Congress is racing to build on the pandemic era expansion of telehealth access for mental health care, but while some legislation tries to solve known disparities in access, support for mental health service research generally is still lacking.

For this month only, the November “Read on Washington” is open to all readers. It includes our read on what to watch for in the new Administration and Congress, updates on appropriations, a new Surgeon General report on disparities in smoking, and more.

In the fourth of a series of interviews with our Community Research for Health Equity grantees, AcademyHealth interviews Kristin Payestewa from Arizona State University to learn more about their project goals and findings during National Native American Heritage Month.

In this blog post, Dr. Ayaz Hyder of the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding explores how a community-based system dynamics (CBSD) approach enables facilitators to deeply understand and collaboratively address complex issues. This methodology fosters a more inclusive and insightful problem-solving environment by uniquely centering the community throughout the entire modeling process.

Transforming failing safety-net hospitals into community hubs which are integrated into emerging systems of care is a strategy policy makers should consider. Government guaranteed financing for the conversions will attract capital for both for-profit and non-profit operators.

This webinar featured the work of 2023-2024 NCI/AcademyHealth Healthcare Delivery Research Visiting Scholar, Dr. Virginia LeBaron.

As the incoming Congress and Administration solidifies, AcademyHealth reaffirms our commitment to advancing evidence to inform policy and practice for better health and health care for all.

The Health Equity Interest Group and Women and Gender Health Interest Group, supported by the Commonwealth Fund, invited attendees to their inaugural event in the Future of Health Equity Webinar series.

A webinar featured parent partner perspectives on their levels of engagement with the systems of care that support their children with medical complexity (CMC).