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I want to see fixes to prior authorization that actually help: standardized rules, policy change, "gold-carding" trusted providers, and better transparency so patients aren’t blindsided. Learn more about these solutions in this week’s Pain Points ep: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM0H...
September 18, 2026 at 9:30 PM
I want to see fixes to prior authorization that actually help: standardized rules, policy change, "gold-carding" trusted providers, and better transparency so patients aren’t blindsided. Learn more about these solutions in this week’s Pain Points ep: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM0H...
After 17 months without a meeting, The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has new members. This is good news. But how will they evaluate evidence when the infrastructure has been damaged? Read more in our statement: academyhealth.org/blog/2026-09...
New Task Force Members Raise Questions. The Evidence Pipeline Behind Them Raises More. | AcademyHealth
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September 18, 2026 at 6:28 PM
After 17 months without a meeting, The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has new members. This is good news. But how will they evaluate evidence when the infrastructure has been damaged? Read more in our statement: academyhealth.org/blog/2026-09...
I’ve walked out of the clinic with a care plan, then later learned an insurer needed prior auth. Hours on hold, repeating my story, wondering whether treatment will happen. How can policy fix this? Watch this week’s Pain Points ep: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM0H...
What's the Deal with Prior Authorizations?
Have you ever left a doctor’s appointment with a whole plan to tackle some health issue you’re facing, only to get a call later saying someone at your insurance company, who may or may not be a…
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September 9, 2026 at 3:08 PM
I’ve walked out of the clinic with a care plan, then later learned an insurer needed prior auth. Hours on hold, repeating my story, wondering whether treatment will happen. How can policy fix this? Watch this week’s Pain Points ep: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM0H...
Filling out redundant paperwork, waiting on hold forever, spending hours trying to understand what’s covered and what’s not. This should not be the burden of patients. But it is. Here’s why: www.youtube.com/watch?v=npjT...
September 4, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Filling out redundant paperwork, waiting on hold forever, spending hours trying to understand what’s covered and what’s not. This should not be the burden of patients. But it is. Here’s why: www.youtube.com/watch?v=npjT...
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Thanks so much to @academyhealth.bsky.social @josh-caplan.bsky.social for this opportunity to write on the potential admin burden problems that can come from introducing new prior authorization requirements to traditional Medicare through the new CMS WISeR pilot program. substack.com/inbox/post/2...
Fraud Prevention or Administrative Burden? Prior Authorization Comes for Medicare
Instead of reducing wasteful care, Medicare’s new WISeR model introduces administrative barriers and delays critical care for patients who need it most.
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September 3, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Thanks so much to @academyhealth.bsky.social @josh-caplan.bsky.social for this opportunity to write on the potential admin burden problems that can come from introducing new prior authorization requirements to traditional Medicare through the new CMS WISeR pilot program. substack.com/inbox/post/2...
I studied health services research to learn how to improve health systems. In this new Situation Report, Timothy Beebe explains what happens when programs that train the next generation of researchers lose that experience. ahsituationreport.substack.com/p/ahrq-train...
AHRQ Trained the Next Generation of Health Care Delivery Researchers
University of Minnesota faculty member, Timothy Beebe, who had an AHRQ training grant canceled, highlights what it means for the next generation of health services researchers.
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September 2, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I studied health services research to learn how to improve health systems. In this new Situation Report, Timothy Beebe explains what happens when programs that train the next generation of researchers lose that experience. ahsituationreport.substack.com/p/ahrq-train...
Looking forward to gathering with the D&I community this December at #DIScience26 to discuss how we can better leverage tools and evidence to improve clinical, community, and public health practice.
Register here: academyhealth.org/DIScience2026
Register here: academyhealth.org/DIScience2026
19th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health | AcademyHealth
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August 31, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Looking forward to gathering with the D&I community this December at #DIScience26 to discuss how we can better leverage tools and evidence to improve clinical, community, and public health practice.
Register here: academyhealth.org/DIScience2026
Register here: academyhealth.org/DIScience2026
As a pediatrician, I know that better outcomes start with better evidence.
Stephen Patrick's Situation Report is an important reflection on AHRQ, learning health systems, and what's at stake when the research that helps us improve care is cut. ahsituationreport.substack.com/p/the-cost-o...
Stephen Patrick's Situation Report is an important reflection on AHRQ, learning health systems, and what's at stake when the research that helps us improve care is cut. ahsituationreport.substack.com/p/the-cost-o...
The Cost of Forgetting How to Learn
Professor and Neonatologist Dr. Stephen Patrick reflects on AHRQ’s role in improving patient care and the downstream impact of his own cancelled grants.
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August 28, 2026 at 5:01 PM
As a pediatrician, I know that better outcomes start with better evidence.
Stephen Patrick's Situation Report is an important reflection on AHRQ, learning health systems, and what's at stake when the research that helps us improve care is cut. ahsituationreport.substack.com/p/the-cost-o...
Stephen Patrick's Situation Report is an important reflection on AHRQ, learning health systems, and what's at stake when the research that helps us improve care is cut. ahsituationreport.substack.com/p/the-cost-o...
Turning patients into part-time admins is cruel and inefficient. Endless forms + fragmented billing = missed reimbursements and worse outcomes. Watch this week’s Pain Points ep: www.youtube.com/watch?v=npjT...
August 26, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Turning patients into part-time admins is cruel and inefficient. Endless forms + fragmented billing = missed reimbursements and worse outcomes. Watch this week’s Pain Points ep: www.youtube.com/watch?v=npjT...
Prior authorization can work as designed and still produce bad outcomes.
It saves money by reducing use. But some of that reduction may be care patients need. Read more about the tradeoffs in the latest AcademyHealth Decisionmaker's Guide. academyhealth.org/publications...
It saves money by reducing use. But some of that reduction may be care patients need. Read more about the tradeoffs in the latest AcademyHealth Decisionmaker's Guide. academyhealth.org/publications...
Prior Authorization Reform: The Evidence Behind the Debate, the Reforms Now Moving, and What No One Is Measuring | AcademyHealth
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August 21, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Prior authorization can work as designed and still produce bad outcomes.
It saves money by reducing use. But some of that reduction may be care patients need. Read more about the tradeoffs in the latest AcademyHealth Decisionmaker's Guide. academyhealth.org/publications...
It saves money by reducing use. But some of that reduction may be care patients need. Read more about the tradeoffs in the latest AcademyHealth Decisionmaker's Guide. academyhealth.org/publications...
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Rural communities face hospital closures, workforce shortages, telehealth gaps, and barriers to care.
Many canceled AHRQ-funded studies were designed to help address those challenges.
Our latest Situation Report shows what's being lost. buff.ly/2OichPU
Many canceled AHRQ-funded studies were designed to help address those challenges.
Our latest Situation Report shows what's being lost. buff.ly/2OichPU
What Rural Communities Stand to Lose From AHRQ Grant Cancellations
At a time of growing concern about rural health access, several canceled AHRQ-funded projects were generating evidence to help communities overcome some of their most pressing challenges.
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August 17, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Rural communities face hospital closures, workforce shortages, telehealth gaps, and barriers to care.
Many canceled AHRQ-funded studies were designed to help address those challenges.
Our latest Situation Report shows what's being lost. buff.ly/2OichPU
Many canceled AHRQ-funded studies were designed to help address those challenges.
Our latest Situation Report shows what's being lost. buff.ly/2OichPU
Our new analysis examines 150 AHRQ awards that lost funding.
It's not an argument about what the agency's priorities should be.
It's a question about whether the reasons given for discontinuing ongoing research fit the public record. Read more: academyhealth.org/publications...
It's not an argument about what the agency's priorities should be.
It's a question about whether the reasons given for discontinuing ongoing research fit the public record. Read more: academyhealth.org/publications...
AHRQ Stopped Funding 150 Research Awards. The Record Raises Questions About Why and How. | AcademyHealth
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August 13, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Our new analysis examines 150 AHRQ awards that lost funding.
It's not an argument about what the agency's priorities should be.
It's a question about whether the reasons given for discontinuing ongoing research fit the public record. Read more: academyhealth.org/publications...
It's not an argument about what the agency's priorities should be.
It's a question about whether the reasons given for discontinuing ongoing research fit the public record. Read more: academyhealth.org/publications...
Sometimes when people talk about heath care spending in the U.S., it just sounds like "blah blah blah." Don’t worry, that won’t be the case in this week’s Pain Points episode. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDqS...
August 12, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Sometimes when people talk about heath care spending in the U.S., it just sounds like "blah blah blah." Don’t worry, that won’t be the case in this week’s Pain Points episode. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDqS...
I wrote this in 2015, after candidate Trump said the same things about vaccines at a primary debate. The evidence was clear then. It's clearer now. The only thing that's changed is that this time it comes with an executive order. www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/u...
Not Up for Debate: The Science Behind Vaccination (Published 2015)
The candidates discussed lots of topics at the second Republican debate, but there was one they would have done better to leave alone.
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August 11, 2026 at 4:28 PM
I wrote this in 2015, after candidate Trump said the same things about vaccines at a primary debate. The evidence was clear then. It's clearer now. The only thing that's changed is that this time it comes with an executive order. www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/u...
A teenager with a heart defect saw specialist after specialist. None of them was in charge of his flu shot. He caught influenza & died. The trial testing how to fix that failure was canceled by the federal government in July.
My essay in @nytopinion www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/o...
My essay in @nytopinion www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/o...
Opinion | Medical Breakthroughs Are a Thrill. Then Comes the Hard Part. (Gift Article)
The Trump administration has dismantled the agency that ensures that research makes its way into medical practice.
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August 10, 2026 at 7:56 PM
A teenager with a heart defect saw specialist after specialist. None of them was in charge of his flu shot. He caught influenza & died. The trial testing how to fix that failure was canceled by the federal government in July.
My essay in @nytopinion www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/o...
My essay in @nytopinion www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/o...
AHRQ canceled studies on patient safety and antibiotic resistance. The reason it gave: to focus on new priorities, including "patient safety" & "preventing antibiotic resistance."
That's not a typo.
My @nytopinion.nytimes.com on the dismantling of delivery science: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/o...
That's not a typo.
My @nytopinion.nytimes.com on the dismantling of delivery science: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/o...
Opinion | Medical Breakthroughs Are a Thrill. Then Comes the Hard Part. (Gift Article)
The Trump administration has dismantled the agency that ensures that research makes its way into medical practice.
www.nytimes.com
August 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM
AHRQ canceled studies on patient safety and antibiotic resistance. The reason it gave: to focus on new priorities, including "patient safety" & "preventing antibiotic resistance."
That's not a typo.
My @nytopinion.nytimes.com on the dismantling of delivery science: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/o...
That's not a typo.
My @nytopinion.nytimes.com on the dismantling of delivery science: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/o...
Conversations around high spending on U.S. health care are often oversimplified, and that’s why policies miss the mark. This week, we’re cutting through the noise in the newest Pain Points episode. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDqS...
August 5, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Conversations around high spending on U.S. health care are often oversimplified, and that’s why policies miss the mark. This week, we’re cutting through the noise in the newest Pain Points episode. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDqS...
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Very good episode and includes a shout-out to @aaronecarroll.bsky.social's recent WaPo op-ed on SSRIs.
On this week's #WTHealth podcast: the politics of grant terminations; Fauci takes the 5th; and still more on peptides and abortion pills. W/@shefali.bsky.social, @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social, and @rachelcohrs.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/podcast/what...
The Politics of Grant Cuts - KFF Health News
The revelation in court documents that the Trump administration used politics alone to decide which grants to fund and which to cancel has provoked surprisingly little outcry from Capitol Hill. Meanwh...
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July 31, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Very good episode and includes a shout-out to @aaronecarroll.bsky.social's recent WaPo op-ed on SSRIs.
This was clearly not the night to be flying home on @americanair.bsky.social 😞
July 28, 2026 at 11:17 PM
This was clearly not the night to be flying home on @americanair.bsky.social 😞
When the AHRQ cancellations started, no one was giving the public a clear picture of what was being lost. My team built one.
This is research that makes care safer and more affordable. Americans deserve to know what's happening to it. Researchinterrupted.academyhealth.org
This is research that makes care safer and more affordable. Americans deserve to know what's happening to it. Researchinterrupted.academyhealth.org
Research Interrupted: Canceled AHRQ Grants | AcademyHealth
When health care research stops, the answers stop with it. Explore AcademyHealth's interactive tracker on canceled AHRQ research grants and lost funding.
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July 28, 2026 at 2:03 PM
When the AHRQ cancellations started, no one was giving the public a clear picture of what was being lost. My team built one.
This is research that makes care safer and more affordable. Americans deserve to know what's happening to it. Researchinterrupted.academyhealth.org
This is research that makes care safer and more affordable. Americans deserve to know what's happening to it. Researchinterrupted.academyhealth.org
The question isn't whether we should reexamine antidepressant use. We should.
The question is whether policy starts with evidence, or starts with a conclusion and looks for evidence later.
We need more research, not less. Read my latest piece:
The question is whether policy starts with evidence, or starts with a conclusion and looks for evidence later.
We need more research, not less. Read my latest piece:
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July 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The question isn't whether we should reexamine antidepressant use. We should.
The question is whether policy starts with evidence, or starts with a conclusion and looks for evidence later.
We need more research, not less. Read my latest piece:
The question is whether policy starts with evidence, or starts with a conclusion and looks for evidence later.
We need more research, not less. Read my latest piece:
Early #hdpalooza registrants get exclusive access to AcademyHealth's guide, "Why Good Health Data Products Fail," which explores how implementation science can help products succeed in real-world settings. Early reg ends Friday: academyhealth.org/Datapalooza2...
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July 15, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Early #hdpalooza registrants get exclusive access to AcademyHealth's guide, "Why Good Health Data Products Fail," which explores how implementation science can help products succeed in real-world settings. Early reg ends Friday: academyhealth.org/Datapalooza2...
Health policy is changing fast. Our Health Policy Orientation is designed to help people understand the policymaking process and engage more effectively. Registration is now open:
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July 14, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Bad news: I turned my dog into a stethoscope. Good news: There’s a new episode of Pain Points out for you to watch! www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbUz...
July 13, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Bad news: I turned my dog into a stethoscope. Good news: There’s a new episode of Pain Points out for you to watch! www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbUz...
Looking forward to seeing the innovative research, lessons learned, and real-world impact stories submitted to this year's Science of D&I Conference. Presentation deadline: July 16, 5 PM ET academyhealth.confex.com/academyhealt...
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Call for Papers
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July 2, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Looking forward to seeing the innovative research, lessons learned, and real-world impact stories submitted to this year's Science of D&I Conference. Presentation deadline: July 16, 5 PM ET academyhealth.confex.com/academyhealt...