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Elizabeth A. McGlynn

Santa Monica Office

Associate Director, RAND Health; Distinguished Chair in Health Quality; Senior Principal Researcher

Media Availability

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Education

Ph.D. in public policy, RAND Graduate School (now the Pardee RAND Graduate School); M.P.P. in public policy, Institute of Public Policy Studies, University of Michigan; B.A. in international political economy, The Colorado College

Research Focus

Quality of health care; health care reform

RAND Research Areas

Child Policy; Health and Health Care

Recent Projects

  • Assessing the quality of health care in the United States and identifying the opportunities for improvement

Selected Publications

E.A. McGlynn and J. Wasserman, "Massachusetts Health Reform: Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder", Health Affairs, 25(6), 2006

S. M. Asch et al., "Who Is at Greatest Risk for Receiving Poor-Quality Health Care?", New England Journal of Medicine, 354(11), 2006

E. A. Kerr et al., "Profiling the Quality of Care in Twelve Communities: Results from the CQI Study", Health Affairs, 23(3), 2004

R. Mangione-Smith et al., "Racial/Ethnic Variation in Parent Expectations for Antibiotics: Implications for Public Health Campaigns", Pediatrics, 113(5), 2004

E. A. McGlynn et al., "The Quality of Health Care Delivered to Adults in the United States", New England Journal of Medicine, 348(26), 2003

Research Focus

Quality of health care, health care reform

Recent Projects

  • Assessing the quality of health care in the United States and identifying the opportunities for improvement

Selected Publications

"Massachusetts Health Reform: Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder," E.A. McGlynn and J. Wasserman, Health Affairs, Vol. 25, No. 6, Nov/Dec 2006

"Who Is at Greatest Risk for Receiving Poor-Quality Health Care?" S. M. Asch et al., New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 354, No. 11, Mar 2006

"Racial/Ethnic Variation in Parent Expectations for Antibiotics: Implications for Public Health Campaigns," R. Mangione-Smith et al., Pediatrics, Vol. 113, No. 5, May 2004

"Profiling the Quality of Care in Twelve Communities: Results from the CQI Study," E. A. Kerr et al., Health Affairs, Vol. 23, No. 3, May/June 2004

"The Quality of Health Care Delivered to Adults in the United States," E. A. McGlynn et al., New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 348, No. 26, June 2003

Recent Media Appearances

Interviews: The Economist; Investor's Business Daily; Los Angeles Times; U.S. News & World Report; Wall Street Journal

Commentary: Seattle Post-Intelligencer

To arrange an interview:

Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.

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