CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.

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: $499, 544 for Project Ujima; $1 million for Childrens Research Institute, and $730K for Childrens Child Advocacy Centers

Support for Medicaid for children and families, House and Senate Budget Resolution (H. Con Res. 14); Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act (H.R.1509/S.752), support all provisions. H.R.1, provisions related to state directed payment program (sec.71116), provider taxes (sec.71115), and retroactive coverage (sec.71112). Support for Medicaid for children and families and other programs that are critical to the health and well-being of kids, including SSBG, TANF, & SNAP; Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act (H.R.1509/S.752), support all provisions

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