Letters/Comments
AHA letters and comments provide insight to legislators and policymakers about laws and regulations important to the healthcare field.
A coalition of 40 health care and public health organizations, including the AHA urge the Senate to quickly pass the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act.
AHA provides feedback on the Food and Drug Administration’s request for comments on the public meeting, “Identifying the Root Causes of Drug Shortages and Finding Enduring Solutions.
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ advance notice of proposed rulemaking on the International Pricing Index model for Medicare Part B drugs.
The AHA and Federation of American Hospitals “strongly believe that any public policy solution to resolve surprise bills must protect patients by prohibiting balance billing and by limiting patients’ cost-sharing to an in-network amount,” the organizations Dec. 21 told members of Congress.
AHA's comments on the proposed rule from the Departments of the Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services that would change how employers may use health
reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) to help employees finance health care
coverage
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule that would set forth policy changes for the 2020 and 2021 Medicare Advantage (MA) plan years.
AHA comments on the guidance modifying the regulations governing waivers under Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act.
AHA expresses concerns about the recent Department of Health and Human Services OIG audit report.
The AHA voiced support for a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposal to require drug pricing transparency in direct-to-consumer television advertisements and encouraged the agency to “rein in skyrocketing drug prices” for patients and the providers who serve them. “We appreciate CMS’…
The Federal Trade Commission’s approach to reviewing hospital mergers “is overbroad, does not properly credit the many pro-consumer benefits of hospital transactions, and ignores key realities of the marketplace,” according to an analysis submitted to the agency for a series of FTC hearings on…