Letter/Comment
The latest advocacy letters and comments from the American Hospital Association.
December 18, 2020
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Capitol Building, H-222
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Speaker Pelosi:
December 18, 2020
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable Mitch McConnell
Majority Leader
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
The Honorable Kevin McCarthy
Republican Leader
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and John Thune, R-S.D., introduced the Improving Seniors' Tmely Access to Care Act (S. 5044), bipartisan legislation that would require Medicare Advantage plans to establish an electronic prior authorization system and provide “real-time” decisions for routine services…
Our members provide health care to the more than 62 million Medicare beneficiaries. We urge you to include in year-end legislation an extension of the congressionally-enacted moratorium on the application of the Medicare sequester cuts into 2021 and through the duration of the public health…
The Honorable Richard E. Neal
Chairman
Ways & Means Committee
U.S. House of Representatives
The Honorable Kevin Brady
Ranking Member
Ways & Means Committee
U.S. House of Representatives
The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr.
Chairman
Energy & Commerce Committee
U.S. House of…
AHA letter that outlines initial policy priorities for Biden Administration first 100 days.
The AHA expresses support for the bipartisan Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 8094), legislation that aims to reduce and prevent burnout, behavioral disorders and suicide among health care professionals. View the House and Senate letters under Key Resources below…
The AHA expresses support for the bipartisan Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (S. 4349), legislation that aims to reduce and prevent burnout, behavioral disorders and suicide among health care professionals.
The 115 undersigned national organizations dedicated to improving maternal health urge you to swiftly pass the bipartisan Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act (H.R. 4995) and the bipartisan Helping MOMS Act of 2020 (H.R. 4996) as soon as possible – whether as part of the next spending package or…
Letter from AHA and other national organizations to congressional leaders urging passage of two maternal health quality improvement bills.