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.
A Classic: The RAND Health Insurance Experiment
We would be remiss In our discussion of the health insurance marketplace if we did not include one of the best social experiments of all time, the RAND Health Insurance Experiment. This often cited study, conducted from 1974 to 1977, Continue Reading …
Lessons from the Dutch
A December 2008 manuscript examines changes in the health insurance system in the Netherlands after implementation of the Health Insurance Act of 2005. The study captures two years of experience through the perspectives of patients, insurers, providers, government, and other Continue Reading …
Where would you hang your shingle?
A unique survey of graduates from New York State residency programs sought to determine variables affecting the flow of new residency graduates into the physician workforce. 55 percent of respondents were excluded because they were pursuing additional training (fellowship) or Continue Reading …
Cost Effectiveness / Comparative Effectiveness: Rationing or Priority Setting?
“My question . . . is how can we get our policy makers and legislatures . . . to better use data . . . to inform their decisions?” A qualitative study addressing the controversial topic of cost-effectiveness analysis Continue Reading …
Pay-for-Performance Update
RAND researchers investigated the nations largest pay-for-performance (P4P) system, California’s Integrated Healthcare Association’s P4P. This system represents 225 independent practice associations and integrated medical groups covering over 6 million patients. The enrollees of this program have insurance coverage which provides Continue Reading …
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