Letter/Comment
The latest advocacy letters and comments from the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association.
November 27, 2023
The Honorable Carol Miller
U. S. House of Representatives
465 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable Terri Sewell
U. S. House of Representatives
1035 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Representatives Miller and Sewell:
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association is deeply concerned that these practices will result in the maintenance of the status quo where MAOs apply their own coverage criteria that is more restrictive than Traditional Medicare proliferating the very behavior that CMS sought to address in the final rule,…
Nearly 50 organizations, including the AHA, urge congressional leaders to reauthorize before yearend the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, which expired Sept. 30.
AHA comments on ensuring Medicare beneficiary access to telehealth services and ensuring stability for providers.
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists express concerns that proposed site-neutral legislation in the House and Senate could reduce access to patient care and jeopardize patient safety.
AHA letter to Senators Durbin and Cramer expressing support for the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (S. 3211).
AHA letter to Representatives Schneider and Bacon expressing support of the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (H.R. 6205).
AHA comments on the Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act.
Trends in health insurance coverage are driving an increase in medical debt: these include inadequate enrollment in comprehensive health care coverage, growth in high-deductible and skinny health plans that intentionally push more costs onto patients, and misleading health plan practices that…
AHA Urges CMS to finalize the Improving Prior Authorization Processes Proposed Rule.