Advocacy & Public Policy
Resources from the 黑料正能量 Association (AHA) on advocacy and public policy health care issues.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule that increases Medicare inpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 2.5% in fiscal year 2022, compared to FY 2021, for hospitals that are meaningful users of electronic health records and submit quality measure data.
AHA joined 27 other organizations that serve the mental, emotional and behavioral health of children in urging Congress to strengthen the pediatric mental health delivery system and infrastructure.
The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
Administrator
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 445-G
Washington, DC 20201
Dear Administrator Brooks-LaSure:
AHA sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in response to the proposed rules updating certain rules governing health insurance issuers and the Health Insurance Marketplaces.
The AHA told Senate leaders it strongly opposed 鈥渁ny attempt to take away previously-appropriated funding for hospitals and health systems, physicians, nurses and other health care providers providing heroic care during a global pandemic,鈥 and said it would be short-sighted to rescind COVID-19鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reminded states鈥 Medicaid agencies that the Department of Homeland Security鈥檚 public charge final rule is no longer in effect, and that they 鈥渕ay only share information about a Medicaid applicant or beneficiary when sharing that information is鈥
The Drug Enforcement Administration published a direct final rule to clarify that either the purchaser or the supplier may enter a supplier鈥檚 DEA registration number on the new single-sheet form that DEA registrants use to order schedule I and II controlled substances. DEA will accept comments on鈥
AHA statement on 2022 OPPS proposed rule from Executive Vice President Stacey Hughes.
The AHA told Senate leaders it strongly opposes proposals to rescind emergency funds from the Provider Relief Fund to offset the costs of an infrastructure proposal.
Congress should not extend Medicare sequestration to help pay for the bipartisan infrastructure framework because health care providers cannot sustain additional Medicare cuts and Medicare funds should not be used to pay for non-health care programs, the AHA, American Medical Association, American鈥