TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

Educated lawmakers and congressional staff about how potential cuts to NIH indirect cost rates will dramatically impact pediatric research and pediatric patients.

Educated Texas congressional offices about the importance of Medicaid and supplemental funding to Texas Children's Hospital, in conjunction with ongoing budget reconciliation discussions. Advocated for continued support for the children's hospitals graduate medical education program (CHGME) in the FY2025 appropriations bill.

Lobbied for support for the Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act (H.R. 1509/S. 752) which would create a new pathway for pediatric providers to enroll in multiple state Medicaid programs and improve childrens timely access to essential health care. Advocated that lawmakers prevent proposals that jeopardize childrens access to care including: Opposing site neutral policies, including eliminating facility fees or other policies that reduce support for, and would have a negative impact on, pediatric care. And protecting the 340B program from changes that could impede childrens hospitals ability to serve low-income, uninsured, and underinsured pediatric patients.

Advocated for continued support for Medicaid and supplemental funding for Texas Children's Hospital in conjunction with ongoing budget reconciliation discussions. Educated lawmakers about how proposed changes/cuts to Medicaid will impact TCH and hospitals in Texas.