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In this issue of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report, we highlight ongoing policy changes regarding Medicaid work requirements, the future of the children’s vaccine schedule, and fewer grants being awarded from the NIH and NSF leading to less research – especially research related to underserved patients.
Posted Dec 3, 2025
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AcademyHealth is a nonpartisan organization operating in an industry, and an era, where almost everything is seen through a partisan lens. Balancing those facts is critical to our mission.
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The CDC’s sudden decision to add misleading language about a possible link between vaccines and autism is a dangerous departure from settled science. Our latest statement explains why this shift matters for public health, for policymakers, and for trust in federal science.
Posted Nov 20, 2025
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In this issue of AcademyHealth's Situation Report, we examine intensifying debates over ACA tax credits, the ripple effects of delayed federal research funding, and emerging federal actions that could reshape vaccine policy and the public health workforce.
Posted Nov 20, 2025
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Multiple SCOTUS justices actively undermined established science during the Chiles v. Salazar oral arguments. Such rhetoric and legal perspectives by judges, especially those in our nation’s highest court, call into question the role of research in evidence-based policymaking.
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In this issue of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report, we highlight proposed policy changes to Medicare premiums and Medicare Advantage while debates related to extending ACA tax credits continue—all of which could affect health care coverage for millions of people
Posted Nov 18, 2025
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When evidence was under threat, AcademyHealth led the charge to defend it — and the field took notice. We’re proud to announce that AcademyHealth will receive the Paul G. Rogers Distinguished Organization Advocacy Award for our leadership in protecting AHRQ and mobilizing the health services research community.
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In this issue of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report, we highlight the government’s reopening, congressional debates over ACA tax credits and abortion coverage, and new data showing ongoing rural maternity unit closures.
Posted Nov 13, 2025
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Neglecting established research demonstrating the necessary role of abortion in the lives of veterans and their families, the Veteran Affairs’ proposed rule to ban abortion for its health care beneficiaries does not adhere to this administration’s commitment to Make America Healthy Again, radical transparency, or gold-standard science.
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In this issue of AcademyHealth's Situation Report, we cover developments in the 42-day government shutdown as Senate Democrats vote with Republicans to reopen the government without addressing expiring ACA subsidies.
Posted Nov 11, 2025