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Scientific innovation is outpacing its uptake in clinical care, with many advances stuck for an average of 17 years before reaching patients. AcademyHealth’s new Applied Implementation Science Fellowship launches in 2026 to equip embedded researchers with the skills to deploy implementation science strategies to bridge the gap and embed evidence into routine practice.
Posted Dec 8, 2025
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In this issue of AcademyHealth's Situation Report, we highlight a major CDC advisory panel vote to narrow a decades-old hepatitis B vaccination policy, new federal borrowing caps that may reshape the health research workforce, issues related to SNAP administrative funding, evolving FDA regulatory standards, and ongoing concerns about political influence in NIH grantmaking.
Posted Dec 5, 2025
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H.R.1 & proposed regulatory changes cap federal loan borrowing and dramatically narrow the definition of "professional degree," vastly reshaping education and the workforce.
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In a recent Grantmakers in Health article, AcademyHealth, the de Beaumont Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation discuss three strategies funders can use to create an equity-centered application process.
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In this issue of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report, we highlight ongoing policy changes regarding Medicaid work requirements, the future of the children’s vaccine schedule, and fewer grants being awarded from the NIH and NSF leading to less research – especially research related to underserved patients.
Posted Dec 3, 2025
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Science doesn’t speak for itself, and science on a shelf can’t drive the change people need to live healthier lives.
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This month’s “Read on Washington”, available only to AcademyHealth members, includes updates on appropriations, another canceled USPSTF meeting, rumors of new ACA replacements, and more.
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AcademyHealth is a nonpartisan organization operating in an industry, and an era, where almost everything is seen through a partisan lens. Balancing those facts is critical to our mission.
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The CDC’s sudden decision to add misleading language about a possible link between vaccines and autism is a dangerous departure from settled science. Our latest statement explains why this shift matters for public health, for policymakers, and for trust in federal science.
Posted Nov 20, 2025
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In this issue of AcademyHealth's Situation Report, we examine intensifying debates over ACA tax credits, the ripple effects of delayed federal research funding, and emerging federal actions that could reshape vaccine policy and the public health workforce.
Posted Nov 20, 2025