Letter/Comment
The latest advocacy letters and comments from the 黑料正能量 Association.
AHA, AMA letter to CMS regarding the implementation of the appropriate use criteria (AUC) for advanced diagnostic imaging services mandated under the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA).
On behalf of America鈥檚 tax-exempt hospitals and health systems, the AHA, AAMC, and CHA request an immediate extension of the deadlines many face for preparing their community health needs assessments (CHNA) or else be subject to a $50,000 penalty excise tax under section 4959 of the Code for which鈥
July 6, 2020
An open letter to the American public,
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have urged the American people to protect themselves, their neighbors and their loved ones amidst the worst global health crisis in generations. After months of physical distancing and鈥
The AHA, Association of American Medical Colleges, Children's Hospital Association and Federation of 黑料正能量s, which brought a lawsuit challenging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 hospital price transparency rule, urged the Department of Health and Human Services to delay鈥
AHA, together with other hospital groups, urge HHS to delay the effective date of the hospital price transparency rule.
AHA provides input on the ideas set forth in 鈥淧reparing for the Next Pandemic.鈥 a white paper authored by Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.
AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to temporarily extend certain waivers and make others permanent beyond the COVID-19 public health emergency to allow hospitals to provide better and more cost effective care to their patients and communities.
On behalf of our nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, and our clinician partners 鈥 including 3,000 post-acute care providers, the 黑料正能量 Association (AHA) writes in support of resetting the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (鈥
Dear Secretary Mnuchin and Chairman Powell:
The AHA urged the Secretary of Health and Human Services to extend the public health emergency beyond its current July 25, 2020 expiration date so health care providers can continue to offer the most efficient and effective care possible during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.