We interrupt the summer break for this special "emergency pod" episode.

Health Affairs Publishing's Jeff Byers welcomes Dr. Aaron Carroll, President and CEO of AcademyHealth, back to the pod to examine the sudden discontinuation of over $100 million in ongoing Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) grant funding, raising questions about transparency, federal priorities, and the future of health services research.

Related Links:

• AcademyHealth's Situation Report (Substack)
• HHS research agency ends funding for dozens of health studies (Roll Call)
• AHRQ Is Being Dismantled and the Consequences Will Reach Every Part of American Health Care (Academy Health Situation Report)
• U.S. judge rejects Trump’s justification for terminating thousands of grants (Science)

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Health Affairs This Week is on vacation in July. We will return with new episodes in August 2026.

This episode originally aired on January 21, 2026.

On an emergency pod episode, Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Stacie Dusetzina of Vanderbilt University Medical Center to breakdown the recently unveiled The Great Healthcare Plan from the Trump administration.

Related Articles:

• The Great Healthcare Plan (White House)

Health Affairs This Week is on vacation in July. We will return with new episodes in August 2026.

This episode originally aired on June 23, 2023.

Health Affairs' Marianne Amoss and Michael Gerber break down CMS's new primary care model, the Making Care Primary (MCP) Model.

Check out the first issue of Health Affairs Scholar.

Related Links:

• The Changing Landscape of Primary Care: Effects of the ACA and Other Efforts Over the Past Decade (Health Affairs Forefront)
• Making Care Primary Model Summary (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• CMS Launches New Pilot Program to Test Out Value-Based Primary Care in 8 States (FierceHealthcare)