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VALID Act of 2023
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
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ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES via ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
2023 · third_quarter · 3A
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of regulatory burden on medical research. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about preparedness and lab safety for pathogens with pandemic potential. Issue: Support the nomination of Monica Bertagnolli to be NIH Director. Issue: Support the role of academic medical centers in engaging with ARPA-H.
Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request S.2624 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Draft House FY24 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Support mandatory funding for public health preparedness. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Ensure investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types and sites of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Social Determinants of Health program (SDOH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, data modernization, outbreak forecasting, and climate and health, and for research on gun violence. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support robust 302(b) allocation. Support funding for Hepatitis-C proposal. Draft House FY24 Commerce - Justice - Science Appropriations Bills Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation. HR.4366/S.2127 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for the VA medical and prosthetic research program. H.R.4821/S.2605 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for Indian Health Service workforce programs, including graduate medical education partnerships with academic medical centers. Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels. P.L.118-5 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 Issue: Oppose cuts to discretionary spending. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps funding. Issue: Support extension of funding for Teaching Health Centers. P.L. 118-15 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act Issue: Support continuation of federal funding.
Source: Senate LDA
VALID Act of 2023
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
VALID Act of 2023
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. P.L.117-105 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Implementation of grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Draft Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act and related draft bills Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program. Oppose restrictions on covered entities use of contract pharmacy arrangements and the differential treatment of covered entities with respect to reimbursement, participation in standard or preferred networks, and inventory management. Oppose the imposition of additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support legislation to advance maternal health equity by providing comprehensive coverage during the post-partum period. Support initiatives to ensure robust data collection on maternal health outcomes. Support policies to provide comprehensive and integrated mental health services during the perinatal period. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. Issue: Support the nomination of Mandy Cohen to be the CDC Director. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Seek clarification regarding implementation of the MATE Act within P.L. 117-328. 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 measures to expand access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment, including increased funding for training on pain management, safe prescribing practices, and substance use disorders, financial incentives to promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models; and the provision of additional Medicare-supported GME positions for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, community collaborations, as well as efforts related to GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities, sustainability within the health care sector, and health equity. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
VALID Act of 2023
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, community collaborations, as well as efforts related to GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities, sustainability within the health care sector, and health equity. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of transitioning out of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; and diversity, equity, and inclusion. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Implementation of the Medication Access and Training Expansion Act (MATE) and the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act (MAT). Draft Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Implementation of grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. 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 measures to expand access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on pain management, safe prescribing practices, and substance use disorders, stronger enforcement of mental health parity laws, financial incentives to promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, and the provision of additional Medicare-supported GME positions for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. Draft Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act/Investing in Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program, clinical preparedness, and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Draft Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program. Oppose restrictions on covered entities use of contract pharmacy arrangements and the differential treatment of covered entities with respect to reimbursement, participation in standard or preferred networks, and inventory management. H.R. 2534, Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support legislation to advance maternal health equity by providing comprehensive coverage during the post-partum period. Support initiatives to ensure robust data collection on maternal health outcomes. Support policies to provide comprehensive and integrated mental health services during the perinatal period. H.R. 2369, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization.
PROTECT 340B Act of 2023
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. P.L.117-105 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Implementation of grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Draft Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act and related draft bills Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program. Oppose restrictions on covered entities use of contract pharmacy arrangements and the differential treatment of covered entities with respect to reimbursement, participation in standard or preferred networks, and inventory management. Oppose the imposition of additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support legislation to advance maternal health equity by providing comprehensive coverage during the post-partum period. Support initiatives to ensure robust data collection on maternal health outcomes. Support policies to provide comprehensive and integrated mental health services during the perinatal period. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. Issue: Support the nomination of Mandy Cohen to be the CDC Director. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Seek clarification regarding implementation of the MATE Act within P.L. 117-328. 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 measures to expand access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment, including increased funding for training on pain management, safe prescribing practices, and substance use disorders, financial incentives to promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models; and the provision of additional Medicare-supported GME positions for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, community collaborations, as well as efforts related to GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities, sustainability within the health care sector, and health equity. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
PROTECT 340B Act of 2023
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, community collaborations, as well as efforts related to GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities, sustainability within the health care sector, and health equity. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of transitioning out of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; and diversity, equity, and inclusion. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Implementation of the Medication Access and Training Expansion Act (MATE) and the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act (MAT). Draft Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Implementation of grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. 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 measures to expand access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on pain management, safe prescribing practices, and substance use disorders, stronger enforcement of mental health parity laws, financial incentives to promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, and the provision of additional Medicare-supported GME positions for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. Draft Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act/Investing in Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program, clinical preparedness, and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Draft Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program. Oppose restrictions on covered entities use of contract pharmacy arrangements and the differential treatment of covered entities with respect to reimbursement, participation in standard or preferred networks, and inventory management. H.R. 2534, Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support legislation to advance maternal health equity by providing comprehensive coverage during the post-partum period. Support initiatives to ensure robust data collection on maternal health outcomes. Support policies to provide comprehensive and integrated mental health services during the perinatal period. H.R. 2369, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization.
PROTECT 340B Act of 2023
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
PROTECT 340B Act of 2023
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. P.L.117-105 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Implementation of grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Draft Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act and related draft bills Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program. Oppose restrictions on covered entities use of contract pharmacy arrangements and the differential treatment of covered entities with respect to reimbursement, participation in standard or preferred networks, and inventory management. Oppose the imposition of additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support legislation to advance maternal health equity by providing comprehensive coverage during the post-partum period. Support initiatives to ensure robust data collection on maternal health outcomes. Support policies to provide comprehensive and integrated mental health services during the perinatal period. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. Issue: Support the nomination of Mandy Cohen to be the CDC Director. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Seek clarification regarding implementation of the MATE Act within P.L. 117-328. 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 measures to expand access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment, including increased funding for training on pain management, safe prescribing practices, and substance use disorders, financial incentives to promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models; and the provision of additional Medicare-supported GME positions for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, community collaborations, as well as efforts related to GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities, sustainability within the health care sector, and health equity. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
340B Transparency Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
340B Transparency Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. P.L.117-105 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Implementation of grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Draft Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act and related draft bills Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program. Oppose restrictions on covered entities use of contract pharmacy arrangements and the differential treatment of covered entities with respect to reimbursement, participation in standard or preferred networks, and inventory management. Oppose the imposition of additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support legislation to advance maternal health equity by providing comprehensive coverage during the post-partum period. Support initiatives to ensure robust data collection on maternal health outcomes. Support policies to provide comprehensive and integrated mental health services during the perinatal period. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. Issue: Support the nomination of Mandy Cohen to be the CDC Director. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Seek clarification regarding implementation of the MATE Act within P.L. 117-328. 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 measures to expand access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment, including increased funding for training on pain management, safe prescribing practices, and substance use disorders, financial incentives to promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models; and the provision of additional Medicare-supported GME positions for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, community collaborations, as well as efforts related to GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities, sustainability within the health care sector, and health equity. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
340B Transparency Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
PATIENT Act of 2023
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
PATIENT Act of 2023
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
PATIENT Act of 2023
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. P.L.117-105 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Implementation of grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Draft Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act and related draft bills Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program. Oppose restrictions on covered entities use of contract pharmacy arrangements and the differential treatment of covered entities with respect to reimbursement, participation in standard or preferred networks, and inventory management. Oppose the imposition of additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support legislation to advance maternal health equity by providing comprehensive coverage during the post-partum period. Support initiatives to ensure robust data collection on maternal health outcomes. Support policies to provide comprehensive and integrated mental health services during the perinatal period. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. Issue: Support the nomination of Mandy Cohen to be the CDC Director. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Seek clarification regarding implementation of the MATE Act within P.L. 117-328. 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 measures to expand access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment, including increased funding for training on pain management, safe prescribing practices, and substance use disorders, financial incentives to promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models; and the provision of additional Medicare-supported GME positions for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, community collaborations, as well as efforts related to GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities, sustainability within the health care sector, and health equity. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs.
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs.
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
Children’s Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
Children’s Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request S.2624 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Draft House FY24 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Support mandatory funding for public health preparedness. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Ensure investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types and sites of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Social Determinants of Health program (SDOH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, data modernization, outbreak forecasting, and climate and health, and for research on gun violence. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support robust 302(b) allocation. Support funding for Hepatitis-C proposal. Draft House FY24 Commerce - Justice - Science Appropriations Bills Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation. HR.4366/S.2127 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for the VA medical and prosthetic research program. H.R.4821/S.2605 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for Indian Health Service workforce programs, including graduate medical education partnerships with academic medical centers. Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels. P.L.118-5 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 Issue: Oppose cuts to discretionary spending. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps funding. Issue: Support extension of funding for Teaching Health Centers. P.L. 118-15 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act Issue: Support continuation of federal funding.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request Draft House and Senate FY24 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bills Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Support mandatory funding for public health preparedness. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Ensure investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types and sites of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Social Determinants of Health program (SDOH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, data modernization, outbreak forecasting, and climate and health, and for research on gun violence. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support robust 302(b) allocation. Support funding for Hepatitis-C proposal. Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request Draft House and Senate FY24 Commerce - Justice - Science Appropriations Bills Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation. Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request HR.4366 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S.2127 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for the VA medical and prosthetic research program. Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request Draft House and Senate FY24 Interior Appropriations Bills Issue: Support funding for Indian Health Service workforce programs, including graduate medical education partnerships with academic medical centers. Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels. Educate Congress on institutional challenges related to increasing HRSAs oversight of the 340B program and oppose policies requiring covered entities report how they use 340B savings. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Centers. P.L.118-5 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 Issue: Oppose cuts to discretionary spending.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request S.2624 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Draft House FY24 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Support mandatory funding for public health preparedness. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Ensure investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types and sites of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Social Determinants of Health program (SDOH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, data modernization, outbreak forecasting, and climate and health, and for research on gun violence. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support robust 302(b) allocation. Support funding for Hepatitis-C proposal. Draft House FY24 Commerce - Justice - Science Appropriations Bills Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation. HR.4366/S.2127 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for the VA medical and prosthetic research program. H.R.4821/S.2605 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for Indian Health Service workforce programs, including graduate medical education partnerships with academic medical centers. Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels. P.L.118-5 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 Issue: Oppose cuts to discretionary spending. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps funding. Issue: Support extension of funding for Teaching Health Centers. P.L. 118-15 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act Issue: Support continuation of federal funding.
Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request S.2624 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Draft House FY24 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Support mandatory funding for public health preparedness. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Ensure investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types and sites of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Social Determinants of Health program (SDOH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, data modernization, outbreak forecasting, and climate and health, and for research on gun violence. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support robust 302(b) allocation. Support funding for Hepatitis-C proposal. Draft House FY24 Commerce - Justice - Science Appropriations Bills Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation. HR.4366/S.2127 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for the VA medical and prosthetic research program. H.R.4821/S.2605 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for Indian Health Service workforce programs, including graduate medical education partnerships with academic medical centers. Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels. P.L.118-5 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 Issue: Oppose cuts to discretionary spending. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps funding. Issue: Support extension of funding for Teaching Health Centers. P.L. 118-15 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act Issue: Support continuation of federal funding.
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request S.2624 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Draft House FY24 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Support mandatory funding for public health preparedness. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Ensure investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types and sites of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Social Determinants of Health program (SDOH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, data modernization, outbreak forecasting, and climate and health, and for research on gun violence. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support robust 302(b) allocation. Support funding for Hepatitis-C proposal. Draft House FY24 Commerce - Justice - Science Appropriations Bills Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation. HR.4366/S.2127 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for the VA medical and prosthetic research program. H.R.4821/S.2605 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for Indian Health Service workforce programs, including graduate medical education partnerships with academic medical centers. Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels. P.L.118-5 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 Issue: Oppose cuts to discretionary spending. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps funding. Issue: Support extension of funding for Teaching Health Centers. P.L. 118-15 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act Issue: Support continuation of federal funding.
Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. P.L.117-105 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Implementation of grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Draft Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act and related draft bills Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program. Oppose restrictions on covered entities use of contract pharmacy arrangements and the differential treatment of covered entities with respect to reimbursement, participation in standard or preferred networks, and inventory management. Oppose the imposition of additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support legislation to advance maternal health equity by providing comprehensive coverage during the post-partum period. Support initiatives to ensure robust data collection on maternal health outcomes. Support policies to provide comprehensive and integrated mental health services during the perinatal period. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. Issue: Support the nomination of Mandy Cohen to be the CDC Director. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Seek clarification regarding implementation of the MATE Act within P.L. 117-328. 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 measures to expand access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment, including increased funding for training on pain management, safe prescribing practices, and substance use disorders, financial incentives to promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models; and the provision of additional Medicare-supported GME positions for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, community collaborations, as well as efforts related to GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities, sustainability within the health care sector, and health equity. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. P.L.117-105 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Implementation of grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Draft Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act and related draft bills Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program. Oppose restrictions on covered entities use of contract pharmacy arrangements and the differential treatment of covered entities with respect to reimbursement, participation in standard or preferred networks, and inventory management. Oppose the imposition of additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support legislation to advance maternal health equity by providing comprehensive coverage during the post-partum period. Support initiatives to ensure robust data collection on maternal health outcomes. Support policies to provide comprehensive and integrated mental health services during the perinatal period. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. Issue: Support the nomination of Mandy Cohen to be the CDC Director. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Seek clarification regarding implementation of the MATE Act within P.L. 117-328. 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 measures to expand access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment, including increased funding for training on pain management, safe prescribing practices, and substance use disorders, financial incentives to promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models; and the provision of additional Medicare-supported GME positions for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, community collaborations, as well as efforts related to GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities, sustainability within the health care sector, and health equity. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request S.2624 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Draft House FY24 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Support mandatory funding for public health preparedness. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Ensure investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types and sites of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Social Determinants of Health program (SDOH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, data modernization, outbreak forecasting, and climate and health, and for research on gun violence. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support robust 302(b) allocation. Support funding for Hepatitis-C proposal. Draft House FY24 Commerce - Justice - Science Appropriations Bills Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation. HR.4366/S.2127 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for the VA medical and prosthetic research program. H.R.4821/S.2605 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for Indian Health Service workforce programs, including graduate medical education partnerships with academic medical centers. Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels. P.L.118-5 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 Issue: Oppose cuts to discretionary spending. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps funding. Issue: Support extension of funding for Teaching Health Centers. P.L. 118-15 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act Issue: Support continuation of federal funding.
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request Draft House and Senate FY24 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bills Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Support mandatory funding for public health preparedness. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Ensure investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types and sites of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Social Determinants of Health program (SDOH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, data modernization, outbreak forecasting, and climate and health, and for research on gun violence. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support robust 302(b) allocation. Support funding for Hepatitis-C proposal. Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request Draft House and Senate FY24 Commerce - Justice - Science Appropriations Bills Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation. Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request HR.4366 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S.2127 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for the VA medical and prosthetic research program. Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request Draft House and Senate FY24 Interior Appropriations Bills Issue: Support funding for Indian Health Service workforce programs, including graduate medical education partnerships with academic medical centers. Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels. Educate Congress on institutional challenges related to increasing HRSAs oversight of the 340B program and oppose policies requiring covered entities report how they use 340B savings. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Centers. P.L.118-5 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 Issue: Oppose cuts to discretionary spending.
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request S.2624 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Draft House FY24 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Support mandatory funding for public health preparedness. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Ensure investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types and sites of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Social Determinants of Health program (SDOH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, data modernization, outbreak forecasting, and climate and health, and for research on gun violence. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support robust 302(b) allocation. Support funding for Hepatitis-C proposal. Draft House FY24 Commerce - Justice - Science Appropriations Bills Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation. HR.4366/S.2127 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for the VA medical and prosthetic research program. H.R.4821/S.2605 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for Indian Health Service workforce programs, including graduate medical education partnerships with academic medical centers. Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels. P.L.118-5 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 Issue: Oppose cuts to discretionary spending. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps funding. Issue: Support extension of funding for Teaching Health Centers. P.L. 118-15 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act Issue: Support continuation of federal funding.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request S.2624 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Draft House FY24 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Support mandatory funding for public health preparedness. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Ensure investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types and sites of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Social Determinants of Health program (SDOH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, data modernization, outbreak forecasting, and climate and health, and for research on gun violence. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support robust 302(b) allocation. Support funding for Hepatitis-C proposal. Draft House FY24 Commerce - Justice - Science Appropriations Bills Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation. HR.4366/S.2127 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for the VA medical and prosthetic research program. H.R.4821/S.2605 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for Indian Health Service workforce programs, including graduate medical education partnerships with academic medical centers. Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels. P.L.118-5 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 Issue: Oppose cuts to discretionary spending. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps funding. Issue: Support extension of funding for Teaching Health Centers. P.L. 118-15 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act Issue: Support continuation of federal funding.
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request S.2624 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Draft House FY24 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Support mandatory funding for public health preparedness. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Ensure investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types and sites of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Social Determinants of Health program (SDOH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, data modernization, outbreak forecasting, and climate and health, and for research on gun violence. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support robust 302(b) allocation. Support funding for Hepatitis-C proposal. Draft House FY24 Commerce - Justice - Science Appropriations Bills Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation. HR.4366/S.2127 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for the VA medical and prosthetic research program. H.R.4821/S.2605 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for Indian Health Service workforce programs, including graduate medical education partnerships with academic medical centers. Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels. P.L.118-5 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 Issue: Oppose cuts to discretionary spending. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps funding. Issue: Support extension of funding for Teaching Health Centers. P.L. 118-15 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act Issue: Support continuation of federal funding.
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request S.2624 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Draft House FY24 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Support mandatory funding for public health preparedness. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Ensure investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types and sites of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Social Determinants of Health program (SDOH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, data modernization, outbreak forecasting, and climate and health, and for research on gun violence. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support robust 302(b) allocation. Support funding for Hepatitis-C proposal. Draft House FY24 Commerce - Justice - Science Appropriations Bills Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation. HR.4366/S.2127 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for the VA medical and prosthetic research program. H.R.4821/S.2605 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for Indian Health Service workforce programs, including graduate medical education partnerships with academic medical centers. Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels. P.L.118-5 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 Issue: Oppose cuts to discretionary spending. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps funding. Issue: Support extension of funding for Teaching Health Centers. P.L. 118-15 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act Issue: Support continuation of federal funding.
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request S.2624 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Draft House FY24 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Support mandatory funding for public health preparedness. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Ensure investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types and sites of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Social Determinants of Health program (SDOH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, data modernization, outbreak forecasting, and climate and health, and for research on gun violence. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support robust 302(b) allocation. Support funding for Hepatitis-C proposal. Draft House FY24 Commerce - Justice - Science Appropriations Bills Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation. HR.4366/S.2127 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for the VA medical and prosthetic research program. H.R.4821/S.2605 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for Indian Health Service workforce programs, including graduate medical education partnerships with academic medical centers. Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels. P.L.118-5 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 Issue: Oppose cuts to discretionary spending. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps funding. Issue: Support extension of funding for Teaching Health Centers. P.L. 118-15 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act Issue: Support continuation of federal funding.
Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
Restoring America’s Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request S.2624 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Draft House FY24 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Support mandatory funding for public health preparedness. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Ensure investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types and sites of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Social Determinants of Health program (SDOH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, data modernization, outbreak forecasting, and climate and health, and for research on gun violence. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support robust 302(b) allocation. Support funding for Hepatitis-C proposal. Draft House FY24 Commerce - Justice - Science Appropriations Bills Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation. HR.4366/S.2127 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for the VA medical and prosthetic research program. H.R.4821/S.2605 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for Indian Health Service workforce programs, including graduate medical education partnerships with academic medical centers. Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels. P.L.118-5 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 Issue: Oppose cuts to discretionary spending. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps funding. Issue: Support extension of funding for Teaching Health Centers. P.L. 118-15 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act Issue: Support continuation of federal funding.
Restoring America’s Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request Draft House and Senate FY24 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bills Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Support mandatory funding for public health preparedness. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Ensure investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types and sites of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Social Determinants of Health program (SDOH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, data modernization, outbreak forecasting, and climate and health, and for research on gun violence. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support robust 302(b) allocation. Support funding for Hepatitis-C proposal. Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request Draft House and Senate FY24 Commerce - Justice - Science Appropriations Bills Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation. Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request HR.4366 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S.2127 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for the VA medical and prosthetic research program. Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request Draft House and Senate FY24 Interior Appropriations Bills Issue: Support funding for Indian Health Service workforce programs, including graduate medical education partnerships with academic medical centers. Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels. Educate Congress on institutional challenges related to increasing HRSAs oversight of the 340B program and oppose policies requiring covered entities report how they use 340B savings. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Centers. P.L.118-5 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 Issue: Oppose cuts to discretionary spending.
Restoring America’s Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request S.2624 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Draft House FY24 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Support mandatory funding for public health preparedness. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Ensure investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types and sites of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Social Determinants of Health program (SDOH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, data modernization, outbreak forecasting, and climate and health, and for research on gun violence. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support robust 302(b) allocation. Support funding for Hepatitis-C proposal. Draft House FY24 Commerce - Justice - Science Appropriations Bills Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation. HR.4366/S.2127 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for the VA medical and prosthetic research program. H.R.4821/S.2605 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for Indian Health Service workforce programs, including graduate medical education partnerships with academic medical centers. Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels. P.L.118-5 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 Issue: Oppose cuts to discretionary spending. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps funding. Issue: Support extension of funding for Teaching Health Centers. P.L. 118-15 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act Issue: Support continuation of federal funding.
Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models. Support the provision of additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Support the provision of 200 additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education (GME) positions. Support the extension of COVID-related telehealth flexibilities. Support elimination or delay of Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Medicare sequester and eliminating or reducing scheduled cuts to the Physician Fee Schedule. Support one-year of continuous Medicaid coverage for children. Support extension of postpartum Medicaid and CHIP coverage for 12 months. H.R. 1384/ S.445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067, Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act of 2021 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236, Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act/ S. 2727 Investing in Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including restrictions on covered entities use of contract pharmacy to distribute covered drugs. H.R. 4390, Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payer mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal H.R. 2503 / S. 3039, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health H.R. 7585 / S. 4486, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support incentives to encourage the inclusion of implicit bias training in medical education and residency training. Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage during the postpartum period and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769, Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 925 / S. 347, Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions / Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. Provide feedback on monkeypox response including testing. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. H.R. 8131, Increasing Competition for Medical Residency Act Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035 / S. 2982, Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress and Administration about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, stigma around addiction, reproductive health, and accelerated medical education training programs. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. Issue: Support efforts of teaching hospitals to promote patient safety and high-quality care. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. H.R. 7961, Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Issue: Support statutory protections against violence and intimidation for health care workers and provide grants for hospital programs aimed at preventing violence in health care settings. P.L. 117-263, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Issue: Support a one year pause in military medical billet reductions in the Military Health System.
Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067 Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 4390 Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal H.R.7585, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, and opportunities to accelerate training. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. Issue: Educate Congress on accelerated medical education programs. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on AAMC member curriculum on climate change and nutrition.
Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). Support Senate Finance Committee proposal to provide 400 additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067 Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 4390 Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health H.R. 7585 / S. 4486, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support incentives to encourage the inclusion of implicit bias training in medical education and residency training. Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. Provide feedback on monkeypox response including testing. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. H.R. 8131 Increasing Competition for Medical Residency Act Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress and Administration about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, stigma around addiction, reproductive health, and accelerated medical education training programs. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. H.R. 7961 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Issue: Support statutory protections against violence and intimidation for healthcare workers and provide grants for hospital programs aimed at preventing violence in healthcare settings. Issue: Support a one-year pause in military medical billet reductions in the Military Health System.
Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about academic medicines response to the opioid epidemic. Support funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Support suspension of DATA waivers and new guidelines to expand access to buprenorphine. Support continuation of telehealth flexibilities allowing authorized practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine. Issue: Educate Congress on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care. Support measures to expand access to mental health care, including enhanced enforcement of mental health parity laws, expanded funding for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support high-quality affordable health insurance. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests and impact of burdensome regulation on patients access to care at academic medical centers. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, and reinstating assault weapons ban. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Urge establishment and implementation of robust national COVID-19 testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. Issue: Support robust research agenda for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, and opportunities to accelerate training. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. HR 5035, The Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support expansion of training for health professionals to prevent self-harm or suicide
MATE Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models. Support the provision of additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Support the provision of 200 additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education (GME) positions. Support the extension of COVID-related telehealth flexibilities. Support elimination or delay of Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Medicare sequester and eliminating or reducing scheduled cuts to the Physician Fee Schedule. Support one-year of continuous Medicaid coverage for children. Support extension of postpartum Medicaid and CHIP coverage for 12 months. H.R. 1384/ S.445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067, Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act of 2021 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236, Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act/ S. 2727 Investing in Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including restrictions on covered entities use of contract pharmacy to distribute covered drugs. H.R. 4390, Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payer mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal H.R. 2503 / S. 3039, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health H.R. 7585 / S. 4486, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support incentives to encourage the inclusion of implicit bias training in medical education and residency training. Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage during the postpartum period and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769, Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 925 / S. 347, Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions / Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. Provide feedback on monkeypox response including testing. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. H.R. 8131, Increasing Competition for Medical Residency Act Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035 / S. 2982, Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress and Administration about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, stigma around addiction, reproductive health, and accelerated medical education training programs. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. Issue: Support efforts of teaching hospitals to promote patient safety and high-quality care. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. H.R. 7961, Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Issue: Support statutory protections against violence and intimidation for health care workers and provide grants for hospital programs aimed at preventing violence in health care settings. P.L. 117-263, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Issue: Support a one year pause in military medical billet reductions in the Military Health System.
MATE Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). Support Senate Finance Committee proposal to provide 400 additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067 Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 4390 Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health H.R. 7585 / S. 4486, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support incentives to encourage the inclusion of implicit bias training in medical education and residency training. Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. Provide feedback on monkeypox response including testing. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. H.R. 8131 Increasing Competition for Medical Residency Act Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress and Administration about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, stigma around addiction, reproductive health, and accelerated medical education training programs. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. H.R. 7961 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Issue: Support statutory protections against violence and intimidation for healthcare workers and provide grants for hospital programs aimed at preventing violence in healthcare settings. Issue: Support a one-year pause in military medical billet reductions in the Military Health System.
MATE Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067 Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 4390 Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal H.R.7585, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, and opportunities to accelerate training. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. Issue: Educate Congress on accelerated medical education programs. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on AAMC member curriculum on climate change and nutrition.
Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). Support Senate Finance Committee proposal to provide 400 additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067 Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 4390 Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health H.R. 7585 / S. 4486, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support incentives to encourage the inclusion of implicit bias training in medical education and residency training. Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. Provide feedback on monkeypox response including testing. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. H.R. 8131 Increasing Competition for Medical Residency Act Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress and Administration about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, stigma around addiction, reproductive health, and accelerated medical education training programs. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. H.R. 7961 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Issue: Support statutory protections against violence and intimidation for healthcare workers and provide grants for hospital programs aimed at preventing violence in healthcare settings. Issue: Support a one-year pause in military medical billet reductions in the Military Health System.
Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about academic medicines response to the opioid epidemic. Support funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Support suspension of DATA waivers and new guidelines to expand access to buprenorphine. Support continuation of telehealth flexibilities allowing authorized practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine. Issue: Educate Congress on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care. Support measures to expand access to mental health care, including enhanced enforcement of mental health parity laws, expanded funding for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support high-quality affordable health insurance. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests and impact of burdensome regulation on patients access to care at academic medical centers. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, and reinstating assault weapons ban. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Urge establishment and implementation of robust national COVID-19 testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. Issue: Support robust research agenda for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, and opportunities to accelerate training. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. HR 5035, The Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support expansion of training for health professionals to prevent self-harm or suicide
Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models. Support the provision of additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Support the provision of 200 additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education (GME) positions. Support the extension of COVID-related telehealth flexibilities. Support elimination or delay of Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Medicare sequester and eliminating or reducing scheduled cuts to the Physician Fee Schedule. Support one-year of continuous Medicaid coverage for children. Support extension of postpartum Medicaid and CHIP coverage for 12 months. H.R. 1384/ S.445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067, Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act of 2021 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236, Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act/ S. 2727 Investing in Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including restrictions on covered entities use of contract pharmacy to distribute covered drugs. H.R. 4390, Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payer mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal H.R. 2503 / S. 3039, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health H.R. 7585 / S. 4486, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support incentives to encourage the inclusion of implicit bias training in medical education and residency training. Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage during the postpartum period and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769, Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 925 / S. 347, Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions / Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. Provide feedback on monkeypox response including testing. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. H.R. 8131, Increasing Competition for Medical Residency Act Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035 / S. 2982, Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress and Administration about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, stigma around addiction, reproductive health, and accelerated medical education training programs. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. Issue: Support efforts of teaching hospitals to promote patient safety and high-quality care. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. H.R. 7961, Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Issue: Support statutory protections against violence and intimidation for health care workers and provide grants for hospital programs aimed at preventing violence in health care settings. P.L. 117-263, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Issue: Support a one year pause in military medical billet reductions in the Military Health System.
Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067 Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 4390 Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal H.R.7585, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, and opportunities to accelerate training. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. Issue: Educate Congress on accelerated medical education programs. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on AAMC member curriculum on climate change and nutrition.
To enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes.
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about academic medicines response to the opioid epidemic. Support funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Support suspension of DATA waivers and new guidelines to expand access to buprenorphine. Support continuation of telehealth flexibilities allowing authorized practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine. Issue: Educate Congress on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care. Support measures to expand access to mental health care, including enhanced enforcement of mental health parity laws, expanded funding for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support high-quality affordable health insurance. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests and impact of burdensome regulation on patients access to care at academic medical centers. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, and reinstating assault weapons ban. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Urge establishment and implementation of robust national COVID-19 testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. Issue: Support robust research agenda for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, and opportunities to accelerate training. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. HR 5035, The Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support expansion of training for health professionals to prevent self-harm or suicide
To enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes.
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). Support Senate Finance Committee proposal to provide 400 additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067 Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 4390 Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health H.R. 7585 / S. 4486, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support incentives to encourage the inclusion of implicit bias training in medical education and residency training. Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. Provide feedback on monkeypox response including testing. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. H.R. 8131 Increasing Competition for Medical Residency Act Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress and Administration about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, stigma around addiction, reproductive health, and accelerated medical education training programs. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. H.R. 7961 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Issue: Support statutory protections against violence and intimidation for healthcare workers and provide grants for hospital programs aimed at preventing violence in healthcare settings. Issue: Support a one-year pause in military medical billet reductions in the Military Health System.
To enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes.
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067 Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 4390 Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal H.R.7585, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, and opportunities to accelerate training. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. Issue: Educate Congress on accelerated medical education programs. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on AAMC member curriculum on climate change and nutrition.
To enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes.
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models. Support the provision of additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Support the provision of 200 additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education (GME) positions. Support the extension of COVID-related telehealth flexibilities. Support elimination or delay of Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Medicare sequester and eliminating or reducing scheduled cuts to the Physician Fee Schedule. Support one-year of continuous Medicaid coverage for children. Support extension of postpartum Medicaid and CHIP coverage for 12 months. H.R. 1384/ S.445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067, Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act of 2021 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236, Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act/ S. 2727 Investing in Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including restrictions on covered entities use of contract pharmacy to distribute covered drugs. H.R. 4390, Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payer mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal H.R. 2503 / S. 3039, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health H.R. 7585 / S. 4486, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support incentives to encourage the inclusion of implicit bias training in medical education and residency training. Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage during the postpartum period and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769, Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 925 / S. 347, Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions / Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. Provide feedback on monkeypox response including testing. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. H.R. 8131, Increasing Competition for Medical Residency Act Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035 / S. 2982, Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress and Administration about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, stigma around addiction, reproductive health, and accelerated medical education training programs. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. Issue: Support efforts of teaching hospitals to promote patient safety and high-quality care. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. H.R. 7961, Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Issue: Support statutory protections against violence and intimidation for health care workers and provide grants for hospital programs aimed at preventing violence in health care settings. P.L. 117-263, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Issue: Support a one year pause in military medical billet reductions in the Military Health System.
DOC Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models. Support the provision of additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Support the provision of 200 additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education (GME) positions. Support the extension of COVID-related telehealth flexibilities. Support elimination or delay of Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Medicare sequester and eliminating or reducing scheduled cuts to the Physician Fee Schedule. Support one-year of continuous Medicaid coverage for children. Support extension of postpartum Medicaid and CHIP coverage for 12 months. H.R. 1384/ S.445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067, Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act of 2021 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236, Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act/ S. 2727 Investing in Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including restrictions on covered entities use of contract pharmacy to distribute covered drugs. H.R. 4390, Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payer mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal H.R. 2503 / S. 3039, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health H.R. 7585 / S. 4486, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support incentives to encourage the inclusion of implicit bias training in medical education and residency training. Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage during the postpartum period and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769, Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 925 / S. 347, Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions / Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. Provide feedback on monkeypox response including testing. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. H.R. 8131, Increasing Competition for Medical Residency Act Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035 / S. 2982, Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress and Administration about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, stigma around addiction, reproductive health, and accelerated medical education training programs. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. Issue: Support efforts of teaching hospitals to promote patient safety and high-quality care. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. H.R. 7961, Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Issue: Support statutory protections against violence and intimidation for health care workers and provide grants for hospital programs aimed at preventing violence in health care settings. P.L. 117-263, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Issue: Support a one year pause in military medical billet reductions in the Military Health System.
DOC Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about academic medicines response to the opioid epidemic. Support funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Support suspension of DATA waivers and new guidelines to expand access to buprenorphine. Support continuation of telehealth flexibilities allowing authorized practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine. Issue: Educate Congress on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care. Support measures to expand access to mental health care, including enhanced enforcement of mental health parity laws, expanded funding for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support high-quality affordable health insurance. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests and impact of burdensome regulation on patients access to care at academic medical centers. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, and reinstating assault weapons ban. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Urge establishment and implementation of robust national COVID-19 testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. Issue: Support robust research agenda for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, and opportunities to accelerate training. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. HR 5035, The Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support expansion of training for health professionals to prevent self-harm or suicide
DOC Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067 Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 4390 Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal H.R.7585, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, and opportunities to accelerate training. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. Issue: Educate Congress on accelerated medical education programs. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on AAMC member curriculum on climate change and nutrition.
DOC Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). Support Senate Finance Committee proposal to provide 400 additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067 Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 4390 Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health H.R. 7585 / S. 4486, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support incentives to encourage the inclusion of implicit bias training in medical education and residency training. Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. Provide feedback on monkeypox response including testing. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. H.R. 8131 Increasing Competition for Medical Residency Act Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress and Administration about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, stigma around addiction, reproductive health, and accelerated medical education training programs. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. H.R. 7961 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Issue: Support statutory protections against violence and intimidation for healthcare workers and provide grants for hospital programs aimed at preventing violence in healthcare settings. Issue: Support a one-year pause in military medical billet reductions in the Military Health System.
VALID Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067 Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 4390 Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal H.R.7585, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, and opportunities to accelerate training. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. Issue: Educate Congress on accelerated medical education programs. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on AAMC member curriculum on climate change and nutrition.
VALID Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models. Support the provision of additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Support the provision of 200 additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education (GME) positions. Support the extension of COVID-related telehealth flexibilities. Support elimination or delay of Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Medicare sequester and eliminating or reducing scheduled cuts to the Physician Fee Schedule. Support one-year of continuous Medicaid coverage for children. Support extension of postpartum Medicaid and CHIP coverage for 12 months. H.R. 1384/ S.445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067, Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act of 2021 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236, Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act/ S. 2727 Investing in Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including restrictions on covered entities use of contract pharmacy to distribute covered drugs. H.R. 4390, Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payer mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal H.R. 2503 / S. 3039, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health H.R. 7585 / S. 4486, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support incentives to encourage the inclusion of implicit bias training in medical education and residency training. Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage during the postpartum period and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769, Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 925 / S. 347, Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions / Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. Provide feedback on monkeypox response including testing. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. H.R. 8131, Increasing Competition for Medical Residency Act Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035 / S. 2982, Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress and Administration about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, stigma around addiction, reproductive health, and accelerated medical education training programs. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. Issue: Support efforts of teaching hospitals to promote patient safety and high-quality care. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. H.R. 7961, Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Issue: Support statutory protections against violence and intimidation for health care workers and provide grants for hospital programs aimed at preventing violence in health care settings. P.L. 117-263, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Issue: Support a one year pause in military medical billet reductions in the Military Health System.
VALID Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). Support Senate Finance Committee proposal to provide 400 additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067 Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 4390 Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health H.R. 7585 / S. 4486, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support incentives to encourage the inclusion of implicit bias training in medical education and residency training. Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. Provide feedback on monkeypox response including testing. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. H.R. 8131 Increasing Competition for Medical Residency Act Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress and Administration about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, stigma around addiction, reproductive health, and accelerated medical education training programs. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. H.R. 7961 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Issue: Support statutory protections against violence and intimidation for healthcare workers and provide grants for hospital programs aimed at preventing violence in healthcare settings. Issue: Support a one-year pause in military medical billet reductions in the Military Health System.
VALID Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about academic medicines response to the opioid epidemic. Support funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Support suspension of DATA waivers and new guidelines to expand access to buprenorphine. Support continuation of telehealth flexibilities allowing authorized practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine. Issue: Educate Congress on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care. Support measures to expand access to mental health care, including enhanced enforcement of mental health parity laws, expanded funding for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support high-quality affordable health insurance. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests and impact of burdensome regulation on patients access to care at academic medical centers. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, and reinstating assault weapons ban. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Urge establishment and implementation of robust national COVID-19 testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. Issue: Support robust research agenda for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, and opportunities to accelerate training. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. HR 5035, The Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support expansion of training for health professionals to prevent self-harm or suicide
Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067 Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 4390 Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal H.R.7585, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, and opportunities to accelerate training. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. Issue: Educate Congress on accelerated medical education programs. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on AAMC member curriculum on climate change and nutrition.
Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models. Support the provision of additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Support the provision of 200 additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education (GME) positions. Support the extension of COVID-related telehealth flexibilities. Support elimination or delay of Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Medicare sequester and eliminating or reducing scheduled cuts to the Physician Fee Schedule. Support one-year of continuous Medicaid coverage for children. Support extension of postpartum Medicaid and CHIP coverage for 12 months. H.R. 1384/ S.445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067, Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act of 2021 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236, Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act/ S. 2727 Investing in Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including restrictions on covered entities use of contract pharmacy to distribute covered drugs. H.R. 4390, Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payer mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal H.R. 2503 / S. 3039, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health H.R. 7585 / S. 4486, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support incentives to encourage the inclusion of implicit bias training in medical education and residency training. Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage during the postpartum period and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769, Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 925 / S. 347, Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions / Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. Provide feedback on monkeypox response including testing. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. H.R. 8131, Increasing Competition for Medical Residency Act Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035 / S. 2982, Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress and Administration about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, stigma around addiction, reproductive health, and accelerated medical education training programs. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. Issue: Support efforts of teaching hospitals to promote patient safety and high-quality care. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. H.R. 7961, Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Issue: Support statutory protections against violence and intimidation for health care workers and provide grants for hospital programs aimed at preventing violence in health care settings. P.L. 117-263, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Issue: Support a one year pause in military medical billet reductions in the Military Health System.
Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). Support Senate Finance Committee proposal to provide 400 additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067 Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 4390 Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health H.R. 7585 / S. 4486, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support incentives to encourage the inclusion of implicit bias training in medical education and residency training. Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. Provide feedback on monkeypox response including testing. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. H.R. 8131 Increasing Competition for Medical Residency Act Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress and Administration about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, stigma around addiction, reproductive health, and accelerated medical education training programs. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. H.R. 7961 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Issue: Support statutory protections against violence and intimidation for healthcare workers and provide grants for hospital programs aimed at preventing violence in healthcare settings. Issue: Support a one-year pause in military medical billet reductions in the Military Health System.
Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about academic medicines response to the opioid epidemic. Support funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Support suspension of DATA waivers and new guidelines to expand access to buprenorphine. Support continuation of telehealth flexibilities allowing authorized practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine. Issue: Educate Congress on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care. Support measures to expand access to mental health care, including enhanced enforcement of mental health parity laws, expanded funding for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support high-quality affordable health insurance. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests and impact of burdensome regulation on patients access to care at academic medical centers. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, and reinstating assault weapons ban. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Urge establishment and implementation of robust national COVID-19 testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. Issue: Support robust research agenda for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, and opportunities to accelerate training. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. HR 5035, The Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support expansion of training for health professionals to prevent self-harm or suicide
PROTECT 340B Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models. Support the provision of additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Support the provision of 200 additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education (GME) positions. Support the extension of COVID-related telehealth flexibilities. Support elimination or delay of Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Medicare sequester and eliminating or reducing scheduled cuts to the Physician Fee Schedule. Support one-year of continuous Medicaid coverage for children. Support extension of postpartum Medicaid and CHIP coverage for 12 months. H.R. 1384/ S.445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067, Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act of 2021 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236, Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act/ S. 2727 Investing in Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including restrictions on covered entities use of contract pharmacy to distribute covered drugs. H.R. 4390, Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payer mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal H.R. 2503 / S. 3039, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health H.R. 7585 / S. 4486, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support incentives to encourage the inclusion of implicit bias training in medical education and residency training. Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage during the postpartum period and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769, Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 925 / S. 347, Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions / Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. Provide feedback on monkeypox response including testing. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. H.R. 8131, Increasing Competition for Medical Residency Act Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035 / S. 2982, Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress and Administration about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, stigma around addiction, reproductive health, and accelerated medical education training programs. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. Issue: Support efforts of teaching hospitals to promote patient safety and high-quality care. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. H.R. 7961, Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Issue: Support statutory protections against violence and intimidation for health care workers and provide grants for hospital programs aimed at preventing violence in health care settings. P.L. 117-263, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Issue: Support a one year pause in military medical billet reductions in the Military Health System.
PROTECT 340B Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). Support Senate Finance Committee proposal to provide 400 additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067 Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 4390 Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health H.R. 7585 / S. 4486, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support incentives to encourage the inclusion of implicit bias training in medical education and residency training. Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. Provide feedback on monkeypox response including testing. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. H.R. 8131 Increasing Competition for Medical Residency Act Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress and Administration about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, stigma around addiction, reproductive health, and accelerated medical education training programs. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. H.R. 7961 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Issue: Support statutory protections against violence and intimidation for healthcare workers and provide grants for hospital programs aimed at preventing violence in healthcare settings. Issue: Support a one-year pause in military medical billet reductions in the Military Health System.
PROTECT 340B Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067 Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 4390 Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal H.R.7585, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, and opportunities to accelerate training. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. Issue: Educate Congress on accelerated medical education programs. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on AAMC member curriculum on climate change and nutrition.
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Support unique mission of academic medicine. P.L. 117-103, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, Division H, Title II and III H.R. 4502, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 S. 3062, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 Presidents FY 2022 Budget Request Presidents FY 2023 Budget Request Draft Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Ensure investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic and for new curricular materials. Support emergency funding and exemptions from discretionary spending caps. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health and mortality improvement initiatives. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support increased funding for Telehealth Resource Centers. Issue: Support investment in nondefense discretionary spending, including ample funding allocations for Labor-HHS-Education. Presidents FY 2023 Budget Request P.L. 117-103, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, Division BH.R. 4505/S. 3042, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) P.L. 117-103, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, Division J H.R. 4502, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 S.2604, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 Presidents FY 2023 Budget Request Draft Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, information technology, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Oppose VA research funding rescissions. P.L. 117-86, Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act Issue: Urge timely completion of the FY 2022 appropriations process. Support continued funding of the federal government. P.L. 117-2, American Rescue Plan Issue: Encourage agencies to implement funding relief for federal research agencies, new COVID-19 research, funding for data science, CDC-supported genomic sequencing, public health data modernization, investment in public health infrastructure, testing, contact tracing, vaccine development and distribution. Support funding for provider relief fund. Support supplemental funding for HRSA workforce programs, the National Health Service Corps, and programs addressing the mental health and well-being of health care providers. Support funding for increased FMAP for new states to expand Medicaid. Support funding for COBRA premium assistance. Support expanded subsidies in the ACA marketplaces. Support extension of postpartum Medicaid and CHIP coverage for 12 months. Support extension of Medicare sequester. H.R. 869/S. 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act Issue: Support emergency funding to provide relief for federal research agencies and to extend administrative flexibilities. H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act Draft Senate Reconciliation Legislation Issue: Support funding for pandemic resilience, funding for research and development, and VA hospital infrastructure. Support increased Medicare and VA support for physician training and the physician workforce. Support maximum funding for public health and health care preparedness. Support valid, inclusive data collection. Support funding for research infrastructure and research recovery. Support funding for broadband access and other physical infrastructure. Support funding for capital projects at hospitals to enhance preparedness and expand ICU capacity. Support funding for grants between public health departments and academic medical centers. Support funding for Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education and Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education. Support funding for maternal health. H.R.7007, Making emergency supplemental appropriations for coronavirus response and relief for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Draft Senate Supplemental Administration's emergency supplemental funding request to address COVID. Issue: Support emergency funding for HHS to address COVID.
United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Support reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions. H.R. 4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022 S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 Issue: Support efforts to promote research integrity, address harassment in science, and address potential for foreign influence in science using a balanced approach, including stakeholder engagement from institutions of higher education. Oppose Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review of proposed gifts and contracts to U.S. research institutions. Oppose excessively burdensome regulations on foreign gifts reporting. Support exemption of STEM graduates and health professionals from immigration caps. Issue: Urge Congress to let science lead investigations of COVID-19 origins. Issue: Educate Congress on uses of gain of function research and prevent unreasonable restrictions. Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs. Issue: Explore opportunities to improve research with cannabinoids. HR 869 / S 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act Issue: Support research recovery at federal science agencies due to COVID-19 pandemic.
United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Support reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions. H.R. 4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022 S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 P.L. 117-167, Supreme Court Funding Act of 2022, Division A (CHIPS Act of 2022) Issue: Support efforts to promote research integrity, address harassment in science, and address potential for foreign influence in science using a balanced approach, including stakeholder engagement from institutions of higher education. Support exemption of STEM graduates and health professionals from immigration caps. Issue: Consider strategies to prevent and address harassment in science and medicine Issue: Urge Congress to let science lead investigations of COVID-19 origins. Issue: Educate Congress on uses of gain of function research and prevent unreasonable restrictions. Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs. Issue: Explore opportunities to improve research with cannabinoids. HR 869 / S 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act Issue: Support research recovery at federal science agencies due to COVID-19 pandemic.
United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Support reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions. H.R. 4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022 S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 Issue: Support efforts to promote research integrity, address harassment in science, and address potential for foreign influence in science using a balanced approach, including stakeholder engagement from institutions of higher education. Oppose Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review of proposed gifts and contracts to U.S. research institutions. Oppose excessively burdensome regulations on foreign gifts reporting. Support exemption of STEM graduates and health professionals from immigration caps. Issue: Urge Congress to let science lead investigations of COVID-19 origins. Issue: Educate Congress on uses of gain of function research and prevent unreasonable restrictions. Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs. Issue: Explore opportunities to improve research with cannabinoids. HR 869 / S 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act Issue: Support research recovery at federal science agencies due to COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Support the nomination of Robert Califf to be Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.
United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Support reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions. H.R. 4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022 S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 Issue: Support efforts to promote research integrity, address harassment in science, and address potential for foreign influence in science using a balanced approach, including stakeholder engagement from institutions of higher education. Oppose Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review of proposed gifts and contracts to U.S. research institutions. Oppose excessively burdensome regulations on foreign gifts reporting. Support exemption of STEM graduates and health professionals from immigration caps. Issue: Urge Congress to let science lead investigations of COVID-19 origins. Issue: Educate Congress on uses of gain of function research and prevent unreasonable restrictions. Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs. Issue: Explore opportunities to improve research with cannabinoids. HR 869 / S 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act Issue: Support research recovery at federal science agencies due to COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Support the nomination of Arati Prabhakar, PhD, to be the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
POST GRAD Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Draft Higher Education Act Reauthorization Issues: Support affordable income driven repayment plans for borrowers. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and elimination of GradPLUS loans. H.R. 6720, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act Issue: Support loan forgiveness for COVID-19 health workers. S. 847, Student Loan Tax Elimination Act Issue: Support the elimination of origination fees on federal student loans. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the impact of medical education debt on career decisions like specialty choice. H.R. 801, the Expanding Medical Education Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support medical schools and regional medical campuses. H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act Issue: Support pathway scholarships for disadvantaged students entering medical school. Draft community college pathway legislation Issue: Support recruiting students from community college to careers in medicine to help improve diversity. Issue: Educate Congress on the role academic medicine can serve with the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys H.R. 4631, the Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act Issue: Support the reinstatement of Federal Direct Subsidized Loans for graduate students. Issue: Educate Congress on accelerated medical education programs. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on AAMC member curriculum on climate change and nutrition.
Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models. Support the provision of additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Support the provision of 200 additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education (GME) positions. Support the extension of COVID-related telehealth flexibilities. Support elimination or delay of Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Medicare sequester and eliminating or reducing scheduled cuts to the Physician Fee Schedule. Support one-year of continuous Medicaid coverage for children. Support extension of postpartum Medicaid and CHIP coverage for 12 months. H.R. 1384/ S.445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067, Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act of 2021 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236, Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act/ S. 2727 Investing in Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including restrictions on covered entities use of contract pharmacy to distribute covered drugs. H.R. 4390, Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payer mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal H.R. 2503 / S. 3039, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health H.R. 7585 / S. 4486, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support incentives to encourage the inclusion of implicit bias training in medical education and residency training. Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage during the postpartum period and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769, Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 925 / S. 347, Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions / Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. Provide feedback on monkeypox response including testing. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. H.R. 8131, Increasing Competition for Medical Residency Act Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035 / S. 2982, Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress and Administration about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, stigma around addiction, reproductive health, and accelerated medical education training programs. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. Issue: Support efforts of teaching hospitals to promote patient safety and high-quality care. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. H.R. 7961, Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Issue: Support statutory protections against violence and intimidation for health care workers and provide grants for hospital programs aimed at preventing violence in health care settings. P.L. 117-263, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Issue: Support a one year pause in military medical billet reductions in the Military Health System.
Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). Support Senate Finance Committee proposal to provide 400 additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067 Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 4390 Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health H.R. 7585 / S. 4486, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support incentives to encourage the inclusion of implicit bias training in medical education and residency training. Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. Provide feedback on monkeypox response including testing. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. H.R. 8131 Increasing Competition for Medical Residency Act Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress and Administration about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, stigma around addiction, reproductive health, and accelerated medical education training programs. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. H.R. 7961 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Issue: Support statutory protections against violence and intimidation for healthcare workers and provide grants for hospital programs aimed at preventing violence in healthcare settings. Issue: Support a one-year pause in military medical billet reductions in the Military Health System.
Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067 Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 4390 Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal H.R.7585, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, and opportunities to accelerate training. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. Issue: Educate Congress on accelerated medical education programs. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on AAMC member curriculum on climate change and nutrition.
Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act
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Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about academic medicines response to the opioid epidemic. Support funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Support suspension of DATA waivers and new guidelines to expand access to buprenorphine. Support continuation of telehealth flexibilities allowing authorized practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine. Issue: Educate Congress on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care. Support measures to expand access to mental health care, including enhanced enforcement of mental health parity laws, expanded funding for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support high-quality affordable health insurance. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests and impact of burdensome regulation on patients access to care at academic medical centers. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, and reinstating assault weapons ban. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Urge establishment and implementation of robust national COVID-19 testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. Issue: Support robust research agenda for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, and opportunities to accelerate training. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. HR 5035, The Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support expansion of training for health professionals to prevent self-harm or suicide
Issue: Support research with non-human primates
Issue: Educate Congress on the importance of the VAs academic affiliates to improve veteran care through clinical, research, and education partnerships. Issue: Discuss opportunities to support local affiliations between academic medical centers and VA medical centers.
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
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2023 · third_quarter · Q3
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of regulatory burden on medical research. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about preparedness and lab safety for pathogens with pandemic potential. Issue: Support the nomination of Monica Bertagnolli to be NIH Director. Issue: Support the role of academic medical centers in engaging with ARPA-H.
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict use of contract pharmacies, and impose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. 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. H.R.3838/S. 2415 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Issue: Support continued federal funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Issue: Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support workforce investments and extension of National Health Service Corps funding. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Urge clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; and health care for people with disabilities. H.R.2670/S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issue: Support military health workforce.
Issue: Support research with non-human primates
Issue: Educate Congress on the importance of the VAs academic affiliates to improve veteran care through clinical, research, and education partnerships. Issue: Discuss opportunities to support local affiliations between academic medical centers and VA medical centers.
Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request S.2624 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Draft House FY24 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Support mandatory funding for public health preparedness. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Ensure investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types and sites of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Social Determinants of Health program (SDOH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, data modernization, outbreak forecasting, and climate and health, and for research on gun violence. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support robust 302(b) allocation. Support funding for Hepatitis-C proposal. Draft House FY24 Commerce - Justice - Science Appropriations Bills Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation. HR.4366/S.2127 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for the VA medical and prosthetic research program. H.R.4821/S.2605 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for Indian Health Service workforce programs, including graduate medical education partnerships with academic medical centers. Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels. P.L.118-5 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 Issue: Oppose cuts to discretionary spending. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps funding. Issue: Support extension of funding for Teaching Health Centers. P.L. 118-15 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act Issue: Support continuation of federal funding.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
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2023 · second_quarter · Q2
Issue: Educate Congress on the importance of the VAs academic affiliates to improve veteran care through clinical, research, and education partnerships. Issue: Discuss opportunities to support local affiliations between academic medical centers and VA medical centers.
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. P.L.117-105 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Implementation of grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Draft Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act and related draft bills Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program. Oppose restrictions on covered entities use of contract pharmacy arrangements and the differential treatment of covered entities with respect to reimbursement, participation in standard or preferred networks, and inventory management. Oppose the imposition of additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R.3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 (PATIENT Act) Issue: Oppose requiring 340B covered entities to report their 340B savings for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans. Oppose implementation of so-called site-neutral payment policies in the Medicare program. Oppose burdensome and duplicative reporting and transparency requirements. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Impose efforts to impose additional, onerous reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support legislation to advance maternal health equity by providing comprehensive coverage during the post-partum period. Support initiatives to ensure robust data collection on maternal health outcomes. Support policies to provide comprehensive and integrated mental health services during the perinatal period. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. Issue: Support the nomination of Mandy Cohen to be the CDC Director. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Seek clarification regarding implementation of the MATE Act within P.L. 117-328. 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 measures to expand access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment, including increased funding for training on pain management, safe prescribing practices, and substance use disorders, financial incentives to promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models; and the provision of additional Medicare-supported GME positions for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, community collaborations, as well as efforts related to GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities, sustainability within the health care sector, and health equity. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request Draft House and Senate FY24 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bills Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Support mandatory funding for public health preparedness. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Ensure investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types and sites of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Social Determinants of Health program (SDOH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, data modernization, outbreak forecasting, and climate and health, and for research on gun violence. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support robust 302(b) allocation. Support funding for Hepatitis-C proposal. Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request Draft House and Senate FY24 Commerce - Justice - Science Appropriations Bills Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation. Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request HR.4366 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S.2127 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Issue: Support funding for the VA medical and prosthetic research program. Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request Draft House and Senate FY24 Interior Appropriations Bills Issue: Support funding for Indian Health Service workforce programs, including graduate medical education partnerships with academic medical centers. Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels. Educate Congress on institutional challenges related to increasing HRSAs oversight of the 340B program and oppose policies requiring covered entities report how they use 340B savings. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Centers. P.L.118-5 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 Issue: Oppose cuts to discretionary spending.
Issue: support preservation of nonprofit tax status for AAMC member teaching health systems and hospitals with federal nonprofit status.
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of regulatory burden on medical research. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about preparedness and lab safety for pathogens with pandemic potential. Issue: Urge Congress to work to eliminate Hepatitis- C. Issue: Support the nomination of Monica Bertagnolli to be NIH Director. Issue: Support the role of academic medical centers in engaging with ARPA-H.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
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2023 · first_quarter · Q1
Issue: Educate Congress on the importance of the VAs academic affiliates to improve veteran care through clinical, research, and education partnerships.
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of regulatory burden on medical research. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about preparedness and lab safety for pathogens with pandemic potential.
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, community collaborations, as well as efforts related to GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities, sustainability within the health care sector, and health equity. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of transitioning out of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; and diversity, equity, and inclusion. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Implementation of the Medication Access and Training Expansion Act (MATE) and the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act (MAT). Draft Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Implementation of grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. 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 measures to expand access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on pain management, safe prescribing practices, and substance use disorders, stronger enforcement of mental health parity laws, financial incentives to promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, and the provision of additional Medicare-supported GME positions for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. Draft Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act/Investing in Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program, clinical preparedness, and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Draft Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program. Oppose restrictions on covered entities use of contract pharmacy arrangements and the differential treatment of covered entities with respect to reimbursement, participation in standard or preferred networks, and inventory management. H.R. 2534, Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support legislation to advance maternal health equity by providing comprehensive coverage during the post-partum period. Support initiatives to ensure robust data collection on maternal health outcomes. Support policies to provide comprehensive and integrated mental health services during the perinatal period. H.R. 2369, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization.
Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request Draft House and Senate FY24 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bills Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Support mandatory funding for public health preparedness. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Ensure investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types and sites of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Social Determinants of Health program (SDOH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, data modernization, outbreak forecasting, and climate and health, and for research on gun violence. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support robust 302(b) allocation. Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request Draft House and Senate FY24 Commerce - Justice - Science Appropriations Bills Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation. Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request Draft House and Senate FY24 Military Construction-VA Appropriations Bills Issue: Support funding for the VA medical and prosthetic research program. Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request Draft House and Senate FY24 Interior Appropriations Bills Issue: Support funding for Indian Health Service workforce programs, including graduate medical education partnerships with academic medical centers Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels. Issue: Support policies to close the Medicaid coverage gap and ensure access to coverage in non-expansion states, as well as financial incentives to help states maintain existing expansions. Support mandatory 12-month Medicaid coverage for post-partum individuals. Issue: Educate Congress on institutional challenges related to increasing HRSAs oversight of the 340B program and oppose policies requiring covered entities report how they use 340B savings. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division H Draft Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Support mandatory funding for public health preparedness. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Ensure investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types and sites of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, data modernization, outbreak forecasting, and climate and health, and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health and mortality improvement initiatives. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support increased funding for Telehealth Resource Centers. Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Centers.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
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2022 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models. Support the provision of additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Support the provision of 200 additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education (GME) positions. Support the extension of COVID-related telehealth flexibilities. Support elimination or delay of Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Medicare sequester and eliminating or reducing scheduled cuts to the Physician Fee Schedule. Support one-year of continuous Medicaid coverage for children. Support extension of postpartum Medicaid and CHIP coverage for 12 months. H.R. 1384/ S.445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067, Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act of 2021 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236, Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act/ S. 2727 Investing in Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including restrictions on covered entities use of contract pharmacy to distribute covered drugs. H.R. 4390, Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payer mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal H.R. 2503 / S. 3039, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health H.R. 7585 / S. 4486, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support incentives to encourage the inclusion of implicit bias training in medical education and residency training. Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage during the postpartum period and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769, Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 925 / S. 347, Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions / Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. Provide feedback on monkeypox response including testing. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. H.R. 8131, Increasing Competition for Medical Residency Act Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, 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. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035 / S. 2982, Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress and Administration about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, stigma around addiction, reproductive health, and accelerated medical education training programs. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. Issue: Support efforts of teaching hospitals to promote patient safety and high-quality care. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. H.R. 7961, Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Issue: Support statutory protections against violence and intimidation for health care workers and provide grants for hospital programs aimed at preventing violence in health care settings. P.L. 117-263, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Issue: Support a one year pause in military medical billet reductions in the Military Health System.
H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to research and ARPA-H. Support inclusion of RISE Act. H.R. 5585, ARPA-H Act S.3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act S. 3819, ARPA-H Act P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Provide feedback on legislation to establish Advanced Research Project Agency/Authority for Health (ARPA-H). P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Support clinical trials diversity. Issue: Support prompt establishment of the Research Policy Board and implementation of the additional reform efforts required by Section 2034 of the 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255). Issue: Support ethical use of fetal tissue in medical research. Issue: Provide input on criteria for next NIH director.
Issue: Educate Congress on the importance of the VAs academic affiliates to improve veteran care through clinical, research, and education partnerships, including in the VA AIR Commission. Educate Congress on the national physician workforce shortages impact on VA. H.R. 5721 VA Infrastructure Powers Exceptional Research Act of 2021 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division U Issue: Support Paperwork Reduction Act exemption for VA researchers; support hiring flexibilities for VA research personnel; support dedicated time for research for physician scientists in the VA research program; support dual appointments with academic affiliates. Issue: Consider opportunities to strengthen the shared missions of research, education, and patient care through existing affiliations.
Issue: Reiterate the importance of animal models in medical research.
Issue: Reiterate the role the Bayh-Dole Act plays in fostering scientific innovation and economic growth, and reiterate that march-in was not an intended mechanism to reduce drug prices.
Issue: Support unique mission of academic medicine. P.L. 117-180, Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 Issues: Support temporary extension of federal funding levels. Support supplemental funding for COVID-19 and Monkeypox response efforts, including testing. Oppose inclusion of policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Presidents FY 2023 Budget Request H.R. 8295, S. 4659, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division H Draft Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Support mandatory funding for public health preparedness. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Ensure investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types and sites of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, data modernization, outbreak forecasting, and climate and health, and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health and mortality improvement initiatives. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support increased funding for Telehealth Resource Centers. Issue: Support investment in nondefense discretionary spending, including ample funding allocations for Labor-HHS-Education. Presidents FY 2023 Budget Request H.R. 8256, S. 4664, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division B Draft FY 2024 Presidents Budget Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Presidents FY 2023 Budget Request H.R. 8238, S. 4759, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division J Draft Presidents FY 2024 Budget Request Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, information technology, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Oppose VA research funding rescissions. Support removing VA health funding from discretionary caps. P.L. 117-2, American Rescue Plan Issue: Encourage agencies to implement funding relief for federal research agencies, new COVID-19 research, funding for data science, CDC-supported genomic sequencing, public health data modernization, investment in public health infrastructure, testing, contact tracing, vaccine development and distribution. Support funding for provider relief fund. Support supplemental funding for HRSA workforce programs and programs addressing the mental health and well-being of health care providers. Support funding for increased FMAP for new states to expand Medicaid. Support funding for COBRA premium assistance. Support expanded subsidies in the ACA marketplaces. Support extension of postpartum Medicaid and CHIP coverage for 12 months. Support extension of Medicare sequester. P.L. 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Issue: Support funding for pandemic resilience, funding for research and development, and VA hospital infrastructure. Support increased Medicare and VA support for physician training and the physician workforce. Support maximum funding for public health and health care preparedness. Support funding for research infrastructure and research recovery. Support funding for broadband access and other physical infrastructure. Support funding for capital projects at hospitals to enhance preparedness and expand ICU capacity. Support funding for grants between public health departments and academic medical centers. Support funding for maternal health. Support policies allowing teaching hospitals, medical schools, and other non-profit or public entities to access sustainable infrastructure investments. Support policies to reduce prescription drug prices. Support policies to increase non-profit entities access to funding for sustainable infrastructure. H.R. 7007, Making emergency supplemental appropriations for coronavirus response and relief for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Draft Senate Supplemental Administration's emergency supplemental funding request to address COVID. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Support emergency funding for HHS to address COVID.
Issue: Support reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions. H.R. 4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022 S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 P.L. 117-167, Supreme Court Funding Act of 2022, Division A (CHIPS Act of 2022) Issue: Support efforts to promote research integrity, address harassment in science, and address potential for foreign influence in science using a balanced approach, including stakeholder engagement from institutions of higher education. Support exemption of STEM graduates and health professionals from immigration caps. Issue: Consider strategies to prevent and address harassment in science and medicine Issue: Urge Congress to let science lead investigations of COVID-19 origins. Issue: Educate Congress on uses of gain of function research and prevent unreasonable restrictions. Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs. Issue: Explore opportunities to improve research with cannabinoids. HR 869 / S 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act Issue: Support research recovery at federal science agencies due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
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2022 · third_quarter · Q3
Issue: Support reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions. H.R. 4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022 S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 Issue: Support efforts to promote research integrity, address harassment in science, and address potential for foreign influence in science using a balanced approach, including stakeholder engagement from institutions of higher education. Oppose Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review of proposed gifts and contracts to U.S. research institutions. Oppose excessively burdensome regulations on foreign gifts reporting. Support exemption of STEM graduates and health professionals from immigration caps. Issue: Urge Congress to let science lead investigations of COVID-19 origins. Issue: Educate Congress on uses of gain of function research and prevent unreasonable restrictions. Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs. Issue: Explore opportunities to improve research with cannabinoids. HR 869 / S 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act Issue: Support research recovery at federal science agencies due to COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Support the nomination of Arati Prabhakar, PhD, to be the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
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2022 · second_quarter · Q2
Issue: Support unique mission of academic medicine. Presidents FY 2023 Budget Request H.R. 8295, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 Draft Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Support mandatory funding for public health preparedness. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Ensure investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types and sites of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, data modernization, outbreak forecasting, and climate and health, and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health and mortality improvement initiatives. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support increased funding for Telehealth Resource Centers. Issue: Support investment in nondefense discretionary spending, including ample funding allocations for Labor-HHS-Education. Presidents FY 2023 Budget Request H.R. 8256, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Presidents FY 2023 Budget Request H.R. 8238, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, information technology, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Oppose VA research funding rescissions. Support removing VA health funding from discretionary caps. P.L. 117-2, American Rescue Plan Issue: Encourage agencies to implement funding relief for federal research agencies, new COVID-19 research, funding for data science, CDC-supported genomic sequencing, public health data modernization, investment in public health infrastructure, testing, contact tracing, vaccine development and distribution. Support funding for provider relief fund. Support supplemental funding for HRSA workforce programs and programs addressing the mental health and well-being of health care providers. Support funding for increased FMAP for new states to expand Medicaid. Support expanded subsidies in the ACA marketplaces. Support extension of postpartum Medicaid and CHIP coverage for 12 months. Support extension of Medicare sequester. H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act Draft Senate Reconciliation Legislation Issue: Support funding for pandemic resilience, funding for research and development, and VA hospital infrastructure. Support increased Medicare and VA support for physician training and the physician workforce. Support maximum funding for public health and health care preparedness. Support funding for research infrastructure and research recovery. Support funding for broadband access and other physical infrastructure. Support funding for capital projects at hospitals to enhance preparedness and expand ICU capacity. Support funding for grants between public health departments and academic medical centers. Support funding for Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education and Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education. Support funding for maternal health. H.R.7007, Making emergency supplemental appropriations for coronavirus response and relief for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Draft Senate Supplemental Administration's emergency supplemental funding request to address COVID. Issue: Support emergency funding for HHS to address COVID.
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2022 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 6000 Cures 2.0 Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to research and ARPA-H. Support inclusion of RISE Act. H.R. 5585 ARPA-H Act S.3799 PREVENT Pandemics Act S. 3819 ARPA-H Act Issue: Provide feedback on legislation to establish Advanced Research Project Agency/Authority for Health (ARPA-H). Issue: Support clinical trials diversity. Issue: Support prompt establishment of the Research Policy Board and implementation of the additional reform efforts required by Section 2034 of the 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255). Issue: Support ethical use of fetal tissue in medical research. Issue: Provide input on criteria for next NIH director.
Draft Higher Education Act Reauthorization Issues: Support affordable income driven repayment plans for borrowers. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and elimination of GradPLUS loans. H.R. 6720, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act Issue: Support loan forgiveness for COVID-19 health workers. S. 847, Student Loan Tax Elimination Act Issue: Support the elimination of origination fees on federal student loans. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the impact of medical education debt on career decisions like specialty choice. H.R. 801, the Expanding Medical Education Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support medical schools and regional medical campuses. H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act Issue: Support pathway scholarships for disadvantaged students entering medical school. Draft community college pathway legislation Issue: Support recruiting students from community college to careers in medicine to help improve diversity. Issue: Educate Congress on the role academic medicine can serve with the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys H.R. 4631, the Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act Issue: Support the reinstatement of Federal Direct Subsidized Loans for graduate students. Issue: Educate Congress on accelerated medical education programs. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on AAMC member curriculum on climate change and nutrition.
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2021 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Draft Higher Education Act Reauthorization Issues: Support affordable income driven repayment plans for borrowers. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and elimination of GradPLUS loans. H.R. 6720, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act Issue: Support loan forgiveness for COVID-19 health workers. S. 847-Student Loan Tax Elimination Act Issue: Support the elimination of origination fees on federal student loans. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the impact of medical education debt on career decisions like specialty choice. H.R. 801, the Expanding Medical Education Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support medical schools and regional medical campuses. H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act Issue: Support pathway scholarships for disadvantaged students entering medical school. Issue: Educate Congress on the role academic medicine can serve with the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys H.R. 4631, the Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act Issue: Support the reinstatement of Federal Direct Subsidized Loans for graduate students. Issue: Educate Congress on medical licensing exams (USMLE/COMLEX) and how they are utilized in residency applications. Issue: Educate Congress on accelerated medical education programs.
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2021 · third_quarter · Q3
Issue: Educate Congress on the importance of the VAs academic affiliates to improve veteran care through clinical, research, and education partnerships. Educate Congress on the national physician workforce shortages impact on VA. Issue: Support maintaining VA medical services in conjunction with VA community care. Issue: Provide feedback on VA Conflict of Interest and GME timekeeping policies. Draft VA Infrastructure Powers Exceptional Research Act of 2021 Issue: Support increased investments in IT and physical research infrastructure for the VA research program; Support Paperwork Reduction Act exemption for VA researchers; support hiring flexibilities for VA research personnel; support dedicated time for research for physician scientists in the VA research program; support dual appointments with academic affiliates. Issue: Provide feedback on draft veteran's pro bono medical exams legislation.
Issue: Educate Congress regarding technology transfer and the importance of the Bayh-Dole Act to the US patent system.
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2021 · second_quarter · Q2
Issue: Reiterate the importance of animal models in medical research.
Issue: Support the nomination of Andrea Palm as Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Issue: Support the nomination of James Kvaal to be Under Secretary of Education Issue: Support the nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Issue: Support the nomination of Melanie Egorin as Assistant Secretary for Legislation at the US Department of Health and Human Services. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about academic medicines response to the opioid epidemic. Support funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Support suspension of DATA waivers and new guidelines to expand access to buprenorphine. Support continuation of telehealth flexibilities allowing authorized practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 1384 / S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support high-quality affordable health insurance. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Oppose efforts to direct HHS to update the Medicare.gov Care Compare website. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests and impact of burdensome regulation on patients access to care at academic medical centers. Issue: Oppose restrictions on diversity training for federal grantees and employees. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risks protection orders, child access safety laws, and reinstating assault weapons ban. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs S. 610/H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response centers of excellence legislation. Issue: Provide information on COVID-19 long haulers clinical care. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Urge establishment and implementation of robust national COVID-19 testing strategy and functional and transparent supply chain. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first and that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. H.R. 791/ S. 236 Tracking COVID-19 Variants Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing, including at academic medical centers. Draft Legislation to update the 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Encourage strategies to support academic medicines efforts to increase patient access to novel therapies. Discuss initiatives to strengthen foundational and translational sciences. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671 - Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss strategies to permanently authorize the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule.
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2021 · first_quarter · Q1
Draft Higher Education Act Reauthorization Issues: Support affordable income driven repayment plans for borrowers. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and elimination of GradPLUS loans. H.R. 6720, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act Issue: Support loan forgiveness for COVID-19 health workers. P.L. 117-2, the American Rescue Plan Issue: Support a change in the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund formula to better include independent medical students. Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the impact of medical education debt on career decisions like specialty choice. Issue: Oppose efforts to stop the use of race as a factor in medical school admissions. Issue: Support the repeal of Title IX campus sexual harassment regulations. Issue: Oppose the Department of Educations Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting information collection request. Issue: Oppose the Department of Educations investigation into Princeton Universitys anti-racism efforts. H.R. 801, the Expanding Medical Education Act Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support regional medical campuses.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Issue: Educate Congress regarding technology transfer and the importance of the Bayh-Dole Act to the US patent system.
P.L. 116-37, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 Issue: Support efforts to Increase discretionary spending caps and non-defense discretionary spending for fiscal year 2021. P.L. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Division H, M, and N H.R. 7614, Draft Senate, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, Ebola and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue research. Support animal research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH), Prevention Research Centers, and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic and for new curricular materials. Support emergency funding and exemptions from discretionary spending caps. Support extensions of the period of disbursement for multi-year grants. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Urge completion by end of calendar year. Issue: Support increased 302(b) funding allocations for Labor- HHS-Education and Commerce-Justice-Science Subcommittees. P.L. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Division B H.R. 7667, Draft Senate, FY 2021 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Urge completion by end of calendar year. P.L. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Division J H.R. 7609, Draft Senate, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R.7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, information technology, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Oppose VA research funding rescissions. Support exemption from discretionary spending caps. Urge completion by end of calendar year. P.L. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Division G H.R. 7612, Draft Senate, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R.7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 Issue: Support funding for Indian Health Service health professions, housing and medical equipment programs. P.L. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Division C H.R. 7617, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 P.L. 116-283, William M. Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 Issue: Supporting funding for Department of Defense funding for medical personnel and infrastructure, as well as the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS). P.L. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Division MM P.L. 116-159 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act Issue: Support continuation of discretionary funding programs. Support the extension of mandatory appropriation funds for the National Health Service Corps, Community Health Centers, and Teaching Health Centers. Support fixes for Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs. Support repeal or a delay in the implementation of the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) cuts. Presidents Budget, FY 2022 Issue: Support funding for core public health infrastructure, VA Research, and HRSA Workforce Programs. Support funding for NSF related science priorities. Support sustained robust growth for NIH, emergency funding for NIH, and other medical research priorities. P.L. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 PL 116-123, The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020 PL 116 - 127, The Families First Coronavirus Response Act P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act P.L. 116-139, H.R. 266, The Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act Interim Package H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act Draft Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act S. 4322, Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act S. 4320, Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act S. 178 with Amendment No. 2652 HEALS Act Draft Emergency Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020 Draft Bipartisan State and Local Support and Small Business Protection Act of 2020 Issue: Support emergency funding to provide relief for federal research agencies, investments in new COVID-19 research, funding for research infrastructure workforce and data science. Support extensions of the period of disbursement for multi-year grants. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for testing, contact tracing, vaccine development and distribution, and partnerships between academic medical centers and public health departments. Support funding for preparedness, PPE, and regional centers. Ensure access to research samples. Support funding for provider relief fund. Support funding for CDC, ASPR, NIH, HRSA, CMS, Department of Education, and other agencies Support emergency funding for medical schools. Support liability protections for providers and higher education institutions during COVID-19. Support fixes for Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs. Support nonprofit medical school, hospital, and physician practice eligibility for Main Street Lending Program. Issue: Support unique mission of academic medicine. H.R. 7308, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act S. 1585 Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act Issue: Support emergency funding to provide relief for federal research agencies and to extend administrative flexibilities. Issue: Support continued funding support for World Health Organization activities
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2020 · third_quarter · Q3
Issue: Educate Congress on the importance of the VAs academic affiliates to improve veteran care through clinical, research, and education partnerships. Educate Congress on the national physician workforce shortages impact on VA Issue: Support maintaining VA medical services in conjunction with VA community care. Issue: Support continuation of local flexibility and consideration of VAs statutory education and research missions in VA medical center referral determinations and procedures. Support flexibility in the contracting process. Issue: Support increased investments in IT and research infrastructure for the VA research program; Support Paperwork Reduction Act exemption for VA researchers.
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. H.R. 6650, S. 3634, Health Heroes 2020 Act S. 4055, Strengthening Americas Health Care Readiness Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about academic medicines response to the opioid epidemic. Support funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Support suspension of DATA waivers. Support continuation of telehealth flexibilities allowing authorized practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Oppose burdensome regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests Issues: Support high-quality affordable health insurance. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including instituting a moratorium, increasing reporting requirements on covered entities, and imposing user fees S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3630, No Surprises Act S. 1531, Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019 H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act Issues: Educate Congress on surprise medical bills and price disclosure. Support general principles for surprise medical bills draft legislation. Oppose statutory benchmark rate setting. Oppose Senate hospital/insurer contracting provisions and onerous reporting burden. S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act, Title IV Issues: Prescription drug pricing, public health, maternal mortality, and health information technology. Issue: Support legislation providing stable and predictable funding for quality measurement activities carried out by the National Quality Forum Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Issue: Educate Congress about medical education on nutrition, consent, implicit bias, and maternal health. Issue: Oppose restrictions on diversity training for federal grantees and employees. Issue: Educate Congress on the structural racism and inherent biases that have created health inequities that impact minority communities and other marginalized groups, including the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color. Issue: Support public health guidance for law enforcement regarding tactics to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission, and to protect all personal and health data collected as part of the COVID-19 response. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 6637, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. H.R. 4004, S. 2986 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2019 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. S. 3750/H.R. 6837, Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Improvement Act of 2020 Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs. Draft, firearm safety legislation Issue: Support universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risks protection orders, child access safety laws, and reinstating assault weapons ban. H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 Issue: Support universal background checks Issue: Support aligning 42 CFR Part 2 regulations with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. S. 4349/H.R. 8094, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving physician burnout and well-being. P.L. 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020 P.L. 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act H.R.6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act Draft Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act S. 178 with Amendment No. 2652 HEALS Act S. 4322, Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act S. 178, Delivering Immediate Relief to Americas Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act Issues: Support emergency supplemental funding and policies for federal agencies to support coronavirus preparedness, response, relief, and testing. Ensure access to research samples. Support funding for and provide recommendations for disbursement of provider relief fund. Support revised Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement policies and increased provider flexibility. Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs. Support inclusion of Medicare-supported graduate medical education positions. Support an increase in the Federal Medicaid Assistance Program. Support for current telehealth waivers to be made permanent. Provide recommendations on personal protective equipment, testing, social distancing, clinical care, and other COVID related preparedness and response efforts of the federal government. Avoid imposing standards that would encourage depletion of scarce PPE and other resources. Support enhanced national COVID-19 data collection to better address health disparities. See other additions under BUD. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response centers of excellence legislation. Issue: Urge establishment and implementation of robust national COVID-19 testing strategy and functional and transparent supply chain. Urge CDC to update testing guidelines. Issue: Describe medical education approach on womens health and support efforts to promote trauma-informed care. Issue: Support science and data driven approach to HHS decision making. Issue: Support CDC mission S 4248, HR 7618, COVID-19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act Issue: Support grant for anti-racism training in health professions programs. H.R. 8017, Mobile Options for Testing In Our Neighborhoods (MOTION) Act Issue: Support grants for mobile COVID-testing units. S. 4160, To enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes. Issue: Support protections for hospitals that participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program to temporarily allow them to remain eligible for the program. H.R. 8283 S. 4421, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout a national emergency.
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2020 · second_quarter · Q2
Issue: Educate Congress on the importance of the VAs academic affiliates to improve veteran care through clinical, research, and education partnerships. Educate Congress on the national physician workforce shortages impact on VA Issue: Support maintaining VA medical services in conjunction with VA community care. Issue: Support continuation of local flexibility and consideration of VAs statutory education and research missions in VA medical center referral determinations and procedures. Support flexibility in the contracting process. Issue: Support increased investments in IT and research infrastructure for the VA research program; Support Paperwork Reduction Act exemption for VA researchers.
P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act, Division A Issue: Support implementation of 21st Century Cures Act, including the Innovation Fund, increased funding for medical research, reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions, and supporting young investigators. H.R. 6417, Protecting Cures Act of 2020 Issue: Support legislation to reiterate HHSs obligation to fund scientifically meritorious research that meets specified criteria. S. 3161, National Biomedical Research Act Issue: Support legislation to establish a Biomedical Innovation Fund.
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2020 · first_quarter · Q1
Issue: Reiterate the importance of animal models in medical research.
P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act, Division A Issue: Support implementation of 21st Century Cures Act, including the Innovation Fund, increased funding for medical research, reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions, and supporting young investigators. H.R. 6417, Protecting Cures Act of 2020 Issue: Support legislation to reiterate HHSs obligation to fund scientifically meritorious research that meets specified criteria. S. 3161, National Biomedical Research Act Issue: Support legislation to establish a Biomedical Innovation Fund.
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2019 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 965, S.340, The Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 H.R. 985, The Fair Access for Safe and Timely (FAST) Generics Act of 2019 H.R. 1520, The Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 H.R. 1503, The Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019 S. 659, Biologic Patent Transparency Act S. 617, Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 Issue: Support policies to reduce prescription drug prices
H.R. 4674, College Affordability Act S. 2557, Student Aid Improvement Act Presidents Budget Request, FY 2020 Department of Education Higher Education Act reauthorization proposal P.L. 116-91, the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and elimination of GradPLUS loans. Issue: Support a change to the Department of Education Financial Aid Handbook redefining academic year for medical student loan disbursements. Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the impact of medical education debt on career decisions like specialty choice. Issue: Oppose efforts for expeditated approval of information collection request regarding foreign gifts and contracts to institutions of higher education H.R.103, S. 3058, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2019 Issue: Support transparency for all international medical schools. H.R. 3418, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act Issue: Support the reinstatement of federal direct Stafford loans to graduate and professional students P.L. 116-92, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, Division A Issue: Oppose presidents budget proposal to realign or reduce military medical manning positions, or medical billets.
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2019 · third_quarter · Q3
P.L. 116-37, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 Issue: Support efforts to Increase discretionary spending caps and non-defense discretionary spending for fiscal years 2020 and 2021. H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020, Division A Draft Senate FY2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Presidents Budget, FY 2020 Presidents Budget, FY 2021 Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, Ebola and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH), Prevention Research Centers, and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic and for new curricular materials. Support increased funding allocations for Labor- HHS-Education Subcommittee. H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020, Divisions A, C, and D S.2584, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2020 S.2580, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 Draft Senate FY2020 Military Construction Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Spending Bill Presidents Budget, FY 2020 Presidents Budget, FY 2021 Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, information technology, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Support funding for Indian Health Service health professions, housing and medical equipment programs. Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Presidents Budget, FY 2020 Issues: Oppose presidents budget proposal to eliminate and consolidate graduate medical education (GME) funding, and proposal to reduce payments to hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs). Oppose presidents budget proposal to eliminate ACA Medicaid expansion and implement caps and/or block grants model, and to expand the Medicaid DSH cuts. Oppose presidents budget proposal to reduce scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program PL., 116-59, Continuing Appropriations Act 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 Issue: Support temporary funding extension for discretionary spending programs. Urge completion of full-year spending bills without further delay.
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2019 · second_quarter · Q2
Issue: Educate Congress on the importance of the VAs academic affiliates to improve veteran care through clinical, research, and education partnerships. Issue: Oppose eliminating authority for academic affiliates to administer NIH grants in support of VA investigators. P.L. 115-182, VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 (MISSION Act) Issue: Preserve direct sole-source contracting with academic affiliates to improve Veterans access to specialty care at academic medical centers. Support VA physician recruitment through scholarship, loan repayment, pilot programs, and immigration programs. Provide feedback on implementation regarding eligibility requirements and access standards, urgent care, and organ transplants. Issue: Support continuation of local flexibility and consideration of VAs statutory education and research missions in VA medical center referral determinations and procedures. Support flexibility in the contracting process. Issue: Support increased VA GME funding and Medicare GME funding for VA affiliates.
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2019 · first_quarter · Q1
Issue: Support reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions. Issue: Support efforts to promote research integrity, address potential for foreign influence in science, and address harassment in science. Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs
Issue: Educate Congress on perspectives from the higher education community regarding technology transfer and the importance of the Bayh-Dole Act to the US patent system.
Presidents Budget, FY 2020 Draft FY 2020 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bills Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, Ebola and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH), Prevention Research Centers, and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic and for new curricular materials. Support increased funding allocations for Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee. Draft legislation to increase discretionary spending caps Issue: Increase discretionary spending caps and non-defense discretionary spending for fiscal year 2020 and 2021. Presidents Budget, FY 2020 Draft FY 2020 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations bills Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Research IT. P.L. 116-6, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2019, Divisions B, C, and E H.R.21, Consolidated Appropriations Act H.R.648, 2nd Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (S. 3072 / H.R 5952 in the 115th Congress) Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF), urge congress and president to resolve shutdown and re-open federal science and health agencies and programs. (e.g. NSF, FDA, IHS) Issues: Oppose presidents budget proposal to eliminate and consolidate graduate medical education (GME) funding, and proposal to reduce payments to hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs). Issue: Oppose presidents budget proposal to eliminate ACA Medicaid expansion and implement caps and/or block grants model, and to expand the Medicaid DSH cuts. Issue: Oppose presidents budget proposal to reduce scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Q4
P.L.115-334, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 Issue: Support amendments to update the frequency of required inspections under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). S. 3773 Primate Protection and Research Modernization Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation to restrict research with nonhuman primates.
P.L. 115-232, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2019 Issue: Oppose restrictions to Department of Defense medical research Issue: Support reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions. Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs Issue: Support nomination of Kelvin Droegemeier, PhD to be director of White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Issue: Support efforts to promote research integrity and address harassment in science
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2018 · third_quarter · Q3
P.L. No: 115-182, VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 (MISSION Act) Issue: Preserve direct sole-source contracting with academic affiliates to improve Veterans access to specialty care at academic medical centers. Support VA physician recruitment through scholarship, loan repayment, pilot programs, and immigration programs. Issue: Support authority for VA joint ventures with academic affiliates Issue: Support increased VA GME funding and Medicare GME funding for VA affiliates Issue: Educate Congress on the importance of the VAs academic affiliates to improve veteran care through clinical, research, tech transfer, and education partnerships. Oppose eliminating authority for academic affiliates to administer NIH grants in support of VA investigators. Issue: Support continuation of local flexibility and consideration of VAs statutory education and research missions in VA medical center referral determinations and procedures
Presidents Budget, FY 2019 P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, Division H P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S.3158/ H.R. 6470, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 P.L. 115-245, Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, Division B Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Encourage consideration of forthcoming NIH plan for chimp sanctuaries. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH), Prevention Research Centers, and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support increased funding allocations for Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee and oppose across-the-board cuts. Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education. Oppose cuts to graduate medical education. P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division F P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B P.L.115-244, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Support funding for DOD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division B P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S. 3072 / H.R 5952 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending.
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2018 · second_quarter · Q2
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R.5385, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Draft House legislation) Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program
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2018 · first_quarter · Q1
P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act, Division A Issue: Support implementation of 21st Century Cures Act, including the Innovation Fund, increased funding for medical research, reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions, and supporting young investigators. Issue: Regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests Issue: Provide comments on revision to the Common Rule
Issue: Educate Congress on perspectives from the higher education community regarding technology transfer, the importance of the Bayh-Dole Act to the US patent system, and the impact of sovereign immunity claims on challenges to patents. H.R.5340, STRONGER Patents Act Issue: Support efforts to improve and prevent abuse of the U.S. patent system
Issue: Support unique mission of academic medicine. P.L. 117-180, Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 Issues: Support temporary extension of federal funding levels. Support supplemental funding for COVID-19 and Monkeypox response efforts, including testing. Oppose inclusion of policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. Presidents FY 2023 Budget Request H.R. 8295, S. 4659, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Support mandatory funding for public health preparedness. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Ensure investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types and sites of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, data modernization, outbreak forecasting, and climate and health, and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health and mortality improvement initiatives. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support increased funding for Telehealth Resource Centers. Issue: Support investment in nondefense discretionary spending, including ample funding allocations for Labor-HHS-Education. Presidents FY 2023 Budget Request H.R. 8256, S. 4664, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Presidents FY 2023 Budget Request H.R. 8238, S. 4759, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, information technology, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Oppose VA research funding rescissions. Support removing VA health funding from discretionary caps. P.L. 117-2, American Rescue Plan Issue: Encourage agencies to implement funding relief for federal research agencies, new COVID-19 research, funding for data science, CDC-supported genomic sequencing, public health data modernization, investment in public health infrastructure, testing, contact tracing, vaccine development and distribution. Support funding for provider relief fund. Support supplemental funding for HRSA workforce programs and programs addressing the mental health and well-being of health care providers. Support funding for increased FMAP for new states to expand Medicaid. Support funding for COBRA premium assistance. Support expanded subsidies in the ACA marketplaces. Support extension of postpartum Medicaid and CHIP coverage for 12 months. Support extension of Medicare sequester. P.L. 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Issue: Support funding for pandemic resilience, funding for research and development, and VA hospital infrastructure. Support increased Medicare and VA support for physician training and the physician workforce. Support maximum funding for public health and health care preparedness. Support funding for research infrastructure and research recovery. Support funding for broadband access and other physical infrastructure. Support funding for capital projects at hospitals to enhance preparedness and expand ICU capacity. Support funding for grants between public health departments and academic medical centers. Support funding for Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education and Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education. Support funding for maternal health. Support policies allowing teaching hospitals, medical schools, and other non-profit or public entities to access sustainable infrastructure investments. Support policies to reduce prescription drug prices H.R.7007, Making emergency supplemental appropriations for coronavirus response and relief for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Draft Senate Supplemental Administration's emergency supplemental funding request to address COVID. Issue: Support emergency funding for HHS to address COVID.
Issue: Educate Congress on the importance of the VAs academic affiliates to improve veteran care through clinical, research, and education partnerships, including in the VA AIR Commission. Educate Congress on the national physician workforce shortages impact on VA. H.R. 5721 VA Infrastructure Powers Exceptional Research Act of 2021 Issue: Support increased investments in IT and physical research infrastructure for the VA research program; support Paperwork Reduction Act exemption for VA researchers; support hiring flexibilities for VA research personnel; support dedicated time for research for physician-scientists in the VA research program; support dual appointments with academic affiliates. Issue: Consider opportunities to strengthen the shared missions of research, education, and patient care through existing affiliations.
H.R. 6000 Cures 2.0 Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to research and ARPA-H. Support inclusion of RISE Act. H.R. 5585 ARPA-H Act S.3799 PREVENT Pandemics Act S. 3819 ARPA-H Act Issue: Provide feedback on legislation to establish Advanced Research Project Agency/Authority for Health (ARPA-H). Issue: Support clinical trials diversity. Issue: Support prompt establishment of the Research Policy Board and implementation of the additional reform efforts required by Section 2034 of the 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255). Issue: Support ethical use of fetal tissue in medical research. Issue: Provide input on criteria for next NIH director. Issue: Support appointment of new NCI and ARPA-H directors.
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). Support Senate Finance Committee proposal to provide 400 additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067 Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 4390 Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health H.R. 7585 / S. 4486, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support incentives to encourage the inclusion of implicit bias training in medical education and residency training. Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. Provide feedback on monkeypox response including testing. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. H.R. 8131 Increasing Competition for Medical Residency Act Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress and Administration about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, stigma around addiction, reproductive health, and accelerated medical education training programs. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. H.R. 7961 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Issue: Support statutory protections against violence and intimidation for healthcare workers and provide grants for hospital programs aimed at preventing violence in healthcare settings. Issue: Support a one-year pause in military medical billet reductions in the Military Health System.
Issue: Reiterate the role the Bayh-Dole Act plays in fostering scientific innovation and economic growth, and reiterate that march-in was not an intended mechanism to reduce drug prices.
Issue: Reiterate the importance of animal models in medical research.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Issue: Support reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions. H.R. 4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022 S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 Issue: Support efforts to promote research integrity, address harassment in science, and address potential for foreign influence in science using a balanced approach, including stakeholder engagement from institutions of higher education. Oppose Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review of proposed gifts and contracts to U.S. research institutions. Oppose excessively burdensome regulations on foreign gifts reporting. Support exemption of STEM graduates and health professionals from immigration caps. Issue: Urge Congress to let science lead investigations of COVID-19 origins. Issue: Educate Congress on uses of gain of function research and prevent unreasonable restrictions. Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs. Issue: Explore opportunities to improve research with cannabinoids. HR 869 / S 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act Issue: Support research recovery at federal science agencies due to COVID-19 pandemic.
H.R. 6000 Cures 2.0 Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to research and ARPA-H. Support inclusion of RISE Act. H.R. 5585 ARPA-H Act S.3799 PREVENT Pandemics Act S. 3819 ARPA-H Act Issue: Provide feedback on legislation to establish Advanced Research Project Agency/Authority for Health (ARPA-H). Issue: Support clinical trials diversity. Issue: Support prompt establishment of the Research Policy Board and implementation of the additional reform efforts required by Section 2034 of the 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255). Issue: Support ethical use of fetal tissue in medical research. Issue: Provide input on criteria for next NIH director.
Issue: Educate Congress on the importance of the VAs academic affiliates to improve veteran care through clinical, research, and education partnerships, including in the VA AIR Commission. Educate Congress on the national physician workforce shortages impact on VA. Issue: Provide feedback on VA Conflict of Interest in GME timekeeping and research compensation policies. H.R. 5721 VA Infrastructure Powers Exceptional Research Act of 2021 Issue: Support increased investments in IT and physical research infrastructure for the VA research program; support Paperwork Reduction Act exemption for VA researchers; support hiring flexibilities for VA research personnel; support dedicated time for research for physician scientists in the VA research program; support dual appointments with academic affiliates.
Issue: Reiterate the importance of animal models in medical research.
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067 Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 4390 Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal H.R.7585, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, and opportunities to accelerate training. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. Issue: Educate Congress on accelerated medical education programs. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on AAMC member curriculum on climate change and nutrition.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Issue: Support reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions. H.R. 4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022 S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 Issue: Support efforts to promote research integrity, address harassment in science, and address potential for foreign influence in science using a balanced approach, including stakeholder engagement from institutions of higher education. Oppose Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review of proposed gifts and contracts to U.S. research institutions. Oppose excessively burdensome regulations on foreign gifts reporting. Support exemption of STEM graduates and health professionals from immigration caps. Issue: Urge Congress to let science lead investigations of COVID-19 origins. Issue: Educate Congress on uses of gain of function research and prevent unreasonable restrictions. Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs. Issue: Explore opportunities to improve research with cannabinoids. HR 869 / S 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act Issue: Support research recovery at federal science agencies due to COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Support the nomination of Robert Califf to be Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.
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Issue: Reiterate the importance of animal models in medical research.
Issue: Educate Congress on the importance of the VAs academic affiliates to improve veteran care through clinical, research, and education partnerships. Educate Congress on the national physician workforce shortages impact on VA. Issue: Provide feedback on VA Conflict of Interest in GME timekeeping and research compensation policies. H.R. 5721 VA Infrastructure Powers Exceptional Research Act of 2021 Issue: Support increased investments in IT and physical research infrastructure for the VA research program; support Paperwork Reduction Act exemption for VA researchers; support hiring flexibilities for VA research personnel; support dedicated time for research for physician scientists in the VA research program; support dual appointments with academic affiliates.
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about academic medicines response to the opioid epidemic. Support funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Support suspension of DATA waivers and new guidelines to expand access to buprenorphine. Support continuation of telehealth flexibilities allowing authorized practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine. Issue: Educate Congress on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care. Support measures to expand access to mental health care, including enhanced enforcement of mental health parity laws, expanded funding for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support high-quality affordable health insurance. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests and impact of burdensome regulation on patients access to care at academic medical centers. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, and reinstating assault weapons ban. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Urge establishment and implementation of robust national COVID-19 testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. Issue: Support robust research agenda for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, and opportunities to accelerate training. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. HR 5035, The Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support expansion of training for health professionals to prevent self-harm or suicide
Issue: Support unique mission of academic medicine. P.L. 117-103, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, Division H, Title II and III H.R. 4502, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 S. 3062, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 Presidents FY 2022 Budget Request Presidents FY 2023 Budget Request Draft Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Ensure investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic and for new curricular materials. Support emergency funding and exemptions from discretionary spending caps. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health and mortality improvement initiatives. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support increased funding for Telehealth Resource Centers. Issue: Support investment in nondefense discretionary spending, including ample funding allocations for Labor-HHS-Education. Presidents FY 2023 Budget Request P.L. 117-103, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, Division BH.R. 4505/S. 3042, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) P.L. 117-103, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, Division J H.R. 4502, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 S.2604, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 Presidents FY 2023 Budget Request Draft Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, information technology, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Oppose VA research funding rescissions. P.L. 117-86, Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act Issue: Urge timely completion of the FY 2022 appropriations process. Support continued funding of the federal government. P.L. 117-2, American Rescue Plan Issue: Encourage agencies to implement funding relief for federal research agencies, new COVID-19 research, funding for data science, CDC-supported genomic sequencing, public health data modernization, investment in public health infrastructure, testing, contact tracing, vaccine development and distribution. Support funding for provider relief fund. Support supplemental funding for HRSA workforce programs, the National Health Service Corps, and programs addressing the mental health and well-being of health care providers. Support funding for increased FMAP for new states to expand Medicaid. Support funding for COBRA premium assistance. Support expanded subsidies in the ACA marketplaces. Support extension of postpartum Medicaid and CHIP coverage for 12 months. Support extension of Medicare sequester. H.R. 869/S. 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act Issue: Support emergency funding to provide relief for federal research agencies and to extend administrative flexibilities. H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act Draft Senate Reconciliation Legislation Issue: Support funding for pandemic resilience, funding for research and development, and VA hospital infrastructure. Support increased Medicare and VA support for physician training and the physician workforce. Support maximum funding for public health and health care preparedness. Support valid, inclusive data collection. Support funding for research infrastructure and research recovery. Support funding for broadband access and other physical infrastructure. Support funding for capital projects at hospitals to enhance preparedness and expand ICU capacity. Support funding for grants between public health departments and academic medical centers. Support funding for Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education and Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education. Support funding for maternal health. H.R.7007, Making emergency supplemental appropriations for coronavirus response and relief for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Draft Senate Supplemental Administration's emergency supplemental funding request to address COVID. Issue: Support emergency funding for HHS to address COVID.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Issue: Reiterate the importance of animal models in medical research.
Issue: Educate Congress on the importance of the VAs academic affiliates to improve veteran care through clinical, research, and education partnerships. Educate Congress on the national physician workforce shortages impact on VA. Issue: Support maintaining VA medical services in conjunction with VA community care. Issue: Provide feedback on VA Conflict of Interest and GME timekeeping policies. H.R. 5721 VA Infrastructure Powers Exceptional Research Act of 2021 Issue: Support increased investments in IT and physical research infrastructure for the VA research program; Support Paperwork Reduction Act exemption for VA researchers; support hiring flexibilities for VA research personnel; support dedicated time for research for physician scientists in the VA research program; support dual appointments with academic affiliates. Issue: Provide feedback on draft veteran's pro bono medical exams legislation.
H.R. 6000 Cures 2.0 Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to research and ARPA-H. Support inclusion of RISE Act. H.R. 5585 ARPA-H Act Issue: Provide feedback on legislation to establish Advanced Research Project Agency for Health (ARPA-H). Issue: Support clinical trials diversity. Issue: Support prompt establishment of the Research Policy Board and implementation of the additional reform efforts required by Section 2034 of the 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255). Issue: Support ethical use of fetal tissue in medical research. Issue: Participate in OSTP/NIH listening sessions on ARPA-H. Issue: Provide input on criteria for next NIH director.
Issue: Support unique mission of academic medicine. H.R. 4502/Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 S. 3062 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 Presidents FY 2022 Budget Request Draft Presidents FY 2023 Budget Request Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, Ebola and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support discussions on Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health and ensure investment does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic and for new curricular materials. Support emergency funding and exemptions from discretionary spending caps. Support extensions of the period of disbursement for multi-year NIH grants. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health and mortality improvement initiatives. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support increased funding for Telehealth Resource Centers. Issue: Support investment in nondefense discretionary spending, including ample funding allocations for Labor-HHS-Education. H.R. 4505/ S. 3042, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) H.R. 4502 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 S.2604 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 Draft Presidents FY 2023 Budget Request Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, information technology, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Oppose VA research funding rescissions. P.L. 117-43 Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act P.L. 117-70 Further Extending Government Funding Act Issue: Urge timely completion of the FY 2022 appropriations process. Support continued funding of the federal government and support extensions of the period of disbursement for multi-year NIH grants. Issue: Support robust funding growth for medical research in FY 2023. P.L. 117-2, the American Rescue Plan Issue: Encourage agencies to implement funding relief for federal research agencies, new COVID-19 research, funding for data science, CDC-supported genomic sequencing, public health data modernization, investment in public health infrastructure, testing, contact tracing, vaccine development and distribution. Support funding for provider relief fund. Support supplemental funding for HRSA workforce programs, the National Health Service Corps, and programs addressing the mental health and well-being of health care providers. Support funding for increased FMAP for new states to expand Medicaid. Support funding for COBRA premium assistance. Support expanded subsidies in the ACA marketplaces. Support extension of postpartum Medicaid and CHIP coverage for 12 months. Support extension of Medicare sequester. Issue: Support increased support for Medicare funding for graduate medical education and oppose any reductions Issue: Support additional Medicare funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain medicine residency programs H.R. 869, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act S. 289 Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act Issue: Support emergency funding to provide relief for federal research agencies and to extend administrative flexibilities. Issue: Support emergency funding for NIH and NSF to mitigate pandemic related disruptions. American Jobs Plan American Families Plan H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act Draft Senate Reconciliation Legislation Issue: Support funding for pandemic resilience, funding for research and development, and VA hospital infrastructure. Support increased Medicare and VA support for physician training and the physician workforce. Support maximum funding for public health and health care preparedness. Support valid, inclusive data collection. Support funding for research infrastructure and research recovery. Support funding for broadband access and other physical infrastructure. Support funding for capital projects at hospitals to enhance preparedness and expand ICU capacity. Support funding for grants between public health departments and academic medical centers. Support funding for Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education and Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education. Support funding for maternal health.
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about academic medicines response to the opioid epidemic. Support funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Support suspension of DATA waivers and new guidelines to expand access to buprenorphine. Support continuation of telehealth flexibilities allowing authorized practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support high-quality affordable health insurance. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Oppose efforts to direct HHS to update the Medicare.gov Care Compare website. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests and impact of burdensome regulation on patients access to care at academic medical centers. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risks protection orders, child access safety laws, and reinstating assault weapons ban. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs S. 610/H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response centers of excellence legislation. Issue: Provide information on COVID-19 long haulers clinical care. Issue: Provide feedback on draft pandemic preparedness legislation Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Urge establishment and implementation of robust national COVID-19 testing strategy and functional and transparent supply chain. Issue: Support mask requirements on public transportation. Issue: Provide input on COVID-19 vaccination requirements for health care workers. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first and that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. Issue: Support robust research agenda for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. H.R. 6000 Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671 - Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Encourage actions to improve COVID-19 response and future pandemic preparedness including improved federal coordination, greater supply chain redundancy, and investments in public health and health care human resources. Issue: Inform about academic medicines efforts in UME, GME, and CME on caring for older adults. P.L. 117-81, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 Issue: Support maintaining current military medical billet levels.
Issue: Support reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions. S.1169 - Strategic Competition Act of 2021 S.1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 H.R.2731 -Endless Frontier Act H.R.2225 - National Science Foundation for the Future Act Issue: Support efforts to promote research integrity, address harassment in science, and address potential for foreign influence in science using a balanced approach, including stakeholder engagement from institutions of higher education. Oppose Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review of proposed gifts and contracts to U.S. research institutions. Issue: Urge Congress to let science lead investigations of COVID-19 origins. Issue: Educate Congress on uses of gain of function research. Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs. Issue: Explore opportunities to improve research with cannabinoids. Issue: Urge extension of COVID-19 related administrative flexibilities. HR 869 / S 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act Issue: Support research recovery at federal science agencies due to COVID-19 pandemic. P.L. 117-81, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 Issue: Provide input on efforts to address foreign influence in research. Issue: Support the nomination of Robert Califf to be Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.
Issue: Educate Congress regarding technology transfer and the importance of the Bayh-Dole Act to the US patent system.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Issue: Support unique mission of academic medicine. H.R. 4502 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 Draft Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 Presidents FY 2022 Budget Request Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, Ebola and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support discussions on Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health and ensure investment does not supplant NIH funding. Oppose arbitrary restrictions on specific types of research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic and for new curricular materials. Support emergency funding and exemptions from discretionary spending caps. Support extensions of the period of disbursement for multi-year NIH grants. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health and mortality improvement initiatives. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support increased funding for Telehealth Resource Centers. Issue: Support investment in nondefense discretionary spending, including ample funding allocations for Labor-HHS-Education. H.R. 4505, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 Draft Senate FY 2022 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Presidents FY 2022 Budget Request Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) H.R. 4502 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 S.2604 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 Presidents FY 2022 Budget Request Draft FY2023 Presidents Budget Request Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, information technology, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Oppose VA research funding rescissions. P.L. 117-43 Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act Issue: Support continued funding of the federal government and timely completion of the FY 2022 appropriations process. Support extensions of the period of disbursement for multi-year NIH grants. P.L. 117-2, the American Rescue Plan Issue: Encourage agencies to implement funding relief for federal research agencies, new COVID-19 research, funding for data science, CDC-supported genomic sequencing, public health data modernization, investment in public health infrastructure, testing, contact tracing, vaccine development and distribution. Support funding for provider relief fund. Support supplemental funding for HRSA workforce programs, the National Health Service Corps, and programs addressing the mental health and well-being of health care providers. Support funding for increased FMAP for new states to expand Medicaid. Support funding for COBRA premium assistance. Support expanded subsidies in the ACA marketplaces. Support extension of postpartum Medicaid and CHIP coverage for 12 months. Support extension of Medicare sequester. Issue: Support additional Medicare funding for graduate medical education and oppose any reductions Issue: Support additional Medicare funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain medicine residency programs H.R. 869, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act S. 289 Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act Issue: Support emergency funding to provide relief for federal research agencies and to extend administrative flexibilities. Issue: Support emergency funding for NIH and NSF to mitigate pandemic related disruptions. American Jobs Plan American Families Plan H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act Draft Senate Reconciliation Legislation Issue: Support funding for pandemic resilience, funding for research and development, and VA hospital infrastructure. Support increased Medicare support for physician training and the physician workforce. Support maximum funding for public health and health care preparedness. Support valid, inclusive data collection. Support funding for research infrastructure and research recovery. Support funding for broadband access and other physical infrastructure. Support funding for capital projects at hospitals to enhance preparedness and expand ICU capacity. Support funding for grants between public health departments and academic medical centers. Support funding for Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education and Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education.
Issue: Support reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions. S.1169 - Strategic Competition Act of 2021 S.1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 H.R.2731 -Endless Frontier Act H.R.2225 - National Science Foundation for the Future Act Issue: Support efforts to promote research integrity, address harassment in science, and address potential for foreign influence in science using a balanced approach, including stakeholder engagement from institutions of higher education. Oppose Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review of proposed gifts and contracts to U.S. research institutions. Issue: Urge Congress to let science lead investigations of COVID-19 origins. Issue: Educate Congress on uses of gain of function research. Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs. Issue: Explore opportunities to improve research with cannabinoids. Issue: Urge extension of COVID-19 related administrative flexibilities. HR 869 / S 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act Issue: Support research recovery at federal science agencies due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about academic medicines response to the opioid epidemic. Support funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Support suspension of DATA waivers and new guidelines to expand access to buprenorphine. Support continuation of telehealth flexibilities allowing authorized practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support high-quality affordable health insurance. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Oppose efforts to direct HHS to update the Medicare.gov Care Compare website. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests and impact of burdensome regulation on patients access to care at academic medical centers. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risks protection orders, child access safety laws, and reinstating assault weapons ban. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs S. 610/H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response centers of excellence legislation. Issue: Provide information on COVID-19 long haulers clinical care. Issue: Provide feedback on draft pandemic preparedness legislation Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Urge establishment and implementation of robust national COVID-19 testing strategy and functional and transparent supply chain. Issue: Support mask requirements on public transportation. Issue: Provide input on COVID-19 vaccination requirements for health care workers. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first and that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. H.R. 791/ S. 236 - Tracking COVID-19 Variants Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing, including at academic medical centers. Issue: Provide feedback on draft Cures 2.0 legislation, including on Public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and respond to request for information on ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671 - Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Encourage actions to improve COVID-19 response and future pandemic preparedness including improved federal coordination, greater supply chain redundancy, and investments in public health and health care human resources. Issue: Inform about academic medicines efforts in UME, GME, and CME on caring for older adults.
Draft Higher Education Act Reauthorization Issues: Support affordable income driven repayment plans for borrowers. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and elimination of GradPLUS loans. H.R. 6720, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act Issue: Support loan forgiveness for COVID-19 health workers. Issue: Support a change in the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund formula to better include independent medical students. S. 847-Student Loan Tax Elimination Act Issue: Support the elimination of origination fees on federal student loans. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the impact of medical education debt on career decisions like specialty choice. H.R. 801, the Expanding Medical Education Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support regional medical campuses. H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act Issue: Support scholarships for disadvantaged students entering medical school. Issue: Educate Congress on the role academic medicine can serve with the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys H.R. 4631, the Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act Issue: Support the reinstatement of Federal Direct Subsidized Loans for graduate students. Issue: Educate Congress on medical licensing exams (USMLE/COMLEX) and how they are utilized in residency applications.
Draft Cures 2.0 Legislation Issue: Support implementation of 21st Century Cures Act, including the Innovation Fund, increased funding for medical research, reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions, and supporting young investigators. Issue: Support clinical trials diversity. Issue: Support prompt establishment of the Research Policy Board and implementation of the additional reform efforts required by Section 2034 of the 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255). Issue: Support ethical use of fetal tissue in medical research. Issue: Participate in OSTP/NIH listening sessions on ARPA-H.
Issue: Reiterate the importance of animal models in medical research.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Issue: Educate Congress regarding technology transfer and the importance of the Bayh-Dole Act to the US patent system.
Presidents FY 2022 Budget Request Draft Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, Ebola and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research. Support discussions on Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH), Prevention Research Centers, hospital-based and community violence interventions, and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic and for new curricular materials. Support emergency funding and exemptions from discretionary spending caps. Support extensions of the period of disbursement for multi-year grants. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health and morality improvement initiatives. Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing. Support additional funding for long COVID. Issue: Support investment in nondefense discretionary spending including ample funding allocations for Labor- HHS-Education. Presidents FY 2022 Budget Request Draft FY 2022 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Presidents FY 2022 Budget Request Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, information technology, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Oppose VA research funding rescissions. P.L. 117-2, the American Rescue Plan Issue: Urge emergency funding to provide relief for federal research agencies, investments in new COVID-19 research, funding for data science. Support extensions of the period of disbursement for multi-year grants. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for testing, contact tracing, vaccine development and distribution, and partnerships between academic medical centers and public health departments. Support funding for preparedness, PPE, and regional centers. Support funding for provider relief fund. Support funding for CDC, ASPR, NIH, HRSA, CMS, Department of Education, NSF and other agencies Support emergency funding for medical schools. Support supplemental funding for HRSA workforce programs, the National Health Service Corps, and programs addressing the mental health and well-being of health care providers. Support funding to increase CDC-supported genomic sequencing including at academic medical centers. Support funding for increased FMAP for new states to expand Medicaid. Support funding for COBRA premium assistance. Support expanded subsidies in the ACA marketplaces. Support extension of postpartum Medicaid and CHIP coverage for 12 months. Support extension of Medicare sequester. Issue: Support unique mission of academic medicine. Issue: Support additional Medicare funding for graduate medical education and oppose any reductions Issue: Support additional Medicare funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain medicine residency programs H.R. 869, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act S. 289 Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act Issue: Support emergency funding to provide relief for federal research agencies and to extend administrative flexibilities. Issue: Support emergency funding for NIH and NSF to mitigate pandemic related disruptions. American Jobs Plan Issue: Support funding for pandemic resilience, funding for research and development, and VA hospital infrastructure. Support increased Medicare support for physician training and the physician workforce. Support funding for public health and health care preparedness. Support valid, inclusive data collection. Support funding for research infrastructure and research recovery. Support funding for broadband access and other physical infrastructure.
Issue: Support reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions. S.1169 - Strategic Competition Act of 2021 S.1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 H.R.2731 -Endless Frontier Act H.R.2225 - National Science Foundation for the Future Act Issue: Support efforts to promote research integrity, address harassment in science, and address potential for foreign influence in science using a balanced approach, including stakeholder engagement from institutions of higher education. Oppose Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review of proposed gifts and contracts to U.S. research institutions. Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs Issue: Explore opportunities to improve research with cannabinoids. Issue: Urge extension of COVID-19 related administrative flexibilities HR 869 / S 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act Issue: Support research relief at federal science agencies due to COVID pandemic. Issue: Support the nomination of Eric Lander to be director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Issue: Educate Congress on the importance of the VAs academic affiliates to improve veteran care through clinical, research, and education partnerships. Educate Congress on the national physician workforce shortages impact on VA. Issue: Support maintaining VA medical services in conjunction with VA community care. Draft VA Infrastructure Powers Exceptional Research Act of 2021 Issue: Support increased investments in IT and physical research infrastructure for the VA research program; Support Paperwork Reduction Act exemption for VA researchers; support hiring flexibilities for VA research personnel; support dedicated time for research for physician scientists in the VA research program; support dual appointments with academic affiliates.
Draft Higher Education Act Reauthorization Issues: Support affordable income driven repayment plans for borrowers. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and elimination of GradPLUS loans. H.R. 6720, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act Issue: Support loan forgiveness for COVID-19 health workers. Issue: Support a change in the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund formula to better include independent medical students. S. 847-Student Loan Tax Elimination Act Issue: Support the elimination of origination fees on federal student loans. Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the impact of medical education debt on career decisions like specialty choice. Issue: Support the repeal of May 6, 2020, Title IX campus sexual harassment final rule. H.R. 801, the Expanding Medical Education Act Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support regional medical campuses.
P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act, Division A Issue: Support implementation of 21st Century Cures Act, including the Innovation Fund, increased funding for medical research, reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions, and supporting young investigators. Issue: Support clinical trials diversity. Issue: Support ethical use of fetal tissue in medical research. Issue: Urge rescission of proposed fetal tissue research rule. Issue: Support prompt establishment of the Research Policy Board and implementation of the additional reform efforts required by Section 2034 of the 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255).
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Issue: Support the nomination of Xavier Becerra as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Issue: Support the nomination of Rachel Levine as Assistant Secretary of Health. Issue: Support the nomination of Vivek Murthy as Surgeon General. Issue: Support the nomination of Andrea Palm as Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Issue: Support the nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as CMS Administrator. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. S. 45, Strengthening Americas Health Care Readiness Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about academic medicines response to the opioid epidemic. Support funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Support suspension of DATA waivers. Support continuation of telehealth flexibilities allowing authorized practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support high-quality affordable health insurance. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce OPPS reimbursements to hospitals for drugs acquired under the 340B program. Issue: Oppose efforts to allow certain grandfathered health care plans to increase consumer cost sharing without losing their grandfathered status. Issue: Oppose State relief and empowerment waivers that allow states to offer insurance plans that do not meet the requirements set forth under the Affordable Care Act. Issue: Oppose efforts to expand the availability of Association Health Plans. Issue: Oppose efforts to direct HHS to update the Medicare.gov Hospital Compare website. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Oppose efforts to finalize two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and the End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model Issue: Oppose burdensome regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests Issue: Oppose restrictions on diversity training for federal grantees and employees. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Draft, firearm safety legislation Issue: Support universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risks protection orders, child access safety laws, and reinstating assault weapons ban. Issue: Support universal background checks S. 610/H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving physician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Issue: Support a delay in the recoupment of Medicare Advance and Accelerated Payments. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response centers of excellence legislation. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Urge establishment and implementation of robust national COVID-19 testing strategy and functional and transparent supply chain. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency Issue: Support the rescission of the Department of Homeland Securitys Public Charge rule. Issue: Participate in Resilient American Communities initiative S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Rescind the Executive Order on Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service. Issue: Rescind Executive Orders 13771 and 13777, and support re-implementation of directives under Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first and that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. Issue: Support identification of specific federal regulations for review for disproportionate administrative impacts. Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. H.R. 791/ S. 236 - Tracking COVID-19 Variants Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC-supported genomic sequencing, including at academic medical centers. Draft Legislation to update the 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Encourage strategies to support academic medicines efforts to increase patient access to novel therapies. Discuss initiatives to strengthen foundational and translational sciences. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces.
P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act, Division A Issue: Support implementation of 21st Century Cures Act, including the Innovation Fund, increased funding for medical research, reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions, and supporting young investigators. Issue: Support clinical trials diversity. Issue: Support ethical use of fetal tissue in medical research. Issue: Urge rescission of proposed fetal tissue research rule. Issue: Support prompt establishment of the Research Policy Board and implementation of the additional reform efforts required by Section 2034 of the 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255).
Presidents FY 2022 Budget Request Draft Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, Ebola and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Support animal research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH), Prevention Research Centers, and for research on gun violence. Support funding for the Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic and for new curricular materials. Support emergency funding and exemptions from discretionary spending caps. Support extensions of the period of disbursement for multi-year grants. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for maternal health and morality improvement initiatives. Issue: Support investment in nondefense discretionary spending including ample funding allocations for Labor- HHS-Education. Presidents FY 2022 Budget Request Draft FY 2022 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Presidents FY 2022 Budget Request Draft Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, information technology, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Oppose VA research funding rescissions. P.L. 117-2, the American Rescue Plan Issue: Urge emergency funding to provide relief for federal research agencies, investments in new COVID-19 research, funding for data science. Support extensions of the period of disbursement for multi-year grants. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for testing, contact tracing, vaccine development and distribution, and partnerships between academic medical centers and public health departments. Support funding for preparedness, PPE, and regional centers. Support funding for provider relief fund. Support funding for CDC, ASPR, NIH, HRSA, CMS, Department of Education, NSF and other agencies Support emergency funding for medical schools. Support supplemental funding for HRSA workforce programs, the National Health Service Corps, and programs addressing the mental health and well-being of health care providers. Support funding to increase CDC-supported genomic sequencing including at academic medical centers. Support funding for increased FMAP for new states to expand Medicaid. Support funding for COBRA premium assistance. Support expanded subsidies in the ACA marketplaces. Support extension of postpartum Medicaid and CHIP coverage for 12 months. Issue: Support unique mission of academic medicine. Issue: Support additional Medicare funding for graduate medical education and oppose any reductions Issue: Support additional Medicare funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain medicine residency programs H.R. 869, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act S. 289 Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act Issue: Support emergency funding to provide relief for federal research agencies and to extend administrative flexibilities. Issue: Support emergency funding for NIH and NSF to mitigate pandemic related disruptions.
Issue: Reiterate the importance of animal models in medical research.
Issue: Support reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions. Issue: Support efforts to promote research integrity, address harassment in science, and address potential for foreign influence in science using a balanced approach, including stakeholder engagement from institutions of higher education. Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs Issue: Explore opportunities to improve research with cannabinoids. Issue: Urge extension of COVID-19 related administrative flexibilities HR 869 / S 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act Issue: Support research relief at federal science agencies due to COVID pandemic. Issue: Support the nomination of Eric Lander to be director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Issue: Support the continuation of Francis Collins, MD, PhD, as director of the NIH.
Issue: Educate Congress regarding technology transfer and the importance of the Bayh-Dole Act to the US patent system.
Issue: Educate Congress on the importance of the VAs academic affiliates to improve veteran care through clinical, research, and education partnerships. Educate Congress on the national physician workforce shortages impact on VA. Issue: Support maintaining VA medical services in conjunction with VA community care. Draft VA Infrastructure Powers Exceptional Research Act of 2021 Issue: Support increased investments in IT and physical research infrastructure for the VA research program; Support Paperwork Reduction Act exemption for VA researchers; support hiring flexibilities for VA research personnel; support dedicated time for research for physician scientists in the VA research program; support dual appointments with academic affiliates.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Issue: Support reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions. Issue: Support efforts to promote research integrity, address potential for foreign influence in science, and address harassment in science. Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs H.R. 3038, Securing American Science and Technology Act S. 2133, Secure American Research Act of 2019 H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 Issue: Support efforts to address foreign influence on science, including stakeholder engagement from institutions of higher education. S. 3997, Safeguarding American Innovation Act Issue: Support JCORE efforts to address foreign influence on science and ensure a balanced approach. Issue: Explore opportunities to improve research with cannabinoids. Issue: Urge extension of COVID-19 related administrative flexibilities HR 7308 / S 4286, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act Issue: Support research relief at federal science agencies due to COVID pandemic. Issue: Support house science committee chair request for NASEM study on impact of racism in academia. H.R. 4373, Bioeconomy Research and Development Act of 2020 Issue: Describe implications for medical research enterprise.
P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act, Division A Issue: Support implementation of 21st Century Cures Act, including the Innovation Fund, increased funding for medical research, reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions, and supporting young investigators. H.R. 6417, Protecting Cures Act of 2020 Issue: Support legislation to reiterate HHSs obligation to fund scientifically meritorious research that meets specified criteria. S. 3161, National Biomedical Research Act Issue: Support legislation to establish a Biomedical Innovation Fund. H.Res. 1125, Expressing support for prioritizing racial and ethnic diversity in clinical trials for therapies, diagnostics, and vaccines for COVID-19. Issue: Support clinical trials diversity. Issue: Support ethical use of fetal tissue in medical research.
H.R. 4674, College Affordability Act S. 2557, Student Aid Improvement Act S. 4257, Student Loan Repayment and FAFSA Simplification Act S. 4322, Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act Issues: Support affordable income driven repayment plans for borrowers. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and elimination of GradPLUS loans. P.L. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Division FF Draft Bipartisan Emergency COVID Relief Act of 2020 H.R. 6720, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act S.3763, Pandemic Responder Service Award Act H.R. 6395, William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act of 2021 Issue: Support loan forgiveness for health care professionals. P.L. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Division FF Draft Bipartisan Emergency COVID Relief Act of 2020 Issue: Support the extension of the suspension of student loan payments and interest accrual. Issue: Support a change to the Department of Education Financial Aid Handbook redefining academic year for medical student loan disbursements. Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the impact of medical education debt on career decisions like specialty choice. H.R.103, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2019 Issue: Support transparency for all international medical schools. H.R. 3418, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act Issue: Support the reinstatement of federal direct Stafford loans to graduate and professional students. Issue: Oppose efforts to stop the use of race as a factor in medical school admissions. Issue: Support the repeal of Title IX campus sexual harassment regulations. Issue: Oppose the Department of Educations Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting information collection request. Issue: Oppose the Department of Educations investigation into Princeton Universitys anti-racism efforts. Issue: Urge Department of Education to delay Sec. 117 and Title IX regulatory changes due to COVID-19.
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Bipartisan Emergency COVID Relief Act of 2020 H.R. 6650, S. 3634, Health Heroes 2020 Act S. 4055, Strengthening Americas Health Care Readiness Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about academic medicines response to the opioid epidemic. Support funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Support suspension of DATA waivers. Support continuation of telehealth flexibilities allowing authorized practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support high-quality affordable health insurance. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including instituting a moratorium, increasing reporting requirements on covered entities, imposing user fees, changing the program from an up-front discount to a post-sale rebate, and not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. Issue: Oppose efforts to create new requirements for FQHC grantees that participate in the 340B program. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce OPPS reimbursements to hospitals for drugs acquired under the 340B program. Issue: Oppose efforts to allow certain grandfathered health care plans to increase consumer cost sharing without losing their grandfathered status. Issue: Oppose State relief and empowerment waivers that allow states to offer insurance plans that do not meet the requirements set forth under the Affordable Care Act. Issue: Oppose efforts to expand the availability of Association Health Plans. Issue: Oppose efforts to direct HHS to update the Medicare.gov Hospital Compare website. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Oppose efforts to finalize two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and the End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model Issue: Oppose burdensome regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3630, No Surprises Act S. 1531, Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019 H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act Issues: Educate Congress on surprise medical bills and price transparency or disclosure. Support general principles for surprise medical bills draft legislation. Oppose statutory benchmark rate setting. Oppose Senate hospital/insurer contracting provisions and onerous reporting burden. S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act, Title IV Issue: Prescription drug pricing, public health, maternal mortality, and health information technology. Issue: Oppose restrictions on diversity training for federal grantees and employees. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Issue: Educate Congress about medical education on nutrition, consent, implicit bias, and maternal health. H.R. 6637, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. P.L. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 4004, S. 2986 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2019 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. H.R. 4995 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2020 H.R. 4996 Helping MOMS Act of 2020 Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. S. 3750/H.R. 6837, Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Improvement Act of 2020 Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs. Draft, firearm safety legislation Issue: Support universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risks protection orders, child access safety laws, and reinstating assault weapons ban. H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 Issue: Support universal background checks Issue: Support aligning 42 CFR Part 2 regulations with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. S. 4349/H.R. 8094, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving physician burnout and well-being. P.L. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 P.L. 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020 P.L. 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act H.R.6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act Draft Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act S. 178 with Amendment No. 2652 HEALS Act S. 4322, Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act S. 178, Delivering Immediate Relief to Americas Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act Draft Emergency Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020 Draft Bipartisan State and Local Support and Small Business Protection Act of 2020 Issues: Support emergency supplemental funding and policies for federal agencies to support coronavirus preparedness, response, relief, vaccine development and distribution, and testing and contact tracing. Ensure access to research samples. Support funding for and provide recommendations for disbursement of provider relief fund. Support revised Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement policies and increased provider flexibility. Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs. Support inclusion of Medicare-supported graduate medical education positions. Support fixes to Medicare GME Rural Training Track programs. Support Medicare GME per resident amount and cap-setting technical corrections and administrative relief. Support an increase in the Federal Medicaid Assistance Program. Support for current telehealth waivers to be made permanent. Support for extension of Medicare sequester moratorium. Support changes to CY 2021 Physician Fee Schedule evaluation and management payments. Provide recommendations on personal protective equipment, testing, social distancing, clinical care, and other COVID related preparedness and response efforts of the federal government. Avoid imposing standards that would encourage depletion of scarce PPE and other resources. Support enhanced national COVID-19 data collection to better address health disparities. Support public health infrastructure. See other additions under BUD. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response centers of excellence legislation. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students in administering covid vaccines. Issue: Urge establishment and implementation of robust national COVID-19 testing strategy and functional and transparent supply chain. Urge CDC to update testing guidelines. Issue: Describe medical education approach on womens health and support efforts to promote trauma-informed care. Issue: Support science and data driven approach to HHS and EPA decision making. Issue: Support CDC mission S 4248 / HR 7618 COVID-19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act Issue: Support grant for anti-racism training in health professions programs. H.R. 8017, Mobile Options for Testing In Our Neighborhoods (MOTION) Act Issue: Support grants for mobile COVID-testing units. S. 4160, To enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes. Issue: Support protections for hospitals that participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program to temporarily allow them to remain eligible for the program. H.R. 8283 S. 4421, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout a national emergency. Issue: Support the rescission of the Department of Homeland Securitys Public Charge rule. Issue: Participate in Resilient American Communities initiative S. 4740 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Rescind the Executive Order on Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service. Issue: Rescind Executive Orders 13771 and 13777, and support re-implementation of directives under Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review. Issue: Support establishment of a Presidential Bioethics Commission. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first and that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards. Issue: Support prompt establishment of the Research Policy Board and implementation of the additional reform efforts required by Section 2034 of the 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255). Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. Issue: Support identification of specific federal regulations for review for disproportionate administrative impacts. Issue: Support independence of the US Food and Drug Administration. Issue: Support FDA rulemaking to harmonize protection of human research subjects. Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting.
Issue: Reiterate the importance of animal models in medical research.
Issue: Educate Congress on the importance of the VAs academic affiliates to improve veteran care through clinical, research, and education partnerships. Educate Congress on the national physician workforce shortages impact on VA Issue: Support maintaining VA medical services in conjunction with VA community care. Issue: Support increased investments in IT and research infrastructure for the VA research program; Support Paperwork Reduction Act exemption for VA researchers.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Issue: Reiterate the importance of animal models in medical research.
P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act, Division A Issue: Support implementation of 21st Century Cures Act, including the Innovation Fund, increased funding for medical research, reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions, and supporting young investigators. H.R. 6417, Protecting Cures Act of 2020 Issue: Support legislation to reiterate HHSs obligation to fund scientifically meritorious research that meets specified criteria. S. 3161, National Biomedical Research Act Issue: Support legislation to establish a Biomedical Innovation Fund. H.Res. 1125, Expressing support for prioritizing racial and ethnic diversity in clinical trials for therapies, diagnostics, and vaccines for COVID-19. Issue: Support clinical trials diversity. Issue: Support ethical use of fetal tissue in medical research.
H.R. 4674, College Affordability Act S. 2557, Student Aid Improvement Act S. 4257, Student Loan Repayment and FAFSA Simplification Act S. 4322, Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act Issues: Support affordable income driven repayment plans for borrowers. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and elimination of GradPLUS loans. H.R. 6720, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act S.3763, Pandemic Responder Service Award Act H.R. 6395, William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act of 2021 Issue: Support loan forgiveness for health care professionals. Issue: Support a change to the Department of Education Financial Aid Handbook redefining academic year for medical student loan disbursements. Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the impact of medical education debt on career decisions like specialty choice. H.R.103, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2019 Issue: Support transparency for all international medical schools. H.R. 3418, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act Issue: Support the reinstatement of federal direct Stafford loans to graduate and professional students Issue: Urge Department of Education to delay Sec. 117 and Title IX regulatory changes due to COVID-19 Issue: Support the consideration of race in holistic admissions. Oppose policies that prevent recognition of systemic racism on campus and curtail reforms to advance diversity.
P.L. 116-37, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 Issue: Support efforts to Increase discretionary spending caps and non-defense discretionary spending for fiscal year 2021. H.R. 7614, Draft Senate, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, Ebola and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue research. Support animal research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH), Prevention Research Centers, and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic and for new curricular materials. Support emergency funding and exemptions from discretionary spending caps. Support extensions of the period of disbursement for multi-year grants. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Issue: Support increased 302(b) funding allocations for Labor- HHS-Education and Commerce-Justice-Science Subcommittees. H.R. 7667, Draft Senate, FY 2021 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) H.R. 7609, Draft Senate, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R.7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, information technology, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Oppose VA research funding rescissions. Support exemption from discretionary spending caps. H.R. 7612, Draft Senate, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R.7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 Issue: Support funding for Indian Health Service health professions, housing and medical equipment programs. H.R. 7617, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 6395, S. 4049, William M. Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 Issue: Supporting funding for Department of Defense funding for medical personnel and infrastructure, as well as the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS). P.L. 116-159 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act Issue: Support continuation of discretionary funding programs. Support the reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps, Community Health Centers, and Teaching Health Centers mandatory appropriation funds. Support fixes for Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs. Support repeal or a delay in the implementation of the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) cuts. Presidents Budget, FY 2022 Issue: Support funding for core public health infrastructure, VA Research, and HRSA Workforce Programs. Issues: Oppose presidents budget proposal to eliminate and consolidate graduate medical education (GME) funding, and proposal to reduce payments to hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs). Oppose presidents budget proposal to eliminate ACA Medicaid expansion and implement caps and/or block grants model, and to expand the Medicaid DSH cuts. Oppose presidents budget proposal to reduce scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program. PL 116-123, The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020 PL 116 - 127, The Families First Coronavirus Response Act P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act P.L. 116-139, H.R. 266, The Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act Interim Package H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act Draft Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act S. 4322, Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act S. 4320, Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act S. 178 with Amendment No. 2652 HEALS Act Issue: Support emergency funding to provide relief for federal research agencies, investments in new COVID-19 research, funding for research infrastructure workforce and data science. Support extensions of the period of disbursement for multi-year grants. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for testing, contact tracing, and partnerships between academic medical centers and public health departments. Support funding for preparedness, PPE, and regional centers. Ensure access to research samples. Support funding for provider relief fund. Support funding for CDC, ASPR, NIH, HRSA, CMS, Department of Education, and other agencies Support emergency funding for medical schools. Support liability protections for providers and higher education institutions during COVID-19. Support fixes for Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs. Support nonprofit medical school, hospital, and physician practice eligibility for Main Street Lending Program. Issue: Support unique mission of academic medicine. H.R. 7308, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act Issue: Support emergency funding to provide relief for federal research agencies and to extend administrative flexibilities. Issue: Support continued funding support for World Health Organization activities.
Issue: Educate Congress regarding technology transfer and the importance of the Bayh-Dole Act to the US patent system.
Issue: Support reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions. Issue: Support efforts to promote research integrity, address potential for foreign influence in science, and address harassment in science. Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs H.R. 3038, Securing American Science and Technology Act S. 2133, Secure American Research Act of 2019 H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 Issue: Support efforts to address foreign influence on science, including stakeholder engagement from institutions of higher education. S. 3997, Safeguarding American Innovation Act Issue: Support JCORE efforts to address foreign influence on science and ensure a balanced approach. Issue: Explore opportunities to improve research with cannabinoids. Issue: Urge extension of COVID-19 related administrative flexibilities HR 7308, S 4286, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act Issue: Support research relief at federal science agencies due to COVID pandemic. Issue: Support house science committee chair request for NASEM study on impact of racism in academia.
H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 Issue: Support policies to reduce prescription drug prices H.R. 6080, Preventing Drug Shortages Act S. 2723, Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act Issue: Support legislation to reduce drug shortages
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Issue: Reiterate the importance of animal models in medical research.
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support the reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps, Community Health Centers, and Teaching Health Centers mandatory appropriation funds. H.R. 6650, S. 3634, Health Heroes 2020 Act S. 4055, Strengthening Americas Health Care Readiness Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about academic medicines response to the opioid epidemic. Support funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Support suspension of DATA waivers. Support continuation of telehealth flexibilities allowing authorized practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issues: Support high-quality affordable health insurance. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including instituting a moratorium, increasing reporting requirements on covered entities, and imposing user fees H.R. 6102, S. 3404, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose burdensome regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3630, No Surprises Act S. 1531, Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019 H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act Issues: Educate Congress on surprise medical bills and price transparency. Support general principles for surprise medical bills draft legislation. Oppose statutory benchmark rate setting. Oppose Senate hospital/insurer contracting provisions and onerous reporting burden. S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act, Title IV Issues: Prescription drug pricing, public health, maternal mortality, and health information technology. Issue: Support legislation providing stable and predictable funding for quality measurement activities carried out by the National Quality Forum Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Issue: Educate Congress about medical education on nutrition, consent, implicit bias, and maternal health. H.R. 6637, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. H.R. 4004, S. 2986, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2019 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. S. 3750, H.R. 6837, Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Improvement Act of 2020 Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs. Draft, firearm safety legislation Issue: Support universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risks protection orders, child access safety laws, and reinstating assault weapons ban. H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 Issue: Support universal background checks Issue: Support aligning 42 CFR Part 2 regulations with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. P.L. 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020 P.L. 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act H.R.6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act Issues: Support emergency supplemental funding and policies for federal agencies to support coronavirus preparedness, response, relief, and testing. Support funding for and provide recommendations for disbursement of provider relief fund. Support revised Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement policies and increased provider flexibility. Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs. Support inclusion of Medicare-supported graduate medical education positions. Support an increase in the Federal Medicaid Assistance Program. Support protections for hospitals that participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program to temporarily allow them to remain eligible for the program. Support for current telehealth waivers to be made permanent. Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout a national emergency. Provide recommendations on personal protective equipment, testing, social distancing, clinical care, and other COVID related preparedness and response efforts of the federal government. Avoid imposing standards that would encourage depletion of scarce PPE and other resources. Support enhanced national COVID-19 data collection to better address health disparities. See other additions under BUD. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Urge establishment and implementation of robust national COVID-19 testing strategy and functional and transparent supply chain. Issue: Describe medical education approach on womens health and support efforts to promote trauma-informed care.
P.L. 116-37, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 Issue: Support efforts to Increase discretionary spending caps and non-defense discretionary spending for fiscal year 2021. H.R. 7614, Draft Senate, Departments of Labor, health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, 2021 Presidents Budget, FY 2021 Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, Ebola and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH), Prevention Research Centers, and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic and for new curricular materials. Support emergency funding and exemptions from discretionary spending caps. Support extensions of the period of disbursement for multi-year grants. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Issue: Support increased 302(b) funding allocations for Labor- HHS-Education and Commerce-Justice-Science Subcommittees. H.R. 7667, Draft Senate, FY 2021 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Presidents Budget, FY 2021 Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) H.R. 7609, Draft Senate, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 Presidents Budget, FY 2021 Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, information technology, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Oppose VA research funding rescissions. Support exemption from discretionary spending caps. H.R. 7612, Draft Senate, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 Presidents Budget, FY 2021 Issue: Support funding for Indian Health Service health professions, housing and medical equipment programs. H.R. 7617, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 6395, S. 4049, William M. Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 Issue: Supporting funding for Department of Defense funding for medical personnel and infrastructure, as well as the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS). Presidents Budget, FY 2021 Issues: Oppose presidents budget proposal to eliminate and consolidate graduate medical education (GME) funding, and proposal to reduce payments to hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs). Oppose presidents budget proposal to eliminate ACA Medicaid expansion and implement caps and/or block grants model, and to expand the Medicaid DSH cuts. Oppose presidents budget proposal to reduce scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program P.L. 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020 P.L. 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act P.L. 116-139, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act Interim Package H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act Issue: Support emergency funding to provide relief for federal research agencies, investments in new COVID-19 research, funding for research infrastructure workforce and data science. Support extensions of the period of disbursement for multi-year grants. Support ongoing investment in public health infrastructure. Support funding for testing, contact tracing, and partnerships between academic medical centers and public health departments. Support funding for preparedness, PPE, and regional centers. Support funding for provider relief fund. Support funding for CDC, ASPR, NIH, HRSA, CMS, Department of Education, and other agencies. Support emergency funding for medical schools. Support liability protections for providers and higher education institutions during COVID-19. Support nonprofit medical school, hospital, and physician practice eligibility for Main Street Lending Program. H.R. 7308, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act Issue: Support emergency funding to provide relief for federal research agencies and to extend administrative flexibilities. Issue: Support continued funding for World Health Organization activities.
H.R. 985, The Fair Access for Safe and Timely (FAST) Generics Act of 2019 H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 Issue: Support policies to reduce prescription drug prices H.R. 6080, Preventing Drug Shortages Act S. 2723, Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act Issue: Support legislation to reduce drug shortages
Issue: Educate Congress regarding technology transfer and the importance of the Bayh-Dole Act to the US patent system. Issue: Oppose draft legislation to make changes to patent eligibility as written in Section 101 of the Patent Act. H.R. 3666, S. 2082, Support Technology and Research for Our Nations Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act Issue: Support legislation to preserve the university tech transfer process.
Issue: Support reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions. Issue: Support efforts to promote research integrity, address potential for foreign influence in science, and address harassment in science. Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs H.R. 3038, Securing American Science and Technology Act S. 2133, Secure American Research Act of 2019 H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 Issue: Support efforts to address foreign influence on science, including stakeholder engagement from institutions of higher education. S. 3997, Safeguarding American Innovation Act Issue: Support JCORE efforts to address foreign influence on science and ensure a balanced approach. Issue: Explore opportunities to improve research with cannabinoids. Issue: Support nomination of new NSF director. Issue: Urge extension of COVID-19 related administrative flexibilities
H.R. 4674, College Affordability Act S. 2557, Student Aid Improvement Act Presidents Budget Request, FY 2021 Draft Senate Higher Education Act reauthorization Department of Education Higher Education Act reauthorization proposal Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and elimination of GradPLUS loans. H.R. 6720, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act S.3763, Pandemic Responder Service Award Act Issue: Support loan forgiveness for health care professionals. Issue: Support a change to the Department of Education Financial Aid Handbook redefining academic year for medical student loan disbursements. Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the impact of medical education debt on career decisions like specialty choice. H.R.103, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2019 Issue: Support transparency for all international medical schools. H.R. 3418, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act Issue: Support the reinstatement of federal direct Stafford loans to graduate and professional students Issue: Urge Department of Education to delay Sec. 117 and Title IX regulatory changes due to COVID-19
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Issue: Support reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions. Issue: Support efforts to promote research integrity, address potential for foreign influence in science, and address harassment in science. Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs H.R. 3038, Securing American Science and Technology Act S. 2133, Secure American Research Act of 2019 H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 Issue: Support efforts to address foreign influence on science, including stakeholder engagement from institutions of higher education. Issue: Explore opportunities to improve research with cannabinoids.
H.R. 985, The Fair Access for Safe and Timely (FAST) Generics Act of 2019 H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 Issue: Support policies to reduce prescription drug prices H.R. 6080, Preventing Drug Shortages Act S. 2723, Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act Issue: Support legislation to reduce drug shortages
Issue: Educate Congress regarding technology transfer and the importance of the Bayh-Dole Act to the US patent system. Issue: Oppose draft legislation to make changes to patent eligibility as written in Section 101 of the Patent Act. H.R. 3666/S. 2082, Support Technology and Research for Our Nations Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act Issue: Support legislation to preserve the university tech transfer process.
P.L. 116-37, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 Issue: Support efforts to Increase discretionary spending caps and non-defense discretionary spending for fiscal year 2021. Draft FY 2021 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Presidents Budget, FY 2021 Issues: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, Ebola and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH), Prevention Research Centers, and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic and for new curricular materials. Issue: Support increased 302(b) funding allocations for Labor- HHS-Education and Commerce-Justice-Science Subcommittees. Draft FY 2021 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Presidents Budget, FY 2021 Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Draft FY2021 Military Construction Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Spending Bill Presidents Budget, FY 2021 Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, information technology, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Draft FY 2021 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Presidents Budget, FY 2021 Issue: Support funding for Indian Health Service health professions, housing and medical equipment programs. Presidents Budget, FY 2021 Issues: Oppose presidents budget proposal to eliminate and consolidate graduate medical education (GME) funding, and proposal to reduce payments to hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs). Oppose presidents budget proposal to eliminate ACA Medicaid expansion and implement caps and/or block grants model, and to expand the Medicaid DSH cuts. Oppose presidents budget proposal to reduce scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program
Issue: Educate Congress on the importance of the VAs academic affiliates to improve veteran care through clinical, research, and education partnerships. P.L. 115-182, VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 (MISSION Act) Issue: Preserve direct sole-source contracting with academic affiliates to improve Veterans access to specialty care at academic medical centers. Support VA physician recruitment through scholarship, loan repayment, pilot programs, and immigration programs. Provide feedback on implementation regarding eligibility requirements and access standards, urgent care, and organ transplants. Issue: Support continuation of local flexibility and consideration of VAs statutory education and research missions in VA medical center referral determinations and procedures. Support flexibility in the contracting process. Issue: Support increased investments in IT and research infrastructure for the VA research program; Support Paperwork Reduction Act exemption for VA researchers.
H.R. 4674, College Affordability Act S. 2557, Student Aid Improvement Act Presidents Budget Request, FY 2021 Draft Senate Higher Education Act reauthorization Department of Education Higher Education Act reauthorization proposal Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and elimination of GradPLUS loans. Issue: Support a change to the Department of Education Financial Aid Handbook redefining academic year for medical student loan disbursements. Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the impact of medical education debt on career decisions like specialty choice. H.R.103, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2019 Issue: Support transparency for all international medical schools. H.R. 3418, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act Issue: Support the reinstatement of federal direct Stafford loans to graduate and professional students P.L. 116-128, A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies Issue: Support changing GI Bill to make sure that veterans can continue to receive their benefits in situations where campuses are forced to move courses online due to COVID-19. Issue: Urge Department of Education to delay Sec. 117 and Title IX regulatory changes due to COVID-19
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. H.R. 2781, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019 Issue: Support the reauthorization of Health Resources and Services Administrations Title VII health professions workforce programs. Issue: Support the reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps, Community Health Centers, and Teaching Health Centers mandatory appropriation funds. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about academic medicines response to the opioid epidemic. Support funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue research. Urge changes to HHS and NIH policy on fetal tissue research. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issues: Support high-quality affordable health insurance. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including instituting a moratorium, increasing reporting requirements on covered entities, and imposing user fees H.R. 6102, S. 3404, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose burdensome regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3630, No Surprises Act S. 1531, Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019 H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act Issues: Educate Congress on surprise medical bills and price transparency. Support general principles for surprise medical bills draft legislation. Oppose statutory benchmark rate setting. Oppose Senate hospital/insurer contracting provisions and onerous reporting burden. S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act, Title IV Issues: Prescription drug pricing, public health, maternal mortality, and health information technology. Issue: Support legislation providing stable and predictable funding for quality measurement activities carried out by the National Quality Forum Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Issue: Educate Congress about medical education on nutrition, consent, implicit bias, and maternal health. H.R. 4004, S. 2986 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2019 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support aligning 42 CFR Part 2 regulations with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. Draft, firearm safety legislation Issue: Support universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risks protection orders, child access safety laws, and reinstating assault weapons ban. H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 Issue: Support universal background checks P.L. 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020 P.L. 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act H.R.6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act Issues: Support emergency supplemental funding and policies for federal agencies to support coronavirus preparedness, response, relief, and testing. Support funding for and provide recommendations for disbursement of provider relief fund. Support funding and policies to mitigate COVID related disruptions in federally funded research. Support funding for CDC, ASPR, NIH, HRSA, CMS, Department of Education, and other agencies. Support revised Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement policies and increased provider flexibility. Support administrative flexibility from federal agencies. Support student aid, tax relief, and loan forgiveness for medical students and residents. Provide recommendations on personal protective equipment, testing, social distancing, clinical care, and other COVID related preparedness and response efforts of the federal government.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act, Division A Issue: Support implementation of 21st Century Cures Act, including the Innovation Fund, increased funding for medical research, reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions, and supporting young investigators. H.R. 4667, The Biomedical Innovation Expansion Act H.R. 3, The Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, Title VII Issue: Support investments in medical research. S. 3163, National Biomedical Research Act Issue: Support investments in medical research and regulatory science. Issue: Explore opportunities to improve research with cannabinoids. Educate NIH regarding stakeholder perspectives on data management and sharing activities related to public access and open science.
Issue: Educate Congress on the importance of the VAs academic affiliates to improve veteran care through clinical, research, and education partnerships. P.L. 115-182, VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 (MISSION Act) Issue: Preserve direct sole-source contracting with academic affiliates to improve Veterans access to specialty care at academic medical centers. Support VA physician recruitment through scholarship, loan repayment, pilot programs, and immigration programs. Provide feedback on implementation regarding eligibility requirements and access standards, urgent care, and organ transplants. Issue: Support continuation of local flexibility and consideration of VAs statutory education and research missions in VA medical center referral determinations and procedures. Support flexibility in the contracting process. Issue: Support increased VA GME funding and Medicare GME funding for VA affiliates. Issue: Support increased investments in IT and research infrastructure for the VA research program; Support Paperwork Reduction Act exemption for VA researchers.
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. H.R. 2781, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019 S. 2997, Title VII Health Care Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019 Issue: Support the reauthorization of Health Resources and Services Administrations Title VII health professions workforce programs. P.L 116-94, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Division N P.L. 116-59, Continuing Appropriations Act 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 P.L. 116-69, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 S.1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 106, H.R. 1983, H.R.2328, Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019 S. 192, Community and Public Health Programs Extension Act S. 692, H.R. 1943, Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2019 Issue: Support the reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps, Community Health Centers, and Teaching Health Centers mandatory appropriation funds. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about academic medicines response to the opioid epidemic. Support funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. P.L. 116-94, The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Division N P.L. 116-69, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.R. 3030, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Extension Act of 2019 H.R. 3439, Protecting Access to Information for Effective and Necessary Treatment Act H.R. 2328, Reauthorizing and Extending Americas Community Health (REACH) Act S. 2897, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Reauthorization Act Draft Senate Finance Committee Health Extenders Legislation Issue: Support long-term reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue research. Urge changes to HHS and NIH policy on fetal tissue research. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issues: Support high-quality affordable health insurance. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including instituting a moratorium, increasing reporting requirements on covered entities, and imposing user fees Draft, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2018 Draft, Diagnostic Accuracy and Innovation Act (DAIA) Issue: Oppose burdensome regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3630, No Surprises Act S. 1531, Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019 H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act Issues: Educate Congress on surprise medical bills and price transparency. Support general principles for surprise medical bills draft legislation. Oppose statutory benchmark rate setting. Oppose Senate hospital/insurer contracting provisions and onerous reporting burden. S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act, Title IV Issues: Prescription drug pricing, public health, and health information technology. P.L. 116-94, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Division N H.R. 2328, Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019 Issue: Support legislation providing stable and predictable funding for quality measurement activities carried out by the National Quality Forum Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Issue: Educate Congress about medical education on nutrition, consent, implicit bias, and maternal health. Issue: Support efforts to address maternal health S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act S. 1224, H.R. 2374, Stop Significant and Time-Wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (STALLING) Act S. 440, Preserving Access to Cost Effective Drugs Act H.R. 2296 / S.1391, The Fair Accountability and Innovative Research (FAIR) Drug Pricing Act of 2019 S. 551, Recovering Excessive Funds for Unused and Needless Drugs (REFUND) Act S. 1209, Reforming Evergreening and Manipulation that Extends Drug Years (REMEDY) Act H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug STAR Act US-Mexico-Canada Agreement Issue: Support measures to lower prescription drug cost H.R. 4004, S.2986, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2019 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support aligning 42 CFR Part 2 regulations with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. Draft, firearm safety legislation Issue: Support universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risks protection orders, child access safety laws, and reinstating assault weapons ban. H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 Issue: Support universal background checks Issue: Support nomination of Stephen Hahn, MD, as FDA commissioner. H.R. 1888, Expanding Nutritions Role in Curricula and Healthcare (ENRICH Act) Issue: Support legislation to create or expand nutrition and physical activity curricula. Draft Cures 2.0 Legislation Issue: Support efforts to modernize health care coverage and ensure access to scientific break-throughs through electronic health records, addressing health disparities, harnessing data, and supporting the physician workforce. Issue: Addressing preparedness for influenza. S. 2723, Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act Issue: Support efforts to mitigate drug shortages and develop market-based incentives to help ensure a stable supply of medications critical for patient care Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health
P.L. 116-94, The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Division A P.L. 116-59, Continuing Appropriations Act 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 P.L. 116-69, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020, Division A Draft Senate FY2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Presidents Budget, FY 2020 and FY 2021 Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, Ebola and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH), Prevention Research Centers, and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic and for new curricular materials. Support increased funding allocations for Labor- HHS-Education Subcommittee. P.L. 116-93, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Division B P.L. 116-94, The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Divisions F and D P.L. 116-59, Continuing Appropriations Act 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 P.L. 116-69, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020, Divisions A, C, and D S.2584, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2020 S.2580, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 Draft Senate FY2020 Military Construction Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Spending Bill Presidents Budget, FY 2020 and 2021 Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, information technology, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Support funding for Indian Health Service health professions housing and medical equipment programs. Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Presidents Budget, FY 2020 Issues: Oppose presidents budget proposal to eliminate and consolidate graduate medical education (GME) funding, and proposal to reduce payments to hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs). Oppose presidents budget proposal to eliminate ACA Medicaid expansion and implement caps and/or block grants model, and to expand the Medicaid DSH cuts. Oppose presidents budget proposal to reduce scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program P.L 116-94, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Division N P.L. 116-59, Continuing Appropriations Act 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 P.L. 116-69, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 Issues: Support temporary funding extensions for health care programs. Urge completion of full-year spending bills and extenders without further delay.
Issue: Reiterate the importance of animal models in medical research
Issue: Educate Congress regarding technology transfer and the importance of the Bayh-Dole Act to the US patent system. Issue: Oppose draft legislation to make changes to patent eligibility as written in Section 101 of the Patent Act. S. 440, PACED Act H.R. 2375, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 1499, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 Issue: Support legislation to address patent abuse in prescription drug pricing
Issue: Support reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions. Issue: Support efforts to promote research integrity, address potential for foreign influence in science, and address harassment in science. Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs P.L. 116-92, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, Divisions A and E H.R. 3038, Securing American Science and Technology Act S. 2133, Secure American Research Act of 2019 Issue: Support efforts to address foreign influence on science, including stakeholder engagement from institutions of higher education. Issue: Oppose limiting scientific evidence in EPA rulemaking.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Issue: Reiterate the importance of animal models in medical research.
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. H.R. 2781, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019 Issue: Support the reauthorization of Health Resources and Services Administrations Title VII health professions workforce programs. S. 106 / H.R. 1983 / H.R.2328, Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019 S. 192, Community and Public Health Programs Extension Act S. 692 / H.R. 1943, Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2019 Issue: Support the reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps, Community Health Centers, and Teaching Health Centers mandatory appropriation funds. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about academic medicines response to the opioid epidemic. Support funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. H.R. 3030, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Extension Act of 2019 H.R. 3439, Protecting Access to Information for Effective and Necessary Treatment Act H.R. 2328, Reauthorizing and Extending Americas Community Health (REACH) Act Draft Senate PCORI Reauthorization Bill Issue: Support long-term reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue research. Urge changes to HHS and NIH policy on fetal tissue research. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issues: Support high-quality affordable health insurance. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including instituting a moratorium, increasing reporting requirements on covered entities, and imposing user fees Draft, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2018 Draft, Diagnostic Accuracy and Innovation Act (DAIA) Issue: Oppose burdensome regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3630, No Surprises Act S. 1531, Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019 H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act Issues: Educate Congress on surprise medical bills and price transparency. Support general principles for surprise medical bills draft legislation. Oppose statutory benchmark rate setting. Oppose Senate hospital/insurer contracting provisions and onerous reporting burden. S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act, Title IV Issues: Prescription drug pricing, public health, and health information technology. H.R. 2328, Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019 Issue: Support legislation providing stable and predictable funding for quality measurement activities carried out by the National Quality Forum Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Issue: Educate Congress about medical education on nutrition, consent, implicit bias, and maternal health. S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act S. 1224 / H.R. 2374, Stop Significant and Time-Wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (STALLING) Act S. 440, Preserving Access to Cost Effective Drugs Act H.R. 2296 / S.1391, The Fair Accountability and Innovative Research (FAIR) Drug Pricing Act of 2019 S. 551, Recovering Excessive Funds for Unused and Needless Drugs (REFUND) Act S. 1209, Reforming Evergreening and Manipulation that Extends Drug Years (REMEDY) Act H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug STAR Act Issue: Support measures to lower prescription drug cost PL., 116-59, Continuing Appropriations Act 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 Issue: Support temporary extension of DSH cut delay, funding for CHCs, THCs and NHSC and PCORI trust fund. H.R. 4004, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2019 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support aligning 42 CFR Part 2 regulations with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. Draft, firearm safety legislation Issue: Support universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risks protection orders, child access safety laws, and reinstating assault weapons ban. H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 Issue: Support universal background checks
H.R. 965/S.340, The Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 H.R. 985, The Fair Access for Safe and Timely (FAST) Generics Act of 2019 H.R. 1520, The Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 H.R. 1503, The Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019 S. 659: Biologic Patent Transparency Act S. 617: Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 US-Mexico-Canada Agreement Issue: Support policies to reduce prescription drug prices
P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act, Division A Issue: Support implementation of 21st Century Cures Act, including the Innovation Fund, increased funding for medical research, reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions, and supporting young investigators.
Issue: Educate Congress regarding technology transfer and the importance of the Bayh-Dole Act to the US patent system. Issue: Oppose draft legislation to make changes to patent eligibility as written in Section 101 of the Patent Act. S. 440, PACED Act H.R. 2375, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 1499, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 Issue: Support legislation to address patent abuse in prescription drug pricing H.R. 3666/S. 2082, Support Technology and Research for Our Nations Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act Issue: Support legislation to preserve the university tech transfer process.
Issue: Support reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions. Issue: Support efforts to promote research integrity, address potential for foreign influence in science, and address harassment in science. Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs H.R. 3038, Securing American Science and Technology Act S. 2133, Secure American Research Act of 2019 H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 Issue: Support efforts to address foreign influence on science, including stakeholder engagement from institutions of higher education.
Issue: Educate Congress on the importance of the VAs academic affiliates to improve veteran care through clinical, research, and education partnerships. Issue: Oppose eliminating authority for academic affiliates to administer NIH grants in support of VA investigators. P.L. 115-182, VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 (MISSION Act) Issue: Preserve direct sole-source contracting with academic affiliates to improve Veterans access to specialty care at academic medical centers. Support VA physician recruitment through scholarship, loan repayment, pilot programs, and immigration programs. Provide feedback on implementation regarding eligibility requirements and access standards, urgent care, and organ transplants. Issue: Support continuation of local flexibility and consideration of VAs statutory education and research missions in VA medical center referral determinations and procedures. Support flexibility in the contracting process. Issue: Support increased VA GME funding and Medicare GME funding for VA affiliates. Issue: Support increased investments in IT and research infrastructure for the VA research program; Support Paperwork Reduction Act exemption for VA researchers.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Issue: Educate Congress regarding technology transfer and the importance of the Bayh-Dole Act to the US patent system. Issue: Oppose draft legislation to make changes to patent eligibility as written in Section 101 of the Patent Act. S. 440, PACED Act H.R. 2375, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 1499, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 Issue: Support legislation to address patent abuse in prescription drug pricing
Issue: Oppose draft legislation to restrict research with nonhuman primates
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. H.R. 2781, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019 Issue: Support the reauthorization of Health Resources and Services Administrations Title VII health professions workforce programs. S. 106 / H.R. 1983 / H.R.2328, Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019 S. 192, Community and Public Health Programs Extension Act S. 692 / H.R. 1943, Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2019 Issue: Support the reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps, Community Health Centers, and Teaching Health Centers mandatory appropriation funds. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about academic medicines response to the opioid epidemic. Support funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. H.R. 3030, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Extension Act of 2019 H.R. 3439, Protecting Access to Information for Effective and Necessary Treatment Act H.R. 2328, Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019 Issue: Support long-term reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue research. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issues: Support high-quality affordable health insurance. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including instituting a moratorium, increasing reporting requirements on covered entities, and imposing user fees Draft, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2018 Draft, Diagnostic Accuracy and Innovation Act (DAIA) Issue: Oppose burdensome regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3630, No Surprises Act S. 1531, Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019 H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act Issues: Educate Congress on surprise medical bills and price transparency. Support general principles for surprise medical bills draft legislation. Oppose statutory benchmark rate setting. Oppose Senate hospital/insurer contracting provisions and onerous reporting burden. S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act, Title IV Issues: Prescription drug pricing, public health, and health information technology. H.R. 2328, Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019 Issue: Support legislation providing stable and predictable funding for quality measurement activities carried out by the National Quality Forum Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Issue: Educate Congress about medical education on nutrition, implicit bias, and maternal health. S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act S. 1224 / H.R. 2374, Stop Significant and Time-Wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (STALLING) Act S. 440, Preserving Access to Cost Effective Drugs Act H.R. 2296 / S.1391, The Fair Accountability and Innovative Research (FAIR) Drug Pricing Act of 2019 S. 551, Recovering Excessive Funds for Unused and Needless Drugs (REFUND) Act S. 1209, Reforming Evergreening and Manipulation that Extends Drug Years (REMEDY) Act H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug STAR Act Issue: Support measures to lower prescription drug costs
P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act, Division A Issue: Support implementation of 21st Century Cures Act, including the Innovation Fund, increased funding for medical research, reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions, and supporting young investigators.
H.R. 965/S.340, The Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 H.R. 985, The Fair Access for Safe and Timely (FAST) Generics Act of 2019 H.R. 1520, The Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 H.R. 1503, The Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019 S. 659: Biologic Patent Transparency Act S. 617: Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 Issue: Support policies to reduce prescription drug prices
Issue: Support efforts to Increase discretionary spending caps and non-defense discretionary spending for fiscal years 2020 and 2021. H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020, Division A Presidents Budget, FY 2020 Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense, Ebola and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH), Prevention Research Centers, and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic and for new curricular materials. Support increased funding allocations for Labor- HHS-Education Subcommittee. H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020, Divisions A, C, and D Presidents Budget, FY 2020 Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, information technology, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Support funding for Indian Health Service health professions, housing and medical equipment programs. Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Presidents Budget, FY 2020 Issues: Oppose presidents budget proposal to eliminate and consolidate graduate medical education (GME) funding, and proposal to reduce payments to hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs). Oppose presidents budget proposal to eliminate ACA Medicaid expansion and implement caps and/or block grants model, and to expand the Medicaid DSH cuts. Oppose presidents budget proposal to reduce scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program
Issue: Support reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions. Issue: Support efforts to promote research integrity, address potential for foreign influence in science, and address harassment in science. Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs H.R. 1608/S.1220, Federal Advisory Committee Act of 2019 Issue: Urge lawmakers to avoid unintended consequences for the peer review process. H.R. 3038, Securing American Science and Technology Act Issue: Support efforts to address foreign influence on science, including stakeholder engagement from institutions of higher education.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Issue: Oppose draft legislation to restrict research with nonhuman primates.
Issue: Educate Congress on the importance of the VAs academic affiliates to improve veteran care through clinical, research, and education partnerships. Issue: Oppose eliminating authority for academic affiliates to administer NIH grants in support of VA investigators. P.L. No: 115-182, VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 (MISSION Act) Issue: Preserve direct sole-source contracting with academic affiliates to improve Veterans access to specialty care at academic medical centers. Support VA physician recruitment through scholarship, loan repayment, pilot programs, and immigration programs. Issue: Support continuation of local flexibility and consideration of VAs statutory education and research missions in VA medical center referral determinations and procedures. Issue: Support increased VA GME funding and Medicare GME funding for VA affiliates.
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support the reauthorization of Health Resources and Services Administrations Title VII health professions workforce programs. S. 192, Community and Public Health Programs Extension Act S. 106, Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019 S. 692, Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2019 Issue: Support the reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps, Community Health Centers, and Teaching Health Centers mandatory appropriation fund. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about academic medicines response to the opioid epidemic. Support funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue research. Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (H.R. 7328/ H.R. 6378/S.2852/H.R. 4776 of the 115th congress) Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including instituting a moratorium, increasing reporting requirements on covered entities, and imposing user fees Draft, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2018 Draft, Diagnostic Accuracy and Innovation Act (DAIA) Issue: Oppose burdensome regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests Issue: Educate Congress on surprise medical bills and price transparency. Support general principles for surprise medical bills draft legislation.
P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act, Division A Issue: Support implementation of 21st Century Cures Act, including the Innovation Fund, increased funding for medical research, reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions, and supporting young investigators.
H.R. 965/S.340, The Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 H.R. 985, The Fair Access for Safe and Timely (FAST) Generics Act of 2019 H.R. 1520, The Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 H.R. 1503, The Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019 Issue: Support policies to reduce prescription drug prices
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Issue: Educate Congress on the importance of the VAs academic affiliates to improve veteran care through clinical, research, tech transfer, and education partnerships. Issue: Oppose eliminating authority for academic affiliates to administer NIH grants in support of VA investigators. P.L. No: 115-182, VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 (MISSION Act) Issue: Preserve direct sole-source contracting with academic affiliates to improve Veterans access to specialty care at academic medical centers. Support VA physician recruitment through scholarship, loan repayment, pilot programs, and immigration programs. Issue: Support continuation of local flexibility and consideration of VAs statutory education and research missions in VA medical center referral determinations and procedures Issue: Support increased VA GME funding and Medicare GME funding for VA affiliates.
Presidents Budget, FY 2020 P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, Division H P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S.3158/ H.R. 6470, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 P.L. 115-245, Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, Division B Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Encourage consideration of forthcoming NIH plan for chimp sanctuaries. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH), Prevention Research Centers, and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support increased funding allocations for Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee and oppose across-the-board cuts. Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education. Oppose cuts to graduate medical education. Issue: Discretionary spending caps and fiscal year 2020 funding for NIH and Department of Veterans Affairs. Presidents Budget, FY 2020 P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division F P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B P.L.115-244, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Support funding for DOD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division B P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S. 3072 / H.R 5952 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF), urge congress and president to avoid shutdown. Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending.
Issue: Educate Congress on perspectives from the higher education community regarding technology transfer, the importance of the Bayh-Dole Act to the US patent system, and the impact of sovereign immunity claims on challenges to patents. H.R.5340, STRONGER Patents Act Issue: Support efforts to improve and prevent abuse of the U.S. patent system P.L. 115-273, SUCCESS Act Issue: Support legislation for USPTO to study and report on number of patents by various entities. H.R.6505, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2018 Issue: Support intellectual property protections.
P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act, Division A Issue: Support implementation of 21st Century Cures Act, including the Innovation Fund, increased funding for medical research, reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions, and supporting young investigators. Draft, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2018 Draft, Diagnostic Accuracy and Innovation Act (DAIA) Issue: Regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests Issue: Provide comments on revision to the Common Rule
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs P.L. 115-241, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development S. 3660 / H.R. 5942, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support workforce grants to medical schools to improve health equity Issue: Oppose regulatory proposals to narrow the definition of sex Issue: Educate Congress and the administration, support training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid addiction Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. P.L. 115-176/H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. P.L. 115-271 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). H.R. 7328/ H.R. 6378/S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program S. 3366, Maternal CARE Act Issue: Support efforts to reduce preventable maternal mortality Issue: Support national preparedness infrastructure.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
H.R.2/S.3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 Issue: Support amendments to update the frequency of required inspections under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA).
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs P.L. 115-241, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid addiction Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. P.L. 115-176/H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). H.R. 6378/S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program S. 3366, Maternal CARE Act Issue: Support efforts to reduce preventable maternal mortality H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
Issue: Educate Congress on perspectives from the higher education community regarding technology transfer, the importance of the Bayh-Dole Act to the US patent system, and the impact of sovereign immunity claims on challenges to patents. H.R.5340, STRONGER Patents Act Issue: Support efforts to improve and prevent abuse of the U.S. patent system H.R. 6758/H.R. 6390, SUCCESS Act Issue: Support legislation for USPTO to study and report on number of patents by various entities. H.R.6505, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2018 Issue: Support intellectual property protections.
P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act, Division A Issue: Support implementation of 21st Century Cures Act, including the Innovation Fund, increased funding for medical research, reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions, and supporting young investigators. Issue: Regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests Issue: Provide comments on revision to the Common Rule
H.R. 5515, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2019 Issue: Oppose restrictions to Department of Defense medical research Issue: Support reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions. Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs Issue: Support nomination of Kelvin Droegemeier, PhD to be director of White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Issue: Support efforts to promote research integrity and address harassment in science
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
Presidents Budget, FY 2019 P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, Division H P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S.3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 House Draft FY 2019 Labor HHS-Education spending bill Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH) and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support increased funding allocations for Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee. Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division F P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B H.R. 5895 Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Support funding for DOD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division B P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S. 3072 / H.R 5952 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending. H.R.3, Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act Issue: Oppose rescissions of federal health and student aid funding
Issue: Educate Congress on perspectives from the higher education community regarding technology transfer, the importance of the Bayh-Dole Act to the US patent system, and the impact of sovereign immunity claims on challenges to patents. H.R.5340, STRONGER Patents Act Issue: Support efforts to improve and prevent abuse of the U.S. patent system
P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act, Division A Issue: Support implementation of 21st Century Cures Act, including the Innovation Fund, increased funding for medical research, reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions, and supporting young investigators. Issue: Regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests Issue: Provide comments on revision to the Common Rule
H.R. 5674 VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 (MISSION Act) Draft, VA Coordinated Access Rewarding Experiences (CARE) plan Issue: Preserve direct sole-source contracting with academic affiliates to improve Veterans access to specialty care at academic medical centers. Support VA physician recruitment through scholarship, loan repayment, pilot programs, and immigration programs. Issue: Support authority for VA joint ventures with academic affiliates Issue: Support increased VA GME funding and Medicare GME funding for VA affiliates Issue: Educate Congress on the importance of the VAs academic affiliates to improve veteran care through clinical, research, tech transfer, and education partnerships. Oppose eliminating authority for academic affiliates to administer NIH grants in support of VA investigators. Issue: Support continuation of local flexibility and consideration of VAs statutory education and research missions in VA medical center referral determinations and procedures
H.R.2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 Issue: Support amendments to update the frequency of required inspections under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA).
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
S. 2193, Caring for Our Veterans Act of 2017 H.R. 4242, VA Care in the Community Act S.2184, Veterans Community Care and Access Act of 2017 Draft, VA Coordinated Access Rewarding Experiences (CARE) plan Issue: Preserve direct sole-source contracting with academic affiliates to improve Veterans access to specialty care at academic medical centers. Support VA physician recruitment through scholarship, loan repayment, and immigration programs. Issue: Support authority for VA joint ventures with academic affiliates Issue: Support increased VA GME funding and Medicare GME funding for VA affiliates Issue: Educate Congress on the importance of the VAs academic affiliates to improve veteran care through clinical, research, tech transfer, and education partnerships. Oppose eliminating authority for academic affiliates to administer NIH grants in support of VA investigators. Issue: Support continuation of local flexibility and consideration of VAs statutory education and research missions in VA medical center referral determinations and procedures
Presidents Budget, FY 2019 P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, Division H P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B P.L. 115-120, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Division B Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH) and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division F P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B P.L. 115-120, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Division B Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Support funding for DOD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division B P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B P.L. 115-120, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Division B Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF); support repeal of the Tiahrt amendment to allow Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to release info about firearms database to CDC and NSF. P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division C and E Issue: Support budget agreement that raises defense and non-defense spending caps and overrides sequestration. Support funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME). Support delay of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts, repeal of the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board, and passage of S. 870, the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017. Oppose inclusion of report language undermining the transition to a unified graduate medical education accreditation. Issue: Support the reauthorization of and extension of funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending. Issue: Support emergency supplemental funding for the CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program and the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Responses Hospital Preparedness Program.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office