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Jul 9, 2026

Making Health Insurance More Affordable: Q&A with Christine Eibner

The high cost of U.S. health care has become a very big problem. In this Q&A, RAND's Christine Eibner explains how many Americans have health insurance, ways to cut costs, and the trade-offs involved.
Research

Jun 29, 2026

Medicaid Prior Authorization and Discontinuation of Buprenorphine

This study assesses the duration of buprenorphine episodes paid by fee-for-service and managed care organization plans with and without prior authorization (PA) in Medicaid.
Research

Jun 18, 2026

State-Level Impacts of Key Medicaid Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

The authors developed state-level estimates of budget impact and enrollment changes through 2034 associated with key provisions of the July 2025 budget reconciliation law that affect Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income individuals.
Research

Jun 8, 2026

Generics in Medicaid Increased in Price and Shifted To Larger Manufacturers Amid 2022-2023 Amphetamine Shortage

We studied the impact of the 2022-2023 amphetamine shortage on spending, spending per prescription (i.e., prices), and dispensing of amphetamine products
Research

May 20, 2026

Medicaid Home-Based and Community-Based Services Long-Term Care Expenditures: Evaluation of the Balancing Incentive Program

Evaluates the Balancing Incentive Program, finding that participating states increased Medicaid home-based and community-based services spending by 5.2 percentage points of total long-term care spending through FY 2019.
Research

May 14, 2026

Telemedicine Adoption, US Ambulatory Visits, and Total Medical Spending, 2019-2023

These findings suggest that telemedicine adoption is not significantly associated with changes in visits or spending, either overall or across major payer groups, easing concerns about large spending increases.
Research

May 1, 2026

State Tele-Buprenorphine Prescribing Policies by Medical Professional Type

Systematic legal mapping of all 50 states finds wide variation in tele-buprenorphine policy support for Medicaid enrollees, with six states prohibiting virtual OUD care and NPs and PAs facing greater barriers than physicians.
Research

Apr 29, 2026

Pediatric Dental Surgeries in Children with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Paid by Means of Medicaid

Children with intellectual disabilities or autism were less likely to receive Medicaid-covered dental surgeries at lower-cost ambulatory surgery centers than hospital outpatient departments.
Research

Apr 20, 2026

Dental Surgeries in Hospitals and Surgery Centers for Children With Developmental Disabilities

A Medicaid data analysis found that children with autism or intellectual disabilities receiving dental surgery at ambulatory surgery centers had shorter wait times, lower costs, and no increase in adverse outcomes compared to hospital settings.
Article

Mar 16, 2026

Trump Retirement Accounts: Costs and Savings

President Trump promised to provide Americans without retirement savings accounts a government-sponsored plan that would match up to $1,000 a year in individual contributions. This would help workers and also reduce the federal deficit in the long run.
Research

Mar 16, 2026

Medicaid Expansion for La Comunidad Latina in North Carolina: Community Health Workers’ Role in Outreach

The FIEL-N Project evaluated the experiences of Latino individuals with Medicaid enrollment following expansion in North Carolina to identify successes and areas for improvement.
Research Summary

Mar 12, 2026

Implications of the Trump Retirement Accounts Proposal: Potential Costs and Savings of an Alternative Retirement Plan for 63 Million Americans

President Donald Trump introduced the Trump retirement accounts (TRA) in his 2026 State of the Union address. This brief presents a one-, ten-, and 40-year cost analysis of the TRA and offers insights into its policy implications.

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Making Health Insurance More Affordable: Q&A with Christine Eibner

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Critical Condition: How to Save the ER

Medicaid Unwinding Associated with Less Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

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Making Health Insurance More Affordable: Q&A with Christine Eibner

Medicaid Prior Authorization and Discontinuation of Buprenorphine

State-Level Impacts of Key Medicaid Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Generics in Medicaid Increased in Price and Shifted To Larger Manufacturers Amid 2022-2023 Amphetamine Shortage

Medicaid Home-Based and Community-Based Services Long-Term Care Expenditures: Evaluation of the Balancing Incentive Program

Telemedicine Adoption, US Ambulatory Visits, and Total Medical Spending, 2019-2023

State Tele-Buprenorphine Prescribing Policies by Medical Professional Type

Pediatric Dental Surgeries in Children with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Paid by Means of Medicaid

Dental Surgeries in Hospitals and Surgery Centers for Children With Developmental Disabilities

Trump Retirement Accounts: Costs and Savings

Medicaid Expansion for La Comunidad Latina in North Carolina: Community Health Workers’ Role in Outreach

Implications of the Trump Retirement Accounts Proposal: Potential Costs and Savings of an Alternative Retirement Plan for 63 Million Americans

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