Letters

Throughout the year, the AHA comments on a vast number of proposed and interim final rules put forth by the federal regulatory agencies. In addition, AHA communicates with federal legislators to convey the hospital field's position on potential legislative changes that would impact patients and patient care. Below are the most recent letters from the AHA to these bodies.

Latest

In a letter to Representatives Fitzpatrick and Blunt Rochester, the AHA and the Mental Health Liaison Group expresses support for the the Helping Kids Cope Act (H.R. 2412).
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed policies related to access, finance and quality in Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) managed care programs.
AHA comments on the proposals to increase transparency in provider payment rates, expand stakeholder and beneficiary engagement, and improve access to home and community-based services.
AHA comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed standards for the use of ethylene oxide (EtO) to sterilize medical devices.
AHA comments to the CMS on Reauthorization of the SUPPORT Act.
Sens. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., and Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., a bipartisan group of over 30 senators today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to consider reevaluating the proposed payment update in the
A bipartisan group of 87 representatives urged (LINK) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to reevaluate its proposed payment update for the inpatient prospective payment system for fiscal year 2024, expressing concern that the proposed update does not accurately reflect the current costs of providing care to patients or the high financial pressures that hospitals face.