1. The Urban Institute

2. The Urban Institute is a… Liberal leaning Nonprofit Nonpartisan policy research and educational organization that examines the social, economic, and governance challenges facing the nation

3. Overview Created in 1968 due to a commission from President Johnson to look at national problems from a nonpartisan point-of-view Work in all 50 states and over 28 countries Audience consists of policymakers, program administrators, business, academics, and the public Distribute research online and through reports and scholarly books

4. Commitments to the Community Use rigorous, state-of-the-art methods to analyze public policies and programs Bring sound objective evidence to public policy decisions Deepen public understanding of policy issues Save government and communities time and money through research on effective and efficient programs Work to make our Washington, D.C., metropolitan area a stronger community

5. Events Hosts two monthly panel discussions from October through June, as well as intermittent forums and roundtables on news and policy events throughout the year such as:  First Tuesdays  Thursday’s Child  The Roundtable on the President’s Budget and the Economy

6. Financing Contracted work for government agencies and foundations Donations, contributions and grants Scholarly books Seek funding for their ideas

7. Officers Robert D. Reischauer President John R. Rogers Exec VP, Treasurer, and CFO Kathleen Courrier VP, Communications Robert G. Planansky VP, Secretary

8. Leaders Board of trustees Lifetime trustees Senior Fellows  Robert Solow  John Deutch  Robert Berenson

9. Policy Centers The Urban Institute Health Policy Center Education Policy Center Assessing the New Federalism International Activities Center Justice Policy Center Metropolitan Housing & Communities Policy Center Center for Nonprofits & Philanthropy Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Center for Labor, Human Services & Population Income & Benefits Policy Center

10. Current Projects Assessment, Refinement, and Analysis of Medicare’s Prospective Payment System (PPS) for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) Evaluation of the Development and Early Implementation of Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability (HIFA) Demonstration Initiative Analytic Studies for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Evaluation of San Mateo County Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHI) Analytic Support for Kaiser Analytic Support for the District of Columbia’s Department of Health Health Insurance Coverage from 1996 to 2000 Los Angeles Healthy Kids Initiative Evaluation Racial and Ethnic Disparities and Outcomes

11. My Job Analyze Medicare payment systems within skilled nursing and cancer facilities Review a proposal developed by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Develop a simulation model of Medicare Help with analysis of projects

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