Legislative: AAP Federal Legislative Updates

The Tennessee Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics keeps informed by the national AAP on federal legislative matters, and we pass that information on to you. We encourage you to reach out to your elected officials and be an advocate for change!

Federal Legislative Updates

Below are some recent messages from the AAP on federal legislation issues affecting children and pediatricians:

Federal Update 8-6-2010 -- FMAP Passes Senate; Child Nutrition Legislation Passes Senate; Health Reform Implementation: Update on Regulations (PDF)

Federal Update 7-30-2010 -- FMAP Senate Vote; Child Nutrition Reauthorization Update; Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; Health Reform Implementation: Pre-existing Conditions Regulation (PDF)

Federal Update 7-23-2010 -- Alan Guttmacher, MD, FAAP, to Serve as Director of NICHD; AAP Committee on Drugs Chair Testifies Before Senate; AAP Leaders Write to Local Papers on Health Reform; Health Reform Implementation (PDF)

Federal Update 7-16-2010 -- AAP Department of Federal Affairs launches new Advocacy Web page; Interim Final Rule Issued on Preventive Benefits; Final Rule Issued on Meaningful Use of EHRs; Child Nutrition Reauthorization Legislation; Health Appropriations Legislation Progresses (PDF)

Federal Update 7-02-2010 -- Supreme Court Overturns Chicago Gun Ban; Dr. Palfrey Testifies Before Commission; New Consumer-Friendly Website on Health Reform (PDF)

Federal Update 6-25-2010 -- Health Reform Implementation (Patient’s Bill of Rights); FMAP Extension and SGR Fix; Donald Berwick CMS Nomination (PDF)

Federal Update 6-18-2010 -- Health Reform Implementation (New Investments in Primary Care); FMAP Extension and SGR Fix; Global Launch of Helping Babies Breathe (PDF)

Federal Update 6-11-2010 -- Health Reform Implementation (Membership PowerPoint); FMAP Extension; Antibiotic Resistance in Children; Op-ed from Indiana Chapter (PDF)

Federal Update 5-28-2010 -- Health Reform Implementation (Medicaid Expansion, Benefits for Young Adults); FMAP Extension and SGR Fix (PDF)

Federal Update 5-21-2010 -- Health Reform Implementation (Bright Futures); FMAP Extension and SGR Fix; Childhood Obesity (PDF)

Federal Update Extra -- Bright Futures: AAP Letter to HHS (PDF)

Federal Update 5-14-2010 -- Health Reform Implementation; Childhood Obesity Report; Young Adult Dependent Coverage; Antitrust Amendment; Pre-Participation Sports Evaluation (PDF)

Federal Update 5-7-2010 -- Health Reform Implementation; Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day; High-Risk Insurance Pools; SGR Fix (PDF)

Federal Update 4-23-2010 -- Ped Donald Berwick nominated to Lead CMS; FIT Kids Act Moves Through House; Insurance Companies Enact Health Reform Law Provision; SAMHSA National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day (PDF)

Federal Update 4-16-2010 -- Physician Payment Cuts in Medicare Delayed; Improvements to Health Reform Law (PDF)

Federal Update 4-2-2010 -- Health Reform Update; Resources from the Dept of Federal Affairs; AAP Urges Ban on Menthol Cigarettes (PDF)

Federal Advocacy

Do you want to know your U.S. senators? Your U.S. representatives? Want to learn more about the U.S. Congress and the types of bills being considered this year that impact children and pediatricians?

Click here to visit the official website of the United States House of Representatives.
Click here to visit the official website of the United States Senate.