Letter to CMS with AHA’s comments on proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2023.
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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by Rick Pollack, President and CEO, AHA
AHA member hospitals and health systems are committed to supporting the health care workforce. We support lifting the cap on Medicare-funded physician residencies; boosting support for nursing schools and faculty; providing scholarships and loan forgiveness; and, expediting visas for all highly trained foreign health care workers.
AHA letter to Representatives Pressley, Titus, McKinley, and Meijer expressing support for the Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act (H.R. 5703).
AHA Urges HRSA to delay effective withdrawal date for HPSAs designated as “proposed for withdrawal” by at least one year.
AHA letter to Representative Donald Norcross expressing support for bipartisan legislation, the Opioid Treatment Access Act (H.R. 6279).
AHA urges Congress to include key priorities to support hospitals and caregivers in must-pass legislation to fund the government beyond Feb. 18.
AHA letter to Reps. Tom Cole, R-Okla., Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., and Dina Titus, D-Nev., and Sens. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev, expressing support for the Medical Student Education Authorization Act.
January 11, 2022
Michael Chernew, Ph.D.
Chairman
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
425 I Street, N.W., Suite 701Washington, DC 20001
Dear Dr. Chernew:
January 11, 2022
President Joseph R. Biden
The White House
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Dear President Biden: