In July 2025, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) stopped funding 150 research and training awards at 78 institutions across 33 states, leaving approximately $94 million in obligated but unspent funds. A new AcademyHealth analysis examines the federal grant record and agency notifications to document what happened and raises questions about whether the decisions followed the rules governing federal research awards.
In September 2025, AcademyHealth and its partners secured a major legal victory restoring federal health data removed earlier this year. This fact sheet summarizes the case background, settlement terms, and the implications for researchers, clinicians, and communities.
In Health Affairs Forefront, AcademyHealth CEO Aaron Carroll highlights the real-world impact of the Administration’s removal of critical datasets, AcademyHealth's federal lawsuit to get the datasets restored, and ways you can get involved and support our work.
Federal datasets are the backbone of the nation’s ability to inform evidence-based policymaking, support scientific research, and promote societal well-being. The final blog in our data series highlights why it’s imperative to advocate for their preservation and restoration.
In the wake of recent policy shifts under President Trump's administration, the core of America's scientific research is under unprecedented strain. Dr. Aaron Carroll and Dr. Elizabeth Cope of AcademyHealth present a compelling analysis of these challenges, urging the scientific community to adopt new strategies to safeguard academic freedom and ensure continued innovation.
Researchers from Stanford University and Harvard University explore the use of AI to enhance qualitative analysis for HSR, including challenges, questions for consideration, and assessing utility while models are still improving.
Dr. Wilcox, one of the AcademyHealth’s Leveraging AI for High-Impact Health Research course instructors, shares his perspective on AI’s evolution, from the early days of Deep Blue to the latest breakthroughs in generative AI, and what it means for health research today.
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to evolve rapidly, the field of HSR has a significant opportunity to demonstrate what works, for whom, and in what contexts.
A new study in our partner journal the Milbank Quarterly finds support for using identifiable data for public health and research purposes among the public generally, but also highlights a unique decline in comfort among African Americans.