Review and Evaluation
Finalist entries were judged by a panel of professionals with experience in health policy and politics, including Sheila Burke, M.P.A., faculty member of Harvard University and former chief of staff to Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole; Judy Feder, Ph.D., professor at Georgetown University and former health advisor to the Clinton administration; Dean Rosen, J.D., M.S., partner at Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti, Inc. and former chief health care advisor to Senate Majority Leader William H. Frist; Drew Altman, Ph.D., Kaiser Family Foundation president and CEO; and Diane Rowland, Sc.D., Kaiser Family Foundation executive vice president. The judges evaluated essays on originality, expression of ideas, strength of argument, and clarity.
Disclaimer
Conclusions or opinions expressed in these essays are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Kaiser Family Foundation or the final judges.