AIR Newsletters
AIR News provides regular updates on the latest AIR research, findings, events, and media citations.
AIR Health News is a bimonthly email newsletter with health policy news updates, information about AIR’s health work, and a listing of relevant events.
AIR News
June 2025 - AIR News
Navigating the Opportunities and Requirements of the Workforce Pell Grant Program... Tracking How States Address a Sudden Loss of Public Benefits... Mapping Chicago’s Out-of-School-Time Landscape
May 2025 - AIR News
How States Can Communicate New Medicaid Work Requirements... Studying the Effects of Networks for School Improvements on Teacher Performance and Student Outcomes... What We Know About Cash Transfers’ Effects on Health Outcomes
April 2025 - AIR News
Projecting Malaria Risk—Sustainably and Accurately... Emphasizing Skills Over Credentials in Hiring... How Two Schools are Increasing Student Engagement and Attendance
March 2025 - AIR News
Studying the Long-Term Effects of AI on Humans... Reports Explore Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Medicare... New Guide Helps Policymakers Use Cost Estimates to Improve Early Childhood Programs
February 2025 - AIR News
Helping States Prioritize Skills When Hiring for High-Demand, Public Sector Jobs... Developing Principles to Guide Use of AI in Education Research... CALDER Conference to Feature New Insights on Teaching Conditions, Retention, and Pipeline
January 2025 - AIR News
Helping States and Districts Harness the Power of AI for Education... Understanding How Environmental Factors Affect Academic Outcomes... Addressing Pandemic-Related Learning Losses in Africa
December 2025 - AIR News
Marking 50 Years of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act... Driving Change, Building Partnerships, and Exploring New Approaches... Empowering Educators to Expand Computer Science Access
November 2025 - AIR News
AIR’s New Research Network Will Explore How AI is Changing K-12 Education... What States Need to Know About Upcoming Shifts in Medicaid Policy... SPARC Center Studies Special Education Teacher Workforce in Seven States
October 2025 - AIR News
Understanding Why Miami is a Leader in Developing an AI-Ready Workforce... In Their Own Voices: Gaining Perspectives From Youth on Justice Issues... Marking National Disability Employment Awareness Month
September 2025 - AIR News
Strengthening Text Messaging Campaigns to Improve Student Attendance... Strategies for Funders and Policymakers to Support Young People Beginning Their Careers... Federally Funded Afterschool and Summer Programs Lead to Positive Outcomes for Youth
August 2025 - AIR News
Helping States and School Districts Refine, Rethink, and Reimagine Public School Systems... Do School Accountability Systems Work as Intended?... Making Government More Effective, Efficient, and Trustworthy With Data and Evidence
July 2025 - AIR News
Helping Those With Life-Altering Injuries Move Forward... Using AI to Enhance the Feedback Process for Teachers and Their Coaches... Getting Students on Track for Graduation and Success After High School
June 2025 - AIR News
Helping Students Succeed by Addressing School Environments... Strengthening Access to Health Care in Rural Communities... How STEM Students Can Feel More Prepared for Future Careers
May 2025 - AIR News
Partnering with Patients to Improve Health Care... Program Teaches Coaches Youth Development Skills, Increases Confidence... How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Develop Education and Employment Assessments
April 2025 - AIR News
How AIR Helps Students Gain Financial Management Skills for Life... New Insights About Workers in Youth-Serving Fields... Who Uses Medicare Care Management Services for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia?
March 2025 - AIR News
Helping Employees Stay on the Job and Thrive... How Medicare Advantage Enrollment Increases Are Affecting Rural Hospitals... Latest Findings on a Reading and Math in Zambia
February 2025 - AIR News
How AIR is Making a Difference... Methods in a Minute: Evidence Gap Maps... A Study of Post-9/11 GI Bill Student Outcomes
January 2025 - AIR News
Monetary Assistance is More Effective Than Other Forms of Aid, AIR Evaluations Show... Medicare Could Improve Care Quality, Reduce Costs with More Consistent Kidney Disease Screening... Paper Examines AAPI's Use of Health Care During the Pandemic
AIR Health News
July 10, 2026 - AIR Health News
Proposed Rule Would Increase Medicare Home Health Care Payment Rate... CMS Begins Medicare Pilot Program for Covering Weight Loss Drugs... Survey Finds That Rural Americans Have Lower Preventive Screening Rates... By the Numbers: 1 in 4 adults in the U.S. have at least one type of disability... More news, upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
June 12, 2026 - AIR Health News
Policy and Oversight Approaches to Address Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Medicare Advantage... More Than Half of Medicare Beneficiaries Enroll in Medicare Advantage in 2026... New Drug Shows Early Promise for Some People With Chronic Hepatitis B... By the Numbers: About 1 in 6 adults in the U.S. are affected by a migraine or severe headache... More news, upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
May 29, 2026 - AIR Health News
AIR Staff to Present at AcademyHealth 2026 Annual Research Meeting... Study Examines Supply of Surgeons in the U.S.... CMS Releases Final 2027 Payment Notice Rule... By the Numbers: About 1 in 10 women will have some type of heart complication during or after pregnancy... More news, upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
May 1, 2026 - AIR Health News
Informing Medicaid Beneficiaries About New Work Requirements: Communications Strategies for States... Deadline Extended for AIR’s RFI on Advancing Health Innovation Through AI... Use of Synthetic Opioid Resurges Across the U.S.... By the Numbers: Suicide is the second leading cause of death among people ages 10-24... More news, upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
April 3, 2026 - AIR Health News
Call for Ideas: Advancing Health Innovation Through AI... ACA Marketplace Claim Denials Remained High in 2024... One in Three Adults Use AI Chatbots for Health Advice, KFF Poll Finds... By the Numbers: Nearly 90,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease each year... More news, upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
March 20, 2026 - AIR Health News
One-Third of Americans Decrease Daily Spending to Afford Health Care... CMS Issues New Organ Donation and Procurement Guidelines... MedPAC Estimates $76 Billion in Overpayments to Medicare Advantage Plans... By the Numbers: Worldwide, endometriosis affects an estimated 1 out of 10 women of reproductive age... More news, upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
March 6, 2026 - AIR Health News
Identifying Risks of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Medicare Advantage... New Study Shows Women Have Heart Attack Risks Despite Having Less Plaque Than Men... New Policies and a Surge in Circulatory‑Death Donations Could Significantly Reduce Organ Transplant Wait Times... By the Numbers: Almost half of all new colorectal cancer cases occur in adults under 65... More news, upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
February 6, 2026 - AIR Health News
ACA Enrollment Declines in 2026... CMS Releases Vendor Pledges to Implement Medicaid Work and Community Engagement Requirements... American Psychiatric Association Announces Upcoming Redesign of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual... By the Numbers: 38% of new HIV diagnoses in the US occurred among Black and African American people in 2023... More news, upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
December 19, 2025 - AIR Health News
Driving Change, Building Partnerships, and Exploring New Approaches... Treasury Department and IRS Issue New Guidance on Health Savings Accounts... By the Numbers, 2025 AIR Health News Year in Review: 24 Newsletters, 83 Health News Updates, 23 Research Roundup Topics, 61 Events, Trainings, and Webinars
December 5, 2025 - AIR Health News
Learning From the Unwinding to Prepare for Medicaid Work Requirements... 25 Percent of Pregnant Women in the U.S. Start Prenatal Care After First Trimester... By the Numbers: 4 in 5 people with seasonal depression are women... More news, upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
October 31, 2025 - AIR Health News
Physicians in Rural and Underserved Areas Are Exiting Medicare at Higher Rates... ACA Marketplace Premiums to Rise 30 Percent in 2026... By the Numbers: 1 in 3 people have neurological conditions worldwide... More news, upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
October 17, 2025 - AIR Health News
Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Remain Stable for 2026... Medicare Advantage Organizations Could Focus on Home-Based Care... By the Numbers: Nearly 9 our of 10 adults struggle with health literacy... More news, upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
October 3, 2025 - AIR Health News
CMS Announces Changes to the AHEAD All-Payer Model... Health Insurance Premiums Projected to Increase for Small Businesses in 2026... By the Numbers: 44% drop in breast cancer death rates since 1989... More news, upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
September 19, 2025 - AIR Health News
Preliminary Evaluation Shows Accountable Care Model Resulted in Savings... CMS Issues Guidance to States on State-Directed Medicaid Payments... By the Numbers: About 1 person dies by suicide in the U.S. every 11 minutes... More news, upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
September 5, 2025 - AIR Health News
Medicare to Require Prior Authorization for Some Procedures in Pilot Program... FDA Approves COVID-19 Vaccines for Fall 2025 for Certain Groups... By the Numbers: Approximately 100,000 Americans have sickle cell disease, 90% of whom are African American... More news, upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
August 22, 2025 - AIR Health News
Clinician Reimbursement Has Decreased While Workload Has Increased... Emergency Departments in Rural Areas Increasingly Lack On-Site Physicians... By the Numbers: Nearly 108,000 Americans died as a result of a drug overdose in 2022... More news, upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
August 8, 2025 - AIR Health News
Debbie Peikes Joins AIR’s Health Division as Vice President... How Good Data and Rigorous Research Can Help Make Government More Efficient, Effective, and Trustworthy... By the Numbers: 84% of people surveyed said conditions in their workplace contributed to at least one mental health issue... More news, upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
July 25, 2025 - AIR Health News
CMS Revises Policy for Continuous Eligibility Under Section 1115 Waivers... Government Accountability Office Examines HHS’s Assessments of Involuntary Mental Health Treatment... By the Numbers: 80% of U.S. counties contain health care deserts... More news, upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
July 11, 2025 - AIR Health News
Supreme Court Upholds ACA Preventive Services Requirement... CMMI Announces WISeR Model to Test New Prior Authorization Requirements... By the Numbers: 1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime... More news, upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
June 27, 2025 - AIR Health News
FDA Approves First Twice-Yearly HIV Prevention Shot... After a Year of Decline, U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Increase... By the Numbers: 45% increased chance of sleep apnea when it is 80°F or warmer, compared to when temperatures are in the 50s... More news, upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
June 13, 2025 - AIR Health News
Study Shows an Increase in Adults Who Are Unaware They Have Hypertension... FDA Approves Lower Dose COVID-19 Vaccine... FDA-Approved AI Tool Predicts Risks of Developing Breast Cancer... Mental Health Worsening Among U.S. Mothers... By the Numbers: More than 7 million people ages 65 and older in the U.S. live with Alzheimer's disease... Upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
May 30, 2025 - AIR Health News
AIR Experts Will Address AI, Telehealth, and More at AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting... Other Health News... By the Numbers: Over 5 million cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the U.S. each year... Upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
May 16, 2025 - AIR Health News
Engaging Patients and Families to Improve Health Care... Other Health News... By the Numbers: Women younger than 50 are nearly twice as likely to develop cancer as men in the same age range... Upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
May 2, 2025 - AIR Health News
Making a Difference: Strengthening Rural Health Care... Other Health News... By the Numbers: 1 in 6 children and teenagers have a mental health condition, but only half receive treatment... Upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
April 18, 2025 - AIR Health News
AIR’s Tim Hill to Join Virtual Discussion on Fraud and Abuse in Medicaid... Other Health News... By the Numbers: 103,223 men, women, and children are on the organ donation list in the U.S.... Upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
April 4, 2025 - AIR Health News
Use of Care Management Services by Medicare Beneficiaries With and Without Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias... Other Health News... By the Numbers: About 1 in 36 children has been identified with autism spectrum disorder... Upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
March 21, 2025 - AIR Health News
AIR Experts Examine Connection Between Medicare Advantage Enrollment Increases and Hospital Closures in Rural Areas... Other Health News... By the Numbers: Parkinson's disease is projected to affect 25 million people globally by 2050... Upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
March 7, 2025 - AIR Health News
Study Examines Medicaid Coverage of Perinatal Services... Other Health News... By the Numbers: Heart disease accounted for 941,652 deaths in 2022... Upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
February 21, 2025 - AIR Health News
Infectious Disease and Other Health News... By the Numbers: 60% of U.S. workers affected by chronic illness say they've kept their health issue a secret from employers... Upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
February 7, 2025 - AIR Health News
Paper Examines Trends in Medicare Beneficiaries’ Use of Ambulatory Care Before and After Pandemic... Other Health News... By the Numbers: About 1 in 20 adults ages 20 and older have coronary artery disease... Upcoming events, trainings, and webinars
January 24, 2025 - AIR Health News
Medicare Could Improve Care Quality, Reduce Costs with More Consistent Kidney Disease Screening... Other Health News... By the Numbers: Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood and/or platelets... Upcoming events, trainings, and webinars