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2019 National Health Policy Conference

Join the nation’s leading health care decision makers and policy leaders for an extensive overview of the nation’s health policy agenda.

Date & Time February 4-5, 2019 Location Marriott Marquis, Washington, D.C.

Topics Advocacy Building Healthy Communities Delivering Better Care

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Ensuring Oral Health During Pregnancy: The Science and the Stories

Hyewon Lee, 2017 AcademyHealth Delivery Systems Science Fellow, discusses the importance of oral health during pregnancy and early childhood.

Posted Nov 12, 2018 By Hyewon Lee D.M.D., M.P.H.

Topics Public & Population Health Access to Care

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Karen Minyard, Ph.D., has been director of the Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC) since 2001 and is also a research professor with the Department of Public Management and Policy. Minyard connects the research, policy, and programmatic work of the center across issue areas including population health, health philanthropy, public and private health coverage, and the uninsured. Read Bio

Upcoming Event

2018 AcademyHealth Meeting of Members Webinar: Implications of the Midterm Elections on Health Services Research and Health Policy

A unique glimpse of the year ahead—based on the progress made thus far in 2018.

Date & Time November 29, 2018, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET Location Online

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Upcoming Event

2018 AcademyHealth Meeting of Members Webinar: Implications of the Midterm Elections on Health Services Research and Health Policy

A unique glimpse of the year ahead—based on the progress made thus far in 2018.

Date & Time November 29, 2018, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET Location Online

Upcoming Event

11th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health

Bridging the gap between research, practice, and policy in health and health care

Date & Time December 3-5, 2018 Location Renaissance Washington D.C.

Topics Translation, Dissemination & Implementation Delivering Better Care Building Healthy Communities

Upcoming Event

2019 National Health Policy Conference

Join the nation’s leading health care decision makers and policy leaders for an extensive overview of the nation’s health policy agenda.

Date & Time February 4-5, 2019 Location Marriott Marquis, Washington, D.C.

Topics Advocacy Building Healthy Communities Delivering Better Care

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Making Valuable Data Available to Researchers is a Critical Step in Moving Data to Action

When it comes to harnessing the power of data for tangible change, challenges range from the cultural to the technical. This post focuses on a new opportunity from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that addresses perhaps the most critical step in this effort: data access.

Posted Nov 15, 2018 By Megan Collado, M.P.H.

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Using Health Data Data Sources

Blog Post

Ensuring Oral Health During Pregnancy: The Science and the Stories

Hyewon Lee, 2017 AcademyHealth Delivery Systems Science Fellow, discusses the importance of oral health during pregnancy and early childhood.

Posted Nov 12, 2018 By Hyewon Lee D.M.D., M.P.H.

Topics Public & Population Health Access to Care

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New Study Finds Immigrants Pay More in Private Insurance Premiums Than They Receive In Benefits

In the first study to look at immigrants’ role in financing private health insurance, findings contradict assertions that people born in the US are systematically subsidizing the medical care of immigrants.

Posted Oct 31, 2018 By Leah Zallman, M.D., MPH.

Topics Paying for Care Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid ARM