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Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND; PhD Candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Assistant Policy Researcher; Ph.D. Candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School
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Testimony
May 1, 2023
Testimony presented before the California State Assembly Committee on Budget, Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services on May 1, 2023.
Journal Article
Apr 20, 2023
Researchers evaluated the association between hospitals attesting to an emergency department buprenorphine treatment Opioid Hospital Quality Improvement Program (O-HQIP) pathway and patients' subsequent initiation of buprenorphine treatment.
Apr 18, 2023
This study aims to assess trends in the number and characteristics of substance use disorder treatment (SUDT) facilities within the county of residence of adults aged 50+ over time.
Apr 11, 2023
We evaluated integration of palliative care and infection management (i.e. merging the goals of palliative care and infection management at end of life) in nursing homes and its association with hospital transfers for residents with advanced illness.
Jan 27, 2023
We quantify the use of clinical decision support (CDS) and the specific barriers reported by ambulatory clinics and examine whether CDS utilization and barriers differed based on clinics' affiliation with health systems.
Jan 25, 2023
Researchers analyzed data to determine what proportion of the national population had local geographic availability to a licensed SUD treatment facility that accepted Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, or cash.
Dec 23, 2022
Patients ages 75+ reported less-positive experiences than patients ages 55-74, especially for measures of communication. These differences may be specific to inpatient care.
Research Brief
Nov 9, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted a need to transform the decisionmaking culture in long-term care to make it more inclusive of residents, staff, and others who are affected by infection-control policies in these facilities.
Oct 27, 2022
We leverage ACA coverage expansions to study the impact of health insurance on opioid-related emergency department visits while accounting for potentially confounding changes in relevant state-level policies.
Report
Oct 20, 2022
Policies to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities have failed to balance community safety and resident well-being. Input from a range of stakeholders highlighted a need for inclusive policy decisionmaking in long-term care.
Sep 30, 2022
To inform the development of No Surprises Act reports to Congress, this report summarizes recent patterns of and trends in horizontal and vertical consolidation of hospitals, physician practices, and health insurers.
Sep 20, 2022
This study highlights how the growing trend of vertical integration, combined with differences in Medicare payment between hospitals and nonhospital providers, leads to higher Medicare spending.
