AHA letter to Congressman Peter DeFazio expressing support for the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019 (H.R. 1418).
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
AHA, AONL letter to Senator Rand Paul expressing support for the Backlog Elimination, Legal Immigration, and Employment Visa Enhancement Act, S. 2091.
The AHA, AAMC and FAH agree with the Committee’s goal of reducing the price of drugs, and applaud many of the steps outlined in the description of the Chairman’s Mark of the Prescription Drug
AHA Comments on Provisions of the Reauthorizing and Extending America’s Community Health (REACH) Act
AHA comments on provisions of the Reauthorizing and Extending America’s
Community Health (REACH) Act.
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed guidance for hospital co-location with other hospitals or health care facilities.
AHA applauds the House Ways and Means Committee for considering legislation to improve the quality of and access to critical services for Medicare beneficiaries, help train the physician workforce of the future and reduce the administrative burden on rural hospitals.
AHA, health organizations agree with the Committee’s goal, outlined in the Lower Health Care Costs Act (S.1895), to give America’s families needed protection from the problem of “surprise medical b
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule for fiscal year (FY) 2020.
AHA comments to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) on the revised version of bill (S. 1895) that was released June 19.
AHA comments on the LTCH provisions in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ fiscal year 2020 proposed rule for the inpatient and LTCH prospective payment systems.