The explosion of health-related data has created new opportunities to understand how health care is delivered, paid for and preserved. Health services evidence helps us understand how to identify, validate, share and analyze data to improve health.
Global health conversations usually ask what developing countries can learn from wealthier ones. But decades of doing more with less have made many resource-constrained health systems quiet innovators—offering lessons in workforce strategy, data use, and research-to-practice speed that developed systems are only now catching up to. The author has made this post available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese; all three versions appear below.
AcademyHealth CEO Aaron Carroll highlights the consequences of stopping valuable research midstream, including wasted resources invested in cancelled studies designed to make health care safer.
“Every day families ask, ‘What state should I live in?’” For families navigating intellectual and developmental disabilities, the answer can shape access to critical care. New research and lived experiences reveal how state-by-state differences in Medicaid HCBS waivers influence services, supports, and health outcomes.
From generating stronger evidence to helping policymakers use it and accelerating the adoption of proven innovations, AcademyHealth's new Signature Program Centers address critical gaps across the evidence-to-impact continuum. Learn how these centers will help the field achieve greater reach, relevance, and real-world impact.
Over the last decade, Health Data for Action has shaped the research landscape by providing crucial data access, fostering innovation, and empowering researchers to influence health policy, despite a shifting data environment.
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.
In this culminating video, Community Research for Health Equity research teams reflect on the value of community-led research and its impact on themselves and their communities.
Insulin is lifesaving, but for years rising out‑of‑pocket costs forced many people with diabetes to ration doses or skip treatment altogether. This Evidence Effect story demonstrates how cost alone affected patients’ ability to stay healthy.
Grantees from the Research in Transforming Health and Healthcare Systems (RTHS) program wanted to know what happens when Medicaid postpartum coverage increases from 60 days to 12 months. The first story in AcademyHealth’s Evidence Effect series breaks down what they found.
Access to health care data has increased markedly, driven by federal requirements for hospital price transparency and publicly reported quality metrics. However, transparency by itself, while essential, is insufficient to empower patients.
