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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. RAND researchers examined the design and outcomes of this system.
Research

May 1, 2026

State Tele-Buprenorphine Prescribing Policies by Medical Professional Type

Systematic legal mapping of all 50 states finds wide variation in tele-buprenorphine policy support for Medicaid enrollees, with six states prohibiting virtual OUD care and NPs and PAs facing greater barriers than physicians.
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

This report 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.
Research Summary

Apr 29, 2026

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

Expanding veterans’ access to private-sector VA Community Care in New York could help some people access care closer to home or faster. However, overall benefits are uncertain because access, wait times, and quality vary widely, and data on private-sector care are limited.
Research

Apr 29, 2026

Contextual Determinants of the Implementation of a Mental Health Diversion Policy in California: Lessons Learned From Local Implementation Partners

Qualitative assessment of nine California counties finds that standardizing mental health diversion processes facilitates implementation, while prosecutor concerns and public safety perceptions pose barriers.
Research

Apr 29, 2026

Pediatric Dental Surgeries in Children with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Paid by Means of Medicaid

Children with intellectual disabilities or autism were less likely to receive Medicaid-covered dental surgeries at lower-cost ambulatory surgery centers than hospital outpatient departments.
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.
Commentary

Apr 27, 2026

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

Beau Kilmer oversees RAND's research on psychedelic use and policy which informs conversations on the topic and helps decisionmakers think through all the different policy options and to understand the potential trade-offs.
Research

Apr 27, 2026

Disruptions in Medicare Advantage Coverage in 2026

The authors investigated patterns of forced disenrollment from Medicare Advantage according to plan level, market level, and beneficiary characteristics.
Research

Apr 20, 2026

Dental Surgeries in Hospitals and Surgery Centers for Children With Developmental Disabilities

A Medicaid data analysis found that children with autism or intellectual disabilities receiving dental surgery at ambulatory surgery centers had shorter wait times, lower costs, and no increase in adverse outcomes compared to hospital settings.
Research

Apr 20, 2026

Examining the American Mindset on Community Well-Being: Insights from a National Survey

Using 2023 national survey data, this study found that community well-being perceptions are shaped more by access to resources and social trust than by individual well-being or demographics.
Research

Apr 20, 2026

The Patient Experience Divide: How Income Relates to Care Quality in the Primary Care Setting

Using survey and narrative data from a national sample, this study found that low-income adults report significantly worse primary care experiences across multiple dimensions, including access, communication, and coordination of care.

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

State Tele-Buprenorphine Prescribing Policies by Medical Professional Type

Health Care Access and Quality for New York Veterans Provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Community Care

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

Contextual Determinants of the Implementation of a Mental Health Diversion Policy in California: Lessons Learned From Local Implementation Partners

Pediatric Dental Surgeries in Children with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Paid by Means of Medicaid

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

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

Disruptions in Medicare Advantage Coverage in 2026

Dental Surgeries in Hospitals and Surgery Centers for Children With Developmental Disabilities

Examining the American Mindset on Community Well-Being: Insights from a National Survey

The Patient Experience Divide: How Income Relates to Care Quality in the Primary Care Setting

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