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This Week In Washington

President Releases FY 2011 Budget
President Obama Feb. 1 released his FY 2011 budget. The $3.8 trillion blueprint outlines the administration's fiscal policies and major budgetary initiatives. The president proposes to freeze "non-security" discretionary spending - i.e., appropriations for domestic programs - for the next three years while increasing funding for priorities such as research and education. For the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the budget proposes $81.2 billion in discretionary spending, an increase of $2.3 billion (2.9 percent).

President's Budget Assumes Creation of Fiscal Commission
The president's FY 2011 budget assumes creation of a bipartisan Fiscal Commission. The commission will be charged with recommending cost-cutting measures across the federal government, including Medicare and Medicaid, and to return the nation "to a sustainable fiscal path."

Senate Democrats Plan to Introduce FMAP Extension Legislation
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V.) Feb. 3 announced plans to introduce legislation extending by six months the increase in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) that states currently receive under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The FMAP increase under ARRA is set to expire at the end of 2010. The House Dec. 16 passed (217-212) H.R. 2847, which includes a six-month extension to increased FMAP funding.


Publications

Legislative Update AAMC Legislative and Regulatory Update, October 2009 (PDF)
Read this summary of the major legislative and regulatory actions of importance to medical schools and teaching hospitals.

AAMC Policy Priorities (PDF)
The AAMC and its members look forward to working with the Obama administration and Congress to promote policies that will strengthen our nation's health.

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