Novel Project Will Create Open Access to Detailed Information About Health and Well-Being for Older Californians
RAND and the Archstone Foundation will build and make publicly available a wide-ranging collection of data about the health and well-being of nearly six million older Californians. The data will aid providers, policymakers, and philanthropists in making smarter decisions. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - June 14, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Jason Matheny Named President and CEO of RAND Corporation
Jason Matheny, an economist, technologist, national security expert, and longtime civil servant, has been named president and chief executive officer of the nonprofit and nonpartisan RAND Corporation. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - June 7, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Endowed Chair to Advance Truth Decay Research Established in Honor of RAND President and CEO Michael D. Rich
RAND supporters have contributed more than $4 million to endow a new chair to advance research aimed at countering Truth Decay—the diminishing role of facts and analysis in public life—while paying tribute to RAND President and CEO Michael D. Rich, who is stepping down this year after more than a decade at the institution ' s helm (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - June 3, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Preparedness Appears Low for Rollout of National 988 Mental Health Hotline
A survey of a large group of public health officials responsible for helping to roll out the nation ' s new 988 emergency mental health telephone service found that fewer than half expressed confidence their jurisdiction was prepared in terms of financing, staffing, or infrastructure. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - June 2, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Preparedness Appears Low for Roll-Out of National 988 Mental Health Hotline
A survey of a large group of public health officials responsible for helping to roll out the nation ' s new 988 emergency mental health telephone service found that fewer than half expressed confidence their jurisdiction was prepared in terms of financing, staffing, or infrastructure. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - June 2, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Introducing the Evidence and Equity Collaborative
In the fall of 2020, the chief executive officers of nine leading policy research organizations met to discuss the critical importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field of public policy research and in their individual workplaces. The result is the Evidence and Equity Collaborative. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - June 1, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Private Health Plans During 2020 Paid Hospitals 224 Percent of What Medicare Would Pay
Prices paid to hospitals during 2020 by employers and private insurers for both inpatient and outpatient services averaged 224 percent of what Medicare would have paid, with wide variation in prices among states. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - May 17, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
RAND Campaign Encourages Individuals to Take Action Against Truth Decay
Amid the diminishing role of facts and analysis in American public life—a phenomenon called Truth Decay—the RAND Corporation is launching a public information campaign on social media to build understanding of Truth Decay and how individuals can tackle it by scrutinizing information they believe and share. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - May 11, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Strengthening School Lunch Nutritional Standards May Help Improve Obesity Outlook for Low-Income Children
Regulations that strengthened the nutritional requirements for school lunches were associated with a decline in signs of obesity among school children in kindergarten through 5th grade who participated in free or reduced-price lunch programs. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - May 5, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Study of Unhoused People in Los Angeles Finds Numbers Growing; Only One-Third Willing to Move into Group Shelters
A unique study conducting counts and surveys of unsheltered people in three parts of Los Angeles found that nearly half had been offered housing in the past, but they cited the housing intake process, desires for privacy, and concerns about safety as obstacles they face in efforts to get off the streets. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - May 4, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Iao Katagiri, Longtime RAND Community Relations Director and Former Chair of Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, Dies at Age 70
Iao Katagiri, the RAND Corporation ' s longtime director of community relations, who played a pivotal role in the development of the research institution ' s Santa Monica headquarters and managed its extensive art collection, died April 28. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - April 29, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Repurposing Commercial Buildings Could Help L.A. Meet Housing Needs, but Financial, Regulatory Barriers Exist
Repurposing underutilized commercial properties such as hotel/motels and vacant office buildings could provide about 9% to 14% of the housing Los Angeles County needs to produce over the next eight years. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - April 6, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Trends in Hospital Prices Varied Widely Across the United States
The average prices charged to commercial health plans by hospitals, as compared to what Medicare pays, remained relatively stable between 2012 and 2019, but there was a large amount of geographic variation in the trends. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - April 4, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Expanding State Employee Health Plan to Others May Do More Than Other Options to Expand Insurance Coverage in Connecticut
Among options to increase health insurance coverage in Connecticut, making a version of the state ' s employee health plan available to small businesses and some other employers would insure the most people at the lowest cost to the state. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - March 31, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Efforts to Avoid Civilian Casualties in Raqqa, Syria, in 2017 Were Considerable but Insufficient
U.S. strategic choices in the battle to liberate Raqqa, Syria, from ISIS in 2017 likely increased civilian harm despite considerable efforts to avoid civilian casualties by both U.S. and coalition forces. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - March 31, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
