Researchers-Users Network

The Researchers-Users Network consult with project staff on the current year’s research projects, the identification of potential users, and strategies for disseminating and packaging project findings to meet user needs. The Network is composed of the five members of the Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center Expert Work Group, and the following two members, who bring perspectives of a State Office of Rural Health and a national health care policy organization:

• John Barnas, Executive Director
  Michigan Center for Rural Health
• Jeff Stensland, Senior Analyst
  Medicare Payment Advisory Commission