Category Policy Updates

ACU Statement on Health Heroes 2020 Act

by ACU July 20, 2020January 26, 2021

(Washington DC, April 24, 2020) — Today, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representative Janice Schakowsky (D-IL) proposed a new plan to increase the nation’s health care workforce and address the overwhelming need of millions of people living in communities with severe workforce shortages.

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National Groups Call on Congress to Extend Safety Net Programs

by Rick Brown November 2, 2016May 10, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 2016 National Groups Call on Congress to Extend Safety Net Funding A coalition of national groups dedicated to the well-being of children, vulnerable people, and ...

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Senate Bill Would Expand NHSC to Jails

by Rick Brown May 1, 2015May 10, 2021

Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced legislation expanding the eligible placement sites for the National Health Service Corps to include county and municipal jails. To date, only state and federal prisons ...

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NHSC Funding Included in SGR Package

by Rick Brown March 25, 2015May 10, 2021

Congress is considering legislation that would avert a funding cliff for providers within the Medicare program, commonly referred to as the “doc-fix” bill. In a change from previous years, Congress ...

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President Reconfirms Strong Support for NHSC in FY16 Budget

by Rick Brown February 14, 2015May 10, 2021

Proposes Field Strength of 15,000 for the Program McLean, VA – The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) expressed its strong appreciated for the President’s FY2016 Budget Request for ...

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ACU Partners with Community Health Vote!

by Administrator June 12, 2014May 7, 2021

The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) has joined a partnership with Community Health Vote to promote and assist safety net providers and community organizations in developing non-partisan voter ...

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FY15 Budget to Propose Expansion of NHSC

by Rick Brown February 27, 2014May 10, 2021

Increase in FY15 and Extension of Funding Beyond FY16 McLean, VA – The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) applauds the White House proposal to extend the National Health ...

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Congressional Budget Deal Unveiled

by Rick Brown December 11, 2013May 10, 2021

Sequester Will Still Cut NHSC Funding We have written several times about the sequester’s impact on the National Health Service Corps, and like many, had hoped that the entire sequester would ...

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Congressional Budget Deal Unveiled – Sequester Will Cut NHSC Funding

by Rick Brown November 22, 2013May 10, 2021

What the Sequester means to the National Health Service Corps More than 250,000 people won’t have access to care in their community because of the broad cuts to federal programs ...

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What a Government Shutdown Means to Health Programs

by Rick Brown September 13, 2013May 10, 2021

Craig Kennedy is Executive Director of ACU. By Craig A. Kennedy, MPH By now you’ve heard or read enough news to know that a government shutdown is very possible come ...

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