Letter/Comment
The latest advocacy letters and comments from the American Hospital Association.
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Dear National Government Services:
AHA letter to the House expressing support of H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety (OPPS) Act, which would align 42 CFR Part 2 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the purposes of treatment, payment and health care operations.
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…
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 drug prices and stopping anti-competitive abuses that keep drug prices high.
Read the full letter below…
AHA letter to Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health’s discussion draft, titled the “Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018.”
May 31, 2018
The American Hospital Association responds to the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s request for information (RFI) on how best to keep medical devices secure over their useful lifetimes and, specifically, "legacy technology challenges, opportunities, considerations and suggestions…
AHA responds to the CMS Request for Information on direct provider contracting.
AHA responds to the Food and Drug Administration’s Medical Device Safety Action Plan, particularly with regard to advancing medical device cybersecurity.