NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS (N.A.C.H.)

HCR · Health Issues

Issues regarding childrens health care coverage and access to care under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, TRICARE, and private insurance Issues regarding childrens mental health and the national emergency in childrens mental health, including mental health parity, the mental health workforce, suicide and injury prevention, and related access issues. Issue regarding Medicaid supplemental payments and directed payments. Issues regarding the importance of Medicaid to children, including military and veteran families.  Issues regarding Medicaid support for providers caring for children on Medicaid, including DSH payments. Issues regarding Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program and funding. Issues related to 340B Drug Pricing Program, the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, prescription drug pricing, drug shortages, drug compounding, high-cost drugs/therapies and pharmaceutical supply chain. Issues related to pediatric workforce, Medicare GME and the Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program. Issues related to hospital financing. Issues regarding site neutrality, facility fees, and price transparency in health care.  Issues regarding pediatric pandemic and disaster preparedness and response and emergency preparedness, including work with the Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN) and related to the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA). Issues related to Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC). Issues related to mental health services in schools Issues regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI). Issues regarding oversight and implementation of EPSDT. Issues involving pediatric medical research and funding, specifically including research at the National Institutes of Health. Issues involving gun violence prevention. Issues regarding health care innovation. Issues involving Making America Healthy Again. Issues involving Medical Device User Fee Authorization. Issues involving biomedical research policies. Issues involving the 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Issues involving the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant. Issues involving the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program. Issues involving telehealth. Issues involving Appropriations for pediatric health care programs. Issues involving Hospital at Home. Issues involving the Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protections program. Issues involving National Provider Identifier. H.R. 5582/S.2355 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act H.R. 6396 Kid Providing Resources for Optimal Outcomes Against Fatalities (Kid PROOF) Act H.R.169/S.357 Prevent Family Fire Act H.R.4768/S.2448 Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2025 H.R. 1509/S. 752 Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act H.R. 1735 / S. 779, The Early Action and Responsiveness Lifts Youth (EARLY) Minds Act H.R. 2587/S. 1266, Youth Mental Health Research Act H.R. 2483, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act H.R.3255/S.1673, Mental Health Infrastructure Act Issues related Pub. L No. 119-21; specifically state direct payments. H.R. 3890, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 H.R. 1262/S.932, Give Kids a Chance Act H.R. 3505, Barriers to Suicide Act H.R. 4262, To reauthorize programs related to health professions education, and for other purposes.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 5582, S.2355, H.R. 6396, H.R.169, S.357, H.R.4768, S.2448, H.R. 1509, S. 752, H.R. 1735, S. 779, H.R. 2587, S. 1266, H.R. 2483, H.R.3255, S.1673, H.R. 3890, H.R. 1262, S.932, H.R. 3505, H.R. 4262

MMM · Medicare/Medicaid

Issues regarding childrens health care coverage and access to care under Medicaid and CHIP, including oversight and implementation of Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) and guidance to states.   Issues related to implementation of aspects of childrens health coverage under Medicaid and CHIP. Issues regarding mental health parity and the mental health workforce. Issue regarding Medicaid supplemental payments, including Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH) and directed payments. Issues regarding out of state care for children enrolled in Medicaid. Issues related to Hospital at Home. H.R. 1262/S.932 Give Kids a Chance Act H.R. 1509/S. 752 Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act Issues related Pub. L No. 119-21; specifically state directed payments.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1262, S.932, H.R. 1509, S. 752

DEF · Defense

Issues related to Military connected families. H.R. 4798/S.2448 Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2025

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 4798, S.2448

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

Funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), including Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program and other workforce programs. Funding for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Community Mental Health Services Block Grant, including a set aside for prevention and early intervention services, and Project Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Childrens Health. Funding for the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) program. Funding for and implementation of Pediatric Specialty Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLRP) Funding for the health care work force, specifically Title VII and Title VIII health professions workforce programs. Funding for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Grants. Funding for Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program. Funding for Pediatric Disaster Care Program. Funding for pediatric research and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Funding for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development Funding for Agency for Health Quality Research. Funding for Firearm Violence Prevention Research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and for the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). Funding for the Title V Maternal and Child (MCH) Services Block Grant (Title V). Funding for issues related to general public health. Funding for the Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Program. Funding for the Congress Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) at the Department of Defense (DoD).

EDU · Education

Issues involving graduate medical education. Issues involving mental health professional education and training. Issues involving the clinician researcher pipeline. Issues involving Childrens Hospitals Medical Graduate Education (CHGME) program. Issues related to Title VII and Title VIII health professions workforce programs. Issues related to the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program. Issues related to the Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program. Issues related to loan access from the Department of Education.

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

H.R. 169/S.357, the Prevent Family Fire Act

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 169, S.357