(June 16, 2008) AACOM recently signed onto a number of letters circulated by coalitions of health care and education organizations.
AACOM actively participates in several coalitions to stay abreast of developments and increase the effectiveness of its advocacy.
Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition: Letter to the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member of the House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee urging full funding for the health professions education programs by providing at least $300 million for the Title VII health professions programs and $200 million for the Title VIII nursing workforce development programs in the FY 2009 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations bill.
Friends of the Health Resources and Services Administration: Letter to the Chairmen and the Ranking Committee Members of the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittees urging an overall funding level of at least $7.9 billion for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in the FY 2009 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations bill.
Coalition for Health Funding/Coalition for Education Funding: Letter to key members of Congress, including the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, urging that the fiscal year (FY) 2009 302(b) allocation for the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittees reflect at least a $15 billion increase to the FY 2008 level for the critically important programs under the subcommittees’ jurisdiction.
Friends of Indian Health: Letter to the Chairmen and the Ranking Committee Members of the House and Senate Budget Committee urging support for additional funding of $1 billion for the Indian Health Service (IHS) in the budget resolution conference. Letters to Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations urging the highest possible FY 2009 302(b) allocation for the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee so that the medical needs of the approximately 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives served by the IHS can be adequately addressed.
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