Health Care Issues: Resources for Congressional Policymakers

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May 4, 2026

Efforts to Lower Health Care Costs Through Informed Consumer Choice: A Synthesis of Findings from Minnesota

Since 2002, the State of Minnesota has provided health care coverage for its employees and their dependents using a tiered cost-sharing approach. This brief synthesizes findings from four studies examining the design and outcomes of this system.

Tim McDonald, Christopher M. Whaley, Rachel O. Reid, Tyler Boese, Tsan-Yao Huang, Katie M. White, Arindam Debbarma, Bryan Dowd
Research Summary

Apr 30, 2026

Beyond Incarceration: How Breaking Barriers Is Building Pathways to Housing and Employment in Los Angeles

This brief describes results from an evaluation of Breaking Barriers, a program in Los Angeles County that helps justice-involved individuals and families secure stable housing and employment.

Maya Buenaventura, Alex Sizemore, Austin Smidt, Sarah B. Hunter
Research

Apr 30, 2026

Breaking Barriers Rapid Rehousing Program for Justice-Involved Individuals in Los Angeles County: Local Evaluation Report

Justice-involved individuals often face significant challenges securing stable housing and employment. The authors of this report examine a program designed to help justice-involved individuals improve housing and employment outcomes.

Maya Buenaventura, Alex Sizemore, Austin Smidt, Sarah B. Hunter
Research

Apr 29, 2026

Health Care Access and Quality for New York Veterans Provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Community Care: Volume I, Understanding the Impact of Proposed Policy Changes

This report explores how proposed federal changes that would expand eligibility for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Community Care program might affect New York veterans' access to and quality of health care.

Claire E. O'Hanlon, Catria Gadwah-Meaden, Ensheng Dong, Jonathan H. Cantor, Heather M. Salazar, Carrie M. Farmer
Research Summary

Apr 29, 2026

Health Care Access and Quality for New York Veterans: Implications of Expanding Community Care Eligibility

This brief describes how proposed expansions to eligibility for the Veterans Affairs Community Care program could affect New York veterans’ geographic access to care, timeliness of care, and quality of care.

Claire E. O'Hanlon, Catria Gadwah-Meaden, Ensheng Dong, Jonathan H. Cantor, Heather M. Salazar, Carrie M. Farmer
Research

Apr 29, 2026

Health Care Access and Quality for New York Veterans Provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Community Care: Volume II, Methods and Supporting Data

This report (Volume II of II) provides supplementary methods and data to understand how expanding eligibility for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Community Care program might affect health care for veterans in New York.

Claire E. O'Hanlon, Catria Gadwah-Meaden, Ensheng Dong, Jonathan H. Cantor, Heather M. Salazar, Carrie M. Farmer
Research

Apr 29, 2026

Considering the Consequences of Changing Cannabis Policy in Indiana

This report presents educational information and insights for those who are evaluating Indiana's cannabis policies or considering potential alternatives.

Beau Kilmer, Gregory Midgette, Rosanna Smart, Jonathan P. Caulkins, Roland Neil, Ben Senator, Wendy Hawkins, Anna Newell
Research

Apr 29, 2026

Indiana's Cannabis Landscape

This report presents educational information and insights for those who are evaluating Indiana's cannabis policies or considering potential alternatives.

Beau Kilmer, Gregory Midgette, Rosanna Smart, Roland Neil, Elle Wadsworth, Anna Newell, Ben Senator
Research

Apr 27, 2026

Agricultural Security Considerations for the U.S. Corn Belt: Reviewing Key Threats and Mitigation Strategies for Bioresiliency

The authors examine key threat categories to the agricultural industries of the U.S. Corn Belt and identify proactive and integrated approaches to safeguarding U.S. crop production against emerging biological, environmental, and societal risks.

Tyler Hoard, Adeline E. Williams, David Luckey
Research

Apr 22, 2026

D-SITAR Methods Report

This report summarises the methods used in evaluating the implementation of the UK government's 10-year drug strategy investment in the Treatment and Recovery Portfolio in England (D-SITAR).

Lucy Strang, Katherine I. Morley, Beth Muldrew, Manon Richard-Sheridan, Jennifer Newbould
Research

Apr 22, 2026

Implementation and early impacts of the Housing Support Grant in England

This study examined how the housing support grant had been implemented in England for people who use alcohol and/or other drugs. Findings show that the grant was generally implemented as planned and appeared to fill gaps in service provision.

Kayleigh Sharp, Jennifer Bousfield, Avery Adams, Jessica Dawney, Alessandro Grosso, William D. Phillips, Lucy Strang, Katherine I. Morley, Jennifer Bostock, Andrew Jones, Nicola Kalk, Tom Ling, Tim Millar, Joanne Neale, John Strang, Jon Sussex, Jennifer Newbould
Research

Apr 22, 2026

Implementation of the Treatment and Recovery Portfolio of the 'From Harm to Hope' drug strategy in England: Results from a process evaluation

This process evaluation looks at the first three years of implementation of the Treatment and Recovery Portfolio of the UK government's 10-year drug strategy, From Harm to Hope.

Sarah Parkinson, Jessica Dawney, Fifi Olumogba, Fin Oades, Jennifer Newbould, Katherine I. Morley, Jennifer Bostock, Andrew Jones, Nicola Kalk, Tom Ling, Tim Millar, Joanne Neale, John Strang, Jon Sussex, Lucy Strang

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Health Care Access and Quality for New York Veterans Provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Community Care: Volume II, Methods and Supporting Data

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Indiana's Cannabis Landscape

Agricultural Security Considerations for the U.S. Corn Belt: Reviewing Key Threats and Mitigation Strategies for Bioresiliency

D-SITAR Methods Report

Implementation and early impacts of the Housing Support Grant in England

Implementation of the Treatment and Recovery Portfolio of the 'From Harm to Hope' drug strategy in England: Results from a process evaluation

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Psychedelics, Policy, and Public Opinion: Q&A with Beau Kilmer

Can China Stop Its Demographic Slide? Can the United States?

Health Briefs, Reports, and Testimonies

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Efforts to Lower Health Care Costs Through Informed Consumer Choice: A Synthesis of Findings from Minnesota

Beyond Incarceration: How Breaking Barriers Is Building Pathways to Housing and Employment in Los Angeles

Breaking Barriers Rapid Rehousing Program for Justice-Involved Individuals in Los Angeles County: Local Evaluation Report

Health Care Access and Quality for New York Veterans Provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Community Care: Volume I, Understanding the Impact of Proposed Policy Changes

Health Care Access and Quality for New York Veterans: Implications of Expanding Community Care Eligibility

Health Care Access and Quality for New York Veterans Provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Community Care: Volume II, Methods and Supporting Data

Considering the Consequences of Changing Cannabis Policy in Indiana

Indiana's Cannabis Landscape

Agricultural Security Considerations for the U.S. Corn Belt: Reviewing Key Threats and Mitigation Strategies for Bioresiliency

D-SITAR Methods Report

Implementation and early impacts of the Housing Support Grant in England

Implementation of the Treatment and Recovery Portfolio of the 'From Harm to Hope' drug strategy in England: Results from a process evaluation

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