Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as "National Latino and Latina Physician Day".

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Support protections against manufacturer-imposed claims submission requirements. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Oppose efforts to restrict the 340B patient definition. Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Oppose shift in 340B program administration from HRSA to CMS. Oppose restructuring the 340B program from an upfront discount to a retrospective rebate. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Support affordable and increased access to state ACA marketplace exchanges. Support policies that lower enrollees private insurance costs. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the medical education and training continuum, higher education accreditation, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, and teaching hospitals, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and their affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026H.R.929/S.266 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. H.Res.745 - Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. Issue: Support the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations.