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AAP Washington Office
News Releases & Press Statements
2008
- AAP Testifies: Foster Children Need Better Coordinated Health Care (May 08, 2008)
- AAP Applauds EPA Proposal to Toughen Airborne Lead Standards (May 01, 2008)
- AAP Calls on the U.S. Senate to Block Medicaid Cuts (April 28, 2008)
- AAP Applauds Senate Passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (April 24, 2008)
- Dr. Margaret Blythe Testifies: Teens Need More Than Abstinence-Only Sexuality Education. (April 23, 2008)
- AAP Applauds U.S. House Passage of Three Child Health Bills
(March 09, 2008)
- Dr. Dana Best Testifies: Climate Change Puts Children's Health at Risk (March 08, 2008)
- Marsha Raulerson, MD. FAAP, urges Congress to block Medicaid cuts (April 03, 2008)
- AAP President Renée R. Jenkins on House Energy and Commerce passage of H.R. 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control bill (April 02, 2008)
- AAP President Renée R. Jenkins. MD, FAAP, Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold the D.C. Handgun Ban (March 18, 2008)
- AAP President Renée R. Jenkins, MD, FAAP Responds to New EPA Ozone Standards (March 12, 2008)
- AAP Responds to House Action on Tobacco Control Legislation (March 11, 2008)
- Dana Best, MD, MPH, FAAP, Spoke at Press Conference on Toy Safety (March 10, 2008)
- AAP Responds to Passage of Consumer Product Safety Commission Legislation Passage in the Senate (March 6, 2008)
- AAP President Renée R. Jenkins, MD, FAAP Responds to House Passage of Mental Health Parity Legislation (March 5, 2008)
- AAP, Health Groups Win Federal Court Battle Over Clean Air Mercury Rule (February 8, 2008)
- AAP Reacts to President Bush's FY 09 Budget Proposal (February 4, 2008)
- Pediatricians, Children's Hospitals Respond to Elimination of Budget for Children's Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Program (Febriary 1, 2008)
- AAP Responds to House's Failure to Override President Bush's Veto Again (January 23, 2008)
- AAP Calls on U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold the D.C. Handgun Ban (January 11, 2008)
2007
- Statement by AAP President Renée R. Jenkins, MD, FAAP on House Passage of H.R. 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act (December 19, 2007)
- AAP Reaction to Passage of SCHIP Extension Legislation (December 19, 2007)
- AAP Statement on Second Presidential SCHIP Veto (December 12, 2007)
- AAP Statement on President's Veto of Funding for Child and Adolescent Health Programs (November 15, 2007)
- Passage of Revised SCHIP Bill Without a Veto-Proof Majority (October 25, 2007)
- AAP Urges Passage of Compromise SCHIP Legislation (October 25, 2007)
- AAP Statement on House's Failure to Override the President's SCHIP Veto (October 18, 2007)
- AAP and TFAH Report Finds Major Gaps In U.S. Pediatric Pandemic Preparations (October 17, 2007)
- SCHIP Presidential Veto (October 3, 2007)
- SCHIP Press Conference (October 2, 2007)
- AAP Applauds Congressional Passage of Pediatric Drug, Device Legislation (September 20, 2007)
- House Work on Pediatric Drug Legislation (September 19, 2007)
- AAP Joins with Acting Surgeon General to Project Children from Secondhand Smoke (September 18, 2007)
- AAP Disturbed by New Administration SCHIP Guidelines (August 23, 2007)
- Senate passes SCHIP bill
(August 02, 2007)
- AAP Applauds Passage of State Children's Health Insurance Program Bill
(August 01, 2007)
- AAP Supports SCHIP Bill Proposed by House Leaders
(July 26, 2007)
- Pediatricians continue call for a strong State Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization
(July 25, 2007)
- Statement on SCHIP Bill Passing in the U.S. Senate Finance Committee by AAP President Jay E. Berkelhamer, MD, FAAP
(July 19, 2007)
- Statement on U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman's Proposal on the State Children's Health Insurance Program by AAP President Jay E. Berkelhamer, MD, FAAP
(July 18, 2007)
- Statement on House Passage of Pediatric Drug and Device Bills by AAP President Jay E. Berkelhamer, MD, FAAP
(July 12, 2007)
- AAP and NASHP Release New State-by-State SCHIP Fact Sheets (July 02, 2007)
- Statement on House Committee Passage of Pediatric Drug and Device Bills by AAP President Jay E. Berkelhamer, MD, FAAP (June 22, 2007)
- Statement on Legislation to Reauthorize Emergency Medical Services for Kids by AAP President Jay E. Berkelhamer, MD, FAAP (May 24, 2007)
- Statement on US Senate Passing Pediatric Drug and Device Bills (May 9, 2007)
- Statement on Passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act by AAP President Jay E. Berkelhamer, MD, FAAP (April 25, 2007)
- Statement on Cover the Uninsured Week 2007 by AAP President Jay E. Berkelhamer, MD, FAAP (April 23, 2007)
- Pediatric Drugs and Devices (April 18, 2007)
- Pediatricians Promote Pediatric Drug Study, Medical Device Bills (March 27, 2007)
- Pediatricians Tell Congress What's Needed to Give All Children a Healthy Start (March 27, 2007)
- Pediatricians Applaud Medical Devices Legislation (March 9, 2007)
- National Medical, Health Care and Public Health Groups Take Challenge of Clean Air Mercury Rules to Higher Court (January 12, 2007)
2006
- Leading Child Health Groups Present Key Priorities for SCHIP Reauthorization (December 12, 2006)
- Congress Passes Temporary Fix for SCHIP Funding (December 12, 2006)
- Failure of Congress to Address SCHIP Funding Shortfall, by Mary Anne McCaffree, MD, FAAP, chair, AAP Committee on Federal Government Affairs (December 7, 2006)
- Pediatricians Applaud Medical Devices Legislation (December 6, 2006)
- ATV Injuries and Deaths Slightly Increased (December 6, 2006)
- Pediatricians, Patients Benefit From Adequate Physician Payment - Inclusion of Procedural Codes Will Provide Compensation for Health Services (November 3, 2006)
- Some Newborns Denied Medicaid Coverage In Four States - Pediatricians Urge Federal Government to Clarify Policy (October 16, 2006)
- Uninsured Children Face Obstacles, Barriers to Care - Children’s Health Care a Top Priority for Nation's Pediatricians (September 28, 2006)
- FCC Adopts Agreement on Kids' Digital Television Programming (PDF) (September 26, 2006)
- Plan B Approval a Step in the Right Direction - FDA Decision Leaves Emergency Contraception Out of Reach for Adolescents (August 24, 2006)
- Pediatricians Push to Solve Plight of 9 Million Uninsured Children - Campaign for Children's Health Care launched (July 11, 2006)
- AAP Responds to Consumer Product Safety Commission's Proposed All-terrain Vehicle Regulations (June 15, 2006)
- Pediatric Emergency Care Report Is Key To Solving Problems - AAP prepared to help implement recommendations (June 14, 2006)
- Defeat Of S. 1955, The Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization And Affordability Act by Eileen M. Ouellette, MD, JD, FAAP, AAP President (May 12, 2006)
- Pediatricians Oppose S. 1955 Over Loss Of Child Health Benefits (PDF File) (May 9, 2006)
- Rep. David Obey Receives Award From Pediatricians (April 5, 2006)
- Rep. Ralph Regula Receives Award From Pediatricians (April 5, 2006)
- New NRC Report Affirms the Role of the States in Setting Clean Air Standards (PDF File) (March 16, 2006)
- Child Health Requirements for Insurance Plans are Eliminated in Senate Bill (March 8, 2006)
- Child Health Programs Need Adequate Federal Funding (February 17, 2006)
- Congress Votes to Cut Children's Health Care (February 1, 2006)
- Children's Health Care Threatened (January 30, 2006)
Archive of Washington Office News
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