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This edition of AcademyHealth's Situation Report covers essential updates on federal policies affecting the health research landscape. Dive into the looming government shutdown, the NIH's controversial cancellation of LGBTQ+ and DEI research grants, and a buyout offer for HHS employees. Plus, learn how you can amplify Medicaid support through our featured call to action.
Posted Mar 11, 2025
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Dr. Wilcox, one of the AcademyHealth’s Leveraging AI for High-Impact Health Research course instructors, shares his perspective on AI’s evolution, from the early days of Deep Blue to the latest breakthroughs in generative AI, and what it means for health research today.
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Two new Scholars will explore the critical intersection of medical debt and trust in health care, joining AcademyHealth and the ABIM Foundation’s efforts to examine health system medical debt policies and practices, fill critical research gaps, and promote cultural and operational transformation within health systems.
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This edition of AcademyHealth's Situation Report highlights key federal developments impacting health research, including a potential government shutdown, proposed VA budget cuts, and the NIH injunction extension.
Posted Mar 6, 2025
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AcademyHealth, in partnership with Econometrica and Family Voices, launch a new project to develop a prioritized research agenda to build the evidence needed to optimize school-based mental health services for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). This project is funded through the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award Program, an initiative of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute® (PCORI®) (#EASCS-38921).
Posted Mar 5, 2025
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This edition of AcademyHealth's Situation Report delves into the impacts of federal funding disruptions on U.S. scientific research, outlines new data access initiatives, and highlights advocacy efforts to support the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Posted Mar 4, 2025
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In the sixth of a series of interviews with our Community Research for Health Equity grantees, AcademyHealth interviews Leah Frerichs and Ellie Sellers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to learn more about their project goals and findings in celebration of World Teen Mental Wellness Day.
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The Friends of AHRQ have sent to Congress a letter signed by 194 organizations on the importance of supporting the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in FY26 and beyond.
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This edition of AcademyHealth's Situation Report includes several resources in response to the recent directive to federal agencies to submit reorganization plans by March 13, which signals a trend toward decreased federal support for health services research.
Posted Feb 28, 2025
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This edition of AcademyHealth's Situation Report delves into the House Republicans' budget plan, which threatens substantial Medicaid cuts, alongside the enduring NIH funding freeze that disrupts crucial research activities.
Posted Feb 26, 2025