Delivering better care is a broad domain of research that includes assessing and improving the quality of care itself, expanding access to care, and understanding the many ways to organize and improve care in hospitals, health systems and other care settings.
Medicaid work requirements set by HR 1 take effect on January 1, 2027, with exceptions for beneficiaries considered medically frail. A recent JAMA Health Forum paper authored by Medicaid Medical Directors outlines crucial clinical considerations for states implementing these exemptions.
Adverse maternal and infant health outcomes, such as deaths related to pregnancy, preterm births, and low birthweight births, continue to disproportionately impact Black, American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN), and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (NHPI) birthing people, leaving many in search of additional support. Colleagues from AcademyHealth’s Project DREAM break down what doula care is, how it can offer additional support, and how birthing people can access doula care in their communities.
This environmental scan highlights how hospitals are addressing medical debt, identifies key gaps in evidence and reporting, and outlines strategies and opportunities for a more just and patient‑centered financial landscape.
Researchers from Planned Parenthood investigated the experiences of people traveling for abortion care from states with abortion restrictions or bans to Illinois, where abortion is legal, after Dobbs.
Every health care system will face a crisis it didn’t see coming. The question is whether leaders will have built the infrastructure, trust, and capacity to respond before the moment arrives. On March 12, 2020, as Norway entered lockdown and international supply chains collapsed, officials faced that test in real time.
The disruptions of the last year will eventually give way to opportunities to design better health care and scientific systems. International experience with the tools of strategic foresight demonstrates its value in anticipating and creating better policies, programs, and organizations.
Health care innovation and improvement represent opportunities to reshape the health care and public policy ecosystem in a way that centers historically marginalized groups for the benefit of all. An international dialogue among UK and US perspectives elevated key considerations for the health policy community and described a “burning ambition” to effect public policy change.
AcademyHealth member and research champion Miranda Yaver highlights the impact of insurance claim denials on Americans and the value of making sure your research is communicated to everyday people.
The T-MSIS Analytic Files (TAF) Analysis Reporting Checklist is an essential tool designed to enhance the clarity and reproducibility of research using Medicaid claims data. Developed by the Medicaid Data Learning Network (MDLN), this checklist ensures studies are both transparent and methodologically sound to safeguard the research used to inform policy.
In a recent conversation on the Analyzing Healthcare podcast AcademyHealth President and CEO Aaron Carroll offered a candid look at the challenges and opportunities facing the U.S. health system today. Carroll emphasized that today’s health care debate requires more than simple narratives. It requires evidence and leadership committed to long‑term solutions.