On behalf of our nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, and our clinician partners including more than 270,000 affiliated physicians, 2 million nurses and other caregivers and the 43,000 health care leaders who belong to our professional membership groups, 陳栠勛圖 (AHA) is pleased to support the Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable (SERV) Communities Act.
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
Letter to the Senate Finance Committee leadership supporting the Helping to End Addiction and Lessen (HEAL) Substance Use Disorders Act of 2018.
The American Hospital Association and others support Senators Grassley and Feinstein of the Senate Judiciary Committee for their leadership and commitment to reducing out-of-control prescription dr
AHA letter to Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Healths discussion draft, titled the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018.
May 31, 2018
AHA respondsto theCMSRequest for Information on direct provider contracting.
AHA responds to the Food and Drug Administrations Medical Device Safety Action Plan, particularly with regard to advancing medical device cybersecurity.
AHA's comment on the CMSproposed rule to amend requirements that states assess their Medicaid fee-for-serviceprovider payments to determine if they are sufficient to ensure beneficiary access to covered services.
AHA letter to Senators Alexander and Murray expressing support forthe Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committees bipartisan reauthorization of the hospital and public health preparedness programs contained within S. 2852, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018.
AHA letter to Senators Isakson and Tester expressing support forS. 2372, the VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 (VA MISSION Act of 2018).