On August 2, AAPM&R endorsed the Long COVID Moonshot Research Act. This legislation, introduced by U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and backed by Sens. Tammy Duckworth, Tim Kaine, Ed Markey, Tina Smith and Peter Welch, is a critical step forward and addresses the research and education needs of the Long COVID community.

The bill provides $1 billion in mandatory funding per year for 10 years to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support long COVID research, the urgent pursuit of treatments and the expansion of care for patients across the country. The Long COVID Research Moonshot Act would establish a new research program within the NIH to better understand, prevent, diagnose, manage and treat long COVID and related conditions.

Since 2021, AAPM&R has undertaken comprehensive efforts to support our call for a national plan to address Long COVID and the millions of Americans it affects. Learn more about our efforts.

If you have any questions, please contact the AAPM&R Health Policy team at healthpolicy@aapmr.org.