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2019 Testimony and Correspondence
Group Letter Urging Senate Appropriators to Increase Funding for the Indian Health Service
April 12, 2019
The AAMC April 12 signed on to the AI/AN Health Partners letter urging Congress to increase funding for the Indian Health Services (IHS) in order to meet the health needs of the American Indians and Alaskan Native Communities.
Group Letter Urging Senate Appropriators to Increase Funding for the Indian Health Service
Over 65 Organizations Back Increased Medicare Support for GME
April 10, 2019
On April 10, the AAMC led more than 65 health care stakeholders representing hospitals, physicians groups, and academia in a letter to Congress in support of the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019 (H.R. 1763, S. 348).
Over 65 Organizations Back Increased Medicare Support for GME
Ad Hoc Statement to the House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Concerning FY 2020 NIH Funding
April 8, 2019
The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research, convened by the AAMC, April 8 submitted outside witness testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies regarding fiscal year 2020 funding for the National Institutes of Health.
Ad Hoc Statement to the House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Concerning FY 2020 NIH Funding
HPNEC Statement to the House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Concerning FY 2020 HRSA Workforce Funding
April 8, 2019
The Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition, led by the AAMC, April 8 submitted outside witness testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies regarding fiscal year 2020 funding for HRSA Title VII health professions and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs.
Group Letter Urging Congress to Increase Funding for Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education
April 8, 2019
The AAMC April 8 signed on to a group letter urging Congress to increase funding to provide $400 million in funding for the Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) in fiscal year 2020.
Group Letter Urging Congress to Increase Funding for Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education
Group Letter Urging Congress to Increase Funding for the Indian Health Service
April 8, 2019
The AAMC April 8 signed on to the AI/AN Health Partners letter urging Congress to increase funding for the Indian Health Services (IHS) in order to meet the health needs of the American Indians and Alaskan Native Communities.
Group Letter Urging Congress to Increase Funding for the Indian Health Service
Medicaid DSH Dear Colleague Letter
April 8, 2019
Representatives ask House leadership to delay the scheduled Medicaid DSH cuts for two years.
AAMC Statement to the House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Concerning FY 2020 Funding
April 8, 2019
The AAMC April 8 submitted outside witness testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies regarding fiscal year 2020 funding for the NIH, AHRQ, Title VII health professions and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs, the Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program, and continued support for student aid through the Department of Education.
AAMC Statement to the House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Concerning FY 2020 Funding
AAMC, Higher Ed Community Endorse Dream Act of 2019
April 4, 2019
The AAMC joined an April 4 higher education community letter led by the American Council on Education in support of the Dream Act of 2019 (S. 874), introduced March 26 by Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.).
AAMC Endorses ACE’s Testimony to Senate HELP Committee Regarding Campus Sexual Assault
April 2, 2019
The AAMC April 2 endorsed the testimony of Anne Meehan, director of government and public affairs at the American Council on Education given to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee addressing campus sexual assault.
AAMC Endorses ACE’s Testimony to Senate HELP Committee Regarding Campus Sexual Assault