Action Alert
American Hospital Association (AHA) Action Alerts notify members about advocacy opportunities on health care issues and legislation.
Please contact your representative today and urge him or her to support the revised version of the 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 34), which is designed to overhaul drug development and accelerate new cures and treatments.
With legislation approved to fund the government through early December, federal legislators are preparing to leave Washington, D.C., and hit the campaign trail.
Signatures needed on Congressional letters urging CMS to provide flexibility for HOPDs in OPPS final rule.
Signatures needed on Senate, House letters urging CMS to provide flexibility for HOPDs in OPPS Final Rule.
Sens. Rob Portman and Charles Schumer are asking their Senate colleagues to join them in urging the CMS to provide flexibility for hospital outpatient departments as it implements the site-neutral provisions of last years Bipartisan Budget Act.
Reps. Devin Nunes and Joseph Crowley are asking their House colleagues to join them in sending the CMS a letter urging the agency to provide flexibility for HOPDs as it implements the site-neutral provisions of last years Bipartisan Budget Act.
On July 6, CMS released its proposed rule for the 2017 outpatient prospective payment system.
Reps. Jim Renacci (R-OH) and Kathleen Rice (D-NY) have introduced a bill to delay for at least one year the introduction of the CMS new hospital star ratings.
On April 27, CMS published a proposed rule implementing key provisions of the new quality payment program for physicians and other professionals mandated by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015. Use AHA's model comment letter to assist you in submitting your comments.
Reps. Pat Tiberi (R-OH) and Ron Kind (D-WI) asks their colleagues to sign a Dear Colleague letter urging CMS to provide regulatory relief for both acute care hospitals and post-acute care providers entering into alternative payment models.