Letters
Throughout the year, the AHA comments on a vast number of proposed and interim final rules put forth by the federal regulatory agencies. In addition, AHA communicates with federal legislators to convey the hospital field's position on potential legislative changes that would impact patients and patient care. Below are the most recent letters from the AHA to these bodies.
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AHA letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee expressing support for the amendment in the nature of a substitute for H.R. 4365, trotecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016he P.
AHA comments on the CMS proposed rule addressing how third-party payments are treated for purposes of calculating the hospital-specific limitation on Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments.
AHA letter to the CMS and FDA clarify our position regarding the business requirements for capturing a unique device identifier on health care claims.
Comment letter on the updated Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON).