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Biosimilar Cost Savings in the United States: Initial Experience and Future Potential

This Perspective estimates potential future savings from biosimilars, summarizes the experience to date with the first marketed biosimilar, and discusses key policy issues surrounding biosimilars in the United States.

Oct 23, 2017

Andrew W. Mulcahy, Jakub P. Hlavka, Spencer R. Case
Report

Report

An Evaluation of U.S. Military Non-Medical Counseling Programs

This report evaluates two programs offered by the U.S. Department of Defense that provide solution-focused counseling for common personal and family issues to members of the active and reserve components of the U.S. military and their families.

Oct 23, 2017

Thomas E. Trail, Laurie T. Martin, Lane F. Burgette, Linnea Warren May, Ammarah Mahmud, Nupur Nanda, Anita Chandra
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Making Summer Last: Integrating Summer Programming into Core District Priorities and Operations

This report examines the efforts by summer leaders in Dallas, Pittsburgh, and Rochester to integrate their summer learning programs into the core priorities and operations of the larger school district as a strategy to increase sustainability.

Oct 23, 2017

Catherine H. Augustine, Lindsey E. Thompson
Research Brief

Research Brief

U.S. Military Non-Medical Counseling Programs Demonstrate Benefits for Participants

RAND's evaluation of Military and Family Life Counseling and Military OneSource, based on participant surveys, suggests that these programs are largely effective for service members and families who have used these services.

Oct 23, 2017

Thomas E. Trail, Laurie T. Martin, Lane F. Burgette, Linnea Warren May, Ammarah Mahmud, Nupur Nanda, Anita Chandra
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The Value of Out-of-School Time Programs

To better understand the value and effectiveness of out-of-school-time programs, RAND researchers examined programs through the lenses of content, dosage (the hours of content provided), and outcomes measured.

Oct 23, 2017

Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Anamarie Whitaker, Paul Youngmin Yoo
Periodical

Periodical

RAND Review: November-December 2017

This issue highlights recent RAND research on post-9/11 military caregivers; RAND-Lex, a computer program built at RAND that can analyze huge data sets of text; and the implications of climate change on Arctic cooperation.

Oct 19, 2017
Research Brief

Research Brief

Early Insights on Designing Innovative High Schools: Interim Findings from an Evaluation of the Opportunity by Design Initiative

Summarizes lessons from RAND's interim evaluation of the Opportunity by Design initiative and provides a number of recommendations that may be of interest to schools and districts implementing or considering implementation of similar approaches.

Oct 19, 2017

Elizabeth D. Steiner, Laura S. Hamilton, Laura Stelitano, Mollie Rudnick
Journal Article

Journal Article

Efficacy of a Web-based Intervention for Concerned Spouses of Service Members and Veterans with Alcohol Misuse

We found Partners Connect reduced CP anxiety and increased their emotional and tangible social support, factors that have a strong research base in affecting quality of life and health outcomes.

Oct 18, 2017

Karen Chan Osilla, Thomas E. Trail, Eric R. Pedersen, Kristie Gore, Anagha Alka Tolpadi, Lindsey M. Rodriguez
Report

Report

Understanding the landscape of Distributed Ledger Technologies/Blockchain: Challenges, opportunities, and the prospects for standards

This report analyses the current landscape of Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) / Blockchain. The study examines the issues that are central to its development in conjunction with the potential role of standardization to support its growth.

Oct 18, 2017

Advait Deshpande, Katherine Stewart, Louise Lepetit, Salil Gunashekar
Research Brief

Research Brief

Lessons from Israel's Wars in Gaza

This brief summarizes a RAND report that explores lessons that the U.S. Army and the Joint force can draw from Israel's military operations in Gaza from 2009 to 2014 and how Israel adapted to hybrid adversaries in complex urban terrain.

Oct 18, 2017

Raphael S. Cohen, David E. Johnson, David E. Thaler, Brenna Allen, Elizabeth M. Bartels, James Cahill, Shira Efron
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Calculating the Economic Impacts of the Syrian Conflict: Operationalizing the World Bank's Damage and Needs Assessment

RAND has collaborated with The World Bank to develop an online calculator that allows the user to calculate and forecast the costs of the Syrian war.

Oct 18, 2017

Daniel Egel
Report

Developing a Skilled Workforce for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry: An Analysis of Employers and Colleges in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia

This report summarizes findings from surveys administered to oil and gas employers and education providers to inform policy decisions on how best to expand and sustain the pool of workers with knowledge and skills needed by these employers.

Oct 17, 2017

Robert Bozick, Gabriella C. Gonzalez, Cordaye Ogletree, Diana Gehlhaus Carew
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The Effects of Iowa's Proposed Stopgap Measure on Health Insurance Costs and Coverage

This report uses RAND's COMPARE microsimulation model to estimate the effects of a 1332 waiver application from the state of Iowa. The waiver is designed to stabilize Iowa's Affordable Care Act individual market through a series of modifications.

Oct 17, 2017

Sarah A. Nowak, Preethi Rao, Jodi L. Liu, Christine Eibner
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Report

Transforming Urgent and Emergency Care and the Vanguard Initiative: Learning from Evaluation of the Southern Cluster

Three Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) vanguards, aiming to improve UEC services, have progressed, driven by funding, status, leadership and support for joint working. Public engagement, workforce and data interoperability challenges need addressing.

Oct 16, 2017

Sonja Marjanovic, Bryn Garrod, Talitha Dubow, Emma Pitchforth, Catherine A. Lichten, Julian Elston, Emma Harte, Jon Sussex, Miaoqing Yang, Fahd Malik, Richard Lewis, Tom Ling
Report

Report

Supporting Persistent and Networked Special Operations Forces (SOF) Operations: Insights from Forward-Deployed SOF Personnel

RAND Corporation researchers identified three key operational challenges that forward-deployed personnel have encountered and then assessed the extent to which persistent, networked, and distributed operations can mitigate these challenges.

Oct 16, 2017

Derek Eaton, Angela O'Mahony, Thomas S. Szayna, William IV Welser
Journal Article

Journal Article

Development of a Canadian Core Clinical Dataset to Support High-quality Care for Canadian Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

The core elements in the Canadian Rheumatoid Arthritis Core Clinical Dataset were rated as important and feasible to collect by rheumatology care providers and people living with arthritis from across Canada.

Oct 13, 2017

Claire E. Barber, Dianne Mosher, Vandana Ahluwalia, Michel Zummer, Deborah A. Marshall, Denis Choquette, Diane Lacaille, Claire Bombardier, Anne Lyddiatt, Vinod Chandran, Dmitry Khodyakov, , Cheryl Barnabe
Journal Article

Journal Article

Recruitment and Retention of Homeless Youth in a Substance Use and HIV-risk Reduction Program

Developing a series of strategies and tools to reach homeless youth makes it possible to conduct research with and provide outreach to this at-risk yet hard-to-reach population.

Oct 13, 2017

Rick Garvey, Eric R. Pedersen, Elizabeth J. D'Amico, Brett Ewing, Joan Tucker
Journal Article

Journal Article

This Is Who We Are: Building Community for HIV Prevention with Young Gay and Bisexual Men in Beirut, Lebanon

Programs to diffuse safer sex practices and HIV testing norms among young gay men in Beirut must protect confidentiality and security while promoting social ties and safer sex behavior.

Oct 13, 2017

Matt G. Mutchler, Bryce W. McDavitt, Tu N. Tran, Cynthia El Khoury, Ellie Ballan, Johnny Tohme, Susan M. Kegeles, Glenn Wagner
Journal Article

Journal Article

Adolescent Peer Networks and the Moderating Role of Depressive Symptoms on Developmental Trajectories of Cannabis Use

Depression appears to reduce the effect of peer influence on marijuana use among adolescents participating in two separate studies.

Oct 13, 2017

Michael Pollard, Joan Tucker, Harold D. Green, Kayla De La Haye, Dorothy L. Espelage
Journal Article

Journal Article

Barriers to Integrating the Continuum of Care for Opioid and Alcohol Use Disorders in Primary Care: A Qualitative Longitudinal Study

Some perceived barriers to implementing the continuum of care for opioid and alcohol use disorders in primary care clinics persist over time, but most barriers decreased.

Oct 13, 2017

Erik D. Storholm, Allison J. Ober, Sarah B. Hunter, Kirsten Becker, Praise O. Iyiewuare, Chau Pham, Katherine E. Watkins

Published Research

Biosimilar Cost Savings in the United States: Initial Experience and Future Potential

An Evaluation of U.S. Military Non-Medical Counseling Programs

Making Summer Last: Integrating Summer Programming into Core District Priorities and Operations

U.S. Military Non-Medical Counseling Programs Demonstrate Benefits for Participants

The Value of Out-of-School Time Programs

RAND Review: November-December 2017

Early Insights on Designing Innovative High Schools: Interim Findings from an Evaluation of the Opportunity by Design Initiative

Efficacy of a Web-based Intervention for Concerned Spouses of Service Members and Veterans with Alcohol Misuse

Understanding the landscape of Distributed Ledger Technologies/Blockchain: Challenges, opportunities, and the prospects for standards

Lessons from Israel's Wars in Gaza

Calculating the Economic Impacts of the Syrian Conflict: Operationalizing the World Bank's Damage and Needs Assessment

Developing a Skilled Workforce for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry: An Analysis of Employers and Colleges in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia

The Effects of Iowa's Proposed Stopgap Measure on Health Insurance Costs and Coverage

Transforming Urgent and Emergency Care and the Vanguard Initiative: Learning from Evaluation of the Southern Cluster

Supporting Persistent and Networked Special Operations Forces (SOF) Operations: Insights from Forward-Deployed SOF Personnel

Development of a Canadian Core Clinical Dataset to Support High-quality Care for Canadian Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Recruitment and Retention of Homeless Youth in a Substance Use and HIV-risk Reduction Program

This Is Who We Are: Building Community for HIV Prevention with Young Gay and Bisexual Men in Beirut, Lebanon

Adolescent Peer Networks and the Moderating Role of Depressive Symptoms on Developmental Trajectories of Cannabis Use

Barriers to Integrating the Continuum of Care for Opioid and Alcohol Use Disorders in Primary Care: A Qualitative Longitudinal Study

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