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Justice for Florida Farmworkers: Q&A with Susan Marquis

In her new book, Susan Marquis takes readers inside the fight in Florida tomato fields. She traces the history and victories of a grassroots group of farmworkers and community leaders who wrested better wages and working conditions from major tomato growers and their corporate buyers.

Dec 15, 2017
Commercial Book

I Am Not a Tractor! How Florida Farmworkers Took on the Fast Food Giants and Won

A new book by Susan Marquis celebrates the courage, vision, and creativity of the farmworkers and community leaders who have transformed one of the worst agricultural situations in the United States into one of the best.

Dec 15, 2017
Journal Article

A Framework for Synthetic Control Methods With High-Dimensional, Micro-Level Data: Evaluating a Neighborhood-Specific Crime Intervention

Our study illustrates the advantages of using high-dimensional, micro-level data in the context of synthetic control methods.

Jun 30, 2017
Testimony

Regulating Medical Marijuana Markets: Insights from State Experiments

In setting rules and regulations for medical marijuana programs, legislators should consider the structures that supply medical marijuana, the effects of commercialization, and the impact of laws on youth.

Jan 25, 2017
Journal Article

Estimating the Effects of the English Rule on Litigation Outcomes

The English rule prescribes that the loser of a lawsuit pay the winner's litigation costs.

Dec 8, 2016
Research Brief

How Does Expanding Health Insurance Coverage Affect Workers' Compensation Costs?

The Affordable Care Act's expansion of coverage for people under age 26 led to a 1-percent reduction in uninsurance, equating to a 0.8-percent decrease in workers' compensation claim frequency, and a roughly 1-percent decrease in overall claim costs.

Nov 22, 2016
Blog

Orlando Nightclub Shooting: RAND Experts React

RAND experts provide perspective on the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, what it likely means within the context of the campaign against ISIS, and more.

Jun 15, 2016
Journal Article

Annual Incidence of Nephrolithiasis Among Children and Adults in South Carolina from 1997 to 2012

This study examined temporal trends in the annual incidence and cumulative risk of nephrolithiasis among children and adults living in South Carolina over a 16-year period.

Jan 28, 2016
Report

Improving Hospital Efficiency Through Data-Driven Management: A Case Study of Health First, Florida

This report presents a case study of how one health system addressed resource challenges by using Lean thinking (focusing on process improvement, affecting both structural components and operational processes) enabled by information technology.

Oct 22, 2015
Dissertation

Hello, Goodbye: Three Perspectives on Public School District Staff Turnover

Three essays each of which explores a different perspective on public school district staff turnover.

Sep 14, 2015
Journal Article

A Spatiotemporal Quantile Regression Model for Emergency Department Expenditures

The authors develop a spatiotemporal quantile regression model for the analysis of emergency department-related medical expenditures.

Mar 24, 2015
Journal Article

Where You Live Matters: Quality and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Schizophrenia Care in Four State Medicaid Programs

Care for Schizophrenia: it matters where you live.

Mar 19, 2015
Journal Article

Use of Pooled State Administrative Data for Mental Health Services Research

State mental health authorities routinely devote resources to collect data for state planning and reporting purposes. However, these data are rarely used in cross-state comparisons to inform state or federal policy development.

Feb 26, 2015
News Release

Making It More Difficult to Sue Physicians for Malpractice May Not Reduce 'Defensive Medicine'

Malpractice reform has been advocated by many experts as a key to reining in health care costs. Three states raised the standard for malpractice in the emergency room to gross negligence, but that did not translate into less-expensive care.

Oct 15, 2014
Dissertation

Three Essays on Education Reform in the United States

Examines California's state education accountability reform and comprehensive reform to improve teacher and principal talent in high-poverty, low-performing schools.

Sep 29, 2014
Research Brief

Will the Affordable Care Act Make Health Care More Affordable?

For most lower-income people who obtain coverage as a result of the Affordable Care Act, health care spending will fall. But spending by some newly insured higher-income people will increase because they will be now paying insurance premiums.

Dec 11, 2013
News Release

Affordable Care Act Will Reduce Out-of-Pocket Medical Spending for Many Americans

The Affordable Care Act will have a varied impact on health spending by individuals and families, depending primarily on their income and whether they would have been uninsured in 2016 without the program.

Oct 1, 2013
Report

Affordable Care Act Will Reduce Out-of-Pocket Medical Spending for Many Americans

The Affordable Care Act will have a varied impact on health spending by individuals and families, depending primarily on their income and whether they would have been uninsured in 2016 without the program.

Oct 1, 2013
Journal Article

Six Districts Begin the Principal Pipeline Initiative

This first report describes the initial plans for initiative implementation in the six participating school districts and the first steps taken toward implementation in the first year after grant award in August 2011.

Jul 1, 2013
Journal Article

The Relationship Between Perceived Discrimination and Patient Experiences with Health Care

Perceptions of discrimination based on race/ethnicity and Medicaid insurance are prevalent and are associated with substantially lower CAHPS reports and ratings of care. Practices must develop and implement strategies to reduce perceived discrimination among patients.

Sep 1, 2012

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