Category Statements

ACU Announces New Health Equity Initiative in Partnership with Pfizer

by Rick Brown February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

Washington, D.C. – February 8, 2021 – For Immediate Release – The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) is pleased to announce that Pfizer, an ACU long term Corporate ...

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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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Statement on the Passing of Dr. Jack Geiger: The Epitome of Altruism – Let His Legacy Guide & Drive Us All

by Rick Brown December 29, 2020December 29, 2020

“Some men see things as they are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not.” While Dr. Jack Geiger may not have said these ...

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ACU Opposes Public Charge Rule

by Bryan Conner September 10, 2020September 11, 2020

Rule Will Undermine Health Care for Underserved Populations Washington DC – The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved’s (ACU) core mission is to improve the health of people living in ...

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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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ACU Statement – Black Lives Matter

by Sabrina Edgington June 3, 2020September 10, 2020

The turmoil of the past week has once again brought into focus the heart-wrenching and infuriating level of systemic racism that continues to exist in the United States. ACU’s mission, to ...

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COVID-19 Advocacy & Stimulus Package/CARES Act

by Sabrina Edgington April 6, 2020September 9, 2020

The week of March 9th ACU began aggressively working to inform Congress and their staff about the needs of clinicians caring for the underserved and critical support needed for the ...

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ACU Endorses Bill to Fund National Health Service Corps and Community Health Centers

by ACU April 3, 2019September 9, 2020

Last week, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Representative James Clyburn of South Carolina introduced legislation to extend and expand funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and community ...

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ACU Opposes “Public Charge” Rule Change

by ACU August 24, 2018September 9, 2020

UPDATE:  December 10, 2018 - The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) has been very outspoken about the proposed "public charge" changes. ACU has also partnered with other organizations ...

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