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) or HPNEC — submitted written outside witness testimony detailing fiscal year (FY) 2027 funding priorities to the Senate 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; $1.59 billion for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs, as recommended by the HPNEC; $1 billion for the Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education program; and at least $11.6 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among other recommendations. Additionally, the statement shares concerns that several federal agencies and health programs continue to face challenges and delays in obligating their appropriated FY 2026 funding.
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 the NIH. In addition to strong investment, the Ad Hoc Group stressed challenges associated with multiyear funding and emphasized the need for timely distribution of FY 2026 NIH funding to avoid disruptions to ongoing research.
In its testimony, 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 increased investment in the HRSA Titles VII and VIII programs to ensure a strong and robust health workforce and improve access to care. The HPNEC testimony also expressed concerns with the proposed cuts to the HRSA health workforce programs included within the president’s FY 2027 budget request, which proposes the elimination of funding for 14 existing Title VII and VIII programs.