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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." Institute of Medicine. 1999. Preliminary Considerations Regarding Federal Investments in Vaccine Purchase and Immunization Services: Interim Report on Immunization Finance Policies and Practices. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9593.
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Preliminary Considerations Regarding Federal Investments in Vaccine Purchase and Immunization Services

Interim Report on Immunization Finance Policies and Practices

Committee on Immunization Finance Policies and Practices

Division of Health Care Services

INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE

Washington, D.C.
May 1999

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." Institute of Medicine. 1999. Preliminary Considerations Regarding Federal Investments in Vaccine Purchase and Immunization Services: Interim Report on Immunization Finance Policies and Practices. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9593.
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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." Institute of Medicine. 1999. Preliminary Considerations Regarding Federal Investments in Vaccine Purchase and Immunization Services: Interim Report on Immunization Finance Policies and Practices. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9593.
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COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATION FINANCE POLICIES AND PRACTICES

BERNARD GUYER, MD (Chair), Professor and Chair,

Department of Population and Family Health Services, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health

DAVID SMITH, MD (Vice Chair), President,

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX

E. RUSSELL ALEXANDER, MD, Professor Emeritus,

Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington

GORDON BERLIN, MA, Senior Vice President,

Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, New York, NY

STEVE BLACK, MD, Co-Director,

Vaccine Study Center, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA

SHEILA BURKE, MPA, RN, Executive Dean,

John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

JANET CURRIE, PhD, Professor,

Department of Economics, University of California, Los Angeles

BARBARA DeBUONO, MD, MPH, Chief Executive Officer,

New York Presbyterian Healthcare Network, New York, NY

GORDON DeFRIESE, PhD., Professor of Social Medicine, Epidemiology, Health Policy, and Administration,

University of North Carolina

WALTER FAGGETT, MD, Pediatric Consultant,

Medlink Hospital, Washington, DC

SAMUEL L. KATZ, MD, Wilburt C. Davison Professor Emeritus,

Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center

SARA ROSENBAUM, JD, Director,

Center for Health Policy Research, School of Public Health and Health Services, George Washington University

CATHY SCHOEN, MA, Vice President,

Research and Evaluation, The Commonwealth Fund, New York, NY

JANE SISK, PhD.,

Division of Health Policy and Management, Joseph L. Mailman School, Columbia University

Institute of Medicine Staff

ROSEMARY CHALK, Study Director

JANE DURCH, Senior Project Officer

HEATHER SCHOFIELD, Project Assistant

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." Institute of Medicine. 1999. Preliminary Considerations Regarding Federal Investments in Vaccine Purchase and Immunization Services: Interim Report on Immunization Finance Policies and Practices. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9593.
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INDEPENDENT REPORT REVIEWERS

This report has been reviewed by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council's Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the authors and the Institute of Medicine in making the published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The content of the review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their participation in the review of this report: Barbara J. McNeil, MD, PhD, Department of Health and Care Policy, Harvard Medical School; Velvet Miller, PhD, Children's Futures, Princeton, NJ; Fitzhugh Mullen, MD, Contributing Editor, Health Affairs, Bethesda, MD; Neal Vanselow, MD, Rio Verde, AZ; and Virginia Weldon, MD, Center for the Study of American Business, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.

The individuals listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, but responsibility for the final content of this report rests solely with the authoring committee and the Institute of Medicine.

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