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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.

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More than a Funder: AHRQ’s Role as a Catalyst for Health System Transformation, Innovation, and Improvement

AHRQ helps us keep pace with change, by making sure clinical research has real-world impact. Given yesterday’s HHS reorganization announcement, we’re highlighting the agency’s impact on HSR and health systems.
Posted Mar 28, 2025 By Rachel Dungan, M.S.S.P.
Topics Translation, Dissemination & Implementation HSR Resources & Methods Delivering Better Care Using Health Data Paying for Care
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AcademyHealth statement on the lack of transparency around the HHS reorganization announcement

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced a unilateral reorganization of the Department of Health and Human Services. Among the decisions was the merging of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) with the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) into a new Agency. However, no information was provided about what was merged and what was not, including the status of hundreds of millions of dollars in health research and patient-centered grants administered by AHRQ. 
Posted Mar 27, 2025
Topics Advocacy News