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Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomes a federal Pacific Basin health grant. This discretionary funding of $167,000 through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is designated to the American Samoa Department of Health.
"Thank you to Director Motusa Nua and Seiuli Elisapeta Ponausuia for their work with the Pacific Basin program," said Aumua Amata. "Cumulative health funding from the federal government is necessary to meet the medical needs of our people, and provides important support for our health care professionals."
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed the continuing rapid progress for a bipartisan health bill, introduced just last week, that would provide tens of millions in funding for Medicaid in American Samoa.
Uosigitone, D.C. – Aso Lulu, Na fiafia lava le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata i le vave o le faaauauina o le faagasologa mo le pili aufaatasi a itufaaupufai mo le soifuamaloloina, na faauluina i le vaiaso ua mavae, e maua ai faitau fia sefulu miliona o tupe mo le Medicaid i Amerika Samoa.
Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomes a federal grant of $2,327,753 from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the American Samoa Department of Health. The Pacific Basin Grant is offered under the Health Center Cluster Program of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Uosigitone, D.C. – Aso Gafua, Na talia e le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata tupe feterale i le aofa'i e $2,327,753 mai le Matagaluega o Tautua mo le Soifuamaloloina ma Tagata a le Iunaite Setete mo le Matagaluega o le Soifuamaloloina a Amerika Samoa. O nei tupe mo le Pasefika o loo auina atu i lalo o le Porokalama mo le Soifuamaloloina a le Taupulega mo Alamanuia mo le Soifuamaloloina ma Tautua (HRSA).
Washington, D.C.- Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata attended a hearing of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Health, examining ways to strengthen health care in the U.S. Territories.
This follows a similar hearing in the House Committee on Natural Resources committee held on May 23 in which all 5 Medicaid directors from each of the territories testified, including American Samoa Medicaid Director Sandra King-Young.
Uosigitone, D.C.- Aso Tofi, Na auai le Tamaitaifaipule ia Aumua Amata i se iloiloga a le Komiti a le Maota i le Enetia ma le Komiti Lagolago a le Fefaatauaiga i le Soifuamaloloina, na iloilo ai auala e faamausali ai tausiga faasoifuamaloloina i Teritori o le Iunaite Setete.
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed a federal health care grant for American Samoa from the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Department.
The discretionary grant of $588,815 was awarded to the American Samoa Department of Health by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is an agency within HHS. This grant provides federal funding for immunization and vaccines for children.
Uosigitone, D.C. – Aso Lulu, Na talia e le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata se vaega tupe mai le feterale mo le tausiga faasoifuamaloloina mo Amerika Samoa mai le Matagaluega mo le Soifuamaloloina ma Tautua mo Tagata a le Iunaite Setete.
Uosigitone, D.C. – Aso Faraile, Ua fiafia le Tamaitaifaipule ia Aumua Amata e faailoa atu i lana vaega le pasia e le Senate a le Iunaite Setete le pili e fesoasoani i faalavelave o loo aofia ai le talosaga a Amata mo le $18 miliona e fesoasoani i meataumafa mo Amerika Samoa, ma lana talosaga mo le 100% mo le Medicaid. I lalo o lea pili fou, o le tupe atoa mai le Medicaid e oo atu i le iva masina ma e telē le faasaoina mai ai o le Teritori.