APA’s Government, Policy, and Advocacy Update (May 2024)
Members of Friends of the Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ) sent a letter to House and Senate leaders requesting no less than $500 million funding for AHRQ in fiscal year 2025. APA is one of 173 members of Friends of AHRQ that signed the letter. AHRQ “supports research to improve health care quality, reduce costs, advance patient safety, decrease medical errors, and broaden access to essential services,” the letter stated. “As the lead federal agency for funding health services research and