This legislative alert provides an update on the latest FY25 continuing resolution.
I think we all welcomed 2021 with open arms as we look to put the worst of 2020 behind us. We have all been through a lot—we have lost family members and friends to COVID-19, we have seen public health officials harassed and maligned, we ...
ASTHO Urges Swift Approval of Bipartisan Budget Deal ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) applauds the bipartisan budget deal to increase funding for non-defense discretionary programs in FY20 and ...
ASTHO Statement on House FY20 Appropriations Bill ARLINGTON, VA—Michael Fraser, chief executive officer of ASTHO, issued the following statement applauding the House FY20 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill. ...
Supporting Governmental Public Health Should be a Congressional Priority Says Dr. Nathaniel Smith at Today’s House Appropriations Hearing ARLINGTON, VA—Nathaniel Smith, MD, MPH, director and state health officer for the Arkansas Department ...
ASTHO Statement on President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2018 Budget ARLINGTON, VA—Michael Fraser, executive director of ASTHO, issued the following statement on President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget, “A New Foundation for American ...
Vital Public Health Programs will be Eliminated with Passage of AHCA ARLINGTON, VA—Michael Fraser, executive director of ASTHO, issued the following statement on the American Health Care Act: “With today's vote in Congress, ASTHO is ...
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.
ASTHO and NAMD Call on Congress to Fully Fund Medicaid and CHIP in U.S. Territories ARLINGTON, VA—In a joint letter to Congress, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the National Association of Medicaid ...
ASTHO legislative alert, analysis of reauthorization of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program.
U.S. Territories Face Healthcare Cuts if Congress Does Not Address Impending Medicaid Financing Cliff ARLINGTON, VA—Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) member Esther Muña, MHA, chief executive officer at the ...
Government Shutdown Puts Nation’s Health at Risk Government Shutdown in 2018 Puts Nation’s Health at Risk ARLINGTON, VA—Michael Fraser, executive director of ASTHO, issued the following statement on the federal government shutdown: “We are ...
ASTHO Requests $1 Billion in Emergency Supplemental Funding for Opioid Epidemic ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) is requesting that the Administration and Congress provide $1 billion in ...
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In anticipation of a potential government shutdown on Oct. 1, 2023, HHS released an FY24 contingency plan.
State and Local Health Officials at the Capitol to Urge Congress to Prioritize Funding for Public Health ARLINGTON, VA—Over 80 state, local, and territorial health officials from across the country will meet with members of congress on ...
ASTHO Statement on the Bipartisan Opioid Crisis Response Act ARLINGTON, VA—Michael Fraser, CEO of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), issued the following statement in response to the release of ...
State and Territorial Health Leaders Convene on Capitol Hill to Advocate for Sustained Funding ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) leadership and public health officials will gather in ...
Advocating on Capitol Hill for strong public health systems is critical to advancing the work of state and territorial health agencies. ASTHO's 2019 “Washington Week” has come and gone, but the work is far from over.
State and Territorial Health Officials Gather in Washington, D.C. to Make the Case for Prevention and Public Health Programs WASHINGTON, DC—State and territorial health officials from across the country gathered in Washington, D.C. this ...