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Jul 9, 2026

Use of Claims Data to Screen for Functional Limitations Among Medicare Beneficiaries

This paper describes the development of a survey-based index of functional limitations and a new claims-based model for predicting limitations.
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.
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May 13, 2026

Outcome Evaluation of Los Angeles County’s Juvenile Justice Client Assessment Recommendation and Evaluation (CARE) Program

This report evaluates Los Angeles County’s CARE Program, a holistic juvenile defense model. The evaluation finds benefits in quality of life, case dispositions, and county cost savings, while identifying staffing, data, and coordination challenges.
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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.
Research

Mar 19, 2026

Veteran Affairs Disability Compensation: Likely the U.S.’s Largest Disability Program, but What Do We Know About Its Impacts on Service-Disabled Veterans?

The VA Disability Compensation program has grown rapidly but lacks causal research like Social Security’s programs. Limited data access and complex benefits hinder accurate impact measurement.
Research

Jan 16, 2026

Firm Accommodation After Workplace Disability: Labor Market Impacts and Implications for Subsidy Design

This paper studies the labor market impacts of firm accommodation decisions after workplace disability and assesses implications for the design of firm subsidies.
Research

Nov 24, 2025

A Comparative Analysis of Self-Identification and Functional Measures of Disability

The objective of this paper is to compare the prevalence and characteristics of people with disabilities measured by both functional and self-identification measures, and to assess the overlap between these populations.
Project

Nov 18, 2025

The value of British Sign Language

RAND Europe assessed the potential costs and benefits of early access to British Sign Language for deaf children.
Research

Oct 29, 2025

Disability Status in LGBT Adults by Sex and Age

This study examines whether sex at birth or age modifies the association of disability with LGBT status.
Research

Aug 13, 2025

The Disability Squeeze: Out-of-pocket Expenses and Unmet Needs for Disability-Related Goods and Services in the U.S.

Adults with disabilities in the U.S. experience considerable financial strain from their disability-related expenses and sustain high rates of unmet needs with disproportionate impacts identified for those from underserved communities.
Expert Insights

May 6, 2025

Assessing Cumulative, Meaningful Benefits of Disease-Modifying Therapies Targeting Synucleinopathies: Conference Proceedings and Roadmap for Research

This document summarizes a 2024 workshop on disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) for synucleinopathies (Parkinson’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and multiple system atrophy). Workshop attendees discussed factors that will affect access to DMTs.

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Use of Claims Data to Screen for Functional Limitations Among Medicare Beneficiaries

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A Comparative Analysis of Self-Identification and Functional Measures of Disability

The value of British Sign Language

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The Disability Squeeze: Out-of-pocket Expenses and Unmet Needs for Disability-Related Goods and Services in the U.S.

Assessing Cumulative, Meaningful Benefits of Disease-Modifying Therapies Targeting Synucleinopathies: Conference Proceedings and Roadmap for Research

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Intellectual, Developmental, and Physical Disabilities in U.S. Legal Settings

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Use of Claims Data to Screen for Functional Limitations Among Medicare Beneficiaries

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

Outcome Evaluation of Los Angeles County’s Juvenile Justice Client Assessment Recommendation and Evaluation (CARE) Program

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

Veteran Affairs Disability Compensation: Likely the U.S.’s Largest Disability Program, but What Do We Know About Its Impacts on Service-Disabled Veterans?

Firm Accommodation After Workplace Disability: Labor Market Impacts and Implications for Subsidy Design

A Comparative Analysis of Self-Identification and Functional Measures of Disability

The value of British Sign Language

Disability Status in LGBT Adults by Sex and Age

The Disability Squeeze: Out-of-pocket Expenses and Unmet Needs for Disability-Related Goods and Services in the U.S.

Assessing Cumulative, Meaningful Benefits of Disease-Modifying Therapies Targeting Synucleinopathies: Conference Proceedings and Roadmap for Research

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