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Influence of Out-of-Network Payment Standards on Insurer-Provider Bargaining: California's Experience

California's experience implementing a policy to address surprise medical billing demonstrates that out-of-network payment standards can influence payer-provider bargaining leverage, affecting prices and network breadth.

Aug 23, 2019

Erin L. Duffy
Report

Report

Evaluation of California's Global Payment Program: Final Report

The Global Payment Program seeks to improve health care for California's uninsured by using federal funds to make prospective payments for inpatient, outpatient, and nontraditional services. This report presents the final evaluation of the program.

Aug 22, 2019

Justin W. Timbie, Maria DeYoreo, Jodi L. Liu, Denise D. Quigley, Lesley Baseman, Mary Ellen Slaughter, Alina I. Palimaru, Katherine L. Kahn
Journal Article

Get Smart About Social and Emotional Learning Measurement

This paper provides guidance to educators and policymakers who are interested in measuring social and emotional learning practices and competencies. It is part of a series of papers on SEL published by the American Enterprise Institute.

Aug 22, 2019

Laura S. Hamilton, Heather L. Schwartz
Report

Defining and Understanding the Next Generation of Salafi-Jihadis

The authors explore the unique characteristics and expected drivers of Salafi-jihadism in Generation Z (those born between 1997 and 2012) and explain potential threats and challenges from the next generation of Salafi-jihadis.

Aug 22, 2019

Richard C. Baffa, Nathan Vest, Wing Yi Chan, Abby Fanlo
Journal Article

Journal Article

Reaching Vulnerable Populations in the Disaster-Prone US Gulf Coast: Communicating Across the Crisis Lifecycle

This article discusses results from a 2016 survey of Gulf Coast residents to explore potential vulnerabilities and resilience-building capacities in the region.

Aug 21, 2019

Elizabeth L. Petrun Sayers, Andrew M. Parker, Rajeev Ramchand, Melissa L. Finucane, Vanessa Parks, Rachana Seelam
Journal Article

Journal Article

Patient Functional Status at Transplant and Its Impact on Posttransplant Survival of Adult Deceased-donor Kidney Recipients

Insights from the survival analyses recommend possible inclusion of functional status into Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients' risk-adjusted models.

Aug 21, 2019

Kevin Bui, Vikram Kilambi, James R. Rodrigue, Sanjay Mehrotra
Report

What America's Users Spend on Illegal Drugs, 2006–2016

This report updates and extends estimates of the number of users, retail expenditures, and amount consumed from 2006 to 2016 for cocaine (including crack), heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine in the United States.

Aug 20, 2019

Gregory Midgette, Steven Davenport, Jonathan P. Caulkins, Beau Kilmer
Brochure

Brochure

Research Careers at the RAND Corporation

This overview describes research careers at the RAND Corporation.

Aug 20, 2019
Testimony

Testimony

Illicit Supply of Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids: Transitioning Markets and Evolving Challenges: Addendum

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.

Aug 20, 2019

Bryce Pardo
Testimony

Testimony

Implications of U.S.-China Collaborations on Global Health Issues: Addendum

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.

Aug 20, 2019

Jennifer Bouey
Journal Article

Journal Article

Detecting and Reducing Post-Traumatic Stress Among Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: A Multi-Agency Early Intervention Program

This study examined the Child Trauma Response Team and its efforts to reduce PTSD symptoms among children exposed to domestic violence.

Aug 20, 2019

Clare Stevens, Lynsay Ayer, Melissa Marie Labriola, Sara-Laure Faraji, Elizabeth Ebright
Journal Article

Journal Article

Medical Practice Consolidation and Physician Shared Patient Network Size, Strength, and Stability

Practice consolidation can increase the stability of physician networks, which may have positive implications for organizational effectiveness.

Aug 20, 2019

Claire E. O'Hanlon, Christopher Whaley, Deborah Anne Freund
Journal Article

Understanding Which Teenagers Benefit Most From a Brief Primary Care Substance Use Intervention

A brief primary care intervention can be effective over the long-term for adolescents who report problems from alcohol and marijuana use.

Aug 16, 2019

Elizabeth J. D'Amico, Layla Parast, Karen Chan Osilla, Rachana Seelam, Lisa S. Meredith, William G. Shadel, Bradley D. Stein
Journal Article

Leave Policies and Practice for Non-Traditional Families

This policy memo provides an overview of the extent to which non-traditional families are taken into account by Member States in developing family leave policies.

Aug 16, 2019

Natalie Picken, Barbara Janta
Report

Where Do Educators Turn to Address Instructional and Behavior Challenges?

This American Educator Panels Data Note examines the sources of information and other considerations that inform teachers' and principals' decisions about academic and nonacademic strategies.

Aug 15, 2019

Laura S. Hamilton, Gerald Paul Hunter
Report

Report

The Use of Technology to Augment Clinical Care in Depression and Anxiety Disorders: An Evidence Map

This evidence map provides an overview of the existing research evaluating technology in depression and anxiety care and documents upcoming research to evaluate the role of technology to support clinical care.

Aug 15, 2019

Alicia Ruelaz Maher, Eric Apaydin, Laura Raaen, Aneesa Motala, Roberta M. Shanman, Susanne Hempel
Report

Report

AEP Data Note Technical Appendix 2

This technical appendix provides additional information about the sample, data, and estimation strategy that were used for a series of AEP Data Notes published by the RAND Corporation in 2019.

Aug 15, 2019

William R. Johnston, Christopher Joseph Doss
Research Brief

Research Brief

Assessing the Use of Data Analytics in Department of Defense Acquisition

This research brief addresses congressional concerns about the use of data analysis, measurement, and other evaluation-related methods in U.S. Department of Defense acquisition programs and decisionmaking.

Aug 13, 2019

Philip S. Anton, Megan McKernan, Ken Munson, James G. Kallimani, Alexis Levedahl, Irv Blickstein, Jeffrey A. Drezner, Sydne Newberry
Research Brief

Improving the Quality of Mental Health Care for Veterans: Lessons from RAND Research

This brief summarizes lessons from RAND Corporation research on the quality of mental health care received by veterans across the systems that deliver this care and draws implications for policy and further research.

Aug 13, 2019
Report

The Synthetic Opioid Surge in the United States: Insights from Mortality and Seizure Data

The synthetic opioid surge in the United States is a public health emergency. The authors analyze drug overdose mortality and seizure data to better understand the evolution and concentration of the synthetic opioid problem in the United States.

Aug 13, 2019

Bryce Pardo, Jonathan P. Caulkins, Beau Kilmer, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Peter Reuter, Bradley D. Stein

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