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Who Is Middle Class?

Depending on definition, the middle class has been either receiving less income (as a share of total) or shrinking in size since the 1970s. Lower-income Americans and their children will likely have limited opportunities for upward mobility.

Feb 25, 2021

Jeffrey B. Wenger, Melanie A. Zaber
Research Brief

10Plan, How Would It Affect Health Care Spending by Consumers and the Federal Government

The 10Plan is a self-pay plan for individuals currently uninsured or covered by a private nongroup health insurance plan. The authors built a microsimulation model to estimate health care spending under both the status quo and the 10Plan.

Feb 25, 2021

Kandice A. Kapinos, Carter C. Price, Drew M. Anderson, Adrienne M. Propp, Raffaele Vardavas, Christopher M. Whaley
Journal Article

Priority-Setting to Address the Geriatric Pharmacoparadox for Pain Management: A Nursing Home Stakeholder Delphi Study

Our objective was to explore the extent of consensus among expert stakeholders regarding what analgesic issues should be prioritized for comparative-effectiveness studies of beneficial and adverse effects of analgesic regimens in nursing home residents.

Feb 25, 2021

Kate L. Lapane, Catherine Dubé, Anne L. Hume, Jennifer Tjia, Bill M. Jesdale, Jayne Pawasauskas, Dmitry Khodyakov
Report

Winning the Battle of the Airfields: Seventy Years of RAND Analysis on Air Base Defense and Attack

This report provides an overview of RAND's work on air base defense and attack from 1951 through 2020, describes RAND's contributions, and identifies enduring insights for improving the resiliency of U.S. air bases in the face of modern threats.

Feb 24, 2021

Alan J. Vick, Mark Ashby
Report

Measures and Methodology for International Comparisons of Health Care System Performance: Final Report

RAND researchers worked with 15 experts in quality measurement, clinical care, and health economics to generate potential measure constructs that could improve the U.S. ability to learn from international comparisons of health system performance.

Feb 24, 2021

Laurie T. Martin, Carl Berdahl, Rachel M. Burns, Emily Hoch, Evan D. Peet, Peter S. Hussey
Research Brief

Private U.S. Health Plans Pay Hospitals 247 Percent of What Medicare Would Pay

RAND researchers used data from 49 states and Washington, D.C., to assess hospital prices paid by private health plans. Data sources included $33.8 billion in spending from 3,112 community hospitals—more than half of community hospitals nationwide.

Feb 24, 2021

Christopher M. Whaley, Brian Briscombe, Rose Kerber, Brenna O'Neill, Aaron Kofner
Report

Reimagining U.S. Strategy in the Middle East: Sustainable Partnerships, Strategic Investments

Researchers assess the advantages and trade-offs of a reimagined Middle East strategy where strategic goals link to a broader understanding of stability that prioritizes reduced conflict, better governance, and greater growth and development.

Feb 23, 2021

Dalia Dassa Kaye, Linda Robinson, Jeffrey Martini, Nathan Vest, Ashley L. Rhoades
Report

Reimagining U.S. Strategy in the Middle East: Sustainable Partnerships, Strategic Investments (Executive Summary)

In this summary, researchers assess the advantages and trade-offs of a reimagined Middle East strategy where strategic goals link to a broader understanding of stability that prioritizes reduced conflict, better governance, and greater development.

Feb 23, 2021

Dalia Dassa Kaye, Linda Robinson, Jeffrey Martini, Nathan Vest, Ashley L. Rhoades
Report

Teachers' Lesson Modifications for Students with Disabilities: Findings from the 2020 American Instructional Resources Survey

In this Data Note, researchers explore teachers' reports of how much and in what ways they modify their lessons to support students with disabilities.

Feb 23, 2021

Laura Stelitano, Melissa Kay Diliberti, Sy Doan
Report

Comparing the Cost-Effectiveness of Expendable Versus Reusable Small Air Vehicles

RAND Corporation researchers reviewed the comparative cost-effectiveness of reusable and expendable platforms for small unmanned aerial vehicles. The findings show that current technology often makes reusable platforms relatively inexpensive.

Feb 23, 2021

Thomas Hamilton
Dissertation

Exploring the Influences of External Factors on the Veteran Disability Compensation Program

Explores factors affecting the performance and scope of the veteran disability compensation program.

Feb 23, 2021

Nicholas Broten
Journal Article

Sexuality Education Across the European Union: An Overview

This policy memo examines how sexuality education is delivered by schools across the EU Member States. Drawing on existing data sources, the memo highlights trends and differences and considers the need for further data mapping.

Feb 23, 2021

Natalie Picken
Journal Article

Study on Child Participation in EU Political and Democratic Life: Final Report

RAND Europe and Eurochild were contracted by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers to support this study. This Final Report summarises the findings from all research methodologies applied in this study.

Feb 23, 2021

Barbara Janta, Michaela Bruckmayer, Annemari de Silva, Lucy Gilder, Andreas Culora, Sam Cole, Emma Leenders, Mieke Schuurman, Alice Hagger-Vaughan
Report

Building an Enduring Peace in Yemen: Lessons from Five Years of RAND Research

Yemen's civil war entered its sixth year in 2021. This report describes the challenges facing efforts to achieve an enduring peace in Yemen and outlines constructive steps the international community can take to achieve an enduring peace.

Feb 22, 2021

Daniel Egel, Trevor Johnston, Ashley L. Rhoades, Eric Robinson
Report

Stress Topped the Reasons Why Public School Teachers Quit, Even Before COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has added more stress to an already high-stress profession: American public school teacher. The authors of this report reveal how important stress has been—even more so than pay—to teachers' decisions to leave the profession.

Feb 22, 2021

Melissa Kay Diliberti, Heather L. Schwartz, David Grant
Multimedia

West Coast Aerospace Forum 2020: Aerospace Vision for the Future

The 6th annual West Coast Aerospace Forum in December 2020 featured discussions between some of the Department of the Air Force‘s most senior and experienced leaders and top civilian national security experts.

Feb 19, 2021

David Abba, Richard Danzig, David A. Deptula, Mackenzie Eaglen, Eric Fanning, Tim Grayson, Bob Hale, Todd Harrison, Edward R. Harshberger, Clinton Hinote, Deborah James, Peter Levine, Elaine McCusker, Jamie Morin, Heather Penney, John W. Raymond, James Swartout, Paula G. Thornhill, Jack Weinstein
Journal Article

Racial/ethnic Differences in Prescription Opioid Misuse and Heroin Use Among a National Sample, 1999–2018

We compared relative prevalences across 6 racial/ethnic groups for prescription opioid misuse analyses and 4 racial/ethnic groups for heroin analyses.

Feb 19, 2021

Megan S. Schuler, Terry L. Schell, Eunice C. Wong
Journal Article

Associations Between Mental and Physical Health Conditions and Occupational Impairments in the U.S. Military

Common mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, and PTSD showed robust associations with absenteeism and presenteeism among active duty U.S. military service members.

Feb 19, 2021

Michael Stephen Dunbar, Megan S. Schuler, Sarah O. Meadows, Charles C. Engel
Journal Article

Association of Genetic Variants With Migraine Subclassified by Clinical Symptoms in Adult Females

An analysis of migraine diagnostic symptoms among women experiencing migraine from the WGHS recruitment sample to assess whether there were clusters of specific symptoms that might also have a genetic basis.

Feb 19, 2021

Joe Kossowsky, Megan S. Schuler, Franco Giulianini, Charles B. Berde, Ben Reis, Paul M. Ridker, Julie E. Buring, Tobias Kurth, Daniel I. Chasman
Journal Article

The Evolution of Special Operations as a Model for Information Forces

This article draws an analogy between special operations and information forces and suggests the history and evolution of SOF could serve as a model and provide lessons for the development of information forces.

Feb 19, 2021

Christopher Paul

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