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baileymccrary Check-In 02/04/2026
Hi everyone! Yesterday, Congress advanced and the president signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026. This funding package includes several big "wins" for the lung health community!:
- COPD Foundation/Bronchiectasis and NTM Association priority report language accompanying the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget
- Overall budget increase for the NIH
- Two-year extension of Medicare coverage for virtual pulmonary rehabilitation
- Restrictions on "forward funding" to provide more research funding
- Limits on indirect payment caps for research
Our lung health community's tireless dedication on advocacy helped make these "wins" possible! Thank you for your support of these policy priorities throughout 2025. Everyone should be very proud of their hard work that contributed to better policies for the lung health community.
Thank you to everyone for your passion and commitment for better lung health policies. We are incredibly proud of our community and look forward to more policy "wins" in 2026!
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Bailey and team,
Congratulations 🎉 on such great gains for the lung communities. I greatly appreciate your dedication and hard work to make these victories possible!
Thanks Bailey
Thanks to you all! We wouldn't be here without your hard work in spreading awareness and supporting the lung health community.
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