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This week’s Situation Report delves into AcademyHealth's legal pursuit to restore public health data, Senate budget tensions, the MAHA Commission’s controversial report on children’s health, and a key SCOTUS ruling allowing agency head removal.
Posted May 28, 2025
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In response to the sweeping removal of public health information from federal websites, AcademyHealth announced that it has joined a federal lawsuit seeking to restore access to critical data erased by recent actions by the Trump Administration.
Posted May 20, 2025
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This week’s Situation Report covers major federal shakeups—from RFK Jr.’s defense of deep HHS cuts to a Harvard funding freeze and Medicaid rollback threats. We’re also asking the health services research community to share what’s at stake when research is disrupted.
Posted May 16, 2025
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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.
Posted May 13, 2025
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In this edition of AcademyHealth's Situation Report, stakeholders advocate for AHRQ as legal battles over HHS cuts unfold and Medicaid caps threaten to shift billions in costs to states—putting equitable, evidence-based care at risk.
Posted May 8, 2025
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In this edition of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report, President Trump's proposed budget threatens sweeping cuts to health research, including major reductions to NIH, AHRQ, and other key agencies. As lawmakers and advocates push back, new reports reveal the real-world impact of Medicaid work requirements and federal rollbacks on inclusive data and global research.
Posted May 6, 2025
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This edition of AcademyHealth's Situation Report covers a paused autism registry, reversed cuts to women’s health research, warnings about threats to U.S. medical science, and growing concerns over stalled NIH funding.
Posted May 1, 2025
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This edition of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report highlights mounting threats to public health research and infrastructure—from delayed grant payments and workforce reductions to new drug pricing policies and attacks on Medicaid. But it’s not all bad news: We’re spotlighting concrete ways you can take action.
Posted Apr 25, 2025
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This edition of AcademyHealth's Situation Report covers a pivotal Supreme Court case that could reshape access to preventive health services, along with new developments in federal research policy and academic freedom.
Posted Apr 23, 2025
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This edition of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report highlights the administration’s sweeping proposed cuts to federal health research, major Medicaid funding changes that could reshape state health programs, and new immigration policies that threaten to deepen the health care workforce shortage. We break down what’s happening—and what researchers can do.
Posted Apr 18, 2025