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2019 Testimony and Correspondence
AAMC Joins Letter Supporting ACE Kids Act
March 25, 2019
The AAMC joined a March 25 community letter to House and Senate leaders in support of the Advancing Care for Exception Kids Act of 2019 (ACE Kids Act, S.317, H.R. 1226).
AAMC Comments on Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA’s) Proposed Rule
March 25, 2019
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC or Association) welcomes this opportunity to comment on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA’s) Proposed Rule RIN 2900-AQ46, 84 Fed.Reg. 5629 (February 22, 2019) regarding the Veterans Community Care Program.
AAMC Comments on Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA’s) Proposed Rule
AAMC Signs Community Letter Encouraging Passage of PAHPA Reauthorization
March 22, 2019
The AAMC March 22 joined a community letter to House and Senate leadership encouraging Congressional passage of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness & Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAI, H.R. 269) to reauthorize PAHPA.
AAMC Signs Community Letter Encouraging Passage of PAHPA Reauthorization
Higher Education Community Letter Supporting the Dream and Promise Act of 2019
March 20, 2019
The AAMC March 20 joined the Higher Education Community in a letter urging Congressional leadership to pass the Dream and Promise Act of 2019, which would protect DACA recipients.
Higher Education Community Letter Supporting the Dream and Promise Act of 2019
Ad Hoc Group Sends Letter Urging Robust Allocation for Labor-HHS Spending Bill in FY 2020
March 19, 2019
The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research, convened by the AAMC, sent at March 19 letter urging Congressional Appropriations Committee leadership to significantly boost the FY 2020 allocation for the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) spending bill to ensure the subcommittee is able to invest fully in NIH and the entire network of health agencies and programs that work together to improve the health of all Americans.
Ad Hoc Group Sends Letter Urging Robust Allocation for Labor-HHS Spending Bill in FY 2020
AAMC Joins Coalition Letter Recommending Increased Funding for HRSA in FY 2020
March 15, 2019
The AAMC March 15 signed on to the Friends of HRSA letter requesting $8.56 billion in funding for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in fiscal year 2020.
AAMC Joins Coalition Letter Recommending Increased Funding for HRSA in FY 2020
AAMC Submits Comments to RFI on Interoperability of Medical Devices, Data, and Platforms to Enhance Patient Care
March 15, 2019
The AAMC Mar. 15 submitted comments to the National Science Foundation (NSF) Request for Information from the NITRD Health Information Technology Research and Development Interagency Working Group (HITRD IQG) on approaches to solve the interoperability issues between medical devices, data and platforms.
AAMC Joins Coalition Letter Recommending Increased Funding for NSF in FY 2020
March 14, 2019
The AAMC March 14 signed on to the Coalition for National Science Funding letter requesting $9 billion for the National Science Foundation (NSF) in fiscal year 2020.
AAMC Joins Coalition Letter Recommending Increased Funding for NSF in FY 2020
AAMC Joins Community Letter Urging House Appropriators to Fund CDC Reach
March 7, 2019
The AAMC joined 179 national and local public health organizations urging House appropriators to provide $76.95 million for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program, the only federally funded health program directly addressing racial and ethnic health disparities.
AAMC Joins Community Letter Urging House Appropriators to Fund CDC Reach
Group Letter to House Appropriators on FY2020 AHRQ Funding
March 7, 2019
Community sign-on letter from 152 medical, public health, and research organizations organized by the Friends of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), urging House appropriators to provide $460 million in budget authority for the agency in FY 2020.