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Advocacy & Policy

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) works with policymakers and other leaders to advance policy priorities that strengthen the nation’s health and well-being.

Through policies that affect health care delivery, research, education, health equity, and more, the federal government is a key partner in sustaining the vitality of the nation’s medical schools, teaching hospitals, and health systems, which is essential to improving the health of all. Learn more about the AAMC’s priorities for the 118th Congress and find out how academic medicine propels health care forward through the AAMC’s What Starts Here Saves Lives campaign.

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Academic medicine’s impact on the nation’s health

The AAMC has developed a new resource illustrating how academic medicine plays a unique and pivotal role in the U.S. health care system. The providers and institutions that constitute the AAMC’s membership, including approximately 400 teaching health systems and hospitals and more than 150 medical schools, are critical to advancing academic medicine’s four missions.

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AAMC Policy and Priorities

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Research

AAMC-member institutions endeavor to prepare a diverse medical research workforce and champion an environment where medical discovery can flourish. This strong commitment is key to innovation that benefits patients.

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Clinical Care

AAMC-member teaching hospitals and faculty physicians cultivate and provide high-quality health care, especially for complex and vulnerable patients -- many of whom are unable to receive care elsewhere.

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Investing in Healthier Communities

Academic medical centers serve at the crossroads of community health, health equity, and population health and are actively working to prevent and address persistent public health challenges.

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Workforce

AAMC-member medical schools and teaching hospitals play a crucial role in preparing future physicians who help create a healthier future for all with innovative graduate medical education.

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Washington Highlights

Washington Highlights is a weekly newsletter that provides updates on the latest legislative and regulatory activities affecting academic medicine.

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Washington Highlights

MACPAC met on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 to discuss several topics including directed payments, MOUD, and continuous eligibility for children.

  • Nov. 1, 2024
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The HHS and other departments issued a proposed rule that would expand insurance coverage of preventive services, including over-the-counter contraceptives.

  • Nov. 1, 2024
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Sen. Shaheen and Rep. Boyle led an Oct. 25 bicameral letter urging the U.S. Department of Education to support SAVE enrollees in forbearance.

  • Nov. 1, 2024
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The AAMC-supported Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act was introduced in the House on Oct. 29.

  • Nov. 1, 2024
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Scheduled hearings and meetings related to academic medicine.

  • Oct. 25, 2024
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The CMS issued Oct. 22 guidance on hospital respiratory illness requirements under the Medicare conditions of participation.

  • Oct. 25, 2024
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The AAMC on Oct. 18 commented on NIH recommendations for re-envisioning postdoctoral research training and career progression.

  • Oct. 25, 2024
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The AAMC sent an Oct. 21 letter to lawmakers in support of the Closing Substance Use Care Gap Act, which would reauthorize SAMHSA Harm Reduction Grant Program.

  • Oct. 25, 2024
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The AAMC sponsored and hosted WGR’s 2nd annual maternal health convening on Oct. 23, featuring New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy.

  • Oct. 25, 2024
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Testimony & Correspondence

AAMC Endorses Bill to Reauthorize the SAMHSA Grant Program.

  • Oct. 21, 2024
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AAMC Advocacy Awards

The AAMC honors members of Congress, their staff, and leaders in the academic medicine community for their commitment to supporting academic health systems, teaching hospitals, medical schools, learners, physician faculty, researchers, and the patients and communities they serve with the Champion of Academic Medicine Award and the ACE Award for Advocacy, Collaboration, and Education.

Advocacy Coalitions

The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research supports enhancing the federal investment in the biomedical, behavioral, and population-based research conducted and supported by the NIH.

The GME Advocacy Coalition (GMEAC) is a group of organizations dedicated to the expansion and preservation of Medicare-supported graduate medical education.

The HPNEC advocates for continued support for the health professions and nursing workforce development programs critical to providing continued services to underserved and minority communities.

FOVA is a diverse coalition representing national academic, medical, and scientific societies; voluntary health and patient advocacy groups; and veteran-focused associations.

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Congressional Academic Medicine Caucus (CAMC)

The CAMC is a bipartisan group of Members of Congress that seeks to promote and recognize the important role that medical schools, teaching hospitals, and faculty physicians play to improve the health of people everywhere.

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AAMC Action

AAMC Action – Let’s Raise Our Voices Together

We are a community of students, residents, researchers, faculty members, physicians, and others who advocate on behalf of academic medicine to improve the health of people everywhere.

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