Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Author: Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP
Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP is Founder and Executive Editor of Policy Prescriptions®. A graduate of Morehouse College, Dr. Dark earned his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine. He holds a master’s degree from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. He completed his residency training at George Washington University where he served as Chief Resident. Currently, Dr. Dark is an Assistant Professor in the Henry J. N. Taub Department of Emergency Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Dark is the 2017 recipient of the Texas Medical Association’s C. Frank Webber Award, a 2019 American College of Emergency Physicians Choosing Wisely Champion, one of emergency medicine’s Top 45 Under 45, and on Elemental’s List of 50 Experts to Trust in a Pandemic. He currently is on the Board of Directors for Doctors for America and is the Medical Editor-in-Chief for the monthly publication ACEP Now. Dr. Dark’s policy experience includes work for the United States House of Representatives, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Joe Biden Campaign. Among his policy interests include the study of health reform at the intersection with international health systems on which he has spoken on this topic nationwide. Dr. Dark’s media experience includes print, radio, and television – including outlets such as NPR, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and BBC World News.
National Health Policy Conference 2014
If you haven’t been following my Twitter feed (@PolicyRx) you may have missed that I recently traveled to DC for the National Health Policy Conference sponsored by Academy Health. And if you missed the conference itself, don’t worry, I’m writing Continue Reading …
The Heritage Uncertainty Principle
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A Policy Prescription for 2014
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Winning the Health Care Lottery
Yesterday, another installment was published from the research team of the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment. The major finding – Medicaid coverage results in a 40% increase in emergency department (ER) use. Many of the health care pundits quickly sifted through Continue Reading …
The Most Important Tweets of 2013
Over the course of a year, thousands, maybe millions or even billions of tweets shoot across cyberspace. In regards to health policy, these are the most important that I have come across. Make sure to read the links. I Continue Reading …
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