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The Effect of Eliminating the Individual Mandate Penalty and the Role of Behavioral Factors

Under alternative assumptions about consumer responses, we find that enrollment falls by 2.8 million to 13 million people nationwide and premiums for bronze plans increase by 3 percent to 13 percent when the mandate penalty is removed.

Jul 12, 2018

Christine Eibner, Sarah A. Nowak
Report

Report

Resources Required to Meet the U.S. Army's Enlisted Recruiting Requirements Under Alternative Recruiting Goals, Conditions, and Eligibility Policies

The project sought to enhance efficient use of Army recruiting resources and policies by optimizing required resource levels and mix to support recruiting under varying recruiting requirements and environments and recruit eligibility policies.

Jul 12, 2018

David Knapp, Bruce R. Orvis, Christopher E. Maerzluft, Tiffany Tsai
Report

Report

Evaluating an Operator Physical Fitness Test Prototype for Tactical Air Control Party and Air Liaison Officers: A Preliminary Analysis of Test Implementation

This report provides a preliminary evaluation effort of the implementation of the physical tests and standards being adopted by the U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party and Air Liaison Officer career fields.

Jul 11, 2018

Sean Robson, Tracy C. McCausland, Jennifer L. Cerully, Stephanie Pezard, Laura Raaen, Nahom M. Beyene
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Identifying Options for Funding the NHS and Social Care in the UK: International Evidence

As part of a larger project identifying feasible options for the future funding of health & social care in the UK, this paper explores how 16 high-income countries have implemented changes to their funding systems to better meet the challenges ahead.

Jul 10, 2018

Jonathan Cylus, Daniel Roland, Ellen Nolte, Jennie Corbett, Karen Jones, Julien Forder, Jon Sussex
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Journal Article

Comparing Networked and Linear Risk Assessments: From Theory to Evidence

Assessing whether networked risk assessments match the actual cascades that occur during disasters can provide a process for further refinement of assessment tools by uncovering their strengths and weaknesses.

Jul 10, 2018

Aaron Clark-Ginsberg, Leili Abolhassani, Elahe Azam Rahmati
Report

A Nationwide Look at Teacher Perceptions of Feedback and Evaluation Systems: Findings from the American Teacher Panel

This report draws on a nationally representative survey of educators to examine teacher perceptions about the feedback they receive and the teacher evaluation systems at their schools.

Jul 9, 2018

Andrea Prado Tuma, Laura S. Hamilton, Tiffany Tsai
Tool

A Manual for Cultural Analysis

Many academic disciplines have formally theorized culture as socially learned information that can influence beliefs and behaviors. This tool combines methods from anthropology and related areas to create a manual to examine cultural data.

Jul 9, 2018

Luke J. Matthews, Ryan Andrew Brown, David P. Kennedy
Report

Report

Bus fare and journey time elasticities and diversion factors for all modes: A rapid evidence assessment

In this review a substantial database of diversion-factor evidence was collated. Little recent evidence on bus fare and generalised journey time elasticities was identified. Recommendations are provided, based on analysis of the available evidence.

Jul 9, 2018

Fay Dunkerley, Mark Wardman, Charlene Rohr, Nils Fearnley
Report

Improving Force Development Within the U.S. Department of Defense: Diagnosis and Potential Prescriptions

In recent wargames depicting conflicts against the nation's most capable adversaries, U.S. forces have failed to achieve their objectives and suffered heavy losses. This Perspective examines how things got to this point and what can be done about it.

Jul 9, 2018

David Ochmanek
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Exploring Europe's Capability Requirements for 2035 and Beyond: Insights from the 2018 Update of the Long-Term Strand of the Capability Development Plan

In this report, RAND Europe describes and analyses the background and importance of the ongoing long-term revision of the Capability Development Plan - a strategic picture of European military capabilities regularly updated by the EDA.

Jul 6, 2018

Marta Kepe, James Black, Jack Melling, Jessica Plumridge
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Journal Article

Nursing Home Infection Control Program Characteristics, CMS Citations, and Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Policies: A National Study

National baseline data on nursing home infection control programs will aid evaluations of a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule requiring facilities to include an antibiotic stewardship and employ an infection preventionist.

Jul 6, 2018

Patricia Stone, Carolyn T. A. Herzig, Mansi Agarwal, Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz, Andrew W. Dick
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Journal Article

An Event-Level Analysis of Condomless Anal Intercourse with a HIV-Discordant or HIV Status-Unknown Partner Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men from a Multi-site Study

Sexual event factors—characteristics of partners, positions, and partner-seeking venues—associated with condomless anal intercourse among black men who have sex with men vary by HIV status and knowledge of partner status.

Jul 6, 2018

Cui Yang, Carl Latkin, Karin Tobin, David W. Seal, Beryl Koblin, Geetanjali Chander, Daniel Siconolfi, Stephen Flores, Pilgrim Spikes
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Journal Article

Gender- and Age-Varying Associations of Sensation Seeking and Substance Use Across Young Adulthood

Sensation seeking is a major risk risk factor associated with binge drinking and marijuana use for women but not men.

Jul 6, 2018

Rebecca J. Evans-Polce, Megan S. Schuler, John Schulenberg, Megan E. Patrick
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Journal Article

Describing Care Coordination of Gynecologic Oncology in Western Healthcare Settings: A Rapid Review

This article discusses a rapid review of the literature on characteristics of care coordination for gynecologic malignancies.

Jul 6, 2018

Sean Grant, Aneesa Motala, Joya G. Chrystal, Roberta M. Shanman, Jessica Zuchowski, Laurie C. Zephyrin, Kristina M. Cordasco
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Journal Article

Rural And Nonrural Primary Care Physician Practices Increasingly Rely On Nurse Practitioners

Data from 2008-2016 show that both rural and non-rural primary care practices increasingly involve nurse practitioners (NPs) to deliver care.

Jul 6, 2018

Hilary Barnes, Michael R. Richards, Matthew D. McHugh, Grant Martsolf
Report

Report

Using the Person-Event Data Environment for Military Personnel Research in the Department of Defense: An Evaluation of Capability and Potential Uses

Researchers seek to determine whether RAND's federally funded research and development centers can effectively use the Person-Event Data Environment (PDE) to support manpower and personnel research and identify potential improvements to the PDE.

Jul 6, 2018

David Knapp, Beth J. Asch, Christine DeMartini, Teague Ruder, Janet M. Hanley
Report

Report

Prospective Outcome Assessment for Alternative Recruit Selection Policies

To help the Army select recruits more likely to complete their first term and avoid adverse outcomes, this report describes a tool that estimates how changes in a variety of recruit characteristics affect first-term outcomes and costs to the Army.

Jul 6, 2018

Bruce R. Orvis, Christopher E. Maerzluft, Sung-Bou Kim, Michael G. Shanley, Heather Krull
Brochure

Brochure

RAND at a Glance (RAND لمحة عن): Arabic translation

Arabic translation of "RAND at a Glance."

Jul 5, 2018
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Journal Article

Fugitive Chemicals and Environmental Justice: A Model for Environmental Monitoring Following Climate-Related Disasters

Waterfront communities can use this six-step framework to proactively develop an environmental monitoring program to prepare for, recover from, and respond to chemical leaks after weather disasters.

Jul 3, 2018

Jaime Madrigano, Juan Camilo Osorio, Eddie Bautista, Ryan Chavez, Christine F. Chaisson, Erika Meza, Regina A. Shih, Ramya Chari
Journal Article

Journal Article

The Impact of Worksite Clinics on Teacher Healthcare Utilization and Cost, Self-Reported Health Status, and Student Academic Achievement Growth in a Public School District

Teachers who used school-based health care clinics as the source of primary care were significantly more likely to have fewer inpatient admissions and lower annual health care cost, and were less likely to be absent from work.

Jul 3, 2018

John Engberg, Jon Harris-Shapiro, David Hines, Patti McCarver, Harry H. Liu

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