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On April 16, HHS Secretary Kennedy testified before the House Ways and Means Committee, offering remarks on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) that gave us reason for both concern and cautious optimism.
Posted Apr 20, 2026
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Despite having a $345 million budget, the nation’s only agency dedicated to improving how health care actually works has effectively stopped functioning. In new testimony to Congress, AcademyHealth President and CEO Aaron Carroll warns that the crisis at AHRQ is already shutting down research, stalling patient safety improvements, and putting future progress at risk.
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This month’s “Read on Washington”, available only to AcademyHealth members, includes updates on the USPSTF’s meetings being blocked, leadership vacancies at HHS, movement on insulin price caps, and more.
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Medical debt erodes trust in health care and health systems. Hospitals have practical, evidence-based options to reduce harm while preserving financial stability.
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Access to health care data has increased markedly, driven by federal requirements for hospital price transparency and publicly reported quality metrics. However, transparency by itself, while essential, is insufficient to empower patients.
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The quality of scientific evidence is closely tied to the quality of our connections. AcademyHealth President and CEO Aaron Carroll highlights the importance of strengthening data partnerships, especially as health care and health policy challenges become more urgent.
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Representative, accessible, and transparent data is key to improving health outcomes. As our Health Data for Action program enters its concluding year, we are exploring lessons learned and highlight some of the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead in a three-part blog series.
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Kat McDavitt and Andrew Ibrahim reflect the core of Health Datapalooza’s mission: advancing innovation that is grounded in rigorous evidence, aligned with patient needs, and responsive to policy realities. AcademyHealth's 2026 Health Datapalooza will be held on September 24-26 in Washington, D.C.
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A recent study by housing policy expert Emmy Tiderington and colleagues found that many people can and do successfully exit permanent supportive housing programs without adverse housing or health care outcomes.
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This month’s “Read on Washington”, available only to AcademyHealth members, includes updates on leadership shakeups at HHS, court action on the PHIG, upcoming nomination hearing for the Surgeon General, and more.