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Posting date: June 25, 2003 Copyright © 2003 by Project HOPE
Perspective: An Insider's Perspective On The Near-Death Experience Of AHCPR
1 Clif Gaus, who was administrator of AHCPR from 1994 to 1997, is now president of Health Professor Inc., an "e-learning" company in Thousand Oaks, California.
*Corresponding author.
The story of AHCPR's struggle with Congress to remain a federal agency is an example of the longer struggle health services research (HSR) has had to hold a priority in the federal budget. But from another perspective, the growth of HSR has been substantial, albeit an up-and-down experience. Its survival during the turbulent years of 1995-1996 is attributed to a fundamental restructuring of its program priorities and building a new base of support from major health care associations and leaders. A fortunate sequence of events also contributed to the reversal of what could have been a cataclysmic occurrence for the field of HSR. Key Words: Legal/Regulatory Issues, Quality of Care, Research and Technology
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