RAND Expert Biography
Elizabeth A. McGlynn
Associate Director, RAND Health; Distinguished Chair in Health Quality
Expertise
Quality of health care, health care reform
Recent Work
Assessing the quality of health care in the United States and identifying the opportunities for improvement
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
Publications of Interest
"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 RAND Publications are listed here.
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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