Five House committees with jurisdiction over health and research agencies introduced and advanced portions of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue package.

The Senate HELP Committee heard testimony from Surgeon General nominee Vivek Murthy, MD, and Assistant Secretary for Health nominee Rachel Levine, MD.

The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

Over 50 community health centers in Massachusetts are emerging as a growing force in the vaccination effort now that the eligibility guidelines have expanded.

President Joe Biden’s proposed immigration overhaul was introduced in Congress on Thursday, kicking off what will likely be one of his most difficult legislative challenges.

Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies

The AAMC issued the following statement on the nomination of Xavier Becerra for secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Today, our nation passed another grim milestone in this pandemic: 500,000 lives lost. Join us as we honor their memory.

Statement on the nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure for administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Five House committees with jurisdiction over health and research agencies introduced and advanced portions of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue package.

The AAMC and more than 40 organizations, institutions, and companies endorsed the Tracking COVID-19 Variants Act to increase SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequencing.

The AAMC joined over 260 organizations in a letter to CMS urging approval of pending Medicaid Section 1115 waivers to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage