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.
The Kaiser Prototype for Health Information Technology
In 2004, Kaiser Permanente implemented KP HealthConnect, a possible prototype for an interoperable health information technology (HIT) system. A retrospective, observational study of one Kaiser Permanente region in the state of Hawaii explored the effects of HealthConnect on the performance Continue Reading …
Parents’ Perspectives on Medicaid Changes
During tough economic times, state governments often make drastic cuts to health programs, specifically Medicaid, in order to balance budgets. A recent study in the Journal of the National Medical Association investigated the opinions of Medicaid parents regarding federally-mandated changes Continue Reading …
The Physician Workforce
A recent Congressional hearing held by the Senate Finance committee explored the physician workforce. Extensive attention was paid to the role of primary care (internal medicine, pediatrics, and family medicine) in the overall medical field. The expert witnesses present seemed Continue Reading …
The Massachusetts Experience
This report from Harvard University researchers analyzes the three-year, on-going experience following the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act of 2006. Data for this study has been acquired from multiple sources including the Urban Institute, the Massachusetts State Government, and the Continue Reading …
Health Insurance Among Low Income Fathers
Traditional needs-based public health insurance programs have focused on the deserving poor, a group typically consisting of children and pregnant women. As a result, men have been discriminated against by public programs such as Medicaid and the Childrens Health Insurance Continue Reading …
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