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Letter/Comment
Public

AHA Opposes House Bill Proposing to Expand Physician-owned Hospitals

AHA letter to Representatives Van Duyne and Cuellar expressing opposition to H.R. 4002, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act.
News

CMS suspends MIPS improvement activities for the 2025 performance year

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is suspending (https://www.cms.gov/search/cms?keys=MIPS+activities+suspended) eight improvement activities for the 2025 performance year for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System under the Physician Fee Schedule.
Advisory
Member

CMS Issues CY 2026 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

CMS July 14 issued a proposed rule that would update physician fee schedule (PFS) payments for calendar year (CY) 2026.
Letter/Comment
Public

AHA Letter Opposing the Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (H.R.2191)

AHA expresses opposition to H.R. 2191, the Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act.
News

AHA opposes legislation allowing physician self-referrals, POH expansion

The AHA March 27 voiced opposition to the Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (H.R. 2191), a bill that would lift the ban on the establishment of physician-owned hospitals in certain rural areas and permit the unfettered expansion of POHs nationwide, regardless of location.
Letter/Comment
Public

Senate Letter from AHA, Other Organizations in Support of Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act S.709

AHA expresses support the introduction of the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (S. 709).
News

Physician-owned hospitals are bad for patients and communities

For decades, the Ethics in Patient Referrals Act (“Stark Law”) has protected the Medicare program, its beneficiaries and communities from the inherent conflict of interest created when physicians self-refer their patients to facilities and services they own.
Advocacy

Protect Access to Care for Patients and Communities

Congress should enact policies to strengthen the health care workforce and reject harmful proposals that would cut Medicare or Medicaid payments to hospitals and reduce access to care and services for patients.
Letter/Comment
Public

AHA Comments on MedPAC Physician Fee Schedule Payment Recommendations

April 4, 2025Michael Chernew, Ph.D.ChairmanMedicare Payment Advisory Commission425 I Street, NW, Suite 701Washington, D.C. 20001Dear Chairman Chernew:
Letter/Comment
Public

AHA Comments on 340B Drug Pricing Program, IRF Payments, Physician Fee Schedule and Telehealth

AHA comments on MedPAC topics to be considered in the new cycle: the 340B Drug Pricing Program, inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) payments, the physician fee schedule (PFS) and telehealth.