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                                                                                                                                                                                            Action Alert

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                                                                                                                                                                                            Negotiations on economic recovery package ongoing; urge your legislators to include IT funds for CAHs in final economic recovery bill Feb/10/2009

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                                                                                                                                                                                            The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Calculating Medicare IT Incentive Payments Members Only Feb/20/2009

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                                                                                                                                                                                            February 11, 2009 Members Only Feb/11/2009

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                                                                                                                                                                                            AHA to Senator Durbin Re: AHA's Support for S. 1585 Sep/17/2009
                                                                                                                                                                                            AHA Comments Re: CMS' Hospital IPPS Proposed Rule for Fiscal Year 2010 Jun/15/2009
                                                                                                                                                                                            AHA to Ms. Charlene Frizzera CMS, RE: Provider Reimbursement Review Board decisi Mar/19/2009
                                                                                                                                                                                            AHA to Sen. Ron Wyden Re: Support for the Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2009 Jan/23/2009
                                                                                                                                                                                            AHA to Rep. Greg Walden Re: Support for the Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2009 Jan/23/2009
                                                                                                                                                                                            AHA to Sen. Mike Crapo Re: Support for the Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2009 Jan/23/2009
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