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Preparedness Appears Low for Rollout of National 988 Mental Health Hotline

Jun 2, 2022

A survey of a large group of public health officials responsible for helping to roll out the nation's new 988 emergency mental health telephone service found that fewer than half expressed confidence their jurisdiction was prepared in terms of financing, staffing, or infrastructure.
Report

Private Health Plans Paid Hospitals 224 Percent of What Medicare Would Pay

May 17, 2022

During 2020, prices paid to hospitals by employers and private insurers for both inpatient and outpatient services averaged 224 percent of what Medicare would have paid for the same services. Prices among states varied widely.

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Journal Article

Shifting From Passive Quality Reporting to Active Nudging to Influence Consumer Choice of Health Plan

We assess the impacts of CMS' targeted quality-based nudges with longitudinal analysis of 2009–2014 Medicare Advantage plan enrollment trends.

Oct 29, 2021
Journal Article

Adjusting Medicare Advantage Star Ratings for Socioeconomic Status and Disability

We examine the impact of socioeconomic status and disability adjustments on Medicare Advantage plans' and prescription drug plans' contract star ratings.

Oct 29, 2021
Report

Work and health research funding review (2015—2020)

This report sets out the findings of a study funded by the Department of Health and Social Care to map the landscape of funding for research in work and health in the UK since 2015.

Oct 29, 2021
News Release

Hackathon Pairs HBCU Undergrads with Pardee RAND Graduate Students to Identify Ideas for More Equitable COVID-19 Recovery

Undergraduate students from Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, and Spelman College will work alongside Pardee RAND Graduate School students to seek ways to help vulnerable communities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic during a virtual policy hackathon offered by the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation and Pardee RAND Graduate School.

Oct 27, 2021
Essay

Army Enlistment Waivers in the Age of Legal Marijuana

Army recruits with a history of marijuana use can ask for a waiver like those who have diabetes or insomnia. They are just as likely as others to complete their first term and make sergeant, and are less likely to leave the Army for health or performance reasons.

Oct 27, 2021
Report

Most U.S. Drug Shortages Appear to Be Domestic in Scope

Major U.S. drug shortages are rarely associated with volume and price changes in other countries. A global perspective is important when addressing shortages, but policymakers and the health care system should explore ways to leverage the supply of drugs in other countries in response to U.S. shortages.

Oct 27, 2021
Report

Understanding Prescription Drug Supply Chains

The typical stakeholders, relationships, and financial incentives involved in prescription drug supply chains vary depending on the characteristics of a drug and how it reaches patients. Differences in business practices complicate a universal description of drug supply chains.

Oct 27, 2021
Commentary

The Great Resignation: American Workers Suffering a Crisis of Meaning

Americans are quitting their jobs in record numbers, creating significant shortages of workers for businesses. To understand and address this issue, policymakers might need to pay attention to noneconomic factors in addition to economic ones.

Oct 26, 2021
Report

Translational Impacts of World Trade Center Health Program Research: A Mixed Methods Study

In this report, the authors describe the findings and recommendations of a four-year study of the World Trade Center Health Program's research portfolio and its translational impact. Recommendations are designed to help guide Program planning.

Oct 26, 2021
Report

American Instructional Resources Surveys: 2021 Technical Documentation and Survey Results

This technical report provides information about the sample, survey instrument, and resultant data for the American Instructional Resources Surveys administered to principals and teachers in spring 2021 via RAND's American Educator Panels.

Oct 26, 2021
Report

Symptoms of Depression and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder as Predictors of Separation from the U.S. Military

In this report, the authors evaluate the relationship between service members' self-reported symptoms of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder and subsequent separation from the military, finding a significant association between the two.

Oct 26, 2021
Report

Implementation and 12-Month Health Service Utilization and Cost Outcomes from a Managed Care Health Plan's Permanent Supportive Housing Program

This report presents an implementation and outcome study of a permanent supportive housing program—including service utilization and associated costs review—operated by a not-for-profit Medicaid and Medicare managed care plan in Southern California.

Oct 25, 2021
Blog

Nuclear Deterrence, COVID-19 and Infant Deaths, Criminal Justice Reform: RAND Weekly Recap

This weekly recap focuses on why the United States doesn’t need more nuclear weapons, increased infant deaths during the pandemic, preventing veteran suicide, and more.

Oct 22, 2021
Commentary

How Are the Kids Doing? The Well-Being of Children and the Nation's Potential

Today's children are growing up amid extraordinary challenges that could shape their health, development, and well-being for years to come. Investing in a new approach to measure their potential to flourish could promote national well-being in the long term.

Oct 22, 2021
Commentary

Treating Supervised Drug Consumption Sites Like Cannabis

Some communities hard hit by the opioid crisis are interested in opening supervised consumption sites—places where people who use drugs can do so under supervision of trained staff. What could be done to make it easier to pilot and evaluate these sites in the United States?

Oct 22, 2021
Journal Article

Use of Buprenorphine for Those with Employer-Sponsored Insurance During the Initial Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic

This study examined changes in the use of buprenorphine to treat opioid use disorder in 2020 during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic using pharmaceutical claims.

Oct 22, 2021
Journal Article

Point of Care Testing for Infectious Disease in Europe: A Scoping Review and Survey Study

This article is a scoping literature review and survey of key stakeholders on point of care testing for infectious diseases in EU/EEA countries as of November 2019.

Oct 22, 2021
Journal Article

Trends in Visits to Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities in 2020

This study examined weekly changes in the number of substance use disorder treatment facility visits in 2020 compared to 2019, and explored variation in change in weekly visits by COVID-19 incidence and historical fatal drug overdose rate.

Oct 22, 2021
Journal Article

Population-Based Estimates of Geographic Accessibility of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder by Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities from 2014 to 2020

This cross-sectional study of substance use disorder treatment facilities examined the national share of facilities that offer medication treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and population-based measures of geographic accessibility of facilities offering MOUD.

Oct 22, 2021
Commentary

The Definition of Mobilisation

In Australia, the prevailing view of mobilisation is that it is an activity associated with going to war. But it should also include preparing for, and where possible, preventing a range of potential hazards, as well as supporting subsequent recovery efforts.

Oct 21, 2021

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