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Sep 21, 2022
Testimony presented before the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on September 21, 2022.
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An overview of testimony by Carrie M. Farmer presented before the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on September 21, 2022.
Research Summary
May 10, 2021
Trends in military medical discharges and disability ratings can help the U.S. Department of Defense set goals for diagnosing, treating, and evaluating service members with posttraumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury.
Research
The authors conduct an empirical analysis of trends in diagnosis, treatment, and disability evaluation for posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury among military service members between 2002 and 2017.
The authors review major policy changes to the military's disability evaluation system between 2001 and 2018 with a particular focus on changes to policies related to posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.
Jan 14, 2021
The Military Health System provides health and drug coverage to beneficiaries through TRICARE. This report describes the TRICARE pharmacy benefit and the trade-offs in TRICARE pharmacy policies between increasing access and controlling costs.
Nov 12, 2019
Researchers appraised metrics that medical research entities use to evaluate research portfolios. The work can help organizations select, develop, and revise metrics for their portfolios. This brief summarizes the findings and recommendations.
Researchers reviewed metrics for evaluating research portfolios used by medical research organizations and appraised their characteristics. Organizations can use their results to help select, develop, and revise metrics for research portfolios.
Mar 11, 2019
If accession medical policies are changed, does the probability of medical discharge change? If so, how does the change in the probability of medical discharge alter postservice costs to the department? This report answers these questions.
Press
Mar 1, 2018
Only about 2 percent of the physicians and other health care providers in New York State are equipped to provide timely and quality care to veterans in the community.
This brief highlights key findings of a RAND survey of providers in New York State regarding the preparedness of community providers (i.e., not affiliated with the Department of Veterans Affairs) to treat veterans.
This report assessed whether private-sector providers in New York are equipped to offer timely access to high-quality care that addresses veterans' unique needs.
