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Welcome to the AcademyHealth blog, together with our members, we promote interaction across the health research and policy arenas by bringing together a broad spectrum of players to share their perspectives. Here we offer important perspectives from people passionate about expanding access to care, reducing costs and improving quality, as well as updates on AcademyHealth activities relevant to the community.

Blog Post       AcademyHealth’s Situation Report: Mass Federal Exodus, CDC Webpages Vanish, Health Programs Halted

AcademyHealth’s Situation Report: Mass Federal Exodus, CDC Webpages Vanish, Health Programs Halted

In this issue of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report, we examine a historic exodus of federal health experts and widespread furloughs are crippling key agencies like the FDA and CDC, while disappearing CDC webpages and the expiration of Medicare-funded care programs raise urgent concerns about public health access, transparency, and research continuity.
Posted Oct 2, 2025
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A Looming Trade-Off: What is at Stake with AHRQ's "Gold Standard" Focus?

AHRQ released a new strategy document that signals a potential pivot point for U.S. health services research (HSR). While the document emphasizes methodological rigor, it raises serious questions about the future of three pillars of HSR: patient-centered care, health disparities research, and dissemination & implementation (D&I) science. Each of these areas is essential to making evidence matter in the real world.
Posted Sep 29, 2025 By Elizabeth Cope, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Topics Advocacy