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Insulin is lifesaving, but for years rising out‑of‑pocket costs forced many people with diabetes to ration doses or skip treatment altogether. This Evidence Effect story demonstrates how cost alone affected patients’ ability to stay healthy.
Posted May 7, 2026
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Our first Decisionmaker's Guide reached its intended audience and generated serious engagement. Here is what we learned, what we are changing, and what is coming next.
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Meet the cross-sector group of builders, investors, health system leaders, researchers, and advocates who will shape what gets discussed (and debated) at Health Datapalooza this September.
Posted May 6, 2026
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Efforts to define and measure quality and value in U.S. health care have produced a vast array of metrics, yet real improvement often hinges on transforming how care is delivered rather than simply tracking performance. Insights from payers and health system leaders highlight the need to align measurement with operational realities and long-term outcomes, not just short-term indicators.
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This month’s "Read on Washington," available only to AcademyHealth members, includes updates on congressional appropriations, the USPSTF possibly thawing, vaccine studies being pulled from CDC, and more.
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Research dissemination is often the final step in a project, considered in the moment when findings are packaged and delivered, rather than throughout the work itself. AcademyHealth’s 10-year effort to support policy communications and community-engaged research, emphasized a key lesson: how we share knowledge is just as important as what we discover.
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On April 16, HHS Secretary Kennedy testified before the House Ways and Means Committee, offering remarks on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) that gave us reason for both concern and cautious optimism.
Posted Apr 20, 2026
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Despite having a $345 million budget, the nation’s only agency dedicated to improving how health care actually works has effectively stopped functioning. In new testimony to Congress, AcademyHealth President and CEO Aaron Carroll warns that the crisis at AHRQ is already shutting down research, stalling patient safety improvements, and putting future progress at risk.
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This month’s “Read on Washington”, available only to AcademyHealth members, includes updates on the USPSTF’s meetings being blocked, leadership vacancies at HHS, movement on insulin price caps, and more.
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Medical debt erodes trust in health care and health systems. Hospitals have practical, evidence-based options to reduce harm while preserving financial stability.