CHAI Government Affairs
Using advocacy as a path to change, our 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 2016, we particularly focused on:
- Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015 (ACE Kids)
- Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
- Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME)
- Federal and state funding to support Children’s research initiatives
- Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) funding in Virginia
- Medicaid Reimbursement
- Prince George’s County Regional Medical Center
- Safe Working Conditions for Health Care Workers (Nurse Staffing Mandate)
- Health-related bills, including Bill 21-7, Behavioral Health Coordination of Care Amendment
Learn more about our previous policy successes