The National Association of VA Physicians and Dentists (NAVAPD) has joined the Friends of VA Medical Care and Health Research (FOVA) and other national healthcare, research, and veterans organizations in calling on Congress to provide robust, sustained funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical and Prosthetic Research Program in Fiscal Year 2027.
In a joint letter to congressional leadership and appropriators, the coalition urges lawmakers to finalize bipartisan funding before the current continuing resolution expires on December 11.
The letter emphasizes the critical role of VA research in advancing treatments, improving veterans' health outcomes, and supporting medical innovation in areas such as cancer, suicide prevention, toxic exposures, and prosthetic technologies.
It also highlights concerns about research workforce stability, partnerships with academic institutions, and proposed federal policy changes that could disrupt research funding and collaboration.
NAVAPD is proud to join this effort to advocate for sustained investment in VA research and the healthcare professionals whose work improves the lives of our nation's veterans.
