Alwyn Cassil is principal of Policy Translation, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in health research and policy communications. Before founding Policy Translation in 2013, Cassil served as director of public affairs at the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC), an independent, nonpartisan health policy research organization. At HSC, she was responsible for identifying key policy and research issues, writing and editing HSC publications, and handling media relations and public policy outreach. Previously, Cassil was a press officer at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General and the Health Care Financing Administration, now the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Before serving in the federal government, Cassil was Washington editor of AHA News, the weekly newspaper published by the American Hospital Association. She also was an award-winning staff writer for several daily newspapers and received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Florida.

Authored by Alwyn Cassil

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Documenting the Ripple Effects of Dobbs on Health, Equity, and Health Services Research

The aftershocks of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion continue to reverberate through the U.S. health care system. This brief and accompanying research agenda highlight priority research topics, methods, and recommendations for health services research to examine these wide-ranging implications on reproductive health care, health equity, and beyond.
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Topics HSR Resources & Methods Using Health Data Health Equity Public & Population Health Access to Care
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Documenting the Ripple Effects of Dobbs on Health, Equity, and Health Services Research: Executive Summary

The aftershocks of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion continue to reverberate through the U.S. health care system. This brief and accompanying research agenda highlight priority research topics, methods, and recommendations for health services research to examine these wide-ranging implications on reproductive health care, health equity, and beyond.
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Topics HSR Resources & Methods Using Health Data Health Equity Public & Population Health Access to Care
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Meeting Presents Possible Causes and Contributing Factors to Pre-hospital Diagnostic Delay

AcademyHealth, in collaboration with the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, hosted a meeting with clinical experts, researchers, patients and other stakeholders on possible causes of pre-hospital diagnostic delay. This meeting will inform a call for proposals to advance the evidence base for pre-hospital diagnostic delays related to cancer, sepsis, and acute cardiovascular conditions.
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Topics Delivering Better Care Access to Care Health Equity