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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 academic medicine ecosystem, which is essential to improving the health of all. Learn more about the AAMC’s priorities for the 118th Congress.

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Statement on Improving Health Through DEI

The AAMC and other health care and medical associations made a statement in support of DEI policies in health care, to help improve our nation’s health.

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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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The House Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives March 30 issued subpoenas to various organizations with connections to human fetal research, including indi

  • April 1, 2016
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The House Committee on Small Business March 23 approved with bipartisan support a bill that would further expand the set aside for the federal Small Business In

  • April 1, 2016
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A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers issued letters to appropriators in support of funding for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRS

  • April 1, 2016
Testimony & Correspondence

On March 28th AAMC submitted a comment letter in response to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' proposed rule that highlights some specific recommendatio

  • March 31, 2016
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Testimony & Correspondence

March 31 letter from AAMC, AAU, and APLU to the House Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives expressing concern over the panel’s efforts to compel instituti

  • March 31, 2016
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Testimony & Correspondence

Statement by academic medical centers expressing the commitment of medical schools to continue addressing the opioid epidemic through education and research as

  • March 29, 2016
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Testimony & Correspondence

Community sign-on letter organized by the Coalition for National Science Funding to Members of Congress urging them to support a funding level of $8 billion for

  • March 28, 2016
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Washington Highlights

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) March 17 unveiled a new tool that maps geographic disparities in chronic diseases among Medicare beneficiar

  • March 25, 2016
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The AAMC March 18 submitted a joint hospital association letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) calling for a delay and modifications to

  • March 25, 2016
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In advance of legislation to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs health system, AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., March 22 sent a letter high

  • March 25, 2016
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AAMC Champion of Academic Medicine Award

This award recognizes members of Congress and staff for extraordinary leadership in support of the academic medicine community.

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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.

The 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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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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