Stephanie Rennane

Economist, etc. @RANDCorporation. Interests in labor and health economics, disability policy in particular. RTs ≠ endorsements, opinions my own
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[Lauren H. Nicholas @lhnicholas]

PSA: I didn't see a reminder email for my DUA renewals and @resdac_cmsdata confirms that CMS is no longer regularly sending- I caught mine in time but usually depend on the emails, FYI if you're in the same boat!

[Zack Cooper @zackcooperYale]

Worked with a bunch of awesome health economists to put together a list of impactful work done using Medicare claims. This is the research that would get throttled by the @CMSGov decision to limit access to research.

https://t.co/9WkYbIzEDB

[Adam Sacarny @asacarny]

Just got the email from @CMSGov that they are planning to discontinue physical access to the Medicare/Medicaid research files and force everyone to use the (incredibly expensive) VRDC. In the transition, they'll charge physical data users $10K/year to renew DUAs. This is bad.

[Melanie Zaber @MelanieZaber]

It's the best time of the year--p̶u̶m̶p̶k̶i̶n̶ ̶s̶p̶i̶c̶e̶ #econjobmarket season!

But with that season comes a lot of uncertainty. I get asked a lot--is RAND "industry" or "academia" or "government"? (Option D: All of them!)

I'd like to correct some misperceptions (thread):

[yulya truskinovsky @zayetz]

Did you know that the child and dependent tax credit can help working family caregivers with out of pocket caregiving costs? Read all about it in our new Op-Ed with the excellent @GabriellePepin! (or check out our @UpjohnInstitute working paper for an ungated take)

[Tom Trail @TomETrail]

I spoke with @GovMattersTV yesterday about a @RANDCorporation report detailing how a quarter of military service members struggle with food insecurity https://t.co/EMEb9liuK8 via @YouTube

[Melanie Zaber @MelanieZaber]

PhD students often ask me about the culture at RAND--how is it different from academia, other think tanks, and industry?
Caveating that I've only interviewed at these other places...my assessment, triangulated with colleagues:

[Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth]

When evaluating income support programs, @HilaryHoynes, @LlerasMuney, and Anna Aizer argue in a new paper that economists and policymakers alike have paid too much attention to costs in the short term—and not enough to the benefits over the long run.
https://t.co/i5HvDKCpaA

[Stephanie Rennane @rennstep]

@pamela_herd @MCRRSage Thanks!

[Stephanie Rennane @rennstep]

New paper in @MCRRSage, with Andy Dick, out this week!

https://t.co/uFhXmuvtar

Let me tell you about it 🧵:

[yulya truskinovsky @zayetz]

huzzah @prof_rolheiser!

[Stephanie Rennane @rennstep]

@EGolberstein @pamela_herd @donmoyn Yes I agree! My recent paper was also inspired by their work:
https://t.co/g7D6KWUpm1

[Stephanie Rennane @rennstep]

Takeaway: more evidence that simple policy defaults have real impacts on kids and families! Consistent with other work on administrative burden.

https://t.co/jMAu35jXom
https://t.co/A2bNDy21Vo

Thanks to @UChicagoCHAS for letting me present earlier versions of this work.

[CRR Boston College @RetirementRsrch]

#2022RDRC: “Characteristics that Drive Use of Accommodations for Workers with Disabilities” Tune in to the Factors Affecting #Disability and Benefits panel on Aug. 5 @ 12:35pm EST - Register now: https://t.co/iPYPqIWC8T @rennstep @UWMadisonCFS @RANDCorporation #RDRCResearch

[Stephanie Rennane @rennstep]

@EconHembre Those trends make sense.. looking forward to seeing the paper!

[Stephanie Rennane @rennstep]

Takeaway: more evidence that simple policy defaults have real impacts on kids and families! Consistent with other work on administrative burden.

https://t.co/jMAu35jXom
https://t.co/A2bNDy21Vo

Thanks to @UChicagoCHAS for letting me present earlier versions of this work.

[Stephanie Rennane @rennstep]

All of these effects are larger for racial/ethnic minorities and single parents – meaning that SSI is not only reducing levels of uninsurance and caregiving burden, but also mitigating disparities in these outcomes.