The AAMC (PDF) and two coalitions convened by the association — the Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research (PDF) and the Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition (PDF) (HPNEC) — submitted written outside witness testimony detailing fiscal year (FY) 2027 funding priorities to the House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Subcommittee.
The AAMC testimony outlined its FY 2027 funding recommendations of at least $51.3 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as recommended by the Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research; $500 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; $1.6 billion for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs, as recommended by HPNEC; $1 billion for the Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education program; and at least $11.6 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among other recommendations.
The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research — a coalition of nearly 600 organizations representing patients, scientists, health professionals, research and academic institutions, educators, and industry – emphasized the importance of robust investment in NIH. In addition to strong investment, the Ad Hoc Group stressed that NIH funding structures support as many innovative ideas as possible and urged that FY 2026 funds for the agency be distributed without delays.
HPNEC, an alliance of more than 90 national organizations dedicated to training a health care workforce that meets the needs of all patients, stressed the importance of additional and continued investment in the HRSA Titles VII and VIII programs to ensure a strong and robust health workforce and improve access to care in its testimony. The testimony also reaffirmed HPNEC’s concern, detailed in an April 15 statement (PDF), with proposed cuts to HRSA health workforce programs included in the FY 2027 president’s budget request, including the elimination of 14 existing Title VII and VIII programs.