JAMA Forum

Restoring Evaluation and Evidence-Building in the Federal Government

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.3914

July 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This JAMA Forum discusses the importance of a robust evaluation and evidence-building infrastructure in the federal government and emphasizes the risks to well-being associated with the elimination of evidence-based policymaking and evaluation offices.

Corresponding Author: Sherry A. Glied, PhD, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, 295 Lafayette St, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10012 (sherry.glied@nyu.edu).

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