The U.S. health care system prides itself on adopting the principles of evidence-based medicine. Do the same principles and values hold true for evidence-based policymaking? If better evidence leads to better policy, then how does research get translated into the acceptance, alteration, or rejection of specific policies? What is the political equivalent of “bench-to-bedside”? When does the process fall short and how can it be made more effective?
This free webinar, hosted by the Association for Public Policy and Management and Mathematica Policy Research, will feature an engaging discussion of the roles health research and evidence play in the policy process. The interactive, roundtable-style forum will include speakers representing several facets of the policy sphere. The webinar will feature streaming live video of the forum and web attendees can participate in the discussion by submitting questions to panelists during the presentation.
Speakers:
- Welcome and Introduction: Paul Decker, Ph.D., Mathematica CEO, APPAM president elect
- Moderator: Susan Dentzer, editor-in-chief Health Affairs
Panelists:
- Chuck Clapton, J.D., minority health policy director, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Judy Feder, Ph.D., professor of public policy, Georgetown University, and health policy fellow, Urban Institute; former deputy assistant secretary for planning and evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Wendell Primus, Ph.D., senior policy adviser, Office of the House Minority Leader
For more information, please email.