Letters/Comments
AHA letters and comments provide insight to legislators and policymakers about laws and regulations important to the healthcare field.
The American Hospital Association commends Rep. Hultgren for introducing legislation to restore the tax exemption for advance refunding bonds that was repealed in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
The AHA requests additional information and a delay in implementation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced Model (BPCI Advanced) announced on Jan. 9.
AHA comments to provide feedback on the work that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) are undertaking to develop a unified post-acute care prospective payment system (PAC PPS). AHA's post-acute care membership…
Letter to Congressional leaders from organizations to voice strong support for the Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act (S. 974/H.R. 2212) and encourage Congress to pass this important, bipartisan legislation as soon as possible.
AHA comments to the FCC on Promoting Telehealth in Rural Areas
March 28, 2016
Andrew M. Slavitt
Acting Administrator
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 445-G
Washington, DC 20201
RE: CMS-1644-P, Medicare Program; Medicare Shared Savings Program; Accountable Care Organizations – Revised…
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule outlining 2019 contract year policy and technical changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit programs.