AcademyHealth Blog

The House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee's spending bill for fiscal year 2018 proposes a $24 million cut to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Health Resources and Services Administration also taking hits.

The special supplement highlights how to optimally disseminate evidence related to health and health care, how to implement interventions to improve care across settings, and how to improve the health of the global population.

New Research Presented at the Annual Research Meeting Examines Variations in Prescribing Rates and Interventions That Work

Studies presented at the Annual Research Meeting examine Medicaid innovations in Arkansas and Michigan.

Studies presented at this year's Annual Research Meeting examine progress and remaining gaps from coverage to physician selection.

This week's advocacy update includes links to summaries on the Senate's recently released health care bill, new articles on the proposal to move the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality into the National Institutes of Health, and more.