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ASTHO Responds to House Ways and Means Request for Information on Improving Access to Health Care in Rural and Underserved Areas
On Oct. 4, 2023, ASTHO responded to a Request for Information from the U.S. House of Representatives' Ways and Means Committee on the subject of improving access to healthcare and rural and ...
Advocacy Over Zoom: A New Frontier for ASTHO’s Hill Day
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Top Nine Public Health Highlights of 2019
HIV,
ASTHO CEO Michael Fraser looks back on nine of the top public health highlights in 2019.
Bringing the U.S. Territories Closer to Medicaid Equity
Guam,
After years of advocacy, ASTHO and our partners are celebrating the recently signed Consolidated Appropriations Act.
How State and Territorial Health Departments Can Navigate Recent Executive Actions
One of tools presidents have to implement and drive their strategy are executive actions. Executive orders and presidential memoranda carry the force of law and allow presidents to move quickly, ...
November Federal Funding Update
On November 14, 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a two-tiered short-term continuing resolution to keep the government open and avoid a shutdown later in the month.
ASTHO’s Fall 2023 Capitol Hill Recap
A brief recap of the 2023 fall legislative session on the Hill, especially as it pertains to public health.
Avoiding the Cliff: Financing Medicaid in the Territories
Medicaid plays a critical role in providing access to health services for low-income U.S. citizens in the five U.S. territories. However, Medicaid financing in the territories has been underfunded ...
January 2024 Federal Funding Update
Congress is expected to vote and approve an extension of the current two-tiered continuing resolution to keep the federal government open, avoiding a partial government shutdown on Jan. 19, 2024.
End-of-Year Funding and Policy Package Summary
ASTHO legislative alert, Dec. 20, 2022: End-of-Year Funding and Policy Package Summary