Senate HELP Committee Holds Confirmation Hearing for NIH Nominee
Published March 10, 2025
By AACOM Government Relations
Federal Policy
OME Advocate
- On March 5, 2025, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a confirmation hearing for Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, President Trump’s nominee to lead the NIH.
- The confirmation hearing coincided with a nationwide preliminary injunction prohibiting NIH from implementing a flat 15 percent reimbursement rate for facilities and administration costs. AACOM and other health professions associations issued a statement to underscore the impact of these funding restrictions on research and healthcare education.
- When questioned about this policy during his confirmation hearing, Dr. Bhattacharya stated that he believes “transparency regarding indirect costs is absolutely worthwhile.”
- Dr. Bhattacharya will face a confirmation vote from the committee later this week on March 13, 2025.
- For more information about the hearing, view our summary and analysis.
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