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Urge your senators to support Baucus amendment to current 'jobs' bill
March 02, 2010
On March 1, 2010, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) offered a substitute amendment to the American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 (H.R. 4213) - the Senate's latest "jobs" bill (there have been two previous jobs bills this year). It contains several provisions that are critical to hospitals and the patients and communities you serve. Learn More
Ask Your Representative to Sign Letter Urging Changes to CMS' HIT Regulation
February 24, 2010
Reps. Zack Space (D-OH), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Eliot Engel (D-NY), and Cliff Stearns (R-FL) are asking their House colleagues to sign the attached letter to Acting Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Charlene Frizzera urging the agency to make changes to its proposed definition of "meaningful use" of electronic health records (EHR) to help hospitals more realistically meet the agencys criteria and access much-needed health information technology (HIT) funding. Learn More
Urge Your Senators to Include Hospital Provisions in Jobs Bill
February 12, 2010
Yesterday, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) released an outline of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act -- the Senate's "jobs" bill. Learn More
National Call-In Day on Reform Tomorrow
January 19, 2010
Congressional leaders and their staffs are hard at work reconciling the differences between the House and Senate's health care reform bills. And pressure is mounting to complete a final bill before the President's State of the Union address, likely in early February. Learn More
AHA Announces National Call-In Day on Reform
January 15, 2010
Congressional leaders and their staffs are hard at work reconciling the differences between the House and Senate's health care reform bills. And pressure is mounting to complete a final bill before the President's State of the Union address, likely in early February. We need your help to ensure that the final bill addresses the hospital field's concerns in a way that helps you continue to care for patients and serve your community. On Wednesday, January 20, the AHA will sponsor a "Hospital National Call-in Day for Health Reform." On that day, we encourage you to call 1-866-887-CARE (2273) to be connected to your legislators' offices to share your concerns on the pending health care reform legislation and ask them to urge their party's leaders to improve the final bill. Learn More
News
- AHA News Now: AHA comments on hospital and vendor readiness for EHR reporting
- AHA News Now: Agencies propose rule change for women's preventive services
- AHA News Now: HHS, USDA to host rural health call Monday
- AHA News Now: Hospitals add 3,600 jobs in January
- AHA News Now: Senators plan to improve Medicare/Medicaid program integrity efforts
- Rural Health Care Leadership Conference
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