that assessed clinician and patient perspectives on various options for displaying MBC data.

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