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Raise Your Voice for MCH Funding
Deadlines for requesting funding levels for programs in the FY2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill are approaching and now is the time to make sure your Senators and Representatives prioritize funding for maternal and child health!...
Title X Final Rule Posted by HHS
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published its unofficial final rule today to make substantive changes to the Title X Family Planning Program. The rule will effectively bar many, though not all, Planned Parenthood clinics from receiving Title X funds....
Shutdown Updates
As the partial government shutdown now enters its 25th day, we wanted to bring you a few updates. Unfortunately, there is very little news of progress in reaching a compromise that will reopen those parts of the government that are currently shut down. In the...
Preventing Maternal Deaths Act Passes House of Representatives!
We are thrilled to share that the House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 1318, the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act, today. We are hearing that the Senate expects to take up and pass the bill soon — after which it would be sent to the President's desk for...
Health Leaders to Congress: Vote Now to Save Mothers’ Lives
Coalition of national organizations urges floor votes on bills aimed at combating rise in maternal mortality, cites bipartisan support. A group of 82 national health-related organizations urged congressional leaders today to pass pending legislation by the end of the...
Congress Passes FY19 Appropriations Legislation; President Trump Signals Intent to Sign Bill
Today, the House passed H.R. 6157, an appropriations package that includes fiscal year 2019 funding for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and the Department of Defense as well as stopgap funding for any appropriations legislation that...
AMCHP Issues Statement on Public Charge Draft Proposed Rule
The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) issued the following statement in response to news about a draft proposed rule to change the definition of public charge when applying for legal permanent residency in the United States, citing concerns...
AMCHP Applauds Advancement of Maternal Mortality Legislation
The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions unanimously approved legislation today to help combat the rising rate of maternal mortality in the United States. The bipartisan Maternal Health Accountability Act (S. 1112), sponsored by Senators...
CR Passes with Five Years for MIECHV!
In the early hours of the morning today, Feb. 9, Congress passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government funded through Mar. 23. Importantly, this deal also included a two-year agreement to raise budget caps, which means Congress can finally get to work on...
Increase for Title V MCH Block Grant in FY18 Omnibus Appropriations!
On the evening of March 21, the House of Representatives released text of an omnibus appropriations bill which would fund the government through the remainder of FY2018. AMCHP is pleased to share that this bill includes a $10 million increase for the Title V Maternal...