Fixing our Fractured and Failed Health System
In the first of a two-part series, AcademyHealth President and CEO Lisa Simpson reflects on four challenges that need immediate attention to repair the fractured and failed health system.
Improving Medicaid Immunization Rates through Stakeholder Collaboration, Data Infrastructure, and Quality Measures
AcademyHealth received new funding from the CDC to extend our current immunization community of practice. As the original community of practice ends, we highlight a few key successes from our participating states.
As the Threat of COVID-19 Eventually Recedes, Incentives for New Vaccine Development Are Needed
Summarizing an expert discussion at an August 2020 virtual meeting, this brief examines the COVID-19 vaccine development experience and reviews existing research on vaccine development, manufacturing, and distribution, including financing mechanisms to help ensure its accessibility, as well as policies to promote equity.
New Funding Awarded to Examine the Intersections of COVID-19 & Medicaid
The Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) recently awarded two Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award COVID-19 Enhancements to AcademyHealth’s Evidence-Informed State Health Policy Institute to explore how Medicaid can examine the impact on beneficiaries and the program.
Medicaid’s Role in Improving Substance Use Disorder Treatment
This publication is a part of a series in collaboration with Milbank Memorial Fund building on findings from AcademyHealth's Medicaid Outcomes Distributed Research Network and focuses on the policy options states can leverage to impact the quality of OUD treatment for Medicaid enrollees.
State Snapshots Identify Immunization Successes
AcademyHealth’s CDC-funded community of practice created these state snapshots to provide an overview of the project and successes they achieved to increase immunization rates among pregnant women and children on Medicaid.
Experts Discuss Child Health Care Transformation
AcademyHealth CEO Lisa Simpson asked Charlie Bruner, of the Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) Marks network, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, about its efforts to transform child health care in the United States. The following is the Q & A from that interaction.
Public Universities Conduct Policy Relevant Research in Partnership with Medicaid Agencies
By partnering with state agencies, public universities have an opportunity to conduct research and engaged scholarship to advance their mission of public service.
Medicaid Agencies Benefit from Partnerships with State Public Universities
Established state-university partnerships support evidence-based state health policy and practice to transform Medicaid-specific care and improve outcomes.
Nursing Health Services Research: Developing an Agenda to Address the Nation’s Top Health Care Challenges in the 2020s
As the COVID-19 pandemic shines a spotlight on the critical role of nursing in health care delivery, members from the Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues (IRGNI) highlight key areas of focus to ensure nursing health services research is well-positioned to address the nation’s top health care challenges over the next decade.