Letters, Comments & Statements
NHMA communicates its official positions on legislative and regulatory issues through sending letters, comments, and statements to Congress, the Administration, and other policymakers to promote our public policy goals on a wide range of issues to ensure Hispanic and Latino physicians’ voices are heard when key policy decisions are being made.
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See below for the latest NHMA correspondence.
2023
November 2, 2023 | NHMA signs letter to Members of Congress strongly opposed to proposed cuts to climate and health priority programs in FY2024 House appropriations bills
October 30, 2023 | NHMA signs letter to Congressional Leadership urging increased funding for federally qualified health centers (FQHCs)
September 26, 2023 | NHMA signs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
September 26, 2023 | NHHF signs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
July 28, 2023 | NHMA Letter to the U.S. Senate Bipartisan Working Group Request for Information on 340B Drug Discount Program
July 26, 2023 | NHMA Letter to Joint Economic Committee regarding Economic Impact of Diabetes
July 11, 2023 | NHMA signs letter urging Congressional Leadership to identify sustainable funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program
June 22, 2023 | NHMA sends letter to Members of Congress in strong opposition to H.R. 2748, the Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act
April 27, 2023 | NHMA Letter to the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to revise the standards for federal data on race and ethnicity
April 24, 2023 | NHMA signs coalition letter to Congress urging at least $102.5 million for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program in the FY 2024
April 24, 2023 | NHMA signs coalition letter to Secretary Xavier Becerra urging Biden-Harris Administration to Do Everything in Its Power to Keep People Covered During Medicaid Unwinding Process
April 19, 2023 | NHMA signs Letter in Opposition to any Proposals to cut Medicaid Funding
April 12, 2023 | NHMA signs letter urging Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee and the Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee to consider people living with Alzheimer’s disease in discussions on proposed expansion of the brexpiprazole label
April 12, 2023 | NHMA Statement on Access to Reproductive Health Care
April 11, 2023 | NHMA Supports H.R. 12, the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2023
April 3, 2023 | NHMA Joins HPNEC in Letter to Senate and House Appropriations Committee Leadership Urging $1.51 billion in Federal Funding for the HRSA Title VII and Title VIII Programs in FY 2024
March 20, 2023 | NHMA Responds to Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Request for Information on the Health Care Workforce
March 17, 2023 | NHMA signs coalition letter to Congressional Appropriators urging funding Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Climate and Health Program in FY2024 LHHS Appropriations Bill
March 17, 2023 | NHMA signs Coalition Letter to Congressional Appropriators urging funding for Environmental Protection Agency FY2024 Interior Appropriations Bill
March 17, 2023 | NHMA signs Coalition Letter to Congressional Appropriators urging funding for Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OOCHE) FY2024 LHHS Appropriations Bill
March 6, 2023 | NHMA Comments on 2024 Advance Notice re Medicare Advantage Program and Part D Payment Policies (CMS-2023-0010)
February 13, 2023 | NHMA signs U.S. Breastfeeding Committee Letter Urging 118th Congress to Prioritize Breastfeeding
2022
2021
May 22, 2021 | Letter in Response to Reintroduction of H.R. 3, The Lower Drug Costs Now Act
April 27, 2021 | Letter to Congress Regarding Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI)
2020
August 5, 2020 | Sign-on Letter to Senate and House Leadership for Residential Broadband Service in COVID-19 Stimulus Packages
July 24, 2020 | NHMA Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order on International Pricing Index Model
July 21, 2020 | Letter to Senator Cortez Masto and Senator Rosen on FTC’s recent Contact Lens Rule
July 21, 2020 | Letter to Senate Commerce Chairman Wicker and Ranking Member Cantwell on FTC’s recent Contact Lens Rule
July 21, 2020 | Sign-on Letter to Senate and House Leadership Requiring States to Implement Vote-by-Mail in the 2020 Election
July 10, 2020 | Letter to Congresswoman Rochester on H.R. 7286
June 30, 2020 | Sign-on Letter to House and Senate Leadership to Increase SNAP Benefits
June 29, 2020 | Sign-on Letter to House and Senate Leadership to Increase COVID-19 Testing Nationwide
June 29, 2020 | Letter of Support for H.R. 6075
June 29, 2020 | Letter of Support for H.R. 1109
June 18, 2020 | NHMA Statement on SCOTUS DACA Ruling
June 15, 2020 | NHMA Statement on the Trump Administration’s roll back of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act
June 15, 2020 | Letter of Support to California Assemblymember Holden on AB 2983
June 11, 2020 | Letter to FDA Commission Hahn
June 11, 2020 | Press Release from Alliance of Multicultural Physicians Calling for Diversity in Clinical Trials
June 11, 2020 | Letter to Senator Booker and Senator Harris
June 11, 2020 | Letter to Judiciary Chair Nadler and CBC Chair Bass
June 8, 2020 | Leader to Senate and House Leadership for dedicated funding to primary care physicians and funding in future legislative COVID-19 relief packages
June 2, 2020 | Statement Against Racism and Violence in the United States
May 18, 2020 | Sign-on letter Urging Members of Congress to Co-Sponsor H.R. 6561
May 14, 2020 | Letter to House and Senate Leadership on Hispanic-Specific Issues for the next COVID-19 Stimulus bill
May 1, 2020 | Partnership for Medicaid Letter to HHS Secretary Azar
April 21, 2020 | Letter to House and Senate Leadership calling for a passage of COVID-19 relief package
April 20, 2020 | Sign-On Letter to District of Columbia Chair Mendelson
April 17, 2020 | Partnership for Medicaid Letter Outlining Proposals for the next COVID-19 Relief Package
April 14, 2020 | Letter to House and Senate Leadership on Policy Priorities for Latinos in the next COVID-19 Relief Bill
April 3, 2020 | Letter to HHS Secretary Azar [HYPERLINK: 2020-4-3 Sign-on Letter to HHS_Race and Ethnicity Data Collection
April 1, 2020 | Letter to Senate and House Leadership Supporting H.R. 5076 and S. 1872
March 27, 2020 | NHMA Letter to Speaker Pelosi and House Republican Leader McCarthy
March 20, 2020 | Sign-on Letter to House and Senate Leaders on Medication Access for Third COVID-19 Package
March 2, 2020 | NHMA Comment to CMS on Proposed NBPP 2021 Rule
February 28, 2020 | Sign-on Letter in support of Title X for FY21 Appropriations
February 18, 2020 | Sign-on Letter to House and Senate Leaders to Include H.R. 913 for Health Care Priorities
February 4, 2020 | Support letter for H.R. 2339
January 31, 2020 | Partnership for Medicaid Letter to CMS Administrator Verma
January 30, 2020 | NHMA Statement on Opposition to International Pricing Index Model
January 13, 2020 | NHMA Letter to New York Attorney General James
January 13, 2020 | NHMA Letter to California Attorney General Becerra
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