ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES for ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES

Homeland Security HOM

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Contacted: Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Health Issues HCR

* H.R. 493/S. 358, Genetic Information Nondescrimination Act of 2007. Issue: Support passage of bill to protect genetic information. S. 1576, "Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act" Issue: Collection of student data; Title VII reauthorization, minority health and health disparities research at NIH. S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007. H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007. Issue: Mental Health Parity Requiring a National unique device identification system for medical devices. Issue: Current and future physician workforce shortages. H. Con. Res. 21, FY 2008 Congressional Budget Resolution, Sec. 30. Issue: Reauthorization of State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). H.R. 506/S. 325, "Health Partnership Act" Issue: Funding Initiatives to Cover the Uninsured. Issue: Reauthorization of health professions education programs under Title VII of the Public Health Service Act. 11 12 13 25 26 27 28

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 1424 (110th), S. 558 (110th), H.R. 506 (110th), S. 358 (110th), S. 325 (110th), H.R. 493 (110th), H.Con.Res. 21 (110th), S. 1576 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

* Medicare Hospital Payments and Proposals Related to Medical-Severity Diagnosis Related Groups. Issue: Retain Medicare Indirect Graduate Medical Education Payments and Direct Graduate Medical Education Payments to teaching hospitals for residents in non-hospitals sites. President's FY 2008 Budget Proposal. H.Con. Res. 21, FY 2008 Budget Resolution, Section 320. U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans Care, Katrina Recovery and Iraq Accountability Act, 2007 [P.L. 110-28], Section 7002. Issue: Retain Medicaid Graduate Medical Education payments to providers. Issue: To restore Medicare payments to physicians. Issue: To preserve Medicare Indirect Graduate Medical Education payments to teaching hospitals. Issue: To preserve Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education payments to teaching hospitals. H.R. 1093/S. 588, "Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act" Issue: Medicare Resident Limits-Removing the cap on the number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Indirect Medical Education and Direct Graduate Medical Education payments. 17 18 19 20 21 22

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 588 (110th), H.Con.Res. 21 (110th), H.R. 1093 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

* H.R. 2642/S. 1645, FY 2008 Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill, Title II. Issue: Funding for VA Medical Care and Research. H. Con. Res. 99/S. Con. Res. 21, FY 2008 Congressional Budget Resolution. Issue: Increase Discretionary Funding in Function 550 (Health) H.R. 3161, FY 2008 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Issue: Funding for the Food and Drug Administration. Issue: Funding for VA Medical Care and Research. H.R. 5385, FY 2007 Military Quality of Life/Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill, Title II. H.J. Res. 20, Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007, Chapter 8. H.R. 2206/H.R. 2207/H.R. 1591/S. 965, FY 2007 Supplemental Appropriations Bill, Chapter 7. instrumentation grants at NIH, stem cell research, Center for Disease Control and Prevention extramural prevention research programs, National Health Service Corps, Children's hospitals GME, Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME), trauma care, and National Center for Health Statistics. Oppose Title VII student loan rescissions. Support report languague instructing HHS to discontinue consideration of parental income for awarding student loans. H.R. 3043/S. 1710, FY 2008 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriation Bill, Title II. Issues: Funding for the National Institutes of Health, Title VII and VIII health professions and nursing education programs, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, extramural research facilities and shared Agency for Heathcare Research and Quality, extramural research facilities and shared instrumentation grants at NIH, stem cell research, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extramural prevention research programs, National Health Service Corps, Children's hospitals GME, Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME), trauma care, and National Center for Health Statistics. Oppose Title VII student loan rescissions. Support report languague instructing HHS to discontinue consideration of parental income for awarding student loans. H.R. 5647/S. 3708, FY 2007 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill, Title II. H.J. Res. 20, Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007, Chapter 6 Issues: Funding for the National Institutes of Health, Title VII and VIII health professions and nursing education programs, the 2 3 4 5 29

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2207 (110th), H.R. 5647 (110th), S. 1645 (110th), H.R. 2642 (110th), H.R. 3043 (110th), H.R. 2206 (110th), H.R. 3161 (110th), S. 3708 (110th), S. 965 (110th), S.Con.Res. 21 (110th), H.J.Res. 20 (110th), H.R. 5385 (110th), H.Con.Res. 99 (110th), S. 1710 (110th), H.R. 1591 (110th)

Immigration IMM

S. 1348, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, Sec. 425. Issue: Medical Services in Underserved Areas.

Contacted: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: S. 1348 (110th)

Education EDU

* changes in accreditation criteria and reporting, loan forgiveness, increasing Stafford loan limits, financial aid administration oversight. S. 1066, "Medical Education Affordability Act" Issue: Expansion of the Economic Hardship Deferment. H.R. 410/S. 896, "The United States Physician Shortage Elimination Act" H.R. 2584, "High-Need Physician Workforce Incentives Act of 2007" Issue: Increase funding for the National Health Service Corps and for Medical Schools to increase enrollment. H.R. 890/S. 486, Student Loan Sunshine Act. Issue: Financial Aid administration oversight. H.R. 2669, "College Cost Reduction Act of 2007," Title I. S. 1642, "Higher Education Amendments of 2007," Title I and Title IV. S. 1762, "Higher Education Access Act of 2007," Title I, III and VIII. Issue: Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, expansion of the Economic Hardship Deferment, 7 8 9

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 890 (110th), S. 1066 (110th), S. 1762 (110th), S. 1642 (110th), H.R. 2584 (110th), H.R. 410 (110th), S. 896 (110th), H.R. 2669 (110th), S. 486 (110th)

Animals ANI

H.R. 3043, FY 2008 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill, Title II Issue: Oppose inclusion of amendment banning Class B animal dealers.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 3043 (110th)

Science/Technology SCI

* S. 5/H.R. 3/S. 997, "Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007" Issue: Support the expansion of federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research. H.R. 1591/S. 965, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007. Issue: Maintaining key funtions of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology within the Department of Defense, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. 24

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 997 (110th), H.R. 1591 (110th), S. 965 (110th), H.R. 3 (110th), S. 5 (110th)