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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 nearly 500 academic health systems and teaching 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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Testimony & Correspondence

The AAMC submitted comments to the CMS in response to a FY 2025 IPPS interim final rule to address recent court decisions regarding the low wage index policy.

  • Nov. 27, 2024
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Press Release

The AAMC has created principles to illustrate the role that evidence-based science should play in federal health policymaking.

  • Nov. 25, 2024
Washington Highlights

The DEA announced on Nov. 15 a temporary extension of COVID-19 telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled substances.

  • Nov. 22, 2024
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Eli Lilly became the second drug manufacturer to sue HRSA after the agency threatened enforcement action for its proposed rebate model for 340B drugs.

  • Nov. 22, 2024
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A Nov. 20 House appropriations subcommittee hearing examined the VA’s $12 billion FY 2025 health care shortfall.

  • Nov. 22, 2024
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NIH Director Monica Bertagnolli, MD, testified on Nov. 19 at a House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee hearing.

  • Nov. 22, 2024
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The AAMC joined a letter with 111 other organizations urging congressional leadership to reauthorize the Pandemic All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA).

  • Nov. 22, 2024
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An AAMC-led coalition sent a letter to Appropriations Committee leadership urging the highest possible FY 2025 funding for HRSA Title VII and VIII programs.

  • Nov. 22, 2024
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An AAMC-supported letter urged congressional appropriators to increase funding for NIH in any year-end package.

  • Nov. 22, 2024
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The CMS on Nov. 21 announced awards for Medicare-funded GME positions authorized by Section 126 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.

  • Nov. 22, 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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