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Congress Passes Reconciliation Package with Large Implications for MCH Populations
Today, Congress passed H.R. 1, a reconciliation package that is projected to increase the national debt by $3.9 trillion. This package includes some of the most significant health policy provisions to be made into law since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and has the...
AMCHP Leads Advocacy Efforts Supporting the Title V MCH Block Grant and Medicaid
The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) continues to lead efforts to advocate for $1 billion in FY 2026 (FY26) funding for the Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (Title V MCH Block Grant) as well as protect Medicaid. On...
Government Shutdown Staved Off through March 2025
After a tumultuous week of negotiations on multiple iterations of a bill to avert a government shutdown, Congress passed legislation to extend funding for the federal government through March 14, 2025. The short-term funding bill – known as a continuing resolution or...
President Biden Signs the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act into Law
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...
Two Wins for Maternal and Child Health! A Partial Government Shutdown Averted and a Fully Funded WIC Program in Fiscal Year 2024
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...
Administration Releases Additional Budget Document for Administration for a Healthy America
As a reminder, on May 2, the Administration released the President’s Budget Proposal for FY26 – colloquially referred to as a “Skinny Budget” – that provides a broad overview of funding requests for each federal agency for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26). While...
HHS Announces Drastic Reorganization, Leading to Mass Layoffs
On March 27, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced an initiative to drastically restructure the department in accordance with the February 11 Executive Order, “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Workforce...
AMCHP Leads Organization Letter Supporting the Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act
The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP), American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, March of Dimes, and Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine led a letter with 125 signatories to Congressional leadership urging them to swiftly pass the...
AMCHP Leads Coalitions in Support of Funding for Federal Maternal Health Programs in FY 2025
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...
AMCHP and the National Healthy Start Association Lead Congressional Letter to Support Funding for HRSA’s Healthy Start Program
The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) continues to lead partners and collaborate with Congressional champions to secure robust funding for maternal and child health (MCH) programs, including the Health Resources & Services...
AMCHP Leads Efforts to Support Funding for Federal MCH Programs in FY26; White House Begins Releasing FY26 Budget Proposal Materials
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...
Congress Passes Seven-Month Continuing Resolution to Avert Government Shutdown
Congress passed legislation last night to extend funding for the federal government through September 30, 2025, the end of the current fiscal year. This legislation, once signed by the President, averts a government shutdown that would have gone into effect just after...
AMCHP Leads National Organization Letter Supporting Funding for HRSA’s Title V MCH Block Grant, including SPRANS
The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) continues to lead partners and collaborate with Congressional champions in support of the Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (Title V MCH Block Grant) through the annual federal...
AMCHP Applauds the Biden-Harris Administration’s Release of the Maternal Mental Health Task Force National Strategy to Improve Maternal Mental Health Care
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...
AMCHP Leads National Organization Letter Supporting Funding for HRSA’s Title V MCH Block Grant, including SPRANS
The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) continues to lead partners and collaborate with Congressional champions in support of the Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (Title V MCH Block Grant) through the annual federal...