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The Health Policy Statistics Section of the American Statistical Association was founded in 1994. Our primary objective is to improve the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of health care in the United States and abroad through the systematic use of quantitative statistical methods. HPSS fosters the development of statistical methods specifically designed for health care and policy decision-making by organizing and sponsoring conferences and workshops on methodological issues relevant to health care and policy research. We also cooperate with government agencies to develop new ways to analyze their data, offering assistance to legislators and their staffs with their decision-making process.



2008 JSM Student Travel Award Competition Winners!


HPSS Program at the 2008 JSM! HPSS is sponsoring a course, several sessions, 2 coffee round tables, 2 lunch roundtables, a luncheon, mixer and more! Go to the JSM2008 Online Preliminary Program and Search by Sponsor: Section on Health Policy Statistics for more details.


HPSS Business Meeting and Mixer
Monday, August 4, 2008 5:30-8pm
Rock Bottom Brewery
1001 16th St., Denver, CO
A few blocks stroll from the Convention Center!


HPSS Wednesday Luncheon at JSM
Fee Event; Register for WL07 on your JSM registration
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 12:30-1:50pm
Katherine M. Flegal, Ph.D.
Weight and Mortality: Estimates for the U.S. Population
Come have lunch with HPSS and meet the first author of highly influential articles in JAMA sparking much controversy on this subject. The media say underweight is bad and overweight may be fine. What does the author have to say?





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