Advocacy

In this issue, Senate proposals threaten Medicaid access and the federal workforce, and a major Supreme Court ruling upholding Tennessee’s gender-affirming care for transgender minors.

In this issue of AcademyHealth's Situation Report, we highlight sweeping changes to federal vaccine policy, deep cuts to global health and research funding, and growing dissent from NIH scientists.

This week’s Situation Report covers a major lawsuit against HHS over alleged wrongful firings, Senate budget negotiations that could make it harder to enroll in Medicaid and raise health care costs, and highlights opportunities for researchers to help track cancelled AHRQ grants and weigh in on federal tech policy.

This week’s Situation Report delves into the latest HHS budget proposal and Senate deliberations, which could bring notable changes to several federal agencies and research funding.

This week’s Situation Report delves into AcademyHealth's legal pursuit to restore public health data, Senate budget tensions, the MAHA Commission’s controversial report on children’s health, and a key SCOTUS ruling allowing agency head removal.

This week’s Situation Report covers major federal shakeups—from RFK Jr.’s defense of deep HHS cuts to a Harvard funding freeze and Medicaid rollback threats. We’re also asking the health services research community to share what’s at stake when research is disrupted.