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Congress Passes Budget Resolution; Begins Repeal of ACA
The Senate Jan. 12 passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget resolution, which included reconciliation instructions paving the way for repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) [see Washington Highlights, Jan. 6].
Graham, Durbin, Coffman, Gutiérrez Introduce BRIDGE Act for DACA
Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) Jan. 12 reintroduced bipartisan legislation (S. 128) to protect undocumented students and medical residents, among others, should the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program be discontinued under the incoming Trump Administration.
AAMC Among Hundreds of Organizations Expressing Support for the Prevention Fund
The AAMC Jan. 9 joined more than 300 other organizations on a letter urging House and Senate leadersnot to repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (the Prevention Fund), which is authorized under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Preserving GME Funding
Whether it’s an emergency or a serious illness requiring complex care, when life is on the line you can count on America’s teaching hospitals. But can they count on the funding they need from Congress?
AAMC Ad Calls on Congress to Make Medical Research a National Priority
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