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.[Anecdotes] The Chronic 2012
Maybe Dr. Dre had it right when he, Snoop Dogg, and Nate Dogg rapped: “Smoke weed every day.” I wouldn’t necessarily extrapolate the recent study in JAMA as advocating smoking marijuana on a daily basis. However, there is a lot Continue Reading …
A Policy Prescription for 2012
Two years after the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, opponents and proponents are destined to collide in the Supreme Court. The controversy surrounding health reform, if not decisively determined by the Court, will certainly impact the upcoming elections. The Continue Reading …
On the Horizon: Individual Insurance Market Changes
A description of the individual health insurance market shows that premiums tend to be lower, and benefits less expansive, than in the group or employer-sponsored market. But change is right over the horizon. The authors of the current study proclaim Continue Reading …
PROMETHEUS Fails to Enlighten Mankind
According to legend, Prometheus (the Greek Titan) brought fire and enlightenment to mankind. Unfortunately, PROMETHEUS (the payment system) has has not shed any positive light on the concept of payment reform. The fee-for-service payment system, the norm in the United Continue Reading …
[Anecdotes] Freedom of Speech is License to Kill
Commentary writer Ken Paulson makes a cogent argument that tobacco manufacturers should not be compelled to display graphic warnings on cigarette packages to indicate tobacco’s toxic properties (“Column: Cigarette makers have freedom not to speak“). Since the 1960s, evidence of the deadly effects Continue Reading …