AHA letter to the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, expressing concern with UnitedHealth Group’s proposed acquisition of Change Healthcare.
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.
Latest
AHA urges the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to align the Hospital Price Transparency Rule with new transparency requirements included in the No Surprises Act.
AHA to Rep. Tom Reed expressing support for the Rural Hospital Support Act.
AHA letter to Representative Tom Reed expressing support for the Rural Hospital Support Act.
AHA along with four other health organizations urge Congress to extend the moratorium on sequester cuts to Medicare providers.
AHA's comment on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights’ notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on “Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support, and Remove Barriers to, Coordinated Care and Individual Engagement.”
In a letter to Senators Patty Murray and Richard Burr, AHA expresses support for the nomination of Vivek Murthy, M.D., M.B.A. as the Surgeon General of the United States.
In a letter to Senators Kaine, Young, Reed and Cassidy, AHA expresses support for the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act.
AHA, Other Health Care Provider Groups Urge Senate to include in legislation addressing the COVID-19 pandemic additional funding to counter sequester cuts to Medicare providers. This funding would allow for continued support of providers' COVID-19-related lost revenues, as well as additional expenses due to activities such as purchasing supplies and equipment, standing up emergency testing centers and the construction and retrofitting of facilities. As you know, the Medicare sequester relief is scheduled to end March 31.
AHA voices support for the National Coronavirus Commission Act (S. 412), legislation that would create a national commission to examine lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and how to improve public health readiness.