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ACU Supports Legislative Amendment to Double Funding for HRSA’s Nurse Corps

by Rick Brown March 22, 2022
ACU was pleased to support Senator Bernie Sanders's amendment to the bipartisan PREVENT Pandemics Act (S. 3799) that would double mandatory funding for the Nurse Corps program to $177 million in FY23. ...
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ACU Policy & Advocacy Update: The Power of Advocacy

by Rick Brown November 23, 2021November 23, 2021
A Message from Our Executive Director Amanda Pears Kelly 2021 has been a monumental year. At times it’s felt as though our nation has been on a roller coaster. The ...
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Vice President Harris Announces Historic Funding for the National Health Service Corps and Other Key Programs for Underserved Populations

by Rick Brown November 23, 2021November 23, 2021
Vice President Kamala Harris recently addressed the vital need to support and diversify the healthcare workforce through historic investment in key workforce programs, specifically calling out the National Health Service ...
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Advocacy for Health Equity and Voter Access in Underserved Communities

Advocacy Update: ACU Helps Lead the Charge to Improve Health Equity Through Expanded Voter Access

by Rick Brown September 22, 2021September 22, 2021
As advocates may recall, earlier this year the Biden Administration released an Executive Order on promoting access to voting. As part of the Executive Order, the Administration recognized that the right ...
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Advocacy Update: New National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Funding

NHSC Funding and Advocacy Update: New House Bill Includes 55% Increase in Discretionary Funding for the National Health Service Corps!

by Rick Brown July 14, 2021
Earlier this week, the House Appropriations Committee released its bill outlining Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) funding for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies—and we are very happy to ...
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Watch Testimony from ACU Board Member Shelley Spires at the Senate HELP Subcommittee Hearing on May 20

by Rick Brown May 19, 2021May 20, 2021
Exciting news: ACU Board Member Shelley Spires, CEO of Albany Area Primary Health Care, provided live testimony on behalf of ACU on Thursday, May 20, at 10:30 a.m. ET before ...
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Historic Increase for National Health Service Corps Funding: $800 Million Included in COVID-19 Stimulus Package

by Rick Brown March 10, 2021May 12, 2021
Earlier today, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan, the most recent COVID-19 relief package intended to support the nation's ongoing economic pandemic recovery. ACU is incredibly pleased to share that ...
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ACU Statement on Sen. Durbin and Sen. Rubio’s Strengthening America’s Health Care Readiness Act

by Rick Brown January 29, 2021January 29, 2021
Washington, D.C. – January 29, 2021 – For Immediate Release – Earlier this week, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced bipartisan legislation to provide a historic investment ...
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ACU Statement on the Nomination of Xavier Becerra as HHS Secretary

by Rick Brown January 21, 2021January 21, 2021
Washington, D.C. – January 21, 2021 – The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) strongly supports the nomination of Xavier Becerra to be the next Secretary of the United ...
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Advocacy Success: More than $1B in Extended Funding for the National Health Service Corps!

by Sabrina Edgington December 22, 2020May 11, 2021
Thank You for Your Advocacy to Strengthen the National Health Service Corps! Read the Funding Breakdown Below   We are so pleased to share some wonderful news to help close ...
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