Communications with Congress

Archive 116th Congress 2019-2020

Archive 116th Congress 2019-2020

Sign-On Letter in Support of H.R. 3911/S. 2842, The Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Act of 2019

Sign-On Letter of Support for COVID-19 Testing for Vulnerable Communities

Sign-On Letter of  Support for H.R. 7663, The Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020

Sign-On Letter of Support for S. 4317, The Safe to Work Act

Response to Senate HELP Committee: Preparing for the Next Pandemic

Statement to Senate HELP Committee on Telehealth: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sign-On Letter of Support for the Essential Worker Pandemic Compensation Act

This letter to Congressional leaders urges support from a coalition of health care associations for the Essential Worker Pandemic Compensation Act of 2020.

Letter to Congressional Leaders on COVID-19

AAPA’s letter to the leaders of the House and Senate on measures to remove practice barriers and increase access to care during the pandemic.

PARCA Sign-On Letter on COVID-19 Relief Package

April 13, 2020 letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer.

Sign On Letter Supporting Removal of Practice Barriers during COVID-19

March 18, 2020 letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Charles Schumer.

Sign-On Letter in Support of S. 3539

March 20, 2020 – Letter to Senators Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer

N95 Mask Sign On Letter

March 20, 2020 – Letter to Vice President Mike Pence, Nancy Pelosi, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer.

AAPA Statement to House Energy & Commerce Committee

March 3, 2020 – Statement for the Record Submitted to the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health

Statement to Senate Special Committee on Aging

February 12, 2020 Statement for the Record submitted to the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging.

AAPA Congressional Telehealth Caucus Comments

4/9/19. Letter from Congressional Telehealth Caucus in response to the Congressional Telehealth Caucus RFI on telehealth legislation.

Statement to Senate HELP Committee on Access to Care in Underserved Communities

Statement for the Record submitted to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on January 29, 2019.

Archive 115th Congress 2017-2018

Archive 115th Congress 2017-2018

Rural Health Comments

Letter to Senator Tom Daschle, Senator Olympia Snowe, Governor Ronnie Musgrove, and Governor Tommy Thompson.

APRN-PA Letter to Senate Leaders on Opioid Legislation

Letter to Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer on the opioid crisis.

AAPA Letter of Support for H.R. 6, the SUPPORT Act

Letter to Speaker Paul Ryan and Leader Nancy Pelosi on the SUPPORT Act.

Opioid Package Sign-On Letter

Letter to Speaker Paul Ryan, Leader Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and Democratic Whip, Steny Hoyer on the opioid epidemic.

Letter to Senate Bipartisan Working Group on Healthcare Price Transparency Initiative

AAPA’s comments to the Senate bipartisan working group focusing on a healthcare price transparency initiative.

Statement to House Ways and Means Committee on the Opioid Epidemic

March 15, 2018 letter to Chairmen Kevin Brady, Richard E. Neal, Peter J. Roskam, and Sander Levin.

Statement to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health on Combating the Opioid Crisis

Submitted to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Subcommittee on Health on the continuing opioid crisis.

AAPA Statement for the Record to Senate HELP Committee on The Federal Response to the Opioid Crisis

Statement for the Record Submitted to U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pension on Behalf of the American Academy of PAs.

Senator Burr Letter of Support for NDAA Amendment

Letter to Senator Richard Burr.

Letter of Support to Reps. Bergman and Kuster on H.R. 3262, the Grow Our Own Directive (GOOD) Act

Letter to Representative Jack Bergman and Representive Ann McLane Kuster.

Letter of Support to Reps. Brownley and Woodall on H.R. 2547, the Veterans Expanded Trucking Opportunities Act

Letter to Representative Julia Brownley and Representative Rob Woodall.

Letter of Support to Senators Cornyn and Warner on S. 1393, Jobs for Our Heroes Act

Letter to Senator John Cornyn and Senator Elizabeth Warren.

Statement to House Energy and Commerce Committee on MACRA and Alternative Payment Models

Statement for the Record submitted to the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health.

HPNEC Sign-On Letter to Appropriations Committee Leaders on Title VII and Title VIII

Letter to Representative Tom Cole, Representative Rosa DeLauro, Senator Roy Blunt, and Senator Patty Murray.

AAPA Statement to the Senate VA Committee on S. 426, the “Grow Our Own Directive” (GOOD)

Submitted to Committee on Veterans’ Affairs regarding the “Grow Our Own Directive (GOOD): Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017.”

AAPA Statement to Senate Committee on Indiana Affairs on S. 1250 and S. 1275

Statement for the Record Submitted to U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs – “Legislative Hearing to Receive Testimony on the Following bills: S. 1250, S. 1275” – June 13, 2017

Letter to Senate Leaders on AHCA

May 15, 2017. Letter to Senator Mitch McConnell and Senator Chuck Schumer.

Sign-On Letter to Appropriations Committee Leaders on FY18 Labor-HHS 302(b) Allocation

May 8, 2017. Letter to Senator Thad Cochran, Senator Patrick Leahy, Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen, and Representative Nita Lowey.

Sign-On Letter to White House and Congressional Leaders on Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments

Letter to President Donald Trump, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Speaker Paul Ryan, and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

Friends of HRSA Sign-On Letter on FY18 Appropriations

Joint Friends of HRSA Letter to Congress on FY 2018 Spending from March 30, 2017.

Letter to House leaders on AHCA

Letter to Speaker Paul Ryan and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

Archive 114th Congress 2015-2016

Archive 114th Congress 2015-2016

AAPA’s Statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee on “Breaking the Cycle: Mental Health and the Justice System”

Submitted to the Committee on the Judiciary regarding the mental health and the justice system.

Letter of Support for Provider Payment Sunshine Act

December 18, 2015. Letter to Senator Charles Grassley and Senator Richard Blumenthal.

AAPA’s Statement to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on S. 2134, the Grow Our Own Directive: PA Employment and Education Act of 2015

Statement for the Record. Submitted to U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. November 18, 2015