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Journal Article

Consensus Guidelines and State Policies: The Gap Between Principle and Practice at the Intersection of Substance Use and Pregnancy

We review the change over time in state-level policy environments around substance use in pregnancy and contrast the policy response with the principles and guidance from professional societies and federal agencies.

Jun 3, 2020

Laura J. Faherty, Bradley D. Stein, Mishka Terplan
Report

How Are Americans Paying Their Bills During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

This report examines how Americans' financial well-being has changed as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and how they are coping with the economic fallout. The data were collected through the RAND American Life Panel.

Jun 3, 2020

Katherine Grace Carman, Shanthi Nataraj
Dissertation

Dissertation

Improving the Air Force Medical Service's Expeditionary Medical Support System: A Simulation Approach: Analysis of Mass-Casualty Combat and Disaster Relief Scenarios

Uses a simulation tool to analyze the Air Force's Expeditionary Medical Support System to see how it performs, what changes can be made, and the specific impacts on overall patient outcomes for different patient streams.

Jun 3, 2020

John A. Hamm
Dissertation

Dissertation

The Unforeseen Consequences of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Society: A Systematic Review of Regulatory Gaps Generated by AI in the U.S.

Explores how artificial intelligence (AI) influences U.S. public policy, what gaps exist due to AI methods and applications and examines what trends and insights are emerging that can help stakeholders plan for the future.

Jun 2, 2020

Carlos Ignacio Gutierrez Gaviria
Report

Report

Air Base Defense: Rethinking Army and Air Force Roles and Functions

The gap between the growing cruise and ballistic missile threat to U.S. Air Force bases in Europe and the U.S. capacity and capability to counter the threat is worrisome. This report assesses alternative Air Force courses of action.

May 29, 2020

Alan J. Vick, Sean M. Zeigler, Julia Brackup, John Speed Meyers
Journal Article

Journal Article

Treating Patients With Opioid Use Disorder in Their Homes: An Emerging Treatment Model

Treating OUD in the home via telehealth is expanding under COVID, but it is not clear what will happen post pandemic.

May 29, 2020

Lori Uscher-Pines, Haiden A. Huskamp, Ateev Mehrotra
Report

Report

2020 American Life Panel Survey on Impacts of COVID-19: Technical Documentation

This report describes a survey fielded through the RAND American Life Panel to assess the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on individuals and households across a variety of topics.

May 29, 2020

Katherine Grace Carman, Shanthi Nataraj
Report

Report

Air Dominance Through Machine Learning: A Preliminary Exploration of Artificial Intelligence–Assisted Mission Planning

U.S. air superiority is being challenged by global competitors. In this report, the authors prototype a new artificial intelligence system to help develop and evaluate concepts of operations for the air domain.

May 29, 2020

Li Ang Zhang, Jia Xu, Dara Gold, Jeff Hagen, Ajay K. Kochhar, Andrew J. Lohn, Osonde A. Osoba
Report

Report

Public Options for Individual Health Insurance: Assessing the Effects of Four Public Option Alternatives

There is growing interest in a "public option" for individual market insurance to improve affordability and enrollment. The authors estimate how adding a federal public option could affect enrollment, premiums, and government spending.

May 28, 2020

Jodi L. Liu, Asa Wilks, Sarah A. Nowak, Preethi Rao, Christine Eibner
Research Brief

Effects of a Public Option on Health Insurance Costs and Coverage

This brief describes how a public option for health care—that is, a government-sponsored health insurance plan with publicly determined provider payment rates—would affect insurance costs and coverage.

May 28, 2020

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

Approaches for Strengthening Total Force Culture and Facilitating Cross-Component Integration in the U.S. Military

This research identifies practices that contribute to improved integration and a stronger total force culture, focusing on approaches that could impart cross-component knowledge and provide rewards for service members to work across components.

May 28, 2020

Agnes Gereben Schaefer, John D. Winkler, Kimberly Jackson, Daniel Ibarra, Darrell D. Jones, Geoffrey McGovern
Report

Report

Working to support policy change through an advocacy coalition in Israel: A case study

Case study on the work of the Coalition for Education from Birth in Israel and its activities to bring about a change in childcare regulation and provision in Israel. Early childhood development, coalition building, advocacy coalition, Israel.

May 27, 2020

Ben Baruch, Emma Disley
Report

Report

Russia's Limit of Advance: Scenarios

Russia's ability to deploy military forces around the world is significantly depleted from the Soviet era. This report describes the strengths and weaknesses of Russia's ground force deployment capacity.

May 27, 2020

Ben Connable, Abby Doll, Alyssa Demus, Dara Massicot, Clint Reach, Anthony Atler, William Mackenzie, Matthew Povlock, Lauren Skrabala
Report

Report

Russia's Limit of Advance: Analysis of Russian Ground Force Deployment Capabilities and Limitations

Analysis of Russian military capabilities reveals stark limitations in Russia's ability to safely and effectively deploy and sustain ground forces around the world.

May 27, 2020

Ben Connable, Abby Doll, Alyssa Demus, Dara Massicot, Clint Reach, Anthony Atler, William Mackenzie, Matthew Povlock, Lauren Skrabala
Report

Report

Efforts to support the extension of birth leave in the Netherlands: Case study summary

This case study describes the efforts of a partnership that supported the introduction of a legislative change in 2018 which extended leave entitlement for partners of mothers in the Netherlands.

May 27, 2020

Miriam Broeks, Fook Nederveen, Emma Disley
Report

Developing New Future Scenarios for the U.S. Coast Guard's Evergreen Strategic Foresight Program

The U.S. Coast Guard's Evergreen strategic foresight initiative works to identify emerging service challenges that require focus in the near term. This report describes an approach to developing future scenarios to aid in that process.

May 27, 2020

Abbie Tingstad, Michael T. Wilson, Katherine Anania, Jordan R. Fischbach, Susan A. Resetar, Scott Savitz, Kristin Van Abel, R. J. Briggs, Aaron C. Davenport, Stephanie Pezard, Kristin Sereyko, Jonathan Theel, Marc Thibault, Edward Ulin
Report

Pharmaceutical Innovation for Infectious Disease Management: From Troubleshooting to Sustainable Models of Engagement

In this Perspective, the authors discuss the need for more sustainable and scalable ways of incentivising pharmaceutical industry innovation in response to infectious disease threats to public health.

May 26, 2020

Sonja Marjanovic, Carolina Feijao
Report

COVID-19 and the State of K–12 Schools: Results and Technical Documentation from the Spring 2020 American Educator Panels COVID-19 Surveys

This technical report provides information about the sample, survey instrument, and resultant data for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) surveys administered to principals and teachers via RAND's American Educator Panels in spring 2020.

May 26, 2020

Laura S. Hamilton, David Grant, Julia H. Kaufman, Melissa Diliberti, Heather L. Schwartz, Gerald P. Hunter, Claude Messan Setodji, Christopher J. Young
Journal Article

Journal Article

Feasibility of Social Distancing Practices in US Schools to Reduce Influenza Transmission During a Pandemic

We assessed the feasibility of implementing other social distancing practices in K-12 schools as a first step in seeking an alternative to preemptive school closures.

May 22, 2020

Lori Uscher-Pines, Heather L. Schwartz, Faruque Ahmed, Yenlik Zheteyeva, Jennifer T. Leschitz, Francesca Pillemer, Laura J. Faherty, Amra Uzicanin
Periodical

Periodical

RAND Review: May-June 2020

Feature stories explore how military and local governments can work together to prepare their communities for climate change, and the unmet needs of civilians who return from war zones and other hot spots throughout the world.

May 22, 2020

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Featured Publications

The Science of Gun Policy 2020

Critical Care Surge Response Strategies for the 2020 COVID-19 Outbreak in the United States 2020

Detecting Malign or Subversive Information Efforts over Social Media 2020

Illustrating the Promise of Community Schools 2020

Improving Behavioral Health Treatment Outcomes for U.S. Army Personnel 2020

Securing Communications in the Quantum Computing Age 2020

Meeting U.S. Coast Guard Airpower Needs 2020

A Separate Space 2020

The Price and Spending Impacts of Limits on Payments to Hospitals for Out-of-Network Care 2020

Teacher and Principal Perspectives on Supports for Students' College and Career Pathways 2020