Legislation and Legislative Advocacy
The 黑料正能量 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 of Representatives is expected to consider a continuing resolution that extends current federal funding levels through Dec. 20 while Congress continues negotiations on an omnibus appropriations bill and a COVID-19 relief package.
The AHA urged congressional leaders not include in any end-of-the year legislative package provisions that would impact private contract negotiations between providers 鈥 including hospitals and physicians 鈥 and health insurance plans.
December 18, 2020
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Capitol Building, H-222
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Speaker Pelosi:
December 18, 2020
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable Mitch McConnell
Majority Leader
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
The Honorable Kevin McCarthy
Republican Leader
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and John Thune, R-S.D., introduced the Improving Seniors' Tmely Access to Care Act (S. 5044), bipartisan legislation that would require Medicare Advantage plans to establish an electronic prior authorization system and provide 鈥渞eal-time鈥 decisions for routine services鈥
A bipartisan group of senators and representatives released legislative text for both the Emergency Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020, a $748 billion COVID-19 relief package that boosts funding for health care providers, vaccines and testing, and the Bipartisan State and Local Support and Small鈥
A bipartisan group of senators and representatives yesterday released legislative text for both the Emergency Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020, a $748 billion COVID-19 relief package that boosts funding for health care providers, vaccines and testing, and the Bipartisan State and Local Support and鈥
The Honorable Richard E. Neal
Chairman
Ways & Means Committee
U.S. House of Representatives
The Honorable Kevin Brady
Ranking Member
Ways & Means Committee
U.S. House of Representatives
The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr.
Chairman
Energy & Commerce Committee
U.S. House of鈥
The Senate passed by voice vote a continuing resolution that generally extends current federal funding levels for health care and all other programs through Dec. 18, preventing a government shutdown when fiscal year 2020 funding expires tonight.
The 115 undersigned national organizations dedicated to improving maternal health urge you to swiftly pass the bipartisan Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act (H.R. 4995) and the bipartisan Helping MOMS Act of 2020 (H.R. 4996) as soon as possible 鈥 whether as part of the next spending package or鈥