Letter/Comment

The latest advocacy letters and comments from the American Hospital Association.

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…
June 9, 2023 The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Room 445-G Washington, DC 20201
June 9, 2023 The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Attention: CMS-1785-P P.O. Box 8013 Baltimore, MD 21244-8013 Submitted Electronically