Research

Letter to appropriations leaders requesting they prioritize robust funding for NIH and preserve existing protections against cuts to reimbursement for NIH grantee Facilities and Administrative costs.

Letter welcoming the 119th Congress and stressing the importance of NIH funding to continue its premier medical research that improves the health of patients nationwide.

Letter encouraging Congress to support the funding level proposed by the Senate Appropriations Committee for two NIH programs, the BRAIN Initiative and the All of Us Research Program, which would continue to make revolutionary advances that can improve brain and overall health outcomes.

Letter urging Congress to finalize the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) spending bill by the end of the calendar year with a robust investment in the NIH.

Letter requesting that Congress include the $5 million for the FDA’s Neurology Drug Program, as proposed by the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Letter to CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure in support of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposal to cover digital mental health treatment in the Calendar Year 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (CY2025 PFS) proposed rule.

Letter to House and Senate Committee leadership encouraging Congress to support robust FY 25 funding of at least $740M via the BRAIN Initiative for research on the causes, cures, and prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees requesting $35 million for the CDC, $25 million for the NIH, and $1 million for the NIJ to conduct public health research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention.

Letter to HHS Secretary Becerra seeking greater data collection and focus on incentivizing integrated behavioral healthcare in the CMS Innovation Center’s new primary care model, ACO Flex.