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Learn about policy issues important to medical schools and teaching hospitals, with Executive Vice President Atul Grover, M.D., Ph.D.
2017 Testimony and Correspondence
Group Letter Urging Emergency Supplemental Funding for Hurricane Relief
October 23, 2017
Letter signed by 69 organizations, including AAMC, urging House and Senate leadership to provide emergency supplemental funding for public health, health care, and behavioral health services in areas affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria.
Group Letter Urging Emergency Supplemental Funding for Hurricane Relief
Community Letter on CDC REACH Funding
October 16, 2017
Community letter from organizations, schools, grantees, and communities urging House and Senate Appropriators to provide funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) grants.
AAMC submits letter to CMS on the proposed cancellation of the Episode Payment Models (EPMs) and changes to the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model
October 12, 2017
This Week, the AAMC submitted a comment letter on the proposed cancellation of the Episode Payment Models (EPMs) and changes to the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model. The AAMC recommended that CMS adopt policies which would improve the CJR model, such as a reduction in regional target pricing. Additionally, AAMC urged CMS to establish more certainty for the provider community regarding the future path to value-based care.
AAMC Sends Letter to Energy and Commerce Subcommittee in Support of 340B Program
October 11, 2017
The AAMC sent an Oct. 11 letter to the Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee supporting the 340B Drug Pricing Program in advance of the subcommittee’s hearing on the program.
AAMC Sends Letter to Energy and Commerce Subcommittee in Support of 340B Program
AAMC Comments to National Academies' Next Generation Researchers Initiative Committee
October 5, 2017
AAMC submitted comments to the National Academies' Next Generation Researchers Initiative Committee.
AAMC Comments to National Academies' Next Generation Researchers Initiative Committee
AAMC and AHA Submit Letter to Energy and Commerce and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Leadership on 340B
October 5, 2017
The AAMC and AHA Oct. 5 submitted a joint letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Energy and Commerce and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
AAMC Comment Letter Regarding Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating Project
September 27, 2017
The AAMC comments on the proposed methodology enhancements for the Overall Hospital Star Rating program.
AAMC Comment Letter Regarding Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating Project
Community Letter Thanking Senate Appropriators for Title VII and VIII Workforce Funding
September 26, 2017
The Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC), an AAMC-led coalition of over 60 national organizations, sent a letter to Senate Appropriators thanking them for providing funding to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII and VIII workforce programs at their full fiscal year 2017 enacted levels in the Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (S. 1771).
Community Letter Thanking Senate Appropriators for Title VII and VIII Workforce Funding
AAMC Letter on Revitalizing Graduate STEM Education
September 26, 2017
The AAMC submitted a letter of recommendations on revitalizing graduate STEM education to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Committee on Revitalizing Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century.
Associations Submit Comments to NIH on the Definition of a Clinical Trial
September 20, 2017
The AAMC Sept. 19, along with the Association of American Universities (AAU), Association of Public & Land-grant Universities (APLU) and Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on recent case studies intended to clarify the definition of a clinical trial.
Associations Submit Comments to NIH on the Definition of a Clinical Trial