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Commentary
Your Health Insurance May Not Be As Good As Your State Requires—and It's Perfectly Legal
Massachusetts has a law to ensure ease of access to birth control pills, saying there should be no copays and women can fill a 12-month prescription at once. Infertility care has similar protections. But many health plans don't have to comply with state laws because they are “self-insured.”
Jun 9, 2023
Testimony
State Firearm Laws and Suicide Prevention
More than 700 Vermont residents died of gunshot wounds from 2011 to 2020. Eighty-eight percent of these deaths were suicides. Although the full costs and benefits of gun laws are not known, how might firearm legislation affect Vermont’s suicide rate?
Feb 14, 2023
Report
Vermont Early Care and Education Financing Study: Estimated Costs, Financing Options, and Economic Impacts
Vermont is interested in expanding families' subsidies for early care and education (ECE) programs. This report estimates the costs of a high-quality ECE system with a well-compensated workforce and identifies possible funding sources.
Jan 17, 2023
Report
Expanding Social and Emotional Learning Beyond the School Walls in Boston: One of Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners (Volume 2, Part 2)
This case study explores how the Russell Elementary School and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester partnered in Boston to provide social and emotional learning enrichment off campus as part of the school day.
Sep 15, 2022
Report
Strengthening Students' Social and Emotional Skills
Children benefit when schools and out-of-school-time programs partner to improve social and emotional learning (SEL). Case studies from six communities illustrate approaches to implementing SEL. Shared themes include committed leaders and focusing on adult SEL before children's.
Sep 15, 2022
Blog
RAND's New President, the U.S. Foreign Service, Transportation Equity: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on RAND's next president and CEO, Jason Matheny, insights into Americans' views on diplomacy and diplomats, solutions for transportation equity, and more.
Jun 10, 2022
Report
Expanding Insurance Coverage to Undocumented Immigrants in Connecticut
Removing Connecticut's immigration status requirements for Medicaid and individual market subsidy eligibility would increase health care coverage among certain immigrant populations. At the same time, it would not substantially affect health insurance costs for other Connecticut residents.
Jun 7, 2022
News Release
Expanding State Employee Health Plan to Others May Do More Than Other Options to Expand Insurance Coverage in ...
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.
Mar 31, 2022
Research Brief
Increasing Subsidies and Expanding Health Insurance Options in Connecticut: Findings Without the Build Back Better Act
Researchers examined policy options for increasing the affordability of insurance in Connecticut once subsidies under the American Rescue Plan end.
Mar 31, 2022
Report
Expanding Connecticut State Employee Health Plan to Others Could Increase Insurance Coverage More Than Other Options
Creating a version of the Connecticut state employee health plan for small businesses would insure the most people at the lowest cost to the state. This approach holds promise for stabilizing or reducing consumer costs, improving plan generosity, and bringing more people into the market.
Mar 31, 2022
Report
Summary of the Current Status of Health Insurance Enrollment in Connecticut
To help the state of Connecticut better understand current health insurance enrollment to support improvements to affordability, access, and equity, the authors estimate the distributions of health insurance enrollment by age, gender, race, and ethnicity in detailed insurance categories.
Aug 13, 2021
Journal Article
Survival Rates in Trauma Patients Following Health Care Reform in Massachusetts
This article examines the effect of Massachusetts health care reform on survival rates of injured patients.
Jan 28, 2021
Journal Article
Does Mandating Nursing Home Participation in Quality Reporting Make a Difference? Evidence From Massachusetts
In this study, we investigate one of the mechanisms that may detract from the effectiveness of health care quality report cards: voluntary versus mandatory participation of nursing homes in public quality reporting.
Dec 30, 2020
Journal Article
Satisfaction With Massachusetts Nursing Home Care Was Generally High During 2005–09, With Some Variability Across Facilities
Satisfaction with care in Massachusetts nursing homes is high, but family members are less satisfied with the physical and social activities available to residents.
Dec 17, 2020
Journal Article
The Complex Cancer Care Coverage Environment: What Is the Role of Legislation? A Case Study from Massachusetts
We identified five current cancer coverage state laws and interviewed experts on their perceptions of the relevance of the laws and how well they meet the current needs of cancer care given rapid changes in therapies.
Oct 13, 2020
Journal Article
Ethics Consultations Related to Opioid Use Disorder
The aim of this study was to characterize ethics consult questions among inpatients with opioid use disorder at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Sep 3, 2020
Journal Article
Association of State Opioid Duration Limits With Postoperative Opioid Prescribing
Early evidence suggests that opioid duration limits had a variable association with postoperative opioid prescribing and should only be part of a larger, multifaceted effort to reduce excessive postoperative opioid prescribing.
Apr 29, 2020
Report
Teacher Perspectives on Social and Emotional Learning in Massachusetts
Teachers are largely responsible for implementing social and emotional learning (SEL) programs and policies. How do teachers in Massachusetts feel about the importance of SEL? And what are their opinions on approaches to and support for SEL instruction?
Oct 2, 2019
Tool
Simulation of County Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Rates Tool
This web-based tool aims to inform policymakers about the rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome by county across eight states from 2009 to 2015. This analysis is displayed via maps and interactive charts.
Mar 15, 2019
Blog
Taliban, Health Care, Russia: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on U.S.-Taliban peace talks, what single-payer health care really means, comparing threats from Russia and China, and more.
Feb 1, 2019

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