Testimony by John Drabek for the September 18, 2006 NCVHS Subcommittee on Populations Workshop
Workshop on Data Linkages to Improve Health Outcomes John Drabek, OASPE, HHS Several years ago, staff from four agencies NCHS, CMS, SSA, and OASPE met to discuss how the respondents in the NHIS might be linked to their Medicare and Social Security records. An agreement was developed that safeguarded privacy, yet enabled the database to…