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Methodology

RAND researchers have pioneered several different methodologies, such as the Delphi method and robust decisionmaking, and continue to apply their methodological expertise in multidisciplinary projects that may require a range of capabilities, including modeling and simulation, survey research, economic or statistical analysis, or planning and forecasting.

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

An Open-Source Method for Assessing National Scientific and Technological Standing: With Applications to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

The author of this report develops a quick-turn and open-source methodology, then applies that methodology to the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning for nine countries.

Oct 28, 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
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

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
Report

Engaging multi-disciplinary practitioners in a complex field of social policy: A methodological discussion paper

This paper shares lessons learnt from engaging multi-disciplinary practitioners in a complex field of social policy in a consensus building exercise using an adapted Delphi-method. It is written for other organisations or researchers considering a similar approach.

Oct 21, 2021
Journal Article

Could Periodic Nonpharmaceutical Intervention Strategies Produce Better COVID-19 Health and Economic Outcomes?

We developed a COVID-19 transmission model to compare the effects of nonpharmaceutical public health interventions (NPIs). We find that the periodic switch between low and high NPI levels could have produced similar health outcomes as static strategies but better social welfare outcomes.

Oct 20, 2021
Journal Article

Modeling Infectious Behaviors: The Need to Account for Behavioral Adaptation in COVID-19 Models

In this essay we discuss the need for new types of simulation models of COVID-19 that couple transmission dynamics with adaptive behaviors.

Oct 20, 2021
Report

Survey for Assessing Racial/Ethnic Harassment and Discrimination in the U.S. Military

The authors describe the development of a survey instrument to help the U.S. Department of Defense understand racial and ethnic harassment and discrimination among its uniformed personnel, the instrument itself, and recommendations to support its use.

Oct 18, 2021
Report

Survey Instrument to Assess the Prevalence of Hazing and Bullying in the Active-Duty U.S. Military

The authors describe the development and design of a survey instrument created to help the U.S. Department of Defense estimate the number of active-duty service members who experience hazing and bullying.

Oct 18, 2021
Report

A Structured Elicitation Approach to Identify Technology-Based Challenges: With Application to Inform Force Planning for Technological Surprise

What do experts envision as the largest technology-based challenges the U.S. Joint Force may encounter by 2040? The authors develop and implement an approach to elicit and evaluate 20 challenges identified by experts.

Oct 14, 2021
Report

Increasing Efficiency and Incentives for Performance in the Army's Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) Program

This report documents research and analysis whose purpose was to help the Army determine how to best increase incentives for higher performance among enlisted members and to more efficiently achieve Army retention objectives.

Oct 5, 2021
Report

Toward a Unified Multiscale Computational Model of the Human Body's Immediate Responses to Blast-Related Trauma: A Review of the Scientific Literature

This report describes what is known about the human body's immediate responses to blast trauma from the results of computational modeling and identifies opportunities for further research in an effort to fill knowledge gaps.

Oct 4, 2021
Journal Article

Synthetic Control Estimation Beyond Comparative Case Studies: Does the Minimum Wage Reduce Employment?

A synthetic control estimator is generalized to estimate parameters associated with multiple discrete or continuous explanatory variables, which are then applied to study the disemployment effects of the minimum wage.

Oct 1, 2021
Tool

A Guide to Evaluating Marine and Family Division Programs, Services, and Capabilities: An Introduction to Program Evaluation

The U.S. Marine Corps' Marine and Family Program Division (MF) portfolio includes a variety of programs and services. This tool provides a brief introduction to program evaluation, the use of systematic processes to assess a program's effectiveness.

Sep 30, 2021
Tool

A Guide to Evaluating Marine and Family Division Programs, Services, and Capabilities

For Marine and Family Division programs and services to remain meaningful, credible, and practical, their effectiveness must be able to be demonstrated. How might program implementers determine effectiveness and guide efficient use of scarce resources?

Sep 30, 2021
Report

American Perspectives on Veterans

What benefits and services do Americans think the U.S. government should provide to veterans? And do they support paying more in taxes to fund such support?

Sep 30, 2021
Report

Expanding Charter School Capacity: The Case of Propel Montour

Researchers examine the expansion of Propel Schools, a small, regional charter school network in southwestern Pennsylvania, to describe the academic and behavioral experiences of continuing and expansion students from fall 2017 to spring 2020.

Sep 29, 2021
Report

What Drives U.S. Adversaries to Use Military Forces Abroad?

Where, how, and how often have China, Russia, and Iran intervened militarily since 1946? A review of their behavior and that of other U.S. adversaries identifies why they initiated military interventions and why they might do so in the future.

Sep 27, 2021

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