Lawrence Baker

Sep 12, 2024 | taosnews.com | Lawrence Baker

This past July 25, the possibility of continuing a tranquil sleep each night came to an end. The Taos County Planning Commission rubber-stamped a project to put a truck stop at the Old Blinking Light intersection (NM 522/NM 150/U.S. 64) on the site where the pithy signs have appeared for five or more years.

Jul 29, 2024 | rand.org | Jodi Liu |Lawrence Baker |Annie Chen |Jessie Wang

Topics Publisher: Oxford University PressAvailability: Non-RAND Year: 2024 Pages: 15 Document Number: EP-70558 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.

Mar 28, 2024 | rand.org | Max Griswold |Lawrence Baker |Sarah Hunter |Jason Ward

Crime-free housing policies attempt to prevent crime within rental properties by enrolling property owners in a local crime-free housing program, which subsequently permits landlords to use a supplemental lease agreement stating certain activities that could lead to a tenant being evicted. Building on third-party policing strategies, crime-free housing policies are widely prevalent across the United States, with an estimated 2,000 jurisdictions adopting them since 1992.

Jan 30, 2024 | rand.org | Lawrence Baker |Annie Chen |Jessie Wang |Federico Girosi

This research was sponsored by Genentech and conducted within the Access and Delivery Program of RAND Health Care. This report is part of the RAND tool series. RAND tools may include models, databases, calculators, computer code, GIS mapping tools, practitioner guidelines, web applications, and various toolkits. All RAND tools undergo rigorous peer review to ensure both high data standards and appropriate methodology in keeping with RAND's commitment to quality and objectivity.

Jan 30, 2024 | rand.org | Annie Chen |Jodi Liu |Lawrence Baker |Jessie Wang

Key Findings There is substantial variation in health care system capacity across the United States to detect, diagnose, and treat early-stage AD with DMTs.The estimated wait times and the number of patients treated are sensitive to patient uptake of brief cognitive assessments. Estimated average wait times vary by state and can be three times longer in rural areas than in urban areas.