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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.
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.
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.
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.
Uosigitone, D.C. – Aso Tofi, Na talia e le Tamaitaifaipule ia Aumua Amata le tala ua talia e le Ta'ita'i o le Ofisa Tutotonu mo le Medicare ma le Medicaid ia Seema Verma le talosaga e mafai ai e Amerika Samoa ma isi Teritori ona faaaoga se aofaiga o tupe totoe mai le ACA na faatulaga e faamuta ia Tesema o le tausaga nei.
Uosigitone, DC – Aso Gafua, Faailoa e le Tamaitaifaipule ia Aumua Amata o le a usuia se fonotaga a le Komiti atoa mo Alamanuia Faalenatura e taga'i ai i le mataupu o le e faatatau i le Medicaid mo Atumotu (Insular Areas Medicaid Cliff).