In this issue of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report, we examine HHS’s new child health strategy, looming Medicaid cuts impacting pediatric care, rising tensions over vaccine oversight, and delays to federal data and Medicare policy initiatives. AcademyHealth continues to champion evidence-based policy and support the health research community.

In this issue of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report, we cover RFK Jr.’s Senate testimony, states revising vaccine mandates, and CMS reviews of Medicaid spending on immigrant care. AcademyHealth continues to promote evidence-based policy and support the research community.

In this issue of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report, AcademyHealth’s legal victory restores critical health data while bipartisan concerns emerge over HHS leadership and CDC changes.

AcademyHealth and its partners have won a major legal victory to restore scores of public health webpages removed from federal websites earlier this year, ensuring researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and communities have access to the information they need to protect and improve lives.

In this edition of the Situation Report, we cover major leadership changes at the CDC, the termination of an NIH program supporting minority researchers, and the uneven restoration of CDC funding across states. AcademyHealth is closely monitoring these developments for their implications on scientific integrity, health equity, and public health capacity.