Dr. Jack Needleman is Assistant Professor of Economics and Health Policy in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Needleman previously was the senior researcher for a two-year research project at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, which examined the impact of organizational form on hospital responses to changing regulatory and market environments. Dr. Needleman has also served as an adjunct lecturer at Georgetown University and American University. Prior to corning to Harvard University, Dr. Needleman was Vice President and co-Director of the Public Policy practice at Lewin/ICF, a Washington, D.C., health policy research and consulting firm.