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AHRQ released a new strategy document that signals a potential pivot point for U.S. health services research (HSR). While the document emphasizes methodological rigor, it raises serious questions about the future of three pillars of HSR: patient-centered care, health disparities research, and dissemination & implementation (D&I) science. Each of these areas is essential to making evidence matter in the real world.
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In this issue of AcademyHealth's Situation Report, we examine AHRQ’s newly released priorities, expert responses to recent claims on autism and vaccines, and the latest on the government shutdown.
Posted Sep 25, 2025
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In this issue of AcademyHealth's Situation Report, we examine the GAO's challenge to AHRQ impoundments, marking a critical juncture for federal health research funding, alongside the potential impacts of proposed Medicaid cuts and ACA tax credit shifts on health care access and affordability.
Posted Sep 23, 2025
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Congress is formally asking GAO to investigate if the collapse of AHRQ grantmaking that AcademyHealth has identified constitutes an unlawful impoundment
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Researchers and advocates often overlook the fundamental issue of bodily autonomy in post-Dobbs abortion discourse.
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In this issue of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report, we highlight testimony raising questions about scientific integrity at the CDC, the potential impacts of a government shutdown on ACA subsidies and research funding, and the launch of a $50B CMS initiative to transform rural health care.
Posted Sep 18, 2025
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In this issue of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report, we highlight a recent executive order affecting federal funding of research, efforts to disband an expert panel that reviews drug applications, as well as impacts of Medicaid cuts following the reconciliation bill that further threaten science-driven research and evidence.
Posted Sep 16, 2025
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A recent Executive Order could shift federal health research funding from a science-driven model to one with increased political and fiscal control, potentially disrupting traditional research processes and priorities in favor of conformity with political and ideological goals.
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In this issue of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report, we examine HHS’s new child health strategy, looming Medicaid cuts impacting pediatric care, rising tensions over vaccine oversight, and delays to federal data and Medicare policy initiatives. AcademyHealth continues to champion evidence-based policy and support the health research community.
Posted Sep 11, 2025