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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming a health grant for maternal and child health services.
This discretionary grant of $86,862 is for American Samoa Department of Health from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a part of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS).
Washington, D.C.- In response to a letter from Congresswoman Uifa'atali,Australian Minister for the Pacific Sen. Zed Seselja commended her for her "commitment to establishing a new hospital for the people of American Samoa," and went on to say. "I agree it is a very important endeavor and will be a welcome addition to the network of medical facilities across the region."
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is reminding women of the importance of mammography after age 40, as Friday is National Mammography Day.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Aumua Amata is welcoming two grants combining for about $1.75 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and both for the American Samoa Department of Health for separate health projects.
One discretionary grant of just under a million dollars at $997,661 is for the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Homevisiting Grant Program, and due to the local work of Merenaite Liua.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata welcomed a response to her recent inquiries from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announcing a $2.3 million boost in total available Medicaid funding in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 (beginning October 1) from $85.5 to 87.8 million, which is up from FY 2021, based on a 2.7 percent increase under the formula as directed by Congress.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata said that there were developments in Washington on Tuesday improving prospects for a short-term extension of the current Medicaid federal match (FMAP) of 83 percent for American Samoa, potentially avoiding an upcoming deadline sometimes called a Medicaid cliff.
Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata achieved major advancement for dedicated hospital funds in stimulus legislation marked up by the House Natural Resources Committee in a bipartisan agreement. American Samoa is expected to see a range of $120 million to $140 million over the next ten years specifically for "hospital and other critical health care infrastructure" if an additional stimulus bill is passed later this year.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata said the growing use of Telehealth will be a necessary part of the planning to come for a new hospital, and its role in how future health care is delivered, as she highlighted over $521,000 in newly announced Telehealth funding from Congress through the FCC.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata welcomed a health grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
This discretionary block grant of $82,132 to the American Samoa Department of Health is for preventive health and health services.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming a response letter from the Biden Administration directly expressing President Biden's support for a Medicaid priority that is shared by the Territories, as introduced legislatively earlier this year with the unanimous bipartisan backing of the Representatives of the Insular Areas.