aamc.org does not support this web browser.

Advocacy & Policy

AAMC Leaders and stand with government representative.
Washington Highlights
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
Advocacy & Policy
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.

  • PDF
Biomedical Research
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.

Advocacy & Policy
Trump Administration Executive Actions

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

About Our Advocacy

The AAMC works with policymakers and other leaders to advance policy priorities that strengthen the nation’s health and well-being.

Learn more about how the AAMC advocates on behalf of academic medicine.

Learn About Our Advocacy

Our Legislative and Policy Priorities

40-aamc-news-emergency-preparedness-story.jpg__992x558_q85_crop-smart_subsampling-2_upscale
Advocacy & Policy
Strengthen the Health Care Workforce

Older woman talking with the doctor
Advocacy & Policy
Protect Patients’ Access to Health Care

two women in lab
Advocacy & Policy
Promote Funding for Health and Scientific Research

Group of medical students smile for camera
Advocacy & Policy
Support the Training of Future Physicians and Researchers

People with raised fists at a demonstration in the city

AAMC Action – Let’s Raise Our Voices Together

AAMC Action is a community of students, residents, researchers, faculty members, physicians, and others who advocate on behalf of academic medicine to improve the health of people everywhere.

Join Us

Find Advocacy & Policy Content

  • Recent
  • Relevance

Filter Results

Date
Custom Date Range
Date format: MM/DD/YYYY
Content Type
Topic
211 - 215 of 3794 results No filters applied
Testimony & Correspondence
AAMC Submits Comments on DHS Policy Ending Automatic EAD Extensions

DHS ended automatic extensions of work authorization documentation for EADs

  • Dec. 1, 2025
  • PDF
Washington Highlights
CMS Releases CY26 OPPS Final Rule

The CMS released the CY 2026 OPPS final rule addressing Medicare outpatient payment policies and quality reporting for hospitals.

  • Nov. 25, 2025
Press Release
AAMC Statement on CY 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule

The AAMC shares its concern over the new OPPS final rule.

  • Nov. 21, 2025
Stethoscope and big money US dollar
Washington Highlights
DHS Proposes to Expand ‘Public Charge’ Definition Used in Immigration Applications

The DHS proposed to rescind a 2022 final rule that limited the criteria and public benefits immigration officers review in making public charge determinations.

  • Nov. 21, 2025
Washington Highlights
CMS Releases New Guidance on Telehealth Payment

The CMS released a new FAQ on telehealth and updates on processing claims following the government reopening with retroactive payment for telehealth to Oct 1.

  • Nov. 21, 2025
woman at computer
Capitol building, Washington, DC

Washington Highlights

Washington Highlights is a weekly newsletter that provides updates on the latest legislative and regulatory activities affecting academic medicine.

Subscribe to receive weekly Hill and regulatory updates to your inbox.

Subscribe