Early COVID-19 Vaccinations Prevented 140,000 Deaths: Study August 20, 2021 A new study by Indiana University and RAND Corp. assessed the impact of COVID-19 vaccinations and found that 139,393 deaths...
Cyber Was Focus of California Symposium for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses October 13, 2017 By Don Jergler There are more than 4,000 cyber-attacks each year aimed at small- to mid-sized businesses, many of which are exposed because...
Workplace Is Hostile, Stressful, Grim Place for Many Americans August 17, 2017 By Paul Wiseman The American workplace is grueling, stressful and surprisingly hostile. So concludes an in-depth study of 3,066 U.S. workers by the...
Rand Report Recommends Analytics for Fraud Prevention in Workers’ Comp June 28, 2017 The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has posted a report from the Rand Corp. with recommendations to prevent fraud in...
Looking at Injured Worker Benefits from California Comp Reforms out to 2020 October 13, 2016 By Don Jergler Will workers’ compensation benefits from California’s sweeping reform law passed in 2012 help or hurt injured employees over the next...
Prescription Drug Use Up, Out-of-Pocket Spending Down Under Affordable Care Act: RAND September 1, 2016 People who gained health coverage following the implementation of the federal Affordable Care Act’s coverage expansion sharply increased their use...
Climate Change Exposes U.S. Infrastructure to Natural Hazards, Rand Corp. Says July 14, 2016 By Don Jergler Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part column. A follow up column will focus on how catastrophe modelers...
How to Make U.S. Traffic Safety Programs More Effective: RAND Study December 17, 2015 Following a national approach to adopting traffic safety laws is more cost effective than following a state-by-state approach, according to...
3 Reasons Congress Should Renew TRIA September 3, 2014 By Henry Willis, Lloyd Dixon, Michael Dworsky and Tom LaTourette U.S. insurance markets, like the rest of the nation, were caught off guard by the Sept.11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Loss...
Why Not Renewing TRIA Could Cost Government More Than Renewing It April 24, 2014 Ending the federal terrorism risk insurance program could end up costing the federal government more than if the program, TRIA,...