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February 2
Informing the Health Care Debate through Research
February 1
Experts Discuss President's State of the Union Health Care Proposals, Health Savings Accounts and More
January 30
National Health Policy Conference Addresses Challenges
Facing America's Health System in 2006
January 30
Forum to Address Global Shortage of Health Professionals —
Does Multi-National Recruiting Impact Foreign Policy?
January 30
Researchers to be Recognized for Impact on Health Care Delivery System
January 20
State of the States Report on Health Coverage Expansion Initiatives Now Available

July 29
Experts on Global Nursing Shortage Provide Recommendations to Stem Crisis
June 1
AcademyHealth Honors Leading Health Services Researchers
May 18
New Award to Recognize Research Impact
February 3
States Find Alternate Routes to Health Coverage
January 31
Small Steps Toward Coverage: Innovations by States to Expand Health Coverage

December 16
AcademyHealth Releases Ethical Guidelines: Managing Conflicts of Interest in Health Services Research
April 28
AcademyHealth Honors Health Services Research and Policy Leaders
March 9
State Financial Crisis Leading to Transformation of Health Benefits
February 3
President’s FY 2005 Budget Sells Health Services Research Short
January 27
State of the States: Declining Revenues, Rising Medicaid Costs Challenge State Coverage Efforts in 2003
Medicare Reform, Federal Aid, and Improved Economy Provide Hope for Future
January 22
National Health Policy Conference to Examine the 2004 Agenda:
Experts Discuss Medicare, the Uninsured, Information Technology, and Much More
January 21
Health Services Research Key to Achieving President’s Goals:
Coalition for Health Services Research Response to State of the Union

October 2
Health Insurance Markets Dominated by Fewer, Larger Insurers:
Report Updates Information on State Markets
September 15
International Conference Series Promotes Health Care Research and Use to Improve Health Care Quality
September 9
New Research Illuminates Prevalence and Effects of Consumer-Driven Health Plans
September 3
New Initiative to Increase Diversity among Health Services Researchers
June 24
Frist and Morone Address Health Services Researchers in Nashville
June 18
Health Services Researchers Gather in Nashville to Discuss Implications of Latest Research for National Health Policy
June 10
Long-Term Care Research: A Lifeline for Service Delivery and Policy
Media Briefing: Wednesday, June 18
June 5
AcademyHealth Recognizes Stars in Research and Policy
May 28
Patient Safety: AHRQ Research at Work
Congressional Briefing June 4
May 7
Research Holds Cure for Health Care's Systemic Ills, Coalition tells Congress: Increased Funding Urgently Needed to Solve Soaring Health Care Costs, Improve Patient Safety, and More
March 4
Financing End-of-Life Care: New report examines the role of public policy in organizing, delivering, and paying for care at the end-of-life
January 29
Worsening Budgets Compound States Struggle to Bridge Health Coverage Gap: Greater Federal Flexibility Allows States to Restructure Public Programs
January 15
Conference to Scan the 2003 Health Policy Horizon

November
7
Experts Examine Effect of Cost-Shifting on Hospitals and Physicians
October
25
Preventing Medical Mistakes
is Focus of New Research-based Decision Tools for Purchasers and Providers
October
7
New Report Helps Policymakers Understand Health Services
Research Findings
October
3
Study Finds Low-Wage, Retail Workers Suffer from Health Benefits Divide:
Policymakers should begin to focus on employees in the retail sector,
regardless of company size or wealth
September
26
National
Health Care Purchasing Institute Unveils Quality-Based Incentive Program
for Physicians and Hospitals
September
16
Shorter
Name, Same Mission: AcademyHealth Moves Evidence-Based Research into
Real World Health Care
August
14
Grantmaking, Research, and Technical Assistance Initiative Aimed at
Improving Nation's Health Care System to Continue: Foundation Investment
Critical as Federal Funding is at Risk
June
10
Health Services Research Offers Lessons for an
Ailing Health Care System Annual Research Meeting to Deliver the
Research Behind the Rhetoric
May
15
Strategy for Controlling Employer Health Costs to be Focus of Expert
Forum in Washington May 15
April
11
Health Care Disparities Persist Between Whites and Minorities: Research
Finds Differences in Accessing Care
March
21
New Study
Highlights the Importance of Incentives In Improving Health Care Quality
March
20
Study Finds Fortune 500 Companies Not
Moving to Consumer-Oriented Strategy in Health Benefits
February
14
New Report Examines Shifts in Responsibility as
Employers Consider Relinquishing Health Benefits Management
January
31
State of the States
2002 Now Available:
Report Analyzes State Health Coverage Efforts in 2001
January
31
End-of-Life Care Challenges Increase as Population
Ages: HCFO program and Last Acts Campaign Tackle Tough Questions
of Financing, Organizing Care
January
9
The Leapfrog Group
Tackles Next Steps in Patient Safety
January
8
Rewarding
Doctors for Quality Health Care

October
15
RWJF
Awards Four States Over $5 Million To Expand Health Insurance
August
24
"The Challenge of Managed Care Regulation:
Making Markets Work?" Now Available from the HCFO Program
June
21
Health Care Coverage Substitution Focus of New HCFO Report
"Crowd-out" Issue Resurfaces as States Consider Expanding
Coverage to Adults
May
30
Nation's Leading Health Experts to Gather in Atlanta
April
26
Health Care Choice the Focus of HCFO Meeting April
30
March
13
National Health Care Purchasing
Institute Seeks Nominations for the First Health Care Purchaser Award
January
10
Study Finds No Two
State Health Insurance Markets are Alike
January
5
Now Available Disparities
in State Health Coverage Report

September
28
New Findings on Incentives Guiding
Health Plan, Employer, and Employee Behavior to be Discussed October
2nd
July
25
Health Plan Data is Tremendous Resource Replete
with Challenges
New
Report Highlights Strengths, Vulnerabilities of Using Plan Data in Research
Projects
July
10
Rural Health Initiative Announces New Grants
Targeted Consultations, Site Visits Grants Awarded to Foster
Rural Network Development
June
21
AHSR and Alpha Center Officially Merge to Become
the Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy
June
7
Association for Health Services Research 2000 Annual
Meeting to be Held in Los Angeles June 25-27
May
15
National Health Care Purchasing Institute Announces
National Advisory Committee Members
March
24
Individual Insurance Market Focus of February
2000 Journal of Health Politics,
Policy and Law
March
23
Health Insurance Purchasing Cooperatives Struggle
to Gain Size Needed for Bargaining Clout
Economic and Social Research Institute Report Examines "Barriers
to Small-Group Purchasing"
March
2
New Report Serves as Evaluation Tool as States
Assess Coverage Expansions
February
11
Report Examines Implications of ERISA Preemption
for State Health Policy
February
9
Health Care Coverage Expansions Focus of State
Coverage Initiatives Report
January
10
Grants Awarded to Study Physician and Household
Surveys Under HCFO/Health Tracking Initiative
Projects Explore Critical Issues in a Changing Health Care System
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