RHA Supports the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program
As an organization that cares deeply about the health and safety of our nation’s children, we signed on to this letter with 80 other partners to request the U.S Congress provide $24.334 million in funding for the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) program at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Labor, HHS, Education (LHHS) appropriations bill.
The EMSC program has made landmark improvements to the emergency care delivered to children all across the nation. As the only federal program dedicated to improving emergency care for children, EMSC has brought vital attention and resources to an otherwise neglected population. EMSC has bipartisan, bicameral support and was recently reauthorized at this amount—the most recently appropriated level—via the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R. 6960, S. 3765). This level of funding allows states to address gaps in children’s access to high quality emergency and trauma care.