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2018 Testimony and Correspondence
AAMC Sends Letter of Support for OSTP Nominee
August 23, 2018
The AAMC August 23 sent a letter of support to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee sharing its support of the nomination of Kelvin Droegemeier, PhD, to be the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).
AAMC Comments on HHS Proposed Title X Rule
July 31, 2018
The AAMC submitted comments to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to urge the Department to withdraw its proposed changes to the Title X Program.
AAMC Submits Comments to VA in Response to RFI
July 30, 2018
The VA recently announced a Request for Information regarding health care access standards, and the AAMC submitted comments on July 30th. AAMC staff consulted member institutions, and provided comments to the VA addressing patient access, administrative burden, and encouraged continued partnerships with academic medicine.
AAMC and Joint Associations’ Response to NIST on the Return on Investment Initiative
July 27, 2018
The Association of American Universities (AAU), Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and the American Council on Education (ACE), which together represent all major research universities and medical schools in the United States, respond to the NIST Request for Information (RFI) on Federal Technology Transfer Authorities and Processes Docket No. 18022019-819-01). Effective and efficient technology transfer in the public interest is of critical importance to our members.
AAMC and Joint Associations’ Response to NIST on the Return on Investment Initiative
NIGMS Diversity RFI
July 20, 2018
AAMC submitted on July 20 a response to a request for information from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences on strategies for enhancing postdoctoral career transitions to promote faculty diversity.
Community Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committee Leadership Recommending $690 Million in FY19 for the Health Resources and Services Administration Title VII and Title VIII Health Professions and Workforce Programs
July 18, 2018
Community letter signed by 55 members of the Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC) recommending $690 million in FY19 for the Health Resources and Services Administration Title VII and Title VIII health professions and workforce programs.
AAMC Joins Public Health, Medical, Academic, and Scientific Groups in Opposition to EPA Rule
July 16, 2018
The AAMC joined nearly 70 public health, medical, academic, and scientific groups in a July 16 statement to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), opposing a proposed rule that would limit the scientific research the agency could consider in rulemaking to research for which all underlying data are publicly available.
Hospital Associations Submit a Joint Response to HHS on Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices
July 16, 2018
The AAMC, along with five other hospital associations, submitted comments to HHS Secretary Alex Azar in response to the administration’s Blueprint to Lower Drugs and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs. The comments focus specifically on the administration’s questions about the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
Hospital Associations Submit a Joint Response to HHS on Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices
Sign-on Letter Regarding ACA Risk Adjustment Program
July 16, 2018
Twenty-eight organizations respond to the decision announced on July 7 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to suspend billions of dollars in annual payments to insurers as required under the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) risk-adjustment program.
AAMC Comments on the HHS Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices RFI
July 16, 2018
The Association of American Medical Colleges (“the AAMC” or “Association”) welcomes this opportunity to comment on the “HHS Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs Request for Information,” 83 Fed. Reg. 22692 (May 16, 2018).