Letter/Comment

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

The Agencies now offer draft merger guidelines that provide virtually no meaningful guidance to hospitals and health systems. The Draft Guidelines ignore serious flaws in contemporary enforcement practice and overlook recent judicial opinions that contradict their more aggressive proposed changes.…
AHA comments on certain financial products patients may use to pay for medical care (medical payment products).
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) physician fee schedule (PFS) proposed rule for calendar year (CY) 2024.
AHA comments on the CMS' hospital outpatient prospective payment system and ambulatory surgical center payment system proposed rule for calendar year (CY) 2024.
American Hospital Association opposes the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed amendments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) form and instructions. 
AHA's comment on the calendar year (CY) 2024 HH prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule.
AHA comments on the CMS' proposed changes on how certain forms of noncomprehensive coverage, including short-term, limited-duration plans, can be marketed and sold.
AHA's comments on Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Rodgers’ drug shortages discussion draft.