by Eden Desta | Jul 15, 2024 | Government Affairs, Legislative Updates
On Friday, July 12, 2024, President Biden signed the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act into law. The legislation clarifies that stillbirth prevention activities are an allowable use of Title V funds — the single largest funding mechanism to address...
by Eden Desta | Jul 11, 2024 | Government Affairs, Legislative Updates
On Wednesday, July 10, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee passed the fiscal year 2025 (FY25) Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (L-HHS) bill, including a slight decrease to the Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant...
by Eden Desta | May 20, 2024 | Government Affairs, Legislative Updates
The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) continues to lead partners and collaborate with Congressional champions in support of federal maternal and child health (MCH) programs through the annual federal appropriations process for the upcoming...
by Eden Desta | May 15, 2024 | Government Affairs, Legislative Updates
On the heels of Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the release of a national strategy to address maternal mental health and substance use issues. During the perinatal period, an estimated one in five...
by Eden Desta | Mar 26, 2024 | Government Affairs, Legislative Updates
On Saturday, March 23, 2024, President Biden signed a bipartisan spending package into law, finalizing the remaining appropriations bills to fund the federal government through the remainder of Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24). Biden’s approval ends a months-long saga of...
by Eden Desta | Mar 12, 2024 | Government Affairs, Legislative Updates
On March 8, Congress averted a partial government shutdown. Until then, the government was operating under a two-tiered continuing resolution. The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations bill was among the six-bill package that...
