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AHA comment on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) fiscal year (FY) 2024 SNF prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule.
The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-La Sure
Administrator
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 445–G
Washington, DC 20201
Dear Administrator Brooks-LaSure:
There is growing awareness in the health care field that becoming a better steward of the environment is something well within the capabilities of most health caregivers.
AHA comments on the fiscal year (FY) 2024 IRF prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule.
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