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In this issue of AcademyHealth's Situation Report, we highlight how recent court rulings have preserved critical funding. We also examine mounting concerns over the erosion of evidence-based policymaking, debates over ACA affordability and rising premiums, and emerging fiscal pressures facing Medicaid and health insurers.
Posted Jan 13, 2026
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AcademyHealth will administer a communications and policy capacity building program for Humana Foundation research grantee partners to equip and empower researchers to leverage their research insights for real public health or health care policy and practice change.
Posted Jan 8, 2026
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AcademyHealth remembers Dr. Stuart H. Altman, the Sol C. Chaikin Professor of National Health Policy, Emeritus at Brandeis, who died January 1, 2026 who was a founding leader of the organization.
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In this issue of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report, we spotlight policy changes that AcademyHealth will be watching in 2026 to keep the field informed including federal funding decisions, the impact of HR1 and Medicaid cuts, ACA subsidies and health care affordability and other developments related to the stability of the health services research ecosystem.
Posted Jan 7, 2026
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As the year-long Thriving in School project draws to a close, this blog post reflects on the project’s accomplishments to inform research, policy, and practice.
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AcademyHealth CEO Aaron Carroll writes in the New York Times about the rescheduling of marijuana out of the most restrictive drug category. The essay highlights how we can learn and adapt in the face of complex policy challenges.
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In this edition of AcademyHealth's Situation Report, we reflect on our ongoing efforts to keep readers informed and advocate for health services researchers and evidence-based policy through 2025 and beyond.
Posted Dec 18, 2025
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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