Policies That Punish Pregnant Women for Substance Use Are Linked to Higher Rates of Newborns Experiencing Opioid Withdrawal
State policies that impose punitive action against pregnant women who use illicit substances are associated with higher rates of infants being born with opioid withdrawal. This suggests that policymakers should instead focus on public health approaches that bolster prevention and expand access to treatment. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - November 12, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Capacity Limits in Australian Health Care System Could Delay Widespread Access to a Future Alzheimer's Treatment
As in other countries, the Australian health care system has limited capacity to rapidly move a future treatment for Alzheimer ' s disease from approval into wide clinical use, which could leave thousands of older people without access to transformative care if such a breakthrough occurs. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - November 10, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Americans Have More Free Time Than Generally Recognized; Study Suggests Lack of Leisure Time Is Not a Barrier to Physical Activity
Americans average more than five hours of free time each day, with men generally having a bit more than women. But instead of being physically active during that time, they spend most of it looking at screens. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - October 27, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
RAND Corporation Will Lead Effort to Measure Success of California Census Participation Effort
The RAND Corporation will lead a project to measure the success of California ' s unprecedented efforts to get the state ' s residents to participate in the 2020 U.S. Census. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - October 20, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Hostile Social Manipulation by Russia and China a Growing but Poorly Understood Threat
With the role of information warfare in global strategic competition becoming much more apparent, a new RAND Corporation report delves into better defining and understanding the challenge facing the United States by focusing on the hostile social manipulation activities of the two leading users of such techniques: Russia and China. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - September 3, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
U.S. Deaths Involving Synthetic Opioids Are Unprecedented; Policymakers Must Pursue Innovative Strategies to Reverse Tide
The U.S. overdose crisis worsened dramatically with the arrival of synthetic opioids like fentanyl—now responsible for tens of thousands of deaths annually—and the problem requires innovative new strategies because the epidemic is unlike others that have struck the nation. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - August 28, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Americans' Spending on Illicit Drugs Nears $150 Billion Annually; Appears to Rival What Is Spent on Alcohol
Spending on cannabis, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine by Americans reached nearly $150 billion in 2016, with a large proportion of spending coming from the small share of people who use drugs on a daily or near-daily basis. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - August 19, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
California Rules to Limit Surprise Medical Bills Are Working, but Influence Insurer-Provider Bargaining
A California law that limits the size of bills from out-of-network physicians for care delivered in hospitals appears to be protecting patients ' financial liability. But it has shifted bargaining leverage in favor of insurance plans and had potential unintended consequences. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - August 11, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Award-Winning Haaretz Journalist Amos Harel Named RAND Visiting Israel Fellow
Amos Harel, senior defense correspondent for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, has been named the 2019-2020 visiting Israel Fellow at the RAND Corporation. The fellowship is part of the Israel Program, within the RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy, addressing domestic socioeconomic and foreign policy issues that are critical to Israel ' s future survival and prosperity for all its citizens. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - August 11, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Follow the Money: How the United States Can Counteract the Islamic State's Plans for a Comeback
With the end of its territorial caliphate, the Islamic State will almost certainly attempt a comeback. Such efforts will require money. A new RAND report examines the group as an insurgency and a self-styled caliphate, with a focus on how the group managed its finances, drawing from the literature, the group ' s documents, and interviews with individuals who lived under the caliphate. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - August 7, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Sports Participation Gap Exists Between Youth from Lower-Income and Middle-Income Families
Lower-income parents are less likely than their higher-income counterparts to involve their children in youth sports because of obstacles such as rising costs of these extracurricular activities. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - July 17, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Child Psychiatry Telephone Consultation Programs Help Increase Mental Health Services for Children
Telephone hotlines that allow primary care doctors to immediately consult with a child psychiatrist about urgent patient problems appear to increase the number of children who receive aid, offering one strategy to help more children receive mental health services. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - July 14, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Parents Who Provide Financial Assistance to Unemployed Adult Children Curb Food Consumption, Work More, and Decrease Retirement Savings
Parents who financially help their unemployed adult children offset such costs by adjusting their behavior, particularly by spending less money on food, working more, and reducing retirement savings. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - July 7, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
RAND Corporation Announces Korea Policy Chair
Political scientist Ji-Young Lee will be the inaugural holder of the Korea Policy Chair at RAND in September. She will manage a research agenda on Korea ' s international security relations, mentor Korea studies scholars, and build partnerships with Korean research institutes. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - June 26, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Social Marketing Campaign Focused on Reducing Mental Illness Stigma May Have Increased Use of Services by Those in Need
People who recalled seeing or hearing aspects of a social marketing campaign in California intended to reduce stigma about mental health issues were more likely to seek treatment for their symptoms of mental distress than those who did not recall the campaign. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - June 25, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
