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Students are entering health services research and health policy at an important moment for the field. Decisions about research funding, access to evidence, and how evidence is used in health care are shaping not only the work happening today but also the field students will enter after graduation.
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In Work Interrupted: Voices from the Field, one researcher reflects on the uncertainty of building an academic career amid a rapidly changing federal funding environment. What began as a calculated bet on a future in health policy research became a lesson in adapting to delayed grant reviews, disappearing opportunities, and shifting expectations.
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AcademyHealth's signature storytelling series, The Evidence Effect, now has a complete pilot series. These four stories showcase the real-world impact of health services research. The series will continue highlighting HSR success stories and how evidence can improve care, inform decisions, and strengthen communities.
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Health policy doesn't stop on Election Day. That's why AcademyHealth's 2026 Health Policy Orientation will help participants better understand the people, institutions, and decisions shaping the future of health care. Join us October 26-28 in Washington, D.C., for an intensive introduction to health policymaking.
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AcademyHealth is pleased to welcome Breana Turner, Ph.D., M.P.H., as a 2026 Civic Science Fellow. Through the fellowship, Breana will build an Evidence Creator Pipeline that connects health policy evidence with trusted social media creators and community communicators, helping research reach broader audiences and civic conversations.
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Modernizing Federal Health Evidence: A Blueprint examines the federal evidence enterprise across agencies and offers more than 70 recommendations for agencies, the administration, and Congress.
Posted Oct 8, 2026
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AcademyHealth applauds GAO investigation, which validates the intentional collapse of AHRQ grantmaking that AcademyHealth has documented over the last 18 months.
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In the latest story from our Evidence Effect series, Dr. Maria Rodriguez from the Oregon Health & Science University talks about the impact of knowing who the over-the-counter pill is reaching.
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AcademyHealth’s Scaling Cancer Biomarker Testing Coalition announces the Compendium of Cancer Biomarker Initiatives, a resource centralizing the work happening in the biomarker testing landscape to support alignment, partnership, and coordination.
Posted Oct 5, 2026
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In Work Interrupted: Voices from the Field, Siham Ahmed reflects on the abrupt termination of her Payne Fellowship and the uncertainty that followed. Just as she was beginning to build the future she had envisioned, a single email changed everything, . Her story is a reminder that while opportunities may be interrupted, purpose and commitment to public service can endure.