Forbes July 11, 2024
Health services research does not, alas, produce the kind of heart-stopping drama that makes for must-watch TV or viral videos, but it does quietly provide the evidence that can determine where you get medical care, what kind of care you get and how much it costs. It is the foundation of any kind of health care reform.
“Who lives, who dies and who pays” is how a book by a former senior federal official succinctly summarized the stakes. And it this research, the underpinnings of a health care system that now consumes one out of every seven dollars in our economy, that Aaron Carroll wants to change.
Carroll, an academic pediatrician, is the new president of AcademyHealth, the professional society...
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