2018 Policy Contours for Using Linked Administrative Data in Evidence-Based Policymaking

1. ACADEMY HEALTH
JUNE 25, 2018
2018 Policy Contours for Using Linked
Administrative Data in Evidence-Based Policymaking
Nick Hart, Ph.D.
@NickRHart
bipartisanpolicy.org/evidence

2. • Improved Access to Data – improve access to data for
program administrators and researchers, facilitate linking of
data sets
• Stronger Privacy Protections – strengthen privacy
protections by making them more uniform across government
and more dynamic in the face of changing risks associated
with the use of data
• Greater Capacity – fill the existing gaps in capacity across
actors inside and outside government, establish a single entity
to better support data access and privacy protection
U.S. Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking
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3. • Congress:
• Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking
• Foundations for EBP Act
• Bipartisan Budget Act
• CRISIS Act
• Know Before You Go Act
• Executive:
• Budget on data policy
• 21st Century Data Strategy
• Economic Statistical Agency Consolidation Proposal
• RFI on Linkages
• Evaluation Policy Reform Proposal
Federal Evidence Policy in 2018
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4. • Congressional momentum behind CEP recommendations
• Executive Branch improved coordination and data infrastructure
activities
• Highlighting successful activities to date
• Demand for use of admin data from evaluation community
• Agencies poised to continue making progress, even in
absence of big policy changes
Opportunities
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5. evidence@bipartisanpolicy.org
bipartisanpolicy.org/evidence
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