Letter/Comment
The latest advocacy letters and comments from the American Hospital Association.
The AHA strongly supports the conference agreement on H.R. 3230, the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 and to urge its quick passage by Congress.
The AHA supports the proposed changes to the redetermination and re-enrollment process for qualified health plans (QHPs) sold through the health insurance exchanges. The proposed changes will ensure greater continuity of coverage as the next open enrollment period begins Nov. 15.
We recommend that the proposed risk-based regulatory framework and strategy for health IT leverage and support existing safety reporting requirements and initiatives and not create a new incident reporting silo labeled “Health IT Safety.”
CMS’s proposal to change the thresholds that apply to LTCH interrupted stays is unwarranted and should not be implemented.
The AHA strongly opposes any further proposals to restrict the codes that qualify for the 60% Rule presumptive test, including those in the FY 2015 proposed rule.
While we support a number of the inpatient PPS proposed rule’s provisions, we have serious concerns about certain aspects of the Hospital-acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program proposals, the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) program proposals and the proposed changes to the cost report…
AHA urges the Committee on Veterans' Affairs to retain and strengthen language in both the House and Senate bill that would enable hospitals to maintain the ability to contract directly with their local Veterans Administration (VA) facilities rather than requiring hospitals to go through a managed…
The AHA is disappointed that most of the proposed measures – especially the patient experience survey and EHR use measures – provide limited insight on the quality of the behavioral health and substance abuse treatments and services at the center of IPF care.
The AHA encourages CMS and Acumen to factor in the findings and recommendations of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) related to improving the SNF PPS.
We strongly urge you to finalize, as quickly as possible, the proposal to expand providers’ choice of certified EHR technology (CEHRT) to be used in 2014. The proposed flexibility is much needed and would offer more choice in the specific meaningful use requirements they must meet in 2014 (Stage 1…