Washington Highlights
Washington Highlights is a weekly newsletter that provides updates on the latest legislative and regulatory activities affecting medical schools, academic health systems, and their patients and communities.
Recent Articles
The House Ways and Means advanced reconciliation legislation that would reform some tax provisions, including those related to university endowments.
- May 16, 2025
The AAMC submitted a statement for the record to the House Energy and Commerce Committee outlining opposition to Medicaid cuts in reconciliation legislation.
- May 16, 2025
The HHS on May 14 issued a request for information to inform the department’s implementation of recent executive orders around deregulation.
- May 16, 2025
The CMMI on May 13 released a new strategy to Make America Health Again.
- May 16, 2025
The CMS issued a proposed rule aimed at limiting the use of provider taxes on managed care organizations in seven states.
- May 16, 2025
The HHS on May 13 rescinded guidance for the administration of buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorders, among other recissions.
- May 16, 2025
President Trump issued a May 12 executive order aiming to lower drug prices by using international price targets and expanding drug importation.
- May 16, 2025
The AAMC submitted a statement for the record before a May 14 House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on The MATCH®.
- May 16, 2025
Secretary Kennedy testified before the House L-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee and Senate HELP Committee on the FY 2026 HHS budget request.
- May 16, 2025
The AAMC submitted May 12 comments on the Office of Management and Budget’s request for information to reduce regulatory burden.
- May 16, 2025
Scheduled hearings and meetings related to academic medicine.
- May 9, 2025
A May 5 executive order seeks to prohibit gain-of-function research.
- May 9, 2025
The AAMC-supported Save Healthcare Workers Act was introduced on May 5.
- May 9, 2025
The Senate VA Committee held a May 6 hearing with VA Secretary Collins on departmental priorities.
- May 9, 2025
Academic health system leaders met with members of Congress and their staff to advocate for academic medicine priorities as part of the reconciliation process.
- May 9, 2025
President Trump unveiled his “skinny” budget, outlining substantial proposed cuts to biomedical research, health workforce, and public health programs.
- May 2, 2025
The AAMC submitted a statement for the record on biomedical research in advance of an April 30 Senate Appropriations Committee hearing.
- May 2, 2025
The AAMC led seven other national organizations in a second amicus brief challenging the abrupt and unlawful NIH grant terminations.
- May 2, 2025
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