Mindlessness

Academy Health is the rather oddly named society for health services researchers. They sent me a press release which I excerpt: Today, the House Appropriations Committee released a breathtakingly reckless bill that decimates federal research, science, and medicine programs, and puts the health of all Americans at risk. It is so extreme that many pundits presume it has zero chance of becoming law, but that very extremism requires that we respond quickly and unequivocally.   . . .  " This bill would eliminate the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in its entirety. AHRQ supports research to improve health care quality, reduce costs, advance patient safety, decrease medical errors, and broaden access to essential services. Over 150 organizations through theFriends of AHRQ made the case crystal clear – we need more support for this research to meet these challenging times. These organizations represented every corner of the health care world – patients, providers, nurses, hospitals, insurers, health systems, universities, think tanks, and more – emphasizing how noncontroversial it is t hat we produce the best evidence on how to deliver the best care equitably.“As rural patients struggle with health care access as their hospitals close and doctors move further away, AHRQ has been a close partner for them. AHRQ formally recognizes rural Americans as a priority health group and focuses on identifying drivers of poor he...
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