Advocacy

In this edition of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report a new House GOP Medicaid proposal deepens internal divisions, a federal court temporarily halts sweeping HHS workforce cuts, and key ACA subsidies face an uncertain future — all developments with major implications for coverage, state budgets, and the future of U.S. health policy.

In this edition of AcademyHealth's Situation Report, stakeholders advocate for AHRQ as legal battles over HHS cuts unfold and Medicaid caps threaten to shift billions in costs to states—putting equitable, evidence-based care at risk.

In this edition of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report, President Trump's proposed budget threatens sweeping cuts to health research, including major reductions to NIH, AHRQ, and other key agencies. As lawmakers and advocates push back, new reports reveal the real-world impact of Medicaid work requirements and federal rollbacks on inclusive data and global research.

This edition of AcademyHealth's Situation Report covers a paused autism registry, reversed cuts to women’s health research, warnings about threats to U.S. medical science, and growing concerns over stalled NIH funding.

This edition of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report highlights mounting threats to public health research and infrastructure—from delayed grant payments and workforce reductions to new drug pricing policies and attacks on Medicaid. But it’s not all bad news: We’re spotlighting concrete ways you can take action.

This edition of AcademyHealth's Situation Report covers a pivotal Supreme Court case that could reshape access to preventive health services, along with new developments in federal research policy and academic freedom.

This edition of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report highlights the administration’s sweeping proposed cuts to federal health research, major Medicaid funding changes that could reshape state health programs, and new immigration policies that threaten to deepen the health care workforce shortage. We break down what’s happening—and what researchers can do.