Education Testimony & Correspondence

Correspondence

2008

March 11, 2008
AAMC-AMA Joint Letter Urging Reinstatement of the 20/220 Pathway of the Economic Hardship Deferment (PDF, 2 pages)

2007

October 12, 2007
AAMC letter to the Department of Education regarding implementation of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (PDF, 4 pages)

September 4, 2007
Health professions group letter to Secretary Spellings on Stafford loan limits (PDF, 3 pages)

July 11, 2007
AAMC comment letter on proposed HEA reauthorization packages (PDF, 5 pages)

April 12, 2007
AAMC Recommendations for Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (PDF, 6 pages)

March 29, 2007
AAMC Endorsement of the "Medical Education Affordability Act" (S. 1066) (PDF, 1 page)

March 8, 2007
AAMC comment letter on draft proposed regulations of the Department of Education’s Negotiating Committee on Student Loan Issues (PDF, 2 pages)

January 5, 2007
AAMC Recommendations for Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (PDF, 2 pages)

2006

September 1, 2006
AAMC to the U.S. Department of Education Regarding the Guidance for Data on Race and Ethnicity, 71 FR 44866-71 (PDF, 16 pages, 67.66 KB)

May 24, 2006
AAMC Letter to Appropriations Committees Opposing Further Rescissions to the Title VII Student Loan Program (PDF, 2 pages, 92.52KB)

May 11, 2006
AAMC Thank You Letter to Rep. Boustany for Proposing a Loan Forgiveness Program for Medical Specialists (PDF, 1 page, 32.34 KB)

April 27, 2006
AAMC Letter on HRSA Student Financial Aid Guidelines (PDF, 2 pages, 34.14 KB)

2005

November 15, 2005
AAMC Letter on the Accreditation Provisions of HEA Reauthorization (PDF, 3 pages - 49KB)

July 27, 2005
AAMC Thank You Letter to Congressman Robert E. Andrews for his propose Amendment to H.R. (PDF, 1 pages, 32.55 KB)

July 20, 2005
AAMC Letter Supporting Economic Hardship Deferment Expansion Amendment to Higher Ed Reauthorization Bill (PDF, 1 page - 35KB)

June 15, 2005
AAMC Letter Endorsing the "Medical Education Affordability Act" (PDF, 1 page - 70 KB)

February 22, 2005
Group Letter on SLID Expansion (PDF, 2 pages - 6KB)

2004

April 19, 2004
Physician Group Letter on HEA Reauthorization (PDF, 3 pages - 79KB)

2003

May 23, 2003
AAMC Letter to the Senate on HEA Reauthorization (PDF, 3 pages - 47KB)

February 28, 2003
AAMC Letter to the Department of Education on HEA Reauthorization (PDF, 3 pages - 39KB)

January 6, 2003
AAMC Letter to the House on HEA Reauthorization

2002

December 22, 2002
FASHP Letter on Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act

October 31, 2002
AAMC Second Comment Letter to HRSA on Waiver of Matching Requirements for Faculty Loan Repayment Program

August 27, 2002
AAMC Comment Letter to HRSA on Waiver of Matching Requirements for Faculty Loan Repayment Program

July 9, 2002
Letter to Sen. Corzine on S. 2614, "Patient and Physician Safety and Protection Act of 2002"

January 4, 2002
Letter to Rep. Conyers on "Patient and Physician Safety and Protection Act"

2001

August 28, 2001
AAMC Letter to Entire Congress on 2003 Student Loan Interest Rate Calculation Issue

1999

June 1, 1999
AAMC Letter to Secretary Riley Regarding Additional Unsubsidized Loan Amounts

1998

October 21, 1998
Department of Education Response to AAMC Letter Regarding Increased Unsubsidized Loan Limits

August 7, 1998
AAMC Letter to Secretary Riley Regarding Increased Unsubsidized Loan Limits

Testimony

2005

September 29, 2005
AAMC Statement on Young Physician Indebtedness and Health Professional Loan Repayment Programs (PDF, 4 pages)

2002

March 13, 2002
Statement on Patients in Peril: Critical Shortages in Geriatric Care

1999

June 23, 1999
Joint AAMC and AACOM Statement on NHSC Scholarship Taxation