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Ending the HIV Epidemic: How Research Can Enhance Prevention Efforts

The first post in this two-part blog series will focus on key considerations stakeholders must consider to address the HIV epidemic, with a specific emphasis on the prevention pillar of a new federal government initiative.

Posted Apr 20, 2020

Topics Building Healthy Communities Public & Population Health Health Equity

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New Initiative Aims to Build a Model Open COVID-19 Patient Data Registry Network

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Health Data for Action program, managed by AcademyHealth, is supporting a collaboration between Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI), CareJourney, and a network of health systems to increase the availability of standardized, actionable information on COVID-19 impact and progression.

Posted Apr 10, 2020 By Niall Brennan, M.P.P.

Topics Using Health Data Data Sharing Public & Population Health

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Leveraging Partnerships across State Agencies Can Vastly Improve Critical Immunization Efforts

State Medicaid, public health and education partnerships offer some of the most innovative and effective responses to increasing immunization rates.

Posted Mar 23, 2020 By Susan Kennedy, M.P.P., M.S.W., Stephanie Wasserman, M.S.P.H.

Topics Public & Population Health Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid

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Medicaid’s Unique Role in Combating the Coronavirus

In a JAMA commentary published today, three Medicaid Medical Directors from AcademyHealth’s Medicaid Medical Directors Network examine the flexibility Medicaid has to expand public health capabilities in the face of a pandemic.

Posted Mar 19, 2020 By Susan Kennedy, M.P.P., M.S.W., Sunita Krishnan, M.P.H.

Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Public & Population Health Access to Care

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Adapting, Learning and Caring During a Public Health Crisis

AcademyHealth President and CEO Lisa Simpson reflects on the field’s response to the coronavirus outbreak and urges continued learning and caring as we face this public health crisis together.

Posted Mar 17, 2020 By Lisa Simpson, M.B., B.Ch., M.P.H., FAAP

Topics Public & Population Health Delivering Better Care

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Update on the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting

While closely monitoring the impact of the new coronavirus (COVID-19), the 2020 Annual Research Meeting (ARM) is proceeding as planned at this time. The status of other AcademyHealth meetings and events is being updated on a case-by-case basis.

Posted Mar 12, 2020

Topics ARM

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Employers in Colorado Band Together to Directly Negotiate Rates and Lower Costs for Health Care Consumers

The Center for Improving Value in Health Care, a member of AcademyHealth’s partner, the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement, highlights how Colorado is trying change the way employers purchase, and consumers shop for health care.

Posted Mar 4, 2020 By Cari Frank, M.B.A.

Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Costs & Payments

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Three Points to Consider as Adoption of Alternative Payment Models Grows

Cheryl Austein Casnoff and Mary Wheatley of MITRE, an AcademyHealth organization affiliate, explore challenges in value-based payment model adoption in response to AcademyHealth’s recent 2020 National Health Policy Conference.

Posted Feb 28, 2020 By Cheryl Austein Casnoff, Mary Wheatley, M.S.

Topics Paying for Care Costs & Payments

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AcademyHealth Staff Highlight Medicaid’s Response to the Maternal Mortality Crisis

In a Health Affairs blog post, Susan Kennedy and Sunita Krishnan of AcademyHealth outline Medicaid’s pivotal role in providing maternal health services and highlight state efforts that go beyond access to care to address maternal health.

Posted Feb 27, 2020 By Lauren Adams, M.A.

Topics Health Equity Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Quality Improvement

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How States Can Leverage School Nurses to Improve Children’s Immunization Rates

Research shows that school nurses play an important role in combating declining immunization rates amongst children.

Posted Feb 19, 2020 By Sunita Krishnan, M.P.H., Allison Squires, FAAN, Ph.D., RN

Topics Delivering Better Care Public & Population Health