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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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Senate Budget Committee Democrats Reach Agreement on FY 2022 Budget Resolution

Senate Budget Committee Democrats reached an agreement on a fiscal year (FY) 2022 $3.5 trillion budget resolution.

  • July 16, 2021
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CMS Releases 2022 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program Rule

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program proposed rule on July 13.

  • July 16, 2021
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President Issues Executive Order on Promoting Competition

The Biden administration issued an executive order on July 9 titled “Promoting Competition in the American Economy.”

  • July 16, 2021
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House Appropriators Approve FY 2022 Labor-HHS Bill

The House Committee on Appropriations approved its FY 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies spending bill on July 15.

  • July 16, 2021
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House Subcommittee Approves Health Equity Bills

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health advanced legislation impacting health equity, maternal health, and social determinants of health.

  • July 16, 2021
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