Healthcare Policy and Funding Accomplishments: María Elvira Salazar

• •Secured $7.65 million for Mt. Sinai Medical Hospital for storm and flood resiliency.
• •Secured $3.13 million for the FIU Precision Medicine Initiative for cancer research equipment.
• •Secured $2.5 million for the Banyan Community Health Center expansion in Little Havana.
• •Secured $1 million for the expansion of the Nicklaus Children’s mental health facility.
• •Secured $450,000 for a pharmacogenomic testing program at Nicklaus Children’s to reduce adverse drug reactions.
• •The Summer Barrow Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Act was signed into law in December 2022.
• •Supported the Give Kids a Chance Act of 2023 to authorize FDA study of pediatric cancer treatments.
• •Introduced the John W. Walsh Alpha-1 Home Infusion Act to allow Medicare beneficiaries to receive home treatments.
• •Facilitated humanitarian parole for children from foreign regimes to receive medical treatment in Miami.
• •Supported the End Tuberculosis Now Act and funding for global maternal health and disease prevention.
• •Passed legislation addressing AI-driven online exploitation of children.

The document details specific federal funding allocations and legislative actions that impact healthcare infrastructure, research capabilities, and patient access to services within the representative's district and beyond.

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.