The AHA urges the State Department to give registered nurses seeking immigrant visas priority for processing to solve the backlog of immigrant visas for eligible foreign-trained nurses.
Letters
Throughout the year, the AHA comments on a vast number of proposed and interim final rules put forth by the federal regulatory agencies. In addition, AHA communicates with federal legislators to convey the hospital field's position on potential legislative changes that would impact patients and patient care. Below are the most recent letters from the AHA to these bodies.
Latest
Letter to HHS Secretary Becerra urging him to allow providers that received funding prior to June 30, 2020 to use their COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund payments through the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency or, at a minimum, through the end of 2021.
Letter to OSHA requesting a six-month delay of its compliance dates for the recently announced COVID-19 Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard, thus giving hospitals and health systems ample time to implement the policy’s many new requirements.
A letter to Senate leaders from America’s Hospitals and Health Systems urging them to forgo to the use of an extension of mandatory sequestration, as well as unspent COVID-19 provider relief funds, as financing sources for any infrastructure package.
The AHA comments on the LTCH provisions in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ fiscal year 2022 proposed rule for the inpatient and LTCH prospective payment systems.
AHA's comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule for fiscal year (FY) 2022.
AHA expresses concern with the June 30, 2021 deadline for spending PRF funds received prior to June 30th, 2020.
the AHA and American Medical Association urge CMS to delay advanced imaging appropriate use timeline.
Lawmakers Urge Regulators to Implement No Surprises Act Dispute Resolution as Intended.
CMS to take flexible approach to survey process if hospital experiences COVID-19 surge.