When your tax dollars fund research, do you have a right to see the results? Do the federal agencies that fund research have an obligation to taxpayers to see that findings from the research they support are disseminated and easily accessible to the public? And what would you think about a federal agency that takes active steps to obstruct the dissemination of research they support? There is a very important post by Dr. Chris Langston on the John A. Hartford Foundation health AGEnda blog that addresses some of these issues. Over the years, CMS has spent large amounts of money on research and demonstration projects. Goals of these projects often focus on improving the quality and reducing the cost of care provided to Medicare recipients. These projects are often awarded as grants or contracts to academic researchers or contract research organization. Dr. Langston tried to learn about the results of a project examining the impact of care management on high cost beneficiaries. Findin