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Advocacy & Policy

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) works with policymakers and other leaders to advance policy priorities that strengthen the nation’s health and well-being.

Through policies that affect health care delivery, research, education, health equity, and more, the federal government is a key partner in sustaining the vitality of the nation’s academic medicine ecosystem, which is essential to improving the health of all. Learn more about the AAMC’s priorities for the 118th Congress.

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Addressing the Physician Workforce Shortage

The AAMC has developed a new online resource on the critical issue of addressing the looming physician workforce shortage. The collection includes an overview of the topic, links to AAMC data, and other articles and resources on the topic.

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AAMC Policy and Priorities

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Research

AAMC-member institutions endeavor to prepare a diverse medical research workforce and champion an environment where medical discovery can flourish. This strong commitment is key to innovation that benefits patients.

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Clinical Care

AAMC-member teaching hospitals and faculty physicians cultivate and provide high-quality health care, especially for complex and vulnerable patients -- many of whom are unable to receive care elsewhere.

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Investing in Healthier Communities

Academic medical centers serve at the crossroads of community health, health equity, and population health and are actively working to prevent and address persistent public health challenges.

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Workforce

AAMC-member medical schools and teaching hospitals play a crucial role in preparing future physicians who help create a healthier future for all with innovative graduate medical education.

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Washington Highlights

Washington Highlights is a weekly newsletter that provides updates on the latest legislative and regulatory activities affecting academic medicine.

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) June 20 released a proposed rule that would make changes to the Quality Payment Program under the Medicare

  • June 23, 2017
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The National Quality Forum (NQF) recently released a draft report outlining recommended changes to their Consensus Development Process (CDP) that governs how qu

  • June 23, 2017
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The Senate June 22 released a discussion draft of its health care reform bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA). The bill would dramatically re

  • June 23, 2017
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The National Quality Forum (NQF) June 8 released a draft report evaluating their two year sociodemographic status (SDS) trial period, which concluded in April 2

  • June 23, 2017
Testimony & Correspondence

On June 16, the AAMC sent a letter to Thomas Price, MD, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budg

  • June 22, 2017
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Testimony & Correspondence

The AAMC June 21 joined the Association of American Universities (AAU), the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU), and the Council on Governm

  • June 21, 2017
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The Department of Homeland Security on June 15 issued guidance telling individuals with DACA status that their protections under the program would not change.

  • June 16, 2017
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The AAMC submitted a letter to the FDA in response to FDA’s request for comments on the agency’s efforts “to enhance future patient engagement."

  • June 16, 2017
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The AAMC June 13 submitted a comment letter on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) fiscal year (FY)

  • June 16, 2017
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The AAMC, joined by 21 health professional education and practice organizations, filed a June 12 amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court opposing the governmen

  • June 16, 2017
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AAMC Champion of Academic Medicine Award

This award recognizes members of Congress and staff for extraordinary leadership in support of the academic medicine community.

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Advocacy Coalitions

The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research supports enhancing the federal investment in the biomedical, behavioral, and population-based research conducted and supported by the NIH.

The GME Advocacy Coalition (GMEAC) is a group of organizations dedicated to the expansion and preservation of Medicare-supported graduate medical education.

The HPNEC advocates for continued support for the health professions and nursing workforce development programs critical to providing continued services to underserved and minority communities.

FOVA is a diverse coalition representing national academic, medical, and scientific societies; voluntary health and patient advocacy groups; and veteran-focused associations.

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Congressional Academic Medicine Caucus (CAMC)

The CAMC is a bipartisan group of Members of Congress that seeks to promote and recognize the important role that medical schools, teaching hospitals, and faculty physicians play to improve the health of people everywhere.

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AAMC Action

AAMC Action – Let’s Raise Our Voices Together

We are a community of students, residents, researchers, faculty members, physicians, and others who advocate on behalf of academic medicine to improve the health of people everywhere.

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