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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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CMS Issues Guidance Implementing Provider Tax Provisions of OBBBA

The CMS issued guidance implementing Sections 71115 and 71117 of the OBBBA, which prohibit new or increased provider taxes to fund some Medicaid expenditures.

  • Nov. 21, 2025
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New Interagency Agreements Shift Key Functions of Education Department

New interagency agreements will shift key Education Department functions to other federal agencies, including moving foreign medical school oversight to the HHS

  • Nov. 21, 2025
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Senate Finance Committee Examines Health Care Affordability

The Senate Finance Committee on Nov. 19 considered policies to ensure the affordability of health insurance coverage.

  • Nov. 21, 2025
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AAMC Publishes Analysis on Hospital GME PRA and FTE Cap Reset Policy

Section 131 of the CAA, 2021, allowed certain hospitals to reset low PRAs or FTE caps, but the program will sunset Dec. 26 without congressional action.

  • Nov. 21, 2025
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AAMC Joins Group Letters Supporting Academic Medicine Priorities in FY26 NDAA

he AAMC joined two letters supportive of higher education, medical care, and research priorities in the FY 2026 NDAA.

  • Nov. 21, 2025
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