New York Times Features AcademyHealth CEO Aaron Carroll on the Impact of Proposed Medicaid Cuts
In a guest essay for the New York Times, Aaron Carroll describes how proposed cuts to Medicaid would be catastrophic to Americans’ access to care.
Medicaid Medical Directors Offer Key Perspectives on Cell and Gene Therapies
As lead clinicians for their states with responsibility for overseeing clinical care and stewardship of resources, Medicaid Medical Directors propose policy recommendations to ensure equitable access to cell and gene therapies.
Litigating Evidence and Preventative Care: Supreme Court Takes Up Braidwood
The Supreme Court will decide if the ACA's preventive care mandate, based on United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations, is unconstitutional, potentially affecting millions' access to cost-free preventive services and restricting evidence-based policymaking. AcademyHealth’s advocacy team explains the case and why we have been supporting USPSTF on behalf of the field.
Charting the Next Decade for the State University Partnership Learning Network
Reflections on the past 10 years of state-university partnerships reaffirm that SUPLN members’ commitment to deepening connections, embracing improved data analytics, and promoting evidence-based policymaking will remain strong.
How MODRN and SUPLN are Supporting the Next Generation of Researchers
State-university partnerships create opportunities for early career researchers to engage in impactful, data-driven policy work that would be difficult to achieve through traditional academic paths alone.
How MODRN Aims to Improve Quality Measurement and Inform Medicaid Policy
Leveraging this unique research multi-state research network offers opportunities for both state Medicaid agencies and their university partners to advance evidence-informed Medicaid policy.
You Get What You Pay For: Key Insights from the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting on How Payment Policy Affects Minoritized Communities
Emerging research demonstrates how payment policy affects health care delivery for minoritized populations. This blog overviews findings related to CMS innovation models, community benefit spending, value-based purchasing health equity performance metrics, and financial incentives for providers.
Twelve-Month Medicaid Postpartum Extensions Ring Hollow For Immigrant Communities
Researchers from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai show that although Medicaid postpartum extensions represent a significant step forward in expanding access to maternal health care in the United States, these benefits remain inaccessible to millions of pregnant immigrants due to the complexities of state-specific pregnancy-related Medicaid policies.
Making the Case: Strengthening Medicaid Agency-State University Partnerships through Relationship-Building with University Leadership
Reflecting on the importance of state agency-university research partnerships brings to the fore learnings for university research centers.
Celebrating 10 Years of Progress in Informing State Health Policy with Evidence
This milestone prompts reflection on and acknowledgement of the evolution of state-focused health services research.