Research Briefs

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
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
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
Apr 29, 2026

How Much More Power Can the U.S. Grid Provide for AI? Projections and Policy Implications for 2030

A team of RAND researchers estimated how much additional power capacity the United States is likely to have by 2030 by translating planned electricity supply resources into a common measure of reliable capacity. This brief summarizes the results.

Ismael Arciniegas Rueda, Henri van Soest, Hye Min Park, Austin Smidt, David Gill, Robin Wang, Kelly Klima, Aisha Najera
Apr 22, 2026

Evaluation of Networks for School Improvement: Impacts, Implementation, and Lessons for Network-Based Continuous Improvement

This brief summarizes the results of a network-based continuous improvement initiative to increase the proportion of students who are Black, Latino, or experiencing poverty and are on track for high school graduation and college enrollment.
Mar 23, 2026

An Integrated Approach to Waterways Safety Risk Assessment for the U.S. Coast Guard

RAND researchers assessed the portfolio of waterways safety risk assessment tools used by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), focusing on how they can be used in a systematic and coordinated way that improves the efficiency, coordination, and integration of existing tools.

Eric Cooper, Susan A. Resetar, Kristin J. Leuschner, Rahim Ali, Jeff Anderson, Karishma R. Mehta, Millard McElwee, Rachel Steratore, Sarah Weilant, Michelle D. Ziegler, Adaeze Ibeanu, Isabelle Winston
Mar 19, 2026

Unlocking the Tax Code with RAND's Tax Code Analysis Tool

To disentangle the U.S. tax code and help policymakers better understand the effects of proposed tax changes, researchers developed the RAND Tax Code Analysis Tool (CAT). This brief describes current CAT analyses and potential future capabilities.

Carter C. Price, Leonardo Bueno, Kara Jia, Minju Jo, Sabahat Zafar, George Zuo
Mar 12, 2026

China’s Aging Population and the Implications for China’s Security

This brief reviews RAND research on demographic trends in China and examines how these trends might affect the country’s security and economic growth.

Jennifer Bouey, Michael S. Pollard, Agnes Xiangzhen Wang, Rakesh Pandey
Mar 12, 2026

Implications of the Trump Retirement Accounts Proposal: Potential Costs and Savings of an Alternative Retirement Plan for 63 Million Americans

President Donald Trump introduced the Trump retirement accounts (TRA) in his 2026 State of the Union address. This brief presents a one-, ten-, and 40-year cost analysis of the TRA and offers insights into its policy implications.

Carter C. Price, Jeffrey B. Wenger, Philip Armour, Matthew B. Forbes, Hsin Sheng Ma
Mar 5, 2026

Workforce Modeling at the Defense Contract Management Agency Provides Useful Estimates and Can Be Improved

RAND researchers assessed the Defense Contract Management Agency’s workforce modeling effort, concluding that it is comprehensive and provides estimates that can reliably inform decisions, but it could be improved with continued development.

Susan M. Gates, Barbara Bicksler, Tom Wingfield
Jan 29, 2026

Improving Interoperability with Allies and Partners: Aircraft Maintenance and Base Operating Support

The U.S. Air Force must generate and sustain airpower from dispersed, partner-owned locations. This brief discusses interoperability not as an end state but as a spectrum of cooperation that is tailored to requirements, standards, and capabilities.

Patrick Mills, John G. Drew, Rachel Costello, Shawn Cochran, Beth Grill, Marta Kepe, Brandon Krueger
Jan 28, 2026

Building Employer–Community College Partnerships to Increase Working Adult Learner Success

This brief provides an overview of the first evaluation of the impact of the Achieve Your Degree program on working adult learners' credential completion rates and recommendations for building similar employer–community college partnerships.

Megan Andrew, Kristin J. Leuschner, Tiffany Berglund, Lucas Greer, Kami Ehrich

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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

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

How Much More Power Can the U.S. Grid Provide for AI? Projections and Policy Implications for 2030

Evaluation of Networks for School Improvement: Impacts, Implementation, and Lessons for Network-Based Continuous Improvement

An Integrated Approach to Waterways Safety Risk Assessment for the U.S. Coast Guard

Unlocking the Tax Code with RAND's Tax Code Analysis Tool

China’s Aging Population and the Implications for China’s Security

Implications of the Trump Retirement Accounts Proposal: Potential Costs and Savings of an Alternative Retirement Plan for 63 Million Americans

Workforce Modeling at the Defense Contract Management Agency Provides Useful Estimates and Can Be Improved

Improving Interoperability with Allies and Partners: Aircraft Maintenance and Base Operating Support

Building Employer–Community College Partnerships to Increase Working Adult Learner Success

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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

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

How Much More Power Can the U.S. Grid Provide for AI? Projections and Policy Implications for 2030

Evaluation of Networks for School Improvement: Impacts, Implementation, and Lessons for Network-Based Continuous Improvement

An Integrated Approach to Waterways Safety Risk Assessment for the U.S. Coast Guard

Unlocking the Tax Code with RAND's Tax Code Analysis Tool

China’s Aging Population and the Implications for China’s Security

Implications of the Trump Retirement Accounts Proposal: Potential Costs and Savings of an Alternative Retirement Plan for 63 Million Americans

Workforce Modeling at the Defense Contract Management Agency Provides Useful Estimates and Can Be Improved

Improving Interoperability with Allies and Partners: Aircraft Maintenance and Base Operating Support

Building Employer–Community College Partnerships to Increase Working Adult Learner Success

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