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AAMC Hosts Capitol Hill Briefing on VA-Academic Medicine Partnership

The AAMC hosted a Capitol Hill briefing on May 12 commemorating the 80th anniversary of the VA-academic medicine partnership

  • May 15, 2026
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How Visa Policies Help Address Health Care Workforce Shortages and Advance Medical Breakthroughs

Two-page fact sheet detailing how J-1 and H-1B visa holders serve as an important complement within the health workforce, helping to fill gaps in the shortage.

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Tracking NIH Funding

Explore NIH grant funding data, including funding trends, funding by IC, new and competing awards, and multiyear funding, updated throughout the fiscal year.

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Trump Administration Executive Actions

A resource outlining Trump administration executive actions most likely to impact academic medicine.

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Testimony & Correspondence
Friends of AHRQ FY27 Funding Recommendation

AAMC joins 259 organizations in support of $500 million for AHRQ in FY27.

  • March 2, 2026
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Testimony & Correspondence
AAMC Endorses Bill to Bring Fairness to Student Aid to Foreign Medical Schools

The AAMC endorses the reintroduction of the Senate Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act (S.3757).

  • March 2, 2026
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Washington Highlights
HRSA Extends 340B RFI Comment Deadline, Issues Information Collection Request 

HRSA extended the comment deadline on the 340B rebate model RFI and seeks information on the burden associated with reporting 340B data for rebate models.

  • Feb. 27, 2026
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House Subcommittee Examines Health Care Workforce Challenges 

The House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee held a Feb. 24 hearing on policies to strengthen the workforce and improve patient access nationwide.

  • Feb. 27, 2026
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AAMC Submits Comments on Medicare Part B and D Drug Payment Models 

The AAMC submitted comments on two new drug payment models aimed at aligning Medicare Part B and D drug prices with economically comparable countries. 

  • Feb. 27, 2026
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