CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.

H.R. 1, provisions related state directed payment program (sec.71116) and provider taxes (sec. 71115); Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act (H.R.1509/S.752), support all provisions.

Support for the 340B program, access for children's hospitals

Support for an exemption for the pediatric health care providers (both clinicians and researchers) from the proposed H1-B fee.

Support reauthorization of the Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program to ensure that pediatric specialists serving Wisconsin childrens qualify.

Support for FY 2026 funding of: $778 million for the Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Program; $35 million for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), $25 million for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and $1 million for the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to conduct public health research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention; $7 million in funding for the Pediatric Disaster Care Program within the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR); $24.334 million in funding for the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) program; $28,846,000 for the Poison Center Program; continued funding for the Healthy Start Program. Support for language that includes Family Resource Centers (FRCs) within the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG). Support for community directed spending for $730K for Childrens Child Advocacy Centers.