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Letters
Includes: Regulatory Comment Letters, Letters to and from the Hill, Letters to and from the Administration, and Letters to and from Federal Agencies
AHA Comments on Draft Form 990, Schedule H, and Selected Other Instructions
May 15, 2008
AHA filed a comment letter with the IRS on the IRS instructions on Schedule H et al
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AHA to U.S. Department of Justice Re: Proposed Consolidation of Highmark and Independence Blue Cross
May 06, 2008
AHA letter to the U.S. Department of Justice asking the Antitrust Division to investigate thoroughly and block if appropriate the proposed consolidation of Highmark and Independence Blue Cross (IBC) in Pennsylvania.
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S. 2672, the Conrad State 30 Improvement Act.
April 21, 2008
Support for S. 2672, the Conrad State 30 Improvement Act. This legislation permanently reauthorizes the Conrad State 30 program and makes other changes that will improve access to health care to many of our most vulnerable citizens.
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AHA to Members of the House of Representatives Re: Support for H.R. 5613
April 21, 2008
AHA letter to members of the House of Representatives expressing strong support for the Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 (H.R. 5613)
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AHA to Senate Leaders Re: Ban on Self-referral to Physician-owned Hospitals
April 14, 2008
Letter to Senate Leaders from the AHA, The Federation of American Hospitals and the Coalition of Full Service Community Hospitals regarding the ban on self-referral to physician-owned hospitals.
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AHA to CMS Re: CMS' Survey and Certification Letter (S&C-08-12)
April 11, 2008
AHA letter to CMS' Acting Administrator, Kerry Weems, expressing concern over a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) survey and certification letter sent to state survey agency directors on February 8, 2008 (S&C-08-12).
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AHA Comment Letter: Patient Safety and Quality Improvement; Proposed Rule
April 11, 2008
AHA comments on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) proposed rule to establish a framework by which providers may voluntarily report information to patient safety organizations (PSOs), and to outline the requirements that entities must meet to qualify as a PSO.
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Patient Safety Coaltion Letter to FDA Re: Unique Device Identification System for Medical Devices
April 01, 2008
Patient Safety Coaltion letter to FDA expresssing strong interest in seeing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) develop a mandatory unique device identification (UDI) system for medical devices and request a timeline from the FDA on its plans to publish a proposed rule.
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CMS' Proposed Changes to Medicaid Policy Regarding Cost-sharing Requirements for Non-Emergency Care
March 20, 2008
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' proposed changes to Medicaid policy regarding cost-sharing requirements for non-emergency care furnished in hospital emergency departments (EDs).
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AHA to Rep. Timothy Murphy Re: Support for the Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 HR5613
March 20, 2008
AHA Letter to Rep. Timothy Murphy expressing support for the Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, H.R. 5613
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