In a win for the field CMS has postponed efforts to restrict access to federal claims data and disrupt Medicare & Medicaid research.
Proud of the advocacy by AcademyHealth and our community.
Read more about our work: academyhealth.org/blog/2026-02...
Our latest Situation Report looks at where federal health policy stands right now: stabilized HHS funding, extensions of telehealth and hospital-at-home, scrutiny of NIH reforms, and more.
Details here: academyhealth.org/blog/2026-02...
At our first members-only town hall of the year, AcademyHealth shared updates on our advocacy to protect AHRQ, defend independent science, and push back on misinformation affecting grantmaking and evidence-based policy. We remain committed to standing up for data, process, and research.
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Science and our health institutions deserve challenge and improvement but tearing them down could undermine progress. Read more about local skepticism and how science can earn trust:
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I didn’t expect college football to teach me so much about systems and belonging, but it did. My new piece reflects on what sports can show us about trust, shared institutions, and the ties that still connect us, even in challenging times: academyhealth.org/blog/2026-01...
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Health Services Research is essential to turning medical progress into better patient outcomes.
I’m looking forward to joining Research!America for a Capitol Hill Briefing on how HSR can improve health care delivery and value: www.researchamerica.org/additional-p...
Proud to see Miranda Yaver—an @AcademyHealth.bsky.social member and Research Champion—on CBS News explaining how insurance denials function as “rationing by inconvenience.”
This is a great example of health services researcher turning evidence into real-world impact: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRPO...
7/What we’re committed to
AcademyHealth will keep tracking these developments, elevating evidence, and supporting the field. Follow along for more.
6/Beyond the ivory tower
These policy shifts affect patients, clinicians, communities, health systems, and innovators. Without credible data, we can’t evaluate impact, adapt systems, or design solutions that actually work.
5/Medicaid cuts & real-world impact
Nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts, new eligibility hurdles, limits on provider financing, and reduced access to student loans all hit at once. Health services researchers must watch these changes.
4/Health Coverage & affordability are top of mind for Americans
The expiration of enhanced ACA subsidies could raise premiums and reduce coverage for millions. Evidence on affordability and market stability will be essential in the months ahead.
3/Expert-driven policymaking is under pressure
From changes to vaccine advisory processes to ongoing threats to USPSTF, expert guidance is being sidelined. When science loses credibility, states, clinicians, and communities are left without answers.
2/Federal funding decisions are critical
With government funding in flux and another shutdown possible, FY26 will determine whether NIH, AHRQ, and public health infrastructure can recover. We’re committed to guiding the field through this moment.
2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for U.S. health policy. Funding instability, workforce disruptions, and weakened expert guidance are colliding at a moment when access to care is already under strain. Here’s what @AcademyHealth.bsky.social is watching in 2026
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I spoke with a reporter at @NYTimes.com on the importance of evidence-based, nonpartisan preventative care recommendations.
I’m proud that @AcademyHealth.bsky.social’s advocacy efforts to protect the integrity of the task force continue to have impact. Read more: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/w...
New year. New @AcademyHealth.bsky.social Situation Report. Same commitment to keeping the field informed.
Read on for the policy priorities we're tracking in 2026 & the latest news related to vaccine schedules, NIH grantmaking, rural health funding, and more: academyhealth.org/blog/2026-01...
Last call! Submit to AcademyHealth's #ARM26 call for presentations to connect with researchers, clinicians, policymakers & partners who turn findings into action.
New formats. New connections. Real-world impact.
Learn more: academyhealth.org/page/2026-ar...
We need your bold ideas! #ARM26 encourages multi-sector panel submissions featuring researchers, community partners, clinicians & policymakers. Bring your partnership-driven insights to the stage. Deadline tomorrow at 5pm ET: academyhealth.org/page/2026-ar...
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AcademyHealth published over 80 Situation Reports in 2025. I'm incredibility proud of our work keeping the field engaged, informed, and ready to take action during this unpredictable environment: academyhealth.org/blog/2025-12...
23.12.2025 20:29 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I wrote an essay in New York Times Opinion about the rescheduling of marijuana out of the most restrictive drug category. But the real lesson here isn’t even about cannabis. It’s about our capacity to adapt and the role of evidence when making policy changes: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...
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#DIScience25 is not about producing more research for its own sake. It is about making evidence usable. Making impact durable. Making research count.
By bringing researchers, policymakers, health systems, and communities together, we help evidence inform real decisions—not just publications.
New Situation Report: ACA subsidy uncertainty continues to shape what coverage and affordability may look like next year. We also dig into the impeachment effort against Sec. Kennedy, vaccine policy, HSA eligibility, and early ACA enrollment trends:
academyhealth.org/blog/2025-12...
Excited to hear my friend @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social during the opening #DIScience25 keynote this Monday with “The Unbearable Cost of Delayed Implementation: A Case Study in TB.” His work inspires meaningful conversations about TB & public health: academyhealth.confex.com/academyhealt...
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I moderated a @theNAMedicine panel on "Improving How We Communicate in Health Policy."
nam.edu/event/improv... @haroldpollack @haroldpollack.bsky.social @aaronecarroll @academyhealth.bsky.social @AcademyHealth @meganranney @meganranney.bsky.social @kmvnarayan14 @CatoHealth
A lot is happening in federal health policy right now—ACA subsidy debates, a new Medicare model focused on digital chronic care, major questions about the rural health fund, and concerns about FDA vaccine oversight.
Here’s a good rundown:
academyhealth.org/blog/2025-12...
Some big federal moves worth paying attention to: a major CDC advisory panel vote that would narrow long-standing hepatitis B vaccination policy, new federal borrowing caps that could limit the next generation of health researchers, and more.
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Major changes to federal loan caps & “professional degree” definitions could shrink pipelines for nursing, public health, social work, and more—hitting nontraditional and marginalized students hardest.
We can’t afford these setbacks. Read more:
academyhealth.org/blog/2025-12...
Medicaid work requirements, FDA vaccine policy, 340B litigation, and new pressures on research grants—there’s a lot shifting across health care and public health.
AcademyHealth’s latest Situation Report offers a clear, timely rundown: academyhealth.org/blog/2025-12...
