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Welcome to the AcademyHealth blog, together with our members, we promote interaction across the health research and policy arenas by bringing together a broad spectrum of players to share their perspectives. Here we offer important perspectives from people passionate about expanding access to care, reducing costs and improving quality, as well as updates on AcademyHealth activities relevant to the community.

Blog Post Addressing Inequities in Affordability of Care to Promote a Culture of Health

Addressing Inequities in Affordability of Care to Promote a Culture of Health

Community organizations co-lead four new studies examining affordability of care for historically marginalized communities, awarded under the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Research in Transforming Health and Healthcare Systems program, managed by AcademyHealth.
Posted May 15, 2023 By Danielle DeCosta, M.P.H.
Topics Delivering Better Care Paying for Care Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Hospitals & Health Systems Health Equity
Blog Post Australia, Leading in Outcomes Thanks to Universal Health Care and Individual Innovation and Activism, Now Turns Attention to "Closing the Gap"

Australia, Leading in Outcomes Thanks to Universal Health Care and Individual Innovation and Activism, Now Turns Attention to "Closing the Gap"

AcademyHealth Senior Manager Danielle DeCosta highlights key takeaways from the AcademyHealth and Commonwealth Fund study tour, including ways the Australian health system has worked to address health inequalities and improve health outcomes.
Posted May 11, 2023 By Danielle DeCosta, M.P.H.
Topics Patient & Consumer Engagement Health Equity Public & Population Health Paying for Care Access to Care
Blog Post Celebrating Nurses Week: Retaining and Valuing Our Nurses

Celebrating Nurses Week: Retaining and Valuing Our Nurses

Nurses play a vital role in the health care system, providing essential person-centered care and support to patients. During Nurses Week, members of the Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues (IRGNI) and academic nurse leaders highlight the importance of retaining and valuing nurses, the impact of nurse turnover on patient care and health care costs, creating a positive work environment, and the need to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in nursing.
Posted May 10, 2023 By Kathryn Connell, Ph.D., R.N., C.C.R.N., Jessica Smith, Ph.D., R.N., Roy Thompson, Ph.D., M.S.N., C.C.N., R.N., Cedonnie Curtis, D.N.P., M.S.N., Sherif Olanrewaju, M.P.S., BNSc
Topics HSR Workforce Development Delivering Better Care
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Population Health Over the Next Decade: Celebrating The Milbank Quarterly’s Centennial

The Milbank Quarterly's centennial anniversary issue, The Future of Population Health: Major Challenges and Opportunities, honors the journal’s legacy by looking ahead. Articles examine climate change, policing as a social determinant of health, the next alternative payment models, and much more.
Posted Apr 25, 2023 By Alan Cohen, Sc.D., Sandro Galea, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H., Paula M. Lantz, Ph.D., M.S., M.A.
Topics HSR Resources & Methods Public & Population Health