Action Alert
American Hospital Association (AHA) Action Alerts notify members about advocacy opportunities on health care issues and legislation.
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…
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.
Bipartisan Senate letter asks CMS for flexibility in implementing site-neutral HOPD changes
Bipartisan House letter asks CMS for flexibility in implementing site-neutral HOPD changes
Bipartisan letter asks CMS to delay release of Hospital Compare Star Ratings until methodology and accuracy are improved - Urge your senators to sign the letter
The AHA has submitted comments to the Committee outlining why the site-neutral payment cuts in Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 are problematic and why Congress should reject any further site-neutral payment policies.