CHAI Government Affairs

Using advocacy as a path to change, the Child Health Advocacy Institute's Government Affairs team is a voice for children at the local, state and federal levels.

We bring attention to and rally support for public policies that:

• Aim to eliminate health disparities
• Protect the interest of children’s health
• Increase funding for children’s healthcare
• Support medical research and innovation 

We help policymakers make decisions that are good for kids with:

• Education on key children’s health issues
• Testimony from our expert physicians and researchers
• Community health data 

In 2020, we particularly focused on:

• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Supplemental Appropriations
• Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME)
• Medicaid Reimbursement
• Children's National Research & Innovation Campus Zoning Application
• Prince's George Regional Outpatient Center Grand Opening
• Psychological Interjurisdictional Compact Act (PSYPACT)
• Health related bills, including B23-0416, Better Access for Babies to Integrated Equitable Services Amendment Act of 2020

Learn more about our previous policy successes.