Action Alert
American Hospital Association (AHA) Action Alerts notify members about advocacy opportunities on health care issues and legislation.
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.
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote Tuesday evening on the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act (H.R. 5273).
Signatures Needed for House Letter Urging CMS to Provide Regulatory Relief for PAC Providers in APMs
Signatures needed for bipartisan House letter urging CMS to provide regulatory relief for post-acute
Reps. Tom Price (R-GA) and James McGovern (D-MA) are asking their colleagues to sign a Dear Colleague letter urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to rescind its prior authorization notice for the Medicare home health benefit. It is important that you urge your…
Bipartisan House letter urges CMS to rescind its prior authorization notice for the Medicare home health benefit.
Reps. Pat Tiberi (R-OH) and Ron Kind (D-WI) are asking their colleagues to sign a Dear Colleague letter urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide regulatory relief for post-acute care providers entering into alternative payment models.
Only a few days remain to gather signatures for bipartisan "Dear Colleague" letters circulating in the Senate and House urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to be flexible in implementing changes affecting off-campus hospital outpatient departments this summer.