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AcademyHealth's Situation Reports provide timely insights and comprehensive updates on pressing issues impacting health research and policy.
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White House Rescinds $28 Million from AHRQ as Fiscal Year Ends (opens the original)
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In this edition of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report, we examine ongoing efforts to undermine the research infrastructure following the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)’s cancellation of almost a billion dollars in legally mandated funding, including $28 million from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in a move that many consider to be illegal. At the same time, the White House has dropped a proposed executive order that would have transferred control over National Instit
Policy Fixes for Prior Authorization: Reducing Delays and Administrative Burdens in Patient Care (opens the original)
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Have you ever opened a medical bill to see a shocking amount, wondering why insurance didn’t cover it? You’re not alone. In the final episode of our Health Care Pain Points series with Healthcare Triage, Aaron Carroll discusses why lack of communication and transparency allow these surprises to happen to so many people. Missing cost transparency, opaque coverage rules, and fragmented, confusing billing create barriers that cost money, time, and health. Price estimates often omit facility fees, l
AcademyHealth Action Resource: The Healing Power of Storytelling in Health Services Research (opens the original)
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Health services researchers increasingly turn to patient and caregiver stories to communicate findings, humanize data, and drive policy change. A well-told story can move an audience in ways that statistics alone cannot. However, a story elicited or shared without care can re-traumatize the person telling it or reduce a life to a soundbite even if the intentions are sound.Using evidence-based techniques, researchers can encourage story telling as a genuine act of reflection and meaning-making fo
AHRQ Funding Questions, Preventive Care, and the Evidence Needed to Measure What Works (opens the original)
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In this edition of AcademyHealth’s Situation Report, we examine changes reshaping preventive care, drug pricing, digital health, and the infrastructure that supports health services research. The reconstitution of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force brings renewed attention to the evidence pipeline behind preventive care recommendations. Questions about AHRQ’s funding are also coming to a head as the fiscal year closes, following the cancellation of more than 150 research grants and new ques
New USPSTF Task Force Members Raise Questions About the Future of the Evidence Pipeline (opens the original)
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After more than 17 months without a meeting, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has new members and will be allowed to address the growing backload of preventive care recommendations that they have been blocked from reviewing and approving.That is an important development. The Task Force’s recommendations influence preventive care for millions of Americans, helping clinicians, patients, health systems, and insurers make decisions about screening, counseling, and preventive medicati
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