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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.
2018 Testimony and Correspondence
Community Letter to CMS Administrator Verma on MIPS Reporting Period
April 16, 2018
The AAMC signed a community letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma requesting CMS shorten the quality reporting period to a minimum of 90 days.
Community Letter to CMS Administrator Verma on MIPS Reporting Period
Higher Education Community Letter to Department of Homeland Security Regarding DACA Renewal Applications
April 13, 2018
Community letter signed by 37 higher education organizations, and coordinated by the American Council on Education, supporting the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to initiate application renewals for DACA registrants.
Community letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees Regarding FY19 NSF Funding
April 12, 2018
Community letter, organized by the Coalition for National Science Funding, asking appropriators to provide $8.45 billion for the National Science Foundation in fiscal year 2019.
Community letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees Regarding FY19 NSF Funding
AAMC Submits Comments to NIH on the Strategic Plan for Data Science
April 3, 2018
AAMC Apr. 2 submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on the first NIH Strategic Plan for Data Science.
AAMC Submits Comments to NIH on the Strategic Plan for Data Science
University Associations Support Bipartisan Stonger Patents Act
March 30, 2018
The Association of American Universities, Association of American Medical Colleges, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, Association of University Technology Managers, and Council on Governmental Relations released the following statement regarding the introduction of the STRONGER Patents Act (H.R. 5340) in the U.S. House of Representatives.
University Associations Support Bipartisan Stonger Patents Act
Title: Community Letter to House Appropriations Labor-H Subcommittee Leadership on FY 2019 AHRQ Funding
March 27, 2018
Community sign-on letter organized by the Friends of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to the leadership of the House Appropriations Labor-HHS Subcommittee urging them to provide $454 million in budget authority in FY 2019.
Community Letter to Senate Appropriations Labor-H Subcommittee Leadership on FY 2019 AHRQ Funding
March 27, 2018
Community sign-on letter organized by the Friends of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to the leadership of the Senate Appropriations Labor-HHS Subcommittee urging them to provide $454 million in budget authority in FY 2019.
Community Letter to Senate Appropriations Labor-H Subcommittee Leadership on FY 2019 AHRQ Funding
AAMC Comments on HHS Proposed Conscience Rights Rule
March 26, 2018
The AAMC submitted comments to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to urge the Department to withdraw its proposed conscience rights regulation.
Higher Education Community Letter to Congressional Leadership in Support of FY18 Omnibus
March 22, 2018
Community letter signed by 39 higher education organizations, and coordinated by the American Council on Education, thanking House and Senate leadership for their commitment to student aid and scientific research in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018.
Higher Education Community Letter to Congressional Leadership in Support of FY18 Omnibus
AAMC Comments on IFR
March 20, 2018
AAMC joint letter on the delay of the revisions to the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects.