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Welcome to the AcademyHealth blog, together with our members, we promote interaction across the health research and policy arenas by bringing together a broad spectrum of players to share their perspectives. Here we offer important perspectives from people passionate about expanding access to care, reducing costs and improving quality, as well as updates on AcademyHealth activities relevant to the community.

Blog Post You Get What You Pay For: Key Insights from the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting on How Payment Policy Affects Minoritized Communities

You Get What You Pay For: Key Insights from the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting on How Payment Policy Affects Minoritized Communities

Emerging research demonstrates how payment policy affects health care delivery for minoritized populations. This blog overviews findings related to CMS innovation models, community benefit spending, value-based purchasing health equity performance metrics, and financial incentives for providers.
Posted Aug 19, 2024 By Kamaria Kaalund
Topics Paying for Care Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid ARM
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The Importance of Science Communication and Lived Experience at the Health Datapalooza

AcademyHealth President and CEO Aaron Carroll was recently featured on two podcasts in which he expanded upon critical public health challenges and how effective communication and involving those with lived experience a seat at the table leads to better health outcomes for all.
Posted Aug 7, 2024 By Tess Bernhard
Topics Patient & Consumer Engagement HSR Resources & Methods Using Health Data Health Datapalooza
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AcademyHealth CEO and President Aaron Carroll Builds on his Vision for the Future of HSR with a Focus on Funding and Artificial Intelligence

President and CEO Aaron Carroll discussed his vision for health services research at the June 2024 National Advisory Council Meeting (NAC) for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). This second post in the series focuses on his priorities in creating more flexible funding mechanisms, artificial intelligence, and advanced data computing in digital health care research.
Posted Jul 31, 2024 By Aaron E. Carroll, M.D., M.S.
Topics Advocacy Analytic Tools Using Health Data