Letter/Comment
The latest advocacy letters and comments from the American Hospital Association.
AHA comments on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee’s discussion draft, titled the “Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018.”
Read the full letter below.
AHA letter to Representative Ron King expressing support for the Rural Emergency Medical Center Act of 2018 (H.R. 5678).
AHA letter to Rep.. Lynn Jenkins expressing support for the Rural Emergency Medical Center Act of 2018 (H.R. 5678).
The undersigned groups thank the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for the opportunity to comment on its proposed rule regarding controlled substances quotas. Although we support DEA’s efforts to combat diversion, we are concerned that the proposed rule is focused on diversion to the exclusion…
We concur with the DEA that setting quotas for the production of opioid medications can be an effective step in “preventing the accumulation of controlled substances in amounts exceeding legitimate need,” and therefore reduce the chance that these powerful medications will be diverted for non-…
AHA's comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ and its contractors’ draft specifications for the two transfer of health information measures under development.
AHA responds to the US Department of Treasury Office of Tax Policy request for guidance on questions raised by new tax law.
AHA letter to FCC regarding concern about the unexpected and significant funding cuts for the Rural Health Care (RHC) program participants, announced in March by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), the program administrator.
AHA comments to CMS on the proposed rule amending the definition of short-term, limited-duration health insurance.