VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

VET · Veterans

Issues related to academic affiliate relationships with the VA health system.

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

H.R.9504, Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.9504

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

H.R.6500, FY2027 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act H.R.9260, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 H.R.8469, FY2027 MilCon-VA Appropriations FY27 funding for NIH. FY27 funding for VA Medical Research. FY27 funding for ARPA-H. FY27 funding for the Defense Medical Research. FY27 funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. FY27 funding for the All of Us Research Program. FY27 funding for the CTSA program at NCATS. Funding for the PCOR Trust Fund and PCORI.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.6500, H.R.9260, H.R.8469

HCR · Health Issues

H.R.3178, Save Healthcare Workers Act Issues related to AI in healthcare. Issues related to military-civilian medical training partnerships Issues related to the Rural Health Transformation Program. Issues related to expanding access in rural areas. Issues related to behavioral health. Issues related to price transparency for providers and payers. Issues related to educational programming for pediatric inpatients.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.3178

MED · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs

H.R.6500, FY2027 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act H.R.9260, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 H.R.8469, FY2027 MilCon-VA Appropriations FY27 funding for NIH. FY27 funding for VA Medical Research. FY27 funding for ARPA-H. FY27 funding for the Defense Medical Research. FY27 funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. FY27 funding for the All of Us Research Program. Issues related to indirect costs. Issues related to OMB rulemaking on grant process.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.6500, H.R.9260, H.R.8469

MMM · Medicare/Medicaid

H.R.6160, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R.9693, Patients First Act of 2026 H.R.5454/S.2879, Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act. H.R.3514/S.1816, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act. H.R.9970, the RESCUE Act Issues related to implementation of healthcare provisions in H.R.1. Issues related to CMS telehealth policies. Issues related to hospital outpatient reimbursement. Issues related to the Medicare area wage index. Issues related to Medicare Advantage. Issues related to Medicare GME. Issues related to Medicaid. Issues related to CMS ACCESS Model.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.6160, H.R.9693, H.R.5454, S.2879, H.R.3514, S.1816, H.R.9970, H.R.1

PHA · Pharmacy

Issues related to the 340B discount drug program.

IMM · Immigration

Issues related to high-skilled healthcare and research workforce.