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In this issue of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report, we examine HHS’s new child health strategy, looming Medicaid cuts impacting pediatric care, rising tensions over vaccine oversight, and delays to federal data and Medicare policy initiatives. AcademyHealth continues to champion evidence-based policy and support the health research community.
Posted Sep 11, 2025
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In this issue of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report, we cover RFK Jr.’s Senate testimony, states revising vaccine mandates, and CMS reviews of Medicaid spending on immigrant care. AcademyHealth continues to promote evidence-based policy and support the research community.
Posted Sep 9, 2025
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In this issue of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report, AcademyHealth’s legal victory restores critical health data while bipartisan concerns emerge over HHS leadership and CDC changes.
Posted Sep 4, 2025
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As states impose new abortion restrictions, contraceptive choices are becoming more important and controversial, driving interest in long-term methods and revealing even more barriers to access
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AcademyHealth and its partners have won a major legal victory to restore scores of public health webpages removed from federal websites earlier this year, ensuring researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and communities have access to the information they need to protect and improve lives.
Posted Sep 2, 2025
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In this edition of the Situation Report, we cover major leadership changes at the CDC, the termination of an NIH program supporting minority researchers, and the uneven restoration of CDC funding across states. AcademyHealth is closely monitoring these developments for their implications on scientific integrity, health equity, and public health capacity.
Posted Aug 29, 2025
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Reproductive health researchers reflect on an Annual Research Meeting discussion about research, equity, and community partnership at a time when the work to document and describe the impacts of policy restrictions can risk overlooking the people and communities at the center.
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In the fifth video of a five-part interview series, AcademyHealth and others involved in our Health Data for Action program reflect on this journey to democratize data, and how the funded researchers were able to find ways to create fairer, more effective health solutions that work for everyone.
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A recent lawsuit shines a light on a critical threat to the nation’s ability to improve health care. Due to the incapacitation of AHRQ’s research grantmaking, patients, clinicians, and health systems will lose access to innovative research that’s needed to improve care and reduce costs.
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In this edition of the Situation Report, we cover three major developments shaping federal health research and public health: a Supreme Court ruling allowing cancellation of over $780 million in NIH grants, DOJ requests for confidential patient information regarding gender-affirming care for minors, and an open letter from HHS staff urging steps to protect the public health workforce.
Posted Aug 26, 2025