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Military veterans—individuals who complete military service whether at home or deployed overseas, in peacetime or in combat—are entitled to and in some cases require various government services. RAND research has examined the physical and mental health, interpersonal relationships, and employment problems that U.S. military veterans and their families face, and has recommended policies to support veterans' reintegration into civilian life.

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More Can Be Done to Save Veterans from Suicide

Nov 4, 2019

A decade of research at RAND has sought to focus the national conversation about suicide in general, and veteran suicide in particular, around solutions that work. The overwhelming message: We could do more to save the lives of veterans like Daniel Somers. Here is his story.
Essay

How Private Health Care Providers Could Better Serve Veterans

Nov 7, 2018

Almost a third of U.S. veterans live 40 miles or more from the nearest VA medical center, so the VA is trying to make it easier for them to use private providers closer to home. But it will take significant efforts to better prepare civilian doctors to deliver high-quality care to veterans.

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Addressing the Invisible Wounds of War

Before 2007, little was known about how the availability of behavioral health services compared with the need among returning troops—or about the consequences to the nation if these needs were not met.

Oct 10, 2013
Journal Article

Journal Article

Operating Characteristics of the PTSD Checklist in a Military Primary Care Setting

The PTSD Checklist–Civilian Version (PCL-C; Weathers, Litz, Herman, Huska, & Keane, 1993) is used for the identification of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Sep 1, 2013
Report

Report

Supporting Employers in the Reserve Operational Forces Era: Appendixes

This report describes an analysis of current employment rights protections for Reserve Component members and related support programs and makes recommendations stemming from that analysis.

Aug 22, 2013
Report

Supporting Employers in the Reserve Operational Forces Era

What are the legal protections provided by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), what obligations do they impose on employers, and what are the areas of ambiguity? To what extent do employers understand their obligations under USERRA?

Aug 22, 2013
Research Brief

Research Brief

Supporting Employers of Reserve Component Members

This brief details research finding that laws addressing employer obligations in the event of an employee's military duty–related absence are clear but that employer knowledge of obligations and where to go for help in fulfilling them is incomplete.

Aug 22, 2013
Report

The Role and Importance of the 'D' in PTSD

U.S. Army leadership requested that the word “disorder” be removed from “posttraumatic stress disorder” but the APA voted to retain it. Few studies demonstrate stigmatization among U.S. military service members with PTSD or measure the extent to which PTSD-related social stigma reduces the utilization of treatment.

Aug 21, 2013
Report

Report

Ensuring Language Capability in the Intelligence Community: What Factors Affect the Best Mix of Military, Civilians, and Contractors?

Draws on interviews, academic literature, and an exploratory quantitative analysis to identify factors that affect the cost-effectiveness of military, government, and contractor personnel in providing language capability in the intelligence community.

Aug 1, 2013
Q&A

Gulf War Illness: Still Looking for Answers

Bernard Rostker and Ross Anthony, RAND senior economists with expertise on Gulf War Illness (GWI), discuss a study by scientists at Georgetown University Medical Center that suggests the symptoms of GWI are biological in nature, and a GWI study RAND conducted more than a decade ago.

Jul 8, 2013
Report

Report

Coordination May Improve VA Efficiency, Reduce Health Care Spending

To improve health care spending and efficiency, the Department of Veterans Affairs should reduce dual use of both Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and non-VHA care, coordinate care between both systems, integrate electronic information, and consider a pilot program through which to test these recommendations.

Jul 2, 2013
Research Brief

Improving Coordination and Efficiency of Care for Veterans

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) can better use its scarce resources through improved coordination with the private sector to reduce potential redundancies. The VHA can also provide access to high-quality care and meet rapidly changing needs.

Jul 2, 2013
Journal Article

Journal Article

Brand-name Prescription Drug Use Among Veterans Affairs and Medicare Part D Patients with Diabetes: A National Cohort Comparison

Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes use 2 to 3 times more brand-name drugs than a comparable group within the VA, at substantial excess cost.

Jul 1, 2013
Blog

At 65, RAND Continues to Make a Difference

To celebrate our first 60 years, we created 60 Ways RAND Has Made a Difference, an online book to illustrate our most notable contributions. On our 65th birthday, we provide five of the most recent ways in which we at RAND are proud to have made a difference.

May 14, 2013
Report

Report

Providing for the Casualties of War: The American Experience Through World War II

This history looks at how humanity has cared for its war casualties and veterans, from ancient times through the aftermath of World War II.

Apr 29, 2013
News Release

News Release

Military Caregivers Aid Injured Warriors, but Little Is Known About Their Needs

Spouses, family members, and others who provide informal care to U.S. military members after they return home from conflict often toil long hours with little support, putting them at risk for physical, emotional, and financial harm.

Mar 7, 2013
Commentary

A National Strategy for Supporting Military Caregivers

The act of caring for a veteran takes a physical, mental, and economic toll on caregivers and their families. Giving caregivers the skills and resources they need to cope and thrive should be as much a priority as giving veterans medical care.

Mar 7, 2013
Report

Military Caregivers Aid Injured Warriors, but Little Is Known About Their Needs

Spouses, family members, and others who provide informal care to U.S. military members after they return home from conflict often toil long hours with little support, putting them at risk for physical, emotional, and financial harm.

Mar 7, 2013
Journal Article

Journal Article

Redesign of an Electronic Clinical Reminder to Prevent Falls in Older Adults

The authors redesigned an electronic clinical reminder to improve identification and management of Veterans at high risk for falls, and piloted the reminder in 3 Veterans Health Administration community-based outpatient clinics.

Mar 1, 2013
Blog

Paul O'Neill to President Obama: We Can Use the Internet to Address Medical Errors

Former Treasury Secretary Paul H. O'Neill, a RAND Trustee and Health Advisory Board member, published an open letter to President Obama in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette this week in which he asks the president to use his executive power to address the problem of medical errors.

Jan 30, 2013
Report

Report

Employer Partnership Program Analysis of Alternatives

The Employer Partnership Program (EPP) supports U.S. military reservists and their civilian employers, and maintains a website that allows employers to recruit among reservists, veterans, and family members. This study analyzed usage data from the EPP's website, conducted case studies of Army Reserve units, and interviewed program stakeholders.

Jan 7, 2013
Journal Article

Journal Article

National Survey on Implementation of Peer Specialists in the VA: Implications for Training and Facilitation

This study explored challenges, facilitators, and progress of Peer Specialist implementation from a stakeholder group involved in their management.

Dec 1, 2012

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Military Veterans

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