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A brief recap of the 2023 fall legislative session on the Hill, especially as it pertains to public health.

One Big Beautiful Bill Law Summary Learn how the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill impacts key public health initiatives in this legislative alert. On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into ...

Summary of FY24 Senate LHHS Appropriations Bill maternal and child health, substance use prevention, essential health care programs, mental health, healthcare access, human services, labor health, community health centers, capitol hill, ...

President Biden Releases FY24 Budget Proposal On March 9, the White House released President Biden’s FY24 budget proposal, which outlines the Administration’s funding priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. As a reminder, Congress has the ...

To address the youth tobacco epidemic, jurisdictions filed lawsuits against JUUL to end their marketing practices aimed at youth and to obtain compensation from the financial toll experienced by communities.

ASTHO President Scott Harris, MD, MPH, Testifies to Congress Advocating for Sustainable and Predictable Public Health Funding ARLINGTON, VA — Scott Harris, MD, MPH, president of the Association of State and Territorial Health ...

As the Delta variant spreads across the country and increases the number of COVID-19 cases, the strain it is placing on the nation’s health system continues to grow. The surge of COVID-19 patients is contributing to a shortage of the ...

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After years of advocacy, ASTHO and our partners are celebrating the recently signed Consolidated Appropriations Act.

Public health policies that support healthy transportation options for nonmotorists.

Looking ahead to FY 25 public health appropriations.

Federal, State, and Stakeholder Perspectives on the Rural Health Transformation Fund Perspectives on the Rural Health Transformation Fund Catherine Jones Explore federal, state, and stakeholder perspectives on the Rural Health ...

On March 23, 2023, ASTHO President Anne Zink testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies regarding sustainable and flexible public health funding.

On April 4, 2022, the U.S. Senate indicated that they have reached an agreement on a $10 billion bipartisan emergency supplemental funding bill for the federal COVID-19 response.

As we celebrate National Rural Health Day this year, we are reminded of how important telehealth can be for public health and healthcare. Telehealth can minimize challenges faced by rural patients and communities—such as transportation, ...

As a truly historic year comes to an end, many public health policy issues received a considerable amount of attention in 2020. Subjects such as the pandemic that will live on in infamy, racial health disparities, and the future of the ...

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, deliver a clear message, organize the ...

ASTHO legislative alert, Dec. 20, 2022: End-of-Year Funding and Policy Package Summary

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On Oct. 26, 2023, House Speaker Johnson shared a letter to his colleagues laying out a tentative schedule for federal funding.