Healthcare
Luamua i Uosigitone – Aso Tofi, Ua tuuina mai e le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata le nei otootoga e uiga i fesoasoani e tali atu ai i le coronavirus mai le Konekeresi ma tulaga e aofia ai Amerika Samoa.
O ITU E AOFIA AI TERITORI O LE IUNAITE SETETE I FESOASOANI TAU SELENI MO LE COVID-19 MAI LE MALO FETERALE |
Na pasia e le Konekeresi a le Iunaite Setete ni vaega fesoasoani e tolu i le tali atu i le pesi o le COVID-19
Laumua i Uosigitone—Aso Sa, Ua tuuina mai e le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata se faapupulaga auiliili o se faamoemoe mo Amerika Samoa mai le Pili o le CARES:
Washington, D.C.—Sunday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is releasing a more thorough description of what American Samoa can expect from the CARES Act:
Washington, D.C.—Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata debated on the House floor to urge support for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Following debate, the bill passed with bipartisan support. President Trump has said he will sign the historic economic security aid package, which contains $2 trillion in unemployment help and financial assistance for people, small businesses and the economy, as well as important health funding such as testing equipment.
Washington, D.C. — Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomes notice of an Office of Insular Affairs grant for COVID-19 testing equipment, and said the $2 trillion CARES Act contains expanded national funding for testing to make it widely available and speed up the distribution as part of $1.5 billion to CDC.
Washington, D.C.—Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is highlighting numerous areas of assistance in the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES), S. 3548, including personal stimulus checks and unemployment funds, passed by the Senate early Thursday for consideration by the House yet this week.
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is welcoming a second health grant from recently passed Coronavirus response efforts, with more comprehensive assistance to come as Congress considers a $2 trillion economic and health care response package this week.
The U.S. Health and Human Services Department through HRSA is providing a Coronavirus response grant of $58,550 to the American Samoa Department of Health for coronavirus supplemental funding for health centers.
Washington, D.C.—Saturday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is highlighting an increase in the federal share for the Territory's Medicaid. As a result of Coronavirus response legislation, the federal share for American Samoa will rise from 83 percent to 89.2 percent (trimming the local match to 10.8 percent). This change to FMAP will last throughout the current emergency.
Washington, D.C.—Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is welcoming the prompt action this week by both the U.S. Senate and President Trump, who signed H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, into law. This is the second legislative response to the coronavirus, with a third major bill – estimated as a trillion-dollar investment in the economy – now in the early stages of being developed.
Washington, D.C.—Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is welcoming House passage late Monday of revised economic legislation, H Res 904, in direct response to the Coronavirus and helping people during its impact on economic conditions. This Resolution updated the bill, H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which initially passed Friday of last week. This allows the Senate to now take up the bill.