NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDRENS HOSPITALS AND AFFILIATES

Issues regarding childrens health care coverage and access to care under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, TRICARE, and private insurance Issues regarding childrens mental health and the national emergency in childrens mental health, including mental health parity, the mental health workforce, suicide and injury prevention, and related access issues. Issue regarding Medicaid supplemental payments and directed payments. Issues regarding the importance of Medicaid to children, including military and veteran families.  Issues regarding Medicaid support for providers caring for children on Medicaid, including DSH payments. Issues regarding Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program and funding. Issues related to 340B Drug Pricing Program, prescription drug pricing, drug shortages, high-cost drugs/therapies and pharmaceutical supply chain. Issues related to pediatric workforce, Medicare GME and the Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program. Issues regarding site neutrality, facility fees, and price transparency in health care.  Issues regarding pediatric pandemic and disaster preparedness and response and emergency preparedness, including work with the Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN). Issues related to Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC). Issues related to the regulation of laboratory-developed tests. Issues related to mental health services in schools Issues regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI). Issues regarding oversight and implementation of EPSDT. Issues involving pediatric medical research and funding, specifically including research at the National Institutes of Health. Issues involving gun violence prevention. Issues involving cell and gene therapies. Issues involving impacts of Executive Orders on Childrens Hospitals. H.R. 1509/S. 752 Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act H.R. 1735 / S. 779, The Early Action and Responsiveness Lifts Youth (EARLY) Minds Act H.R. 2587/S. 1266, Youth Mental Health Research Act H.R. 2483, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act H.R.3255/S.1673 Mental Health Infrastructure Act H.R.1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act Reintroduction of Helping Kids Cope Act

Issues regarding childrens health care coverage and access to care under Medicaid and CHIP, including oversight and implementation of EPSDT and guidance to states   Issues related to implementation of aspects of childrens health coverage under Medicaid and CHIP. Issues regarding mental health parity and the mental health workforce Issue regarding Medicaid supplemental payments, including DSH and directed payments Issues regarding the importance of Medicaid to military and veteran families  Issues regarding equitable access to high-cost therapies for children Issues regarding out of state care for children enrolled in Medicaid Issues involving Medicaid pertaining to the House budget resolution. Issues involving Medicaid pertaining to the Senate budget resolution. H.R. 1509/S. 752 Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act H.R.1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Issues regarding efforts to improve health care delivery for children covered by TRICARE  Issues regarding reimbursement under TRICARE, specifically the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Issues regarding the importance of Medicaid to military and veteran families 

Funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), including Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education program and other workforce programs Funding for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Community Mental Health Services Block Grant, including a set aside for prevention and early intervention services, and Project Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Childrens Health Funding for and implementation of Pediatric Specialty Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLRP) Funding for Title VII and Title VIII health professions workforce programs Funding for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Grants. Funding for Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program Funding for Pediatric Disaster Care Program Funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development Funding for Agency for Health Quality Research Funding for Gun Violence Prevention Research