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INFORMATION TRADING

how information influences the health policy process

Marion Ein Lewin and Elise Lipoff, Editors

A Project of
The Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowships Program at the Institute of Medicine

Sponsored by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Washington, D.C.
1997

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." Institute of Medicine. 1997. Information Trading: How Information Influences the Health Policy Process. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5851.
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NOTICE: This publication is based on a series of papers commissioned for the Annual Alumni Gathering of the Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellows held on October 12-13, 1996. The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Institute of Medicine.

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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." Institute of Medicine. 1997. Information Trading: How Information Influences the Health Policy Process. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5851.
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Acknowledgments

This book was truly a team effort, and it reflects the ideas and contributions of many different people. The use of information to shape and influence public policy has always been a subject of compelling interest, particularly in Washington, D.C., where information and information trading is the business, if not passion, of many groups and individuals. Shortly after the Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) Health Policy Fellows come to town each year to begin their orientation they become aware of the importance and challenges of developing the information and the message that may hold the key for the eventual success or failure of a policy or position. Thus, it is fair to say, that this book was partially inspired by all of the Washington-based policy experts who graciously meet with the Fellows year after year and educate them on the content and process of health policy formulation.

Special thanks go to Wendy Young and the other members of the 1995-1996 cohort who took major responsibility for developing the project. Deep appreciation is extended to all the contributors to this book. They took their assignments very seriously and also welcomed comments and suggestions on first, second, and sometimes third drafts, even if it meant another round of thinking and writing.

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." Institute of Medicine. 1997. Information Trading: How Information Influences the Health Policy Process. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5851.
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Drafts of these papers were the focus of discussion and additional commentary at 1996 Alumni Day and at a breakout session at the 1996 Annual Meeting of the Institute of Medicine. Former Fellows Robert Crittenden, Jean Paul Gagnon, Nancy Gary, Myron Genel, Barbara Langner, and Marie Michnich also deserve special thanks for their helpful review and discussion of the papers at Alumni Day.

With great appreciation, we thank the RWJ Health Policy Fellowships Program Advisory Board and its chair, Sheila Ryan, for encouraging us to do this project and for providing us with sound advice. We also thank Mike Hash, Janet Kline, and Janet Shikles, who generously contributed their respected expertise and balanced views by allowing us to "reality-test" some of the ideas in this book with them.

Great gratitude goes to a number of people at the IOM who contributed to the successful completion of this project in substantive ways. They include Clyde Behney, Nancy Diener, Mike Edington, Karen Hein, Linda Humphrey, Valerie Tate Jopeck, Justine Lang, and Kenneth Shine. Deep appreciation goes to Michael Hayes for his fine and thoughtful editing of the volume.

Last, but not least, our special thanks go to all those who work with us at The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, for allowing the Fellowships Program the opportunity to develop this special project and for having the confidence in us to let us bring it to fruition.

Marion Ein Lewin and Elise Lipoff

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