110th Congress Letters

• Letter in support of the FY2009 Budget Resolution conference agreement which includes $59.7 billion for health discretionary programs (June 3, 2008
• Coalition letter thanking the House and Senate Budget Committees for including in the FY2009 Budget Resolution $59.7 billion for health discretionary programs (May 20, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of an allocation level for the Appropriation Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education in FY2009 of at least $15 billion more than the FY2008 funding level (May 16, 2008)
• Coalition letter to House and Senate leadership expressing concern over the CMS directive on August 17 regarding SCHIP (May 15, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of moratoria on seven Medicaid regulations proposed by the Administration (May 6, 2008)
• Coalition letter urging Senators to support the Vaccines for Children Access Act (May 1, 2008)
• Coalition letter to the House and Senate leadership in support of passing a moratoria on recent Medicaid regulations and increasing federal funding for states facing budget shortfalls (April 10, 2008)
• Letter to Senators in support of the Economic Recovery in Health Care Act (April 8, 2008)
• Coalition letter to the House and Senate Committee leadership expressing concern over the directive CMS issued in August regarding SCHIP (April 7, 2008)
• Coalition letter to the House and Senate in support of the Medicare Fracture Prevention Osteoporosis Testing Act (April 7, 2008)
• Coalition letter asking the House and Senate Labor-HHS Appropriation Subcommittees to fund the Lifespan Respite Care Act (April 4, 2008)
• Letter in support of the Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 (March 13, 2008)
• Letter in support of a provision in the Senate Budget Resolution regarding reimbursement for school-based administrative and transportation services under SCHIP and Medicaid (March 13, 2008)
• Letter opposing an amendment to the budget resolution regarding SCHIP coverage of an embryo or fetus, but not a pregnant mother (March 13, 2008)
• Letter to Representatives Kennedy and Ramstad in support of their legislation, the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act (February 28, 2008)

• Coalition letter on the public health discretionary budget allocation in fiscal year 2009 (February 19, 2008)

• Coalition letter in support of legislation that would eliminate Medicare patient costs for preventative services (February 11, 2008)

• Coalition letter in support of legislation that would require Medicare to cover testing for HPV (February 7, 2008)

• Letter opposing the CMS policy that restricts states' ability to offer SCHIP or Medicaid to children in households with incomes above 250% of the federal poverty level (January 16, 2008)

• Coalition letter in support of legislation to restore low-cost birth control for low-income women and college students (November 26, 2007)
• Letter urging members of the House to vote to override the President's veto of the Child Health Insurance Reauthorization Act (October 16, 2007)
• Letter from the Iowa Public Health Association to Sen. Grassley in support of legislation to reauthorize CHIP (October 12, 2007)
• Letter to Speaker Pelosi in support of SCHIP reauthorization and thanking her for her leadership on this important legislation (September 25, 2007)
• Coalition letter urging the President to support the reauthorization of SCHIP (September 18, 2007)
• Coalition letter to speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Hoyer in support of the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act. Similar letters were sent to Representatives Rangel, Stark, Dingell, and Pallone (August 31, 2007)
• Letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Finance Committee, Commenting Their Support for SCHIP Reauthorization (July 17, 2007)
• Coalition Letter Sent to All Representatives Urging Reauthorization of SCHIP (June 25, 2007)
• Letter fron APHA and Families USA Executive Directors Thanking Senators Baucus & Grassley For Their Leadership in the SCHIP Reauthorization (June 22, 2007)
• Coalition Letter in Support of S.1337, the Children's Mental Health Parity Act, to Require Equitable Coverage of Mental Health Services in SCHIP (May 29, 2007) 
• Letter in Support of Increasing the Federal Tobacco Tax As an Offset for SCHIP Reauthorization (May 22, 2007)
• Letter to Senator Baucus in Support of Priority Provisions Being Included in His Chairman's Mark of SCHIP Reauthorization Legislation (May 18, 2007)
• Letter in Support of S. 1218/H.R. 2034, the Medicare for All Act (May 4, 2007)
• Letter in Support of S. 325, the Health Partnership Act (May 4, 2007)
• Letter in Support of H.R. 506, the Health Partnership Through Creative Federalism Act (May 4, 2007)
• Letter in Support of H.R. 676, the United States National Health Insurance Act (May 1, 2007)
• Coalition Letter on Next Steps for SCHIP Reauthorization (April 30, 2007)
• Letter to Members of Senate Finance Committee and House Energy and Commerce Committee Outlining APHA's Priorities for SCHIP Reauthorization (April 24, 2007)
• Letter Thanking Senators Who Supported Including $50 Billion in Funding for SCHIP Reauthorization in the Senate Budget Resolution (April 3, 2007)
• Letter in Support of the Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act (ICHIA) (March 1, 2007)
• Letter in Support of SCHIP Providing Equitable Coverage of Mental Health Services (February 28, 2007)
• Letter in Support of Sen. Dodd's School-Based Health Clinic Establishment Act (February 15, 2007)
• Coalition Letter Outlining Priorities for SCHIP Reauthorization (February 12, 2007)
• Letter in Support of Sufficient Funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in President's Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Request (January 16, 2007)

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