Overview

Members joined for an exclusive AcademyHealth members-only town hall with President and CEO, Aaron Carroll, and Director of Advocacy, Josh Caplan. The town hall provided members with critical insights into the policy and funding challenges shaping the health services and health policy research field.

Members discussed the latest updates on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reorganization, FY26 federal Appropriations, Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc. case, and Medicaid reconciliation efforts.

Members were encouraged to bring advocacy and policy questions to the event. 

Learning Objectives

By the end of this webinar, participants:

  • Identified key policy and funding challenges currently impacting the health services and health policy research field.
  • Engaged in informed dialogue with AcademyHealth leadership and fellow members by sharing perspectives and asking questions related to advocacy and policy.
  • Applied insights from the town hall to ongoing advocacy efforts or organizational planning related to health policy and research funding.

Speaker List

Moderator:

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Kristin Rosengren

Chief Strategy Officer - AcademyHealth

Kristin Rosengren is Chief Strategy Officer, and co-director of the AcademyHealth Translation and Dissemination Institute. Read Bio

Speakers:

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Josh Caplan, M.A., M.P.P.

Director for Government Affairs - AcademyHealth

Josh Caplan is the Director for Government Affairs at AcademyHealth, overseeing advocacy and public policy strategy. Read Bio