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One In Five Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Suffer from PTSD or Major Depression — Apr. 17, 2008

Nearly 20 percent of military service members who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan — 300,000 in all — report symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder or major depression, yet only slightly more than half have sought treatment.

Full Document News Release Invisible Wounds of War: Summary and Recommendations Research Brief Post-Deployment Stress: What You Should Know, What You Can Do Post-Deployment Stress: What Families Should Know, What Families Can Do Media Interview veterans.rand.org

Economic Burden of Health Insurance Increasing for Small Employers Providing Health Insurance — Apr. 4, 2008

The economic burden of providing health insurance for workers increased more for small businesses than for large ones from 2000 to 2005, but the spike did not cause a significant number of small employers to abandon the benefit.

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Center Assesses Post-Deployment Health-Related Needs of Iraq Veterans — May 11, 2008

The Invisible Wounds of War Study assessed Iraq veterans' health-related needs associated with PTSD, major depression, and traumatic brain injury, examined the treatment capacity of the current health care system, and estimated the costs of providing quality health care to all military members who need it.

April 19, 2008: A Better Way to Pay for Prescriptions, By Dana P. Goldman (Providence Journal)

April 17, 2008: One In Five Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Suffer from PTSD or Major Depression

April 2, 2008: Availability of Drinking Water in California Public Schools, By Mark A. Schuster

March 18, 2008: Health Professionals and the Public Unprepared to Make Use of Genomic Medicine for Adults

March 12, 2008: What Research Tells Us About the Reasonableness of the Current Priorities of National Drug Control, By Rosalie Liccardo Pacula

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The State and Pattern of Health Information Technology Adoption

Helps focus the policy agenda for incentives to speed Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) adoption by estimating the current level and pattern of HIT adoption in the different types of healthcare organizations, according to information the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)-Dorenfest database, and evaluates factors that affect this diffusion process, using existing empirical studies and regression analysis.

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Securing Health: Lessons from Nation-Building Missions

RAND researchers analyzed the health components of seven post–World War II nation-building efforts conducted after major conflicts-Germany, Japan, Somalia, Haiti, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq-and found that two factors are correlated with successful health outcomes: planning and coordination, and infrastructure and resources.