- The Honorable Bernard Sanders, Chair
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions
U.S. Senate
428 Senate Dirksen Office Building
Washington, DC 20510 - The Honorable Bill Cassidy, MD, Ranking Member
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions
U.S. Senate
428 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510 - The Honorable Robert P. Casey, Jr.
U.S. Senate
393 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510 - The Honorable Mitt Romney
U.S. Senate
354 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Subject: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) Reauthorization
Dear Chairman Sanders, Ranking Member Cassidy and Sens. Casey and Romney:
On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), we would like to thank you for the opportunity to provide comments and suggestions as you prepare to develop legislation to reauthorize the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA). This bipartisan legislation provides critical support for our nation’s emergency preparedness and response capabilities. Reauthorizing PAHPA’s essential health programs will continue to foster opportunities for these ongoing successful public-private collaborations. The AANS and the CNS urge you to include the following programs in the PAHPA reauthorization legislation.
Current PAHPA Programs (ASPR)
Hospital Preparedness Program
The Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) provides funding through cooperative agreements and grants to states, territories and eligible municipalities to improve the capacity of the health care system to plan for and respond to medical surge events. HPP is intended to improve patient outcomes, minimize the need for supplemental emergency funding and enable rapid recovery. By reauthorizing HPP, Congress can continue improving the U.S. health care system’s ability to save lives during emergencies and disasters.
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