Andrew W. Mulcahy

This report describes the status quo in the U. S. blood system, explores a set of six specific research questions related to the sustainability of this system through analysis and discussion, and presents policy alternatives and recommendations that aim to improve blood system is sustainability. We employed a mixed-methods approach, blending insight from analyses of available data and from interviews and other interactions with stakeholders.

This report summarizes analysis of three distinct but intertwined health policy issue areas for the Kurdistan Regional Government: health financing, primary care, and quality and patient safety. The researchers assessed policy options, developed plans to overcome barriers and achieve policy objectives, and developed and helped implement a new management information system.

New medical technologies are a leading driver of U. S. health care spending. This report identifies promising policy options to change which medical technologies are created, with two related policy goals: (1) Reduce total health care spending with the smallest possible loss of health benefits, and (2) ensure that new medical products that increase spending are accompanied by health benefits that are worth the spending increases.