Preserve Medical Research Funding
Supporting investments into research funding that enables surgeons to explore innovative techniques, cutting-edge technologies, and novel therapies that can revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of thoracic diseases. By advocating for sustained funding, thoracic surgeons can actively contribute to groundbreaking research and enhanced patient care.
Priorities
- Preserve and support healthcare research funding for federal agencies: including, but not limited to, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
- Advocating for cardiothoracic specific programs: including the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the NIH.
Resources
- Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) Funding Request Letter
- Request National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Funding
- Request for Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Funding: House
- Request for Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Funding: Senate
- STS Statement on NIH Funding Reduction
- Physician Group Letter Regarding NIH Funding
- NIH Community Sign-On Letter
- Letter to Congressional leaders urging them to fully fund the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality FY26 funding request
- RFK Jr. Implements Plans to Restructure HHS