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The mission of the Center for Health Care Research and Policy is to:  (1) improve the health of the public by conducting research that examines access to health care, increases the quality of health care services, and informs health policy and practice; and (2) lead educational programs that promote these goals.

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Recent Publications, 2009 Progress Report , 2009 Progress Report Summary

Health Care Delivery: Repairing a Broken System
“Health Care Delivery: Repairing a Broken System” was the theme of the Health Policy Board’s Symposium at the 2009 annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology in San Diego. Co-chaired by CWRU Professor of Medicine and Physiology and MetroHealth’s Vice President for Research John R. Sedor, M.D., symposium participants included Center director Randall D. Cebul, who presented “Care Fragmentation: Some Causes, Consequences, and Approaches to Remedy The Problem”. Other speakers included Alain C. Enthoven, PhD, Professor of Public and Private Management at Stanford University and Adeera Levin, M.D., Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and Executive Director of the BC Provincial Renal Agency.

Primary Care Grand Rounds - October 28th - Second in a Series
Better Health Greater Cleveland was pleased to present the second in a series of lectures on October 28th at the Intercontinental Hotel. John Tooker, MD, MBA, FACP, is the Executive Vice President & CEO of the American College of Physicians. His talk is titled “Health Care Reform: The End-game Strategies and Likely Outcome”.

An Economic Perspective on U.S. Health Care Reform -- September 10th
Mark E. Votruba, Ph.D. presented Medical Grand Rounds on September 10th at MetroHealth`s Scott Auditorium The topic: An Economic Perspective on U.S. Health Care Reform. [Slides] Dr. Votruba is Director of the Center’s Health Economics Research Unit and CWRU Associate Professor of Economics.

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