Primary Care Services Account for a Small Share of Medicare Spending
Care provided by primary care practitioners accounts for a small fraction of total spending among Medicare beneficiaries. Depending on whether narrow or expansive definitions of primary care are used, primary care spending represents 2.12% to 4.88% of total medical and prescription spending by Parts A, B and D of the Medicare program. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - April 14, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Unconventional Warfare and New Technologies Could Help Baltic States Deter Russian Intimidation, Aggression
Amid concerns that Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are vulnerable to Russian intimidation and hybrid warfare, a new RAND Corporation report concludes that unconventional defense plans could help deter and counteract Russian aggression. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - April 14, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Graphic Warning Labels on Tobacco Packages Can Deter Some Smokers from Buying Cigarettes
Placing graphic anti-smoking warning labels on cigarette packages may deter some adults from purchasing tobacco products. But the strategy is unlikely to influence smokers who are most addicted to nicotine. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - April 8, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Principal Pipelines Benefit Students, Reduce Principal Turnover
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Source: RAND - April 7, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Countering Violent Extremism Programs May Gain Insights from Each Other
As countries around the world develop countering violent extremism (CVE) programs to prevent homegrown terrorism, there is a dearth of understanding about what types of such programs exist and which approaches are most effective. A new RAND Corporation report aims to help CVE program directors and policymakers in Australia place their efforts in context and identify promising approaches domestically and internationally. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - April 3, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Women Leave U.S. Coast Guard at Higher Rates Than Men; More Equitable Personnel Policies Could Help Narrow Gap
As at other military services, women leave the active-duty Coast Guard at higher rates than men. To retain a diverse workforce the Coast Guard should continue to pursue more inclusive personnel policies, such as augmenting workforce gaps during parental leave, minimizing the impact parental leave has on evaluations and promotion, and expanding opportunities for leadership development training. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - March 28, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Seismic Safety Upgrades May Cost California Hospitals Billions, Increase Number of Hospitals in Financial Distress
After the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, in which 11 hospitals were damaged and eight were evacuated, California adopted SB1953, which aims to improve hospital resilience to seismic events. The law requires hospitals to reduce their buildings ' risk of collapse by 2020 and to remain operational after an earthquake by 2030. California hospitals would need to make substantial investments to meet 2030 state seismic safety standards. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - March 27, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Human Smuggling Via Central America Generates Hundreds of Millions of Dollars, but Transnational Criminal Groups May Not Be Main Culprits
The smuggling of unlawful migrants from the Northern Triangle region of Central America—Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador—to the United States generated between $200 million and $2.3 billion for human smugglers in 2017. The wide range reflects uncertainty about the number of migrants that travel northward, their use of smugglers and the fees they pay. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - March 26, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Andrew Marshall, RAND Researcher Who Founded Department of Defense's'Internal Think-Tank,' Dies at 97
The RAND Corporation notes with profound regret the passing of Andrew W. Marshall, 97, a RAND researcher who went on to serve for more than four decades as director of the Department of Defense ' s Office of Net Assessment, which contemplates military strategy decades into the future. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - March 25, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Sally Sleeper Named New RAND Arroyo Center Director
Sally Sleeper will become the new vice president, Army Research Division and director, RAND Arroyo Center at the RAND Corporation. Sleeper has had success in multiple leadership roles across RAND and has worked closely with leadership at the U.S. Department of Defense. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - March 18, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
How Two or More Trips to the Bathroom at Night Are Costing the U.S. Economy $44.4 Billion a Year
Frequent visits to the bathroom at night could cost the U.S. economy $44.4 billion a year. Waking up more than twice a night due to nocturia, a health condition that affects the lower urinary tract, can have a detrimental effect on a person ' s wellbeing and productivity at work, which in turn has an impact on a country ' s GDP. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - March 11, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
How Two or More Trips to the Bathroom at Night Are Costing the UK Economy £ 4.5 Billion a Year
Frequent visits to the bathroom at night could cost the UK economy£4.5 billion a year. Waking up more than twice a night due to nocturia, a health condition that affects the lower urinary tract, can have a detrimental effect on a person ' s wellbeing and productivity at work, which in turn has an impact on a country ' s GDP. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - March 11, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Paying Patients to Use Lower-Price Health Providers Can Result in Savings
Paying people to use lower-price medical providers can help reduce health care spending. Examining a program that pays patients $25 to $500 for using a lower-price medical provider for each of 135 elective procedures, researchers found the effort led to a 2.1 percent reduction in the average price paid of all eligible services. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - March 3, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Younger Americans Much More Likely to Have Been Arrested Than Previous Generations; Increase Is Largest Among Whites and Women
Americans under the age of 26 are much more likely to be arrested than Americans born in previous decades, with the increase in arrest rates occurring most rapidly among white Americans and women. The rising rate of arrests and convictions is associated with a variety of negative ramifications. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - February 25, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Terrorism Prevention Programs Need Strengthening If They Are to Be Effective
National capabilities for terrorism prevention, which refers to options other than traditional law-enforcement action to respond to the risk of individual radicalization to violence, are relatively limited. Most rely on local or non-government efforts, and only a subset receive federal support. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - February 14, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
