In February 2025 AcademyHealth launched regular updates to provide clarity and insight for the field during a period of rapid change at the federal level. In addition to published updates, AcademyHealth began hosting members-only, virtual town halls with President and CEO, Aaron Carroll, and Director of Advocacy, Josh Caplan. Town halls will provide a chance to engage with AcademyHealth leadership, ask questions, and connect with fellow members.
In the wake of recent policy shifts under President Trump's administration, the core of America's scientific research is under unprecedented strain. Dr. Aaron Carroll and Dr. Elizabeth Cope of AcademyHealth present a compelling analysis of these challenges, urging the scientific community to adopt new strategies to safeguard academic freedom and ensure continued innovation.
Join us for an exclusive, members-only AcademyHealth town hall with President and CEO Aaron Carroll and Director of Advocacy Josh Caplan to explore the pressing challenges facing the health services and health policy research field and discuss strategies to navigate them.
Date & Time Wednesday, May 21 | 12:00p.m. - 1:00p.m. ET
In this edition of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report a new House GOP Medicaid proposal deepens internal divisions, a federal court temporarily halts sweeping HHS workforce cuts, and key ACA subsidies face an uncertain future — all developments with major implications for coverage, state budgets, and the future of U.S. health policy.
As our blog series has highlighted, the removal of public health data has impeded research and has serious implications for the scientific enterprise. In response, several crowdsourcing efforts have emerged in an imperfect effort to fill the gap.
AcademyHealth and contract research affinity group members highlight the continued value and importance of contract research in these times of decreased federal support, as well as upcoming opportunities to connect at the in-person 2025 Annual Research Meeting and beyond.