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AcademyHealth is the premier organization for health services researchers and health policy professionals. Our membership gives you access to the tools, resources, and connections you need to obtain adequate funding for your work, overcome burnout, communicate to decision-makers to drive policy change, and more.

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Knowledge is Power

AcademyHealth membership gives you access to the latest data, funding opportunities, member-only training, personalized news, and health policy updates to propel your research forward.

Progress In Your Career

Advance your career with AcademyHealth membership! Gain access to exclusive health services research and policy job listings, members-only networking, and valuable resources. Plus, apply for scholarships, fellowships, and volunteer opportunities to boost your resume.

Increase Your Impact

AcademyHealth membership amplifies your voice, connecting you with policymakers, funders, peers, and media. Share your work through our blog, apply for awards, and attend conferences at discounted rates.

Connect with Colleagues

In today’s climate of rising misinformation, AcademyHealth connects you with a supportive community of evidence champions. Join one of our 18 interest groups to find mentorship, collaboration, and peers who share your research interests.

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Career Center
  • Job openings from top agencies, universities, and organizations
  • Roles at all levels: faculty, research, policy, internships, fellowships
  • Exclusive funding opportunities
  • Tools and resources for career growth
  • Employers actively seek AcademyHealth talent
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Membership Dues

  • Regular
    $275/yr
    Join our community of health services researchers, policy makers, health care practitioners and shareholders, and more.
  • New Professional
    $175/yr 
    Includes those who have recently graduated from an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral program within the past 12 months.
  • Student
    $75/yr
    All student members must be full-time undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral students.
  • Patient Collaborator
    $50/yr
    The patient collaborator designation includes informal caregivers, advocates, and navigators. 

Join the Growing Number of Organizational Members

Get a behind-the-scenes peak into policymaking directly affecting the field of health services and health policy research. By joining AcademyHealth, you are aligning your organization with known players in the health research and policy space. 

Members get visibility among our entire individual and organizational membership, access to bi-monthly advocacy briefings, unique networking opportunities, and benefit from money-saving discounts on our influential events.  

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Interest Groups

AcademyHealth Interest Groups facilitate interaction of individuals around specific topic areas relating to health services research and health policy. Interest Group members have an opportunity to exchange knowledge, disseminate research findings, inform policy and clinical decision-making, build research skills, and network with those sharing common goals.

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Member-Only Content

Quality blog content, available only to AcademyHealth members.

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Why Maternal and Child Health Researchers Must Center Bodily Autonomy to Remain Relevant in the Post-Dobbs Era

Researchers and advocates often overlook the fundamental issue of bodily autonomy in post-Dobbs abortion discourse.
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AcademyHealth’s Situation Report: Concerns about Scientific Integrity at HHS, ACA Subsidies at Risk

In this issue of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report, we highlight testimony raising questions about scientific integrity at the CDC, the potential impacts of a government shutdown on ACA subsidies and research funding, and the launch of a $50B CMS initiative to transform rural health care.
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AcademyHealth CEO Aaron Carroll in the New York Times: What American Health Care Gets Right

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AcademyHealth’s Situation Report: Threats to Federal Grantmaking, Medicaid Cuts Hit Rural Hospitals

In this issue of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report, we highlight a recent executive order affecting federal funding of research, efforts to disband an expert panel that reviews drug applications, as well as impacts of Medicaid cuts following the reconciliation bill that further threaten science-driven research and evidence.
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Executive Order Signals a Break from Science-Driven Health Research

A recent Executive Order could shift federal health research funding from a science-driven model to one with increased political and fiscal control, potentially disrupting traditional research processes and priorities in favor of conformity with political and ideological goals.
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AcademyHealth’s Situation Report: Federal Health Shifts in Child Health, Medicaid, and Data Policy

In this issue of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report, we examine HHS’s new child health strategy, looming Medicaid cuts impacting pediatric care, rising tensions over vaccine oversight, and delays to federal data and Medicare policy initiatives. AcademyHealth continues to champion evidence-based policy and support the health research community.
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