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New Year, Same Resolution: Championing Health Services Research in Washington

Day in and day out, AcademyHealth works to ensure that the best evidence – evidence from our members and other bright minds working throughout health services and policy research – is used to inform policy and practice. Our advocacy efforts are core to that mission.

Posted Jan 9, 2017

Topics Translation, Dissemination & Implementation Using Health Data Advocacy

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Beyond the Headlines: Using Evidence to Inform Health Policy Debates

As we head into inauguration day and prepare for a new administration to enter the White House, we hold firm in our principle that policies affecting health and performance of the health system should be informed by the best and most relevant evidence.

Posted Nov 22, 2016 By Lisa Simpson, M.B., B.Ch., M.P.H., FAAP, Darrell J. Gaskin, Ph.D.

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

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Prognostication Articles: Health Policy in 2017 and Beyond

Last week’s election has resulted in a number of perspectives and prognostications on what the results of the election mean and how they could impact health and health care, health research, and the science enterprise more broadly. Below is a sample of what we’ve been reading this week:

Posted Nov 16, 2016

Topics Advocacy

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