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Journal Article
Medicare and Private Spending Trends from 2008 to 2012 Diverge in Texas
The authors analyze 2008-2012 trends in Texas among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries and enrollees in Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX).
Jan 13, 2015
Journal Article
The Role of Gender in Moderating Treatment Outcomein Collaborative Care for Anxiety
The aim of this study was to test whether gender moderates intervention effects in the Coordinated Anxiety Learning and Management (CALM) intervention.
Dec 31, 2014
Journal Article
What to Make of Percent Plans, Automatic Admissions, and College Outcomes
Attending a selective college is seen as a way for students to gain access to opportunities that are otherwise difficult to obtain. The Texas Top Ten Percent Plan is intended to increase this access, especially for students in underserved populations, but research shows that gaps still exist in selective college attendance and completion by race and socioeconomic status.
Dec 8, 2014
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
Commentary
Using Education to Stop the Prison Revolving Door
Providing education and vocational training to inmates is a cost-effective way to reduce recidivism rates, thus shrinking prison populations and easing the strain on prison budgets. Education is far less expensive than incarceration.
Sep 30, 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
Report
Assessing the Potential to Expand Community College Baccalaureate Programs in Texas
Considers potential benefits and drawbacks of expanding community college baccalaureate degree programs in Texas, including current unmet workforce-development needs in nursing and several applied sciences occupations.
Aug 28, 2014
Report
Assessing the Potential to Expand Community College Baccalaureate Programs in Texas: Executive Summary
Summarizes a report on the potential benefits and drawbacks of expanding community college baccalaureate degree programs in Texas, including current unmet workforce-development needs in nursing and several applied sciences occupations.
Aug 28, 2014
Report
Evaluation of the Shreveport Predictive Policing Experiment
This report documents an assessment of a predictive policing effort that was conducted to evaluate the crime reduction effects of policing guided by statistical predictions.
Jul 1, 2014
Journal Article
Effectiveness of Cognitive Tutor Algebra I at Scale
This article examines the effectiveness of a technology-based algebra curriculum in a wide variety of middle schools and high schools in seven states.
Jun 1, 2014
Infographic
Infographic: How Arkansas May Fare Under the Affordable Care Act
This infographic presents findings from a RAND analysis of the economic and other effects of the Affordable Care Act on the state of Arkansas.
May 21, 2014
Research Brief
How RAND Supported the Development of Louisiana's Comprehensive Master Plan
To plan the rebuilding of the Louisiana coastline, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority used a new analytic approach, developed in part by RAND, that incorporates results from state-of-the-art predictive models within a decision tool to formulate and compare alternatives and visualize outcomes and trade-offs for policymakers and stakeholders.
Mar 18, 2014
News Release
Tools Can Help Policymakers Increase Coastal Resilience to Rising Seas and Storm Surge
Two key analytic tools can be used to evaluate how coastal protection and restoration decisions made now will play out over time, even given an uncertain future.
Feb 21, 2014
Report
Tools Can Help Policymakers Increase Coastal Resilience to Rising Seas and Storm Surge
Two key analytic tools can be used to evaluate how coastal protection and restoration decisions made now will play out over time, even given an uncertain future. For example, a community weighing whether to implement a marsh-building project can see how the project fares against different rates of rising sea levels over time.
Feb 19, 2014
Journal Article
Disparities in Quality of Care Among Publicly Insured Adults with Schizophrenia in Four Large U.S. States, 2002–2008
Examines racial/ethnic disparities in quality of schizophrenia care and assess the size of observed disparities across four U.S. states and over time.
Jan 1, 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
Project
Increasing Community Resilience in the Gulf States Region
Community resilience requires participation from the whole community to improve response and recovery, and to plan for disaster recovery over the long term. This is a lesson that the U.S. Gulf States have learned in the last decade, and their experiences are helping teach other communities across the nation how to become more resilient.
Nov 8, 2013
Journal Article
A Prescription Is Not Enough: Improving Public Health with Health Literacy
This article focuses on the use—and the lack of use—of health literacy within efforts to address public health in the United States.
Nov 1, 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

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