Isaac M. Opper

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From LATE to ATE

Dec 4, 2024 | rand.org | Isaac M. Opper

Publisher: Elsevier B.VAvailability: Non-RAND Year: 2024 Pages: 17 Document Number: EP-70765 This publication is part of the RAND external publication series. Many RAND studies are published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals, as chapters in commercial books, or as documents published by other organizations. RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis.
Pediatric Oral Health Services in Medicaid Managed Care and Fee for Service

Feb 5, 2024 | rand.org | Annie Chen |Isaac M. Opper |Andrew W. Dick |Bradley D. Stein

ObjectivesIn 2008, Florida's Medicaid program began reimbursing medical providers for preventive oral health services (POHS) delivered to children aged 6 months to 42 months. We examine whether Medicaid comprehensive managed care (CMC) and fee for service (FFS) had different rates of POHS during pediatric medical visits. Study DesignObservational study using claims data (2009-2012).
From LATE to ATE

Dec 28, 2023 | rand.org | Isaac M. Opper

Funding for this research was provided by gifts from RAND supporters and income from operations. The research was conducted within RAND Education and Labor. This report is part of the RAND Corporation Working paper series. RAND working papers are intended to share researchers' latest findings and to solicit informal peer review. They have been approved for circulation by RAND but may not have been formally edited or peer reviewed. This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by law.
Much of the Damage in Maui Will Be Invisible, but Very Real

Aug 21, 2023 | rand.org | Isaac M. Opper

The wildfires on Maui killed at least 96 people and damaged or destroyed thousands of buildings in the town of Lahaina. While the loss of life is clearly the most tragic, officials estimate that the cost to rebuild will exceed $5 billion. But the full economic cost will likely be far higher, because it will reach deep into the intangible factors that make communities thrive.
Maui's Wildfires: The Economic Costs Go Beyond Lost Lives and Property

Aug 14, 2023 | barrons.com | Isaac M. Opper

Text size About the author: Isaac M. Opper is an economist at the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corp. and a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. The wildfires on Maui killed at least 96 people and damaged or destroyed thousands of buildings in the town of Lahaina. While the loss of life is clearly the most tragic, officials estimate that the cost to rebuild will exceed $5 billion.
Much of the Damage in Maui Will Be Invisible, but Very Real

Aug 13, 2023 | marketwatch.com | Isaac M. Opper

About the author: Isaac M. Opper is an economist at the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corp. and a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. The wildfires on Maui killed at least 96 people and damaged or destroyed thousands of buildings in the town of Lahaina. While the loss of life is clearly the most tragic, officials estimate that the cost to rebuild will exceed $5 billion.