Federal Correspondence and Comment Letters
COVID-19
- Letter to President-elect Biden on COVID-19 pandemic (January 2021)(link opens in new window)
- Letter to Congress on COVID-19 Priorities (January 2021)(link opens in new window)
- House Dear Colleague Letter - Support Charitable Giving(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)
- Senate Letter for Legacy IRA #GivingTuesdayNow
(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window) - Statement from Nonprofit Organizations in Response to Updated Main Street Lending Program Terms (July 2020)
- Letter to House Members on the Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act (August 2020)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)
- Comments to USDA and HHS on Scientific Report of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (August 2020)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)
- Comments to USDA on Revision of Categorical Eligibility in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (September 2019)
- Letter to Members of Congress on Farm Bill Priorities (August 2018)
- Letter to House Members on Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (February 2018)
- Comments to FDA on Menu Labeling Supplemental Guidance (January 2018)
- Comments to USDA on Changes to School Meals Nutrition Standards (January 2018)
- Comments to FDA on Proposed Nutrition Facts Label Delay (October 2017)
- Comments to FDA on 1-Year Menu Labeling Delay (August 2017)
- Letter to FDA on Use of Term "Healthy" in the Labeling of Food Products (April 2017)
- Comments to FDA on Long-Term Voluntary Sodium Reduction Targets (December 2016)
- Comments to FDA on Short-Term Voluntary Sodium Reduction Targets (October 2016)
- Letter to Senate Members in Support of S.3136, Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act (July 2016)
- Letter to FDA Commissioner on Voluntary Standards for Sodium in Food (June 2016)
- Letter to Senate Members on Industry and Public Health Joint Letter Supporting Voluntary Sodium Targets (May 2016)
Tobacco
- Joint Letter to HELP Committee on Tobacco 21 Provisions (June 2019)
- JUUL Marketing Claims of Smoking Cessation (May 2019)
- Joint Letter to Senators McConnell and Kaine in Support of the Tobacco-Free Youth Act (May 2019)
- Joint Letter to Chairman Pallone and Representative Shalala on H.R. 2339 (May 2019)
- Joint Letter to Senator Schatz, Senator Young, Senator Durbin and Senator Romney in Support of the Tobacco to 21 Act (April 2019)
- Joint Letter to Representative Pallone and Representative Stewart in Support of the Tobacco 21 Act (April 2019)
- Joint Letter to Commissioner Gottlieb on the Increased Youth Use of E-Cigarettes (November 2018)
- Comments to FDA on Regulation of Flavors in Tobacco Products (July 2018)
- Joint Comments to HUD on Instituting Smoke-Free Housing Policies (January 2016)
- Letter of Support from 29 Patient and Consumer Advocacy Organizations for S.J. Res 52 (July 2019)
- Letter of Support from 29 Patient and Consumer Advocacy Organizations for H.J. Res 74 (July 2019)
- Comments to the Office of Management and Budget on Official Poverty Measurement Change (June 2019)
- Letter to Representative Castor in Support of H.R. 1386 (May 2019)
- Letter to Representative Blunt Rochester in Support of H.R. 987 (May 2019)
- Letter to Representative Castor in Support of H.R. 1010 (May 2019)
- 116th Reintroduction Letter on Health Care Principles (May 2019)
- Letter to Representative Kuster in Support of H.R. 986 (May 2019)
- Letter to Chairman Pallone and Ranking Member Walden on Balanced Billing (April 2019)
- Letter to Senator Tillis and other Cosponsors on Pre-Existing Conditions Legislation (September 2019)
- Letter to Farm Bill Conferees on Agriculture Association Health Plans (August 2018)
- Letter to Secretary Azar and Administrator Verma on Navigator Funding Cuts (July 2018)
- Letter to Secretary Azar, Secretary Acosta, and Secretary Mnuchin on Proposed Rule Regarding Short-Term Limited Duration Plans (April 2018)
- Letter Congressional Leadership on Proposed Rule Regarding Short-Term Limited Duration Plans (April 2018)
- Letter to Secretary Azar, Secretary Acosta, and Secretary Mnuchin on Proposed Policy Changes to the Affordable Care Act (March 2018)
- Letter to Congressional Leadership in Opposition to Short-Term Limited Duration Insurance Plans (March 2018)
- Letter to Secretary Azar and Ms. Jane Klinefelter Wilson from Coalition on Association Health Plans (March 2018)
- Letter to Secretary Azar and Ms. Jane Klinefelter Wilson on Association Health Plans (March 2018)
- Joint Comments to USPSTF on Screening for Peripheral Artery Disease (Feb 2018)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)
- Letter to Acting Secretary Hargan on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Proposed Rule (November 2017)
- Letter to Senate Majority Leader on Nation's Health Care (August 2017)
- Letter to Senate on Cruz Amendment to Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (July 2017)
- Letter of Support for FAST Act House Sponsors (July 2017)
- Letter to Ohio Gov. John Kasich on American Health Care Reform (June 2017)
- Letter to Senate Finance and HELP Committee to Protect Medicaid Patients (June 2017)
- Letter to Chairman Hatch on American Health Care Reform (May 2017)
- Comments to Senate Finance Committee on Chronic Care Act of 2017 (May 2017)
- Consensus Healthcare Reform Principles (May 2017)
- Letter to House Speaker and House Minority Leader on American Health Care Act (March 2017)
- Letter to Senate Majority Leader and House Speaker on Health Coverage (January 2017)
- Lobby Day "You're the Cure on the Hill" One Pager (2017)
- Supervision of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab One Pager (2017)
Public Charge
- Joint Letter to Ms. Syrek Jensen, CMS Director of Coverage and Analysis, on Proposed National Coverage Determination for Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (July 2019)
- Comments to FDA Commissioner on FDA Action Plan Progress on Demographic Subgroup Data (April 2016)
- Comments to the Senate Finance Committee's Chronic Care Work Group Policy Options Document (January 2016)
Appropriations