Letter/Comment

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

Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Tina Smith, D-Minn., and Reps. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., and Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., introduced the Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act, AHA-supported legislation that would eliminate the Medicare program’s 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric days in…
The American Hospital Association expresses support of the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 (S. 3018).
AHA comments on the Proposed Rule Related to Enforcement of the No Surprises Act (NSA).
The AHA urges the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to revise and reissue recent proposed regulations streamlining prior authorization requirements within certain coverage programs; consider additional regulations to limit care delays; and conduct oversight and enforcement for plans who…
A coalition of hospital and physician organizations, including the AHA, urge the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to give Medicare accountable care organizations the option to use pre-pandemic spending benchmarks to set financial targets beginning in performance year 2022.
This letter to CMS reiterates AHA’s position that the agency’s Most Favored Nation Proposed Rule should be withdrawn.
AHA responds to the agency’s most recent information collection notice proposing an IRF review choice demonstration (RCD).
The AHA urges congressional leaders to include in year-end legislation provisions to extend the moratorium on Medicare sequester cuts and to prevent the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (Statutory PAYGO) sequester from taking effect at the end of this session of Congress.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and 21 other organizations, including the AHA, urge Congress to maintain the current legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions.
The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Blvd Baltimore, MD 21244 RE: Forthcoming Interim Final Rule Implementing a Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for Hospitals and Other Health Care Providers Participating in Medicare and…