AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Hill outreach to oppose site-neutral payment cuts; Hill outreach in support of the Acute Hospital Care at Home program; Hill outreach about streamlining prior authorization in Medicare Advantage plans; AHA Letter Comments on Medicare Payment Advisory Commission 2024 Payment Proposals.

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Issues HCR

Discussion with OMB/OIRA regarding OSHA Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings Final Rule; Discussion with FDA Drug Shortage expert regarding Inflation Reduction Act Provisions that could impact duration of shortages; Discussion with ASPR Hospital Preparedness Program Staff about speaking at a meeting regarding HPP issues; Discussion with White House Office of Management & Budget, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - HHS FY 2024 Inpatient Prospective Payment System/Long Term Care Hospital Proposed Rule; Discussion with White House Office of Management & Budget, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - HHS FY 2024 Medicare Advantage Final Rule; Hill outreach about reducing hospital workplace violence; Hill outreach about the benefits of hospital mergers and acquisitions; Hill outreach about the anticompetitive behaviors of travel nurse staffing agencies; Statement to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Examining Health Care Workforce Shortages: Where Do We Go from Here?;Letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in response to an Request For Information on the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act; Letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in response to an RFI on the drivers of health care workforce shortages; Support S.1110 Rural Hospitals Support Act A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to rebase the calculation of payments for sole community hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals, and for other purposes; Support H.R. 1110Telehealth Option Act A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission to conduct studies and report to Congress on actions taken to expand access to telehealth services under the Medicare, Medicaid, and Childrens Health Insurance programs during the COVID-19 emergency; Feedback on the Connect for Health Act; AHA provided feedback on the creating opportunities new for necessary and effective care technologies (CONNECT) Act; False Claims Act Case AHA Provides Statement for House Hearing on Price Transparency, Competition; Oppose H.R.977/S.470 Patient Access Higher Quality Health Care ActA bill to repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals, and for other purposes; Support S.940The Rural America Health Corps Act A bill to establish a demonstration program to provide payments on eligible loans for individuals who are eligible for the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program.

Contacted: White House Office; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 977 (118th), S. 1110 (118th), S. 470 (118th), H.R. 1110 (118th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Continue to monitor the FY 2023 budget to prevent or minimize hospital cuts.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE