Healthcare

Pago Pago – Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed $250,000 in federal funding for local mental health and substance abuse services.

This new grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is directed to American Samoa Department of Human and Social Services (DHSS) for the American Samoa State Opioid Response Project.

Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed a Pacific Basin health grant for the American Samoa Department of Health.

The discretionary grant of $167,000 is through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA).

Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata highlighted the specific improvements to American Samoa's Medicaid in this two-year Congress, which made two major reforms that directly benefit American Samoa. First, instead of the longstanding 55-45 percent split, American Samoa benefits from a much better long term 83-17 percent split, in which the federal government takes on the "lion's share" of 83 percent of the cost.

Washington, D.C. – Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed a discretionary grant through the Pacific Basin program for the American Samoa Department of Health.

The health services grant entitled Health Centers is for a total of $2,343,073 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA).

Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata announced that last week she took part as an original cosponsor in the introduction of new legislation to help military families as they fight COVID-19, the COVID-19 Benefits for Active Duty Servicemembers, the Reserve Components, and their Survivors Act of 2020.

Washington, D.C. – Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is highlighting a grant notice of $125,000 for the American Samoa Department of Health from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is an original cosponsor of the bipartisan Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act, introduced July 9th by Congressman Harley Rouda (D-CA) and Congressman Ted Budd (R-NC) with Congresswoman Amata and other bipartisan support.

This bill would help ensure Drug-Free Communities coalitions and grantees can continue operations and efforts to reduce youth substance use during and despite the COVID-19 pandemic and related issues.

Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata presented American Samoa's needs and priorities to the United States Senate.

She highlighted the following key objectives: