Letter/Comment

The latest advocacy letters and comments from the 黑料正能量 Association.

AHA urges the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to continue its suspension of medical review activities throughout the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency.
Six national organizations representing hospitals, including the AHA, urge the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to delay the start of repayments associated with the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs.
Thirteen organizations representing health care providers, including the AHA, voiced support for the Value in Health Care Act, legislation to strengthen Medicare鈥檚 value-based payment models and accountable care organizations.
Congress should allocate as part of the next COVID-19 relief package at least an additional $100 billion to the emergency relief fund to provide direct funding to front line health care personnel and providers, the AHA, American Medical Association and American Nurses Association wrote today to鈥
On behalf of our nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, our clinician partners 鈥 including more than 270,000 affiliated physicians, 2 million nurses and other caregivers 鈥 and the 43,000 health care leaders who belong to our professional membership groups鈥
America鈥檚 hospitals and health systems, physicians and nurses urge Senators. Mitch McConnell and Charles E. Schumer to include in the next COVID-19 relief bill provisions to strengthen the federal response for racial and ethnic minority and marginalized communities, which are disproportionately鈥
AHA letter to Rep. Mike Thompson expressing support for the Critical Access Hospital Expansion Act (H.R. 6693), legislation that would reopen the 鈥渘ecessary provider鈥 designation to eligible rural hospitals.
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 hospital inpatient prospective payment system proposed policy changes and fiscal year 2021 rates.
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 long-term care hospital prospective payment system proposed policy changes and fiscal year 2021 rates.
AHA letter to Representatives Dutch Ruppersberger and Adam Kinzinger expressing support of H.R. 5855, the Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act.