Federal indirect cost issues pertaining to National Institutes of Health funding; NIH structural issues pertaining to pediatric research; Make America Healthy Again activities; Healthcare workforce issues including the Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program; Healthcare workforce and related issues.

Defense, Dept of (DOD)Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNatl Institutes of Health (NIH)SENATE

Medicare/Medicaid

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Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act (H.R. 1509/S. 752) and related out-of-state Medicaid issues; Reductions in Medicaid funding and changes to provider tax and supplemental payments under H.R. 1, the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNatl Institutes of Health (NIH)Defense, Dept of (DOD)Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)SENATE

Defense

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Tricare policies pertaining to reimbursement of childrens hospitals for outpatient procedures; National Defense Authorization Act.

Defense, Dept of (DOD)Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNatl Institutes of Health (NIH)SENATE

Budget/Appropriations

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FY 26 funding for the Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education program; FY 26 funding for NIH.

Defense, Dept of (DOD)Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNatl Institutes of Health (NIH)SENATE

Lobbyists (3)

mr NICHOLAS PETER MANETTO

Legislative Assistant, Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) 2001-2004

mr NICHOLAS ANTHONY NASTASI iii

Communications Assistant and Legislative Aide both with Representative John Joyce (PA-13)

mr ELLIOT VICE

Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent & Scheduler, Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) 2009 - 2010