Legislation and Legislative Advocacy
The American Hospital Association (AHA) shares resources on health care legislation being considered by the U.S. House and Senate and legislative advocacy opportunities for hospitals and health systems.
The House Ways and Means Committee July 26 voted 25-16 to pass the Health Care Price Transparency Act (H.R. 4822), legislation that would impose additional site-neutral payment cuts and regulatory burdens on off-campus hospital outpatient departments, impose additional Medicare sequester cuts on…
Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., July 19 introduced legislation that would use site-neutral payments to fund community health centers and health care workforce initiatives.
The AHA July 17 joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other organizations in urging the Federal Trade Commission to extend for 60 days the comment period for recently proposed changes to the premerger notification rules, form and instructions implementing the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust…
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee yesterday passed 17 health-related bills, including legislation that would reauthorize the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program, and key programs within the Substance Use-Disorder…
Congress returns to Washington this week with a full legislative agenda before its scheduled August recess.
AHA urges the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse the Federal Trade Commission’s decision in Illumina Inc. v. FTC, “a paradigmatic example” of how the agency’s practices violate the Constitution’s due process clause.
Senate lawmakers last night voted 63-36 to pass the bipartisan Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (H.R. 3746), a deal to suspend the nation’s debt limit for nearly two years and make other policy changes.
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The House May 30 voted 314-117 to pass the bipartisan Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (H.R. 3746), a deal to suspend the debt limit for nearly two years and make other policy changes. The Senate has begun consideration of the bill; a vote is possible by Friday, June 2.
Bipartisan Debt Ceiling Negotiations Continue, Hospitals and Health Systems Should Monitor Situation
President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy May 22 met to continue discussions on raising the nation’s debt limit, as well as a package of possible spending cuts and policy changes that would accompany the increase. Negotiations are expected to further intensify in the coming week to avoid a…