AHA and 48 national organizations' letter to Senators Klobuchar and Collins in support of the Conrad State 30 and Physician
Access Reauthorization Act (S.665).
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
AHA and 48 other national associations express support of House and Senate legislation, the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4942, S. 665).
The AHA joins the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other organizations in urging the Federal Trade Commission to extend for at least 60 days the comment period for their draft guidance revising how they review mergers and acquisitions to determine compliance with federal antitrust laws.
Our organizations urge CMS to not proceed with implementing the prior authorization (PA) attachment standards provisions of the NPRM due to conflicting regulatory proposals that would set the stage for multiple PA electronic standards and workflows and create the very same costly burdens that administrative simplification seeks to alleviate.
We write to endorse the Value in Health Care Act of 2023. This bipartisan legislation makes several important reforms to ensure that alternative payment models (APMs) continue to produce high quality care for the Medicare program and its beneficiaries.
We, the undersigned 85 national organizations committed to improving the health and well-being of our nation’s families, write to express our strong support for the bipartisan Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 (H.R.3838/S.2415).
For over 30 years, the 340B program has successfully allowed health care providers to stretch scarce federal resources to better serve their patients and communities, consistent with Congress’ objectives.
The AHA expresses its concern with the ongoing lack of clear and actionable guidance on environmental risk mitigation in facilities that provide psychiatric services.
AHA letter in support of the Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act (S.1636/H.R. 3440).
Request to the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice to extend the comment period to the above-referenced rulemaking (the "Proposal") for an additional 60 days.