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Journal Article
Trends in Family Ratings of Experience With Care and Racial Disparities Among Maryland Nursing Homes
We analyzed trends of consumer ratings publicly reported for Maryland nursing homes during 2007-2010, and determined whether racial/ethnic disparities in experiences with care changed.
Dec 29, 2020
Journal Article
Virginia Preschool Initiative Plus: Cost Study Final Report
This report includes estimates of the Virginia Preschool Initiative Plus expenditures in the 2016–2017 and 2017–2018 school years as part of a larger evaluation of VPI+ that also examined the impacts of VPI+ on children's kindergarten entry outcomes.
Dec 22, 2020
Journal Article
Satisfaction With Massachusetts Nursing Home Care Was Generally High During 2005–09, With Some Variability Across Facilities
Satisfaction with care in Massachusetts nursing homes is high, but family members are less satisfied with the physical and social activities available to residents.
Dec 17, 2020
Journal Article
Trends in Racial Disparities for Injured Patients Admitted to Trauma Centers
We performed an observational cohort study to determine whether outcome disparities between black and white trauma patients have decreased over the last 10 years.
Dec 10, 2020
Report
When Hurricanes Happen During Pandemics
Hurricanes can change patterns of mobility and expand the spread of COVID-19, for example, to communal shelters. On the other hand, fear of the virus could cause people who might otherwise evacuate to shelter in place, resulting in more deaths from a hurricane. How can policymakers prepare for this threat?
Dec 9, 2020
Dissertation
Accumulation, Autonomy, and Expectations: Three Essays on the Impact of U.S. Health Care Industry Consolidation
Aims to augment the existing evidence base on the consequences of and policy remedies for health care consolidation in three essays.
Dec 4, 2020
Journal Article
Impacts of Health Care Industry Consolidation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: A Qualitative Study
This exploratory qualitative study describes industry and community stakeholder perceptions of the impacts of cumulative hospital, practice, and insurance mergers, acquisitions, and affiliations in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Dec 1, 2020
Journal Article
Feasibility and Effectiveness of Telelactation Among Rural Breastfeeding Women
This article evaluates the feasibility and impact of telelactation via personal electronic devices on breastfeeding duration and exclusivity among rural women.
Nov 13, 2020
Report
Evaluating Connections to Care
In 2016, New York City policymakers came together with federal and private funders to support a program, Connections to Care (C2C), intended to provide quality mental health support within high-risk communities. RAND evaluated C2C, examining its implementation, impact on access and use of mental health care, and costs.
Nov 12, 2020
Research Brief
Green Infrastructure Can Help Manage Rainfall in an Urban Watershed
Urbanization, inadequate investment in aging infrastructure, and more-frequent heavy rainfall events due to climate change have led to sewer overflows, flooding, and reduced water quality in U.S. cities. The challenges of increasing volumes of stormwater can be addressed by a mix of solutions.
Oct 29, 2020
Report
Managing Heavy Rainfall with Green Infrastructure
An evaluation of Pittsburgh's Negley Run watershed shows how green stormwater infrastructure could reduce flooding and provide positive economic benefits in areas that face urgent flood risk.
Oct 26, 2020
Journal Article
Sentencing Scorecards: Reducing Racial Disparities in Prison Sentences at Their Source
Scorecards are a common tool for public policy decisionmaking, but none highlight racial disparities in incarceration. We constructed county-level scorecards for racial disparities in incarceration rates for the NY State Permanent Commission on Sentencing.
Oct 21, 2020
Journal Article
The Complex Cancer Care Coverage Environment: What Is the Role of Legislation? A Case Study from Massachusetts
We identified five current cancer coverage state laws and interviewed experts on their perceptions of the relevance of the laws and how well they meet the current needs of cancer care given rapid changes in therapies.
Oct 13, 2020
Journal Article
Locking Up My Generation: Cohort Differences in Prison Spells Over the Life Course
Our study highlights that the crime-punishment wave in the 1980s and 1990s created cohort differences in incarceration over the life course that changed the level of incarceration even decades after the wave.
Oct 1, 2020
Journal Article
Ethics Consultations Related to Opioid Use Disorder
The aim of this study was to characterize ethics consult questions among inpatients with opioid use disorder at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Sep 3, 2020
Commentary
Don't Entangle COVID-19 Relief with Cannabis Legalization
Cannabis legalization is a multifaceted decision that has implications for health, safety, and social equity. Whether legalization could fund COVID-19 relief should not be a major focus of debates.
Aug 28, 2020
Journal Article
Reasonable and Risk-Based? Replacing NFIP Generally Subsidized Rates with a Means-Tested Subsidy
Our results suggest that the savings associated with replacing subsidies with our proposed means-tested subsidy would be $183 million per year if all households in the study area hold NFIP policies, or a savings of approximately $3800 per policy.
Jul 22, 2020
Blog
Online Shopping, Living in a Riskier World, Stress in Communities: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on Americans' online shopping habits during the pandemic, living in a riskier world, how stress builds in communities, and more.
Jul 10, 2020
Report
Which COVID-19 Models Are Useful to Policymakers?
Forecasting models are widely used to inform policymakers about the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects of policy responses to it. As models are being developed and improved continually, a new RAND framework can assess which ones are suitable for the state of Virginia.
Jul 8, 2020
Journal Article
Social Returns to Private Choice? Effects of Charter Schools on Behavioral Outcomes, Arrests, and Civic Participation
We add to the research on charter school effects by evaluating the impacts of secondary charter school attendance on 9th grade behavioral outcomes and individuals' propensity to commit crime and participate in elections as young adults in North Carolina.
Jun 5, 2020

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