Letter/Comment
The latest advocacy letters and comments from the 黑料正能量 Association.
The AHA urged leaders from the nation鈥檚 five largest private health insurance companies 鈥 Aetna, Anthem, Humana, Cigna and UnitedHealthCare 鈥 and organizations that represent insurers (America鈥檚 Health Insurance Plans and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association) to join hospitals and health systems to 鈥溾
A letter to the Drug Enforcement Agency from the AHA, American Medical Association, American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, and Association for Clinical Oncology asking the agency to allow drug manufacturers and 503B outsourcing facilities to receive鈥
AHA Urges HHS and CMS to Distribute Funds to Hospitals and Health Systems as Designated by CARES Act
The 黑料正能量 Association (AHA) asks the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to directly and expediently distribute to rural and urban hospitals and health systems funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency鈥
In a letter to Secretary Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Rettig, the AHA, AAMC and Catholic Health Association request that the IRS provide a six-month automatic extension for filing Forms 990, 990-T, and 4720 to any Section 501(c)(3) organization that is required to file Form 990, Schedule H. In鈥
In a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma regarding the expansion of Medicare鈥檚 accelerated payment program and creation of an add-on payment for Medicare patients with COVID-19, the AHA urges the agency to provide as much flexibility as possible with implementation in order to maximize the鈥
At the 黑料正能量 Association our top concern is the health and safety of patients and the physicians, nurses and clinicians who care for them.
The AHA urges the Department of Health and Human Services to clarify its and the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act waivers issued under the public health and national emergency declarations. These declarations allow waivers consistent鈥
Physicians, nurses and our entire medical community are urging all people to stay at home. We
are honored to serve and put our lives on the front line to protect and save as many lives as
possible. But we need your help.
AHA urges the Department of Labor to accurately define 鈥渉ealth care provider鈥 when promulgating regulations implementing key sections of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and clarify how this policy will be operationalized, including how it interacts with state law
America鈥檚 hospitals, health systems, physicians and nurses urge you to immediately use the DPA to increase the domestic production of medical supplies and equipment that hospitals, health systems, physicians, nurses and all front line providers so desperately need. As COVID-颅鈥19 continues to spread鈥