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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 #MoreThanAMeeting: The Top Challenges Facing Health Services Researchers and How AcademyHealth is Responding

#MoreThanAMeeting: The Top Challenges Facing Health Services Researchers and How AcademyHealth is Responding

AcademyHealth provides benefits to our members beyond our upcoming Annual Research Meeting. Our Membership Director Angélica Rodríguez and Board Member Fadia Shaya highlight ways we assess and meet the needs of the field and provide members with learning opportunities to advance their careers.
Posted Jun 16, 2021 By Angélica Rodríguez, Fadia Tohme Shaya, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Topics HSR Workforce Development ARM
Blog Post Study Finds New Cancer Therapies Improved Survival, But Increased Medicare Spending Substantially

Study Finds New Cancer Therapies Improved Survival, But Increased Medicare Spending Substantially

A new study published in HSR, an official journal of AcademyHealth, found that while the use of new cancer therapies did result in noteworthy improvements in lung cancer survival rates, Medicare spending increased substantially, raising concerns about the financial burden of these treatments.
Posted May 19, 2021 By Lauren Adams, M.A.
Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Costs & Payments Public & Population Health