1. AcademyHealth Research Meeting Barbara Greenberg, Ph.D. Office of Science and Data Policy Research ASPE, HHS June 8, 2004

2. I.Office of Science and Data Policy Research Agenda Goals: (http://aspe.hhs.gov.sp/index.shtml) Address Administration and Secretarial Priorities e.g., Health Information Technology and Bioterrorism Focus on Issues and Activities of Department-Wide or Interagency Scope e.g., Health Effects of Mercury and Data Confidentiality

3. I.Office of Science and Data Policy Research Agenda Goals: Continued Address Major Analytic Gaps in HHS Science or Data Policy e.g. Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX) Data and Vital Statistics Data Enhance HHS and ASPE Data and Analytic Capabilities e.g., Geo-Coding of Data and Data Standards

4. II.Science and Data Policy Budget and Research Themes: Research Budget in 2004: $5 Million Three Major Research Themes:  Improving Information for Science Policy  Improving Data and Information for Decision-Making  Improving Health Through the National Health Information Infrastructure (NHII)

5. Prescription Drug Economics and Policy  Informing policy options and understanding prescription drug price variations  Identifying best practice cost containment strategies for health plans and States  Describing drug sector economics in the US and making international comparisons III. Improving Information for Science Policy

6. Medicare Modernization Act Implementation  Collaborating with FDA on studies to assess safety, efficacy and economic factors in drug importation policy Environmental Health Issues  Support for National Academy of Sciences review of dioxin health effects and HHS/EPA Conference on health effects of mercury III. Improving Information for Science Policy: Continued

7. National Vaccine Policy and Programs  Studies of supply, utilization and price variations of the influenza vaccine III. Improving Information for Science Policy: Continued

8. Analytical Support for the HHS Data Council and for the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) Projects that Improve HHS Data Bases and Resources IV. Improving Data and Information for Decision-Making

9. V.Improving Health through the National Health Information Infrastructure (NHII) Support of the NHII 2004 Conference, Cornerstones for Electronic Healthcare On July 20-23, 2004 (http://aspe.hhs.gov/sp/nhii/index.html)http://aspe.hhs.gov/sp/nhii/index.html Projects in Support of Evaluative, Leadership and Convener Activities