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Letters to Congress in Support of a Tobacco Tax Increase to Pay for Funding for the States' Children's Health Insurance Program

Final Senate Letter -- May 22, 2007
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Final House Letter -- May 22, 2007
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Legislation Endorsements and Letters to Congress

Open Letter to Congress on Immunization Policy (*PDF file)

HPNEC Letter to House Appropriations Subcommittee in Support of Title VII (*PDF file)

Coalition for Health Funding Letter on FY09 Budget Allocation (*PDF file)

Letter to Senate on Health Information Technology (*PDF file)

Letter to House of Representatives on Health Information Technology (*PDF file)

Joint Letter of Support for Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (STAAR) Act (*PDF file)

Joint Letter to Congress Regarding Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (*PDF file)

AHRQ Letter to the Senate (*PDF file)

AHRQ Letter to the House (*PDF file)

Coalition for Health Funding Letter to Congress Urging an Increase in Funding for All Aspects of Public Health to be Included in the 2009 Budget (*PDF file)

Joint Letter to Congress in Support of Increasing Medicaid Payments in Economic Stimulus (*PDF file)

Coalition for Health Funding Letter to House Members Who Voted to Override the President's Veto on the FY08 HHS Spending Bill (*PDF file)

AAFP/AFMAA Letter to the House/Senate Leadership and Appropriations Conferees (*PDF file)

Letter to Senators Durbin and Burr Regarding Medical Home Legislation (*PDF file)

Sign-on Letter to Senator Clinton Regarding S. 1693, the Wired for Health Care Quality Act (*PDF file)

Joint letter to the Senate Finance Committee requesting an exemption for ultrasound in any Medicare provisions that limit imaging services (*PDF file)

Joint Letter to Senators Supporting Passage of FY'08 Labor HHS Education Appropriations (*PDF file)

Joint Letter to Sen. Harry Reid to Include a 2-year Positive Medicare Payment Update in the Final SCHIP Conference Agreement (*PDF file)

Letter to Senators Urging them to Include Medicare Provisions in the Final Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Measure (*PDF file)

Letter to Sen. Harry Reid in Support of a 2-Year Positive Medicare Payment Update (*PDF file)

Sign-on Letter Expressing Support for Provisions in the House SCHIP bill that would Authorize Enlarging the Program at AHRQ on Comparative Drug Effectiveness Research (*PDF file)

Letter to Rep. Stark Commenting on the Children's Health and Medicare Program (*PDF file)

Letter to House Committees on Medicare Physician Payment (*PDF file)

Letter to the Senate HELP Leadership Commenting on the Wired for Health Care Quality Act (*PDF file)

Joint Letter Sent to the Senate HELP and House Energy and Commerce Committees Calling for Prompt Action on the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act (*PDF file)

Joint Letter to Congress Supporting Legislation Giving the FDA Regulatory Authority Over Tobacco Products (**Word file)

HELP Efficient, Acessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 (*PDF file)

Letters to Congress in Support of a Tobacco Tax Increase to Pay for Funding for SCHIP

Coalition Letter Calling for Increased Spending in Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bills for FY '08 (*PDF file)

Letter to the Senate/House Budget Committee Chairmen and Ranking Members Urging Support for Higher Spending Levels for Domestic Discretionary Programs in the Final Budget Resolution (*PDF file)

Letter to the Senate and House Leadership Objecting to Statutorily-Mandated 9-day Medicare Payment Delay (*PDF file)

Letter to Senate and House Leadership Opposing the Requirement That Medicaid Beneficiaries Show Proof of Citizenship (*PDF file)

Joint Letter to the House Small Business Committee in Favor of Federal Loan Incentives for Physician Practices in Shortage Areas (*PDF file)

Letter to Congress Supporting AHRQ Funding (*PDF file)

Personal Health Records Legislation (*PDF file)

Calling for Public Health Funding in FY 2008 (*PDF file)

Requirement for Mid-Level Practitioners in Rural Health Clinics (*PDF file)

HPNEC Letter to Reverse Title VII Funding Levels in FY07 (*PDF file)

Coalition Letter to the House Leadership Requesting Title VII Funding (*PDF file)

Coalition Letter to the Senate Leadership Requesting Title VII Funding (*PDF file)

Letter to Congress Supporting Title VII Programs (*PDF file)

Senate Letter to Congress Supporting Title VII Funding (*PDF file)

House Letter to Congress Supporting Title VII Funding (*PDF file)

Medical Specialities' Letter to the Majority Leader Urging Congress to Halt Medicare Payment Cuts to Physicians (*PDF file)

Medical Specialities' Letter to the Speaker Urging Congress to Halt Medicare Payment Cuts to Physicians (*PDF file)

Letter to US Senate Regarding Resident Physician Training (*PDF file)

Letter to Congress supporting additional SCHIP funding (*PDF file)

Health Care Groups' Letter on Medical Imaginig Services in Physician's Offices (*PDF file)

Letter to Rep. Burgess on his Bill to Repeal the SGR (*PDF file)

Ltr. to the Speaker to Adopt Rep. Kennedy's Amendment to Include Grants for the Purchase of HIT Systems (*PDF file)

Support for Increased Funding and Privacy Provisions in HIT Legislation (*PDF file)

HPNEC Letter Urging Funding for Health Professions Education Programs (*PDF file)

Academy Supports S.3500 Extending Rural Medicare Payment Provisions (*PDF file)

Letter to Senator Murkowski Supporting Rural Residencies (*PDF file)

Letter Requesting Funding for AHRQ

House Appropriations Letter Requesting Funding for Comparative Drug Effectiveness (**Word file)

House Appropriations Letter Requesting Funding for AHRQ

House Letter urging the Restoration of funds to the MCH Block Grant (*PDF file)

Restoring Funding to the Title VII Health Professions Programs (*PDF file)

Letter regarding Health Information Technology (*PDF file)

Letter to House and Senate Supporting Funding for Health and Education (*PDF file)

Letter to Congress on Thimerosal in Vaccines (*PDF file)

Letter to Congress (*PDF file)

Letter to the President and Congress (*PDF file)

Stark Letter (*PDF file)

Coalition Letter (*PDF file)

SGR Testimonials

Johnson Letter (*PDF file)

Regula Letter (*PDF file)

Coalition Drug Effectiveness Letter (*PDF file)

Ltr. Regarding Medicare Physician Payment

Tobacco Control Treaty Letter (*PDF file)

Medical Specialities Letter in Support of the National Health Museum

Medicare Payments to Physicians

Comparative Drug Effectiveness Letter

Value Based Purchasing Payment (*PDF file)

Physician Payment Rates

HR 3010 (*PDF file)

HPNEC Letter (*PDF file)

Tax Credit for Rural Physicians

Health Care for Young Adults Act

Joint Letter to Sen. Frist

Advance Directives Improvement Education Act (*PDF file)

Health Technology to Enhance Quality Act

Introduction of the Health Information Technology Act

Health Care Access Improvement Act

S 1081

Opposition to H.R. 1333/ (S. 647)

Letter Supporting Medicaid Commission

Letter Supporting Medicaid Commission

Coalition Letter on Priorities of Tobacco Issues

Letter to Sen. Lincoln on SEHBP

MedPAC Coalition Letter to Congress

Public Health Programs Letter (*PDF file)

2004 Archives

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