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AcademyHealth highlights four new projects at the UNC Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center that will generate timely evidence on key behavioral health workforce challenges. AcademyHealth will support dissemination of findings to the health services research community.
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A recent change to federal student loan policy is poised to reshape the health workforce in consequential ways. By excluding nursing and several allied health fields from its definition of “professional degree programs,” the Department of Education risks narrowing who can enter the profession and weakening the pipeline of future clinicians.
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In this issue of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report, we examine the continued debate around Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies and the offering of tax-free funds, as well as concerns around costs and coverage. Experts also highlight risks of vaccine policy changes.
Posted Dec 11, 2025
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In this issue of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report, we highlight competing health care proposals--most of which don't extend ACA tax credits, a new CMS model that could accelerate digital chronic care, politically driven conditions tied to a $50 billion rural health fund, rising concerns over FDA vaccine oversight as well as calls to reexamine the childhood immunization schedule.
Posted Dec 9, 2025
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Scientific innovation is outpacing its uptake in clinical care, with many advances stuck for an average of 17 years before reaching patients. AcademyHealth’s new Applied Implementation Science Fellowship launches in 2026 to equip embedded researchers with the skills to deploy implementation science strategies to bridge the gap and embed evidence into routine practice.
Posted Dec 8, 2025
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In this issue of AcademyHealth's Situation Report, we highlight a major CDC advisory panel vote to narrow a decades-old hepatitis B vaccination policy, new federal borrowing caps that may reshape the health research workforce, issues related to SNAP administrative funding, evolving FDA regulatory standards, and ongoing concerns about political influence in NIH grantmaking.
Posted Dec 5, 2025
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H.R.1 & proposed regulatory changes cap federal loan borrowing and dramatically narrow the definition of "professional degree," vastly reshaping education and the workforce.
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In a recent Grantmakers in Health article, AcademyHealth, the de Beaumont Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation discuss three strategies funders can use to create an equity-centered application process.
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In this issue of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report, we highlight ongoing policy changes regarding Medicaid work requirements, the future of the children’s vaccine schedule, and fewer grants being awarded from the NIH and NSF leading to less research – especially research related to underserved patients.
Posted Dec 3, 2025
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Science doesn’t speak for itself, and science on a shelf can’t drive the change people need to live healthier lives.