NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH INC
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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN BY USING OBJECTIVE, RESEARCH-BASED INFORMATION TO ENCOURAGE NEW, MORE EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS & POLICIES. OUR CANCER PREVENTION AND TREATMENT FUND IS OUR MAJOR PROGRAM AND THROUGH IT WE HELP PEOPLE PREVENT CANCER AND HELP PATIENTS GET THE BEST TREATMENTS.

PCORI-YALE: NCHR IS WORKING WITH PATIENT ADVOCATES AND RESEARCHERS AT YALE MEDICAL SCHOOL AND UC DAVIS TO ANALYZE THE MEDICAL RECORDS OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF WOMEN IN CALIFORNIA WITH MEDICAID WHO HAD STERILIZATION PROCEDURES OR IUDS TO PREVENT PREGNANCY. NCHR IS COMPARING HOW WELL ESSURE, TUBAL LIGATION, AND IUDS WORK 1-5 YEARS AFTER THE PROCEDURES, IN TERMS OF EFFECTIVENESS AT PREVENTING PREGNANCY AND IN TERMS OF SAFETY (FEWER COMPLICATIONS).

ACA PROJECT: THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON HELPING WOMEN OBTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MEDICALLY NECESSARY SURGERY, THAT CONFORMS WITH THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT WOMEN WITH HARMFUL MEDICAL IMPLANTS HAVE ACCESS TO MEDICALLY NECESSARY TREATMENT, AS THE LAW REQUIRES.

PCORI MEDIA PROJECT: SPREADING THE WORD: TRAINING JOURNALISTS AND RESEARCHERS ON RESEARCH FINDINGSTHIS PROJECT BRINGS TOGETHER MEDICAL WRITERS, JOURNALISTS, RESEARCHERS, AND MEDICAL EXPERTS TO EFFECTIVELY DISSEMINATE RESEARCH FINDINGS FROM PCORI STUDIES AND COMPLICATED COVID-19 RESEARCH. THE PROJECT'S FIRST AIM IS TO ENSURE THAT THE MEDIA AND MEDICAL EXPERTS UNDERSTAND AND GIVE ATTENTION TO IMPORTANT NEW RESEARCH FINDINGS. THE SECOND AIM IS TO TRAIN PCORI RESEARCHERS AND THEIR PATIENT PARTNERS TO PERSUASIVELY COMMUNICATE THEIR NEWLY RELEASED FINDINGS TO THE MEDIA.

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