Issue Updates
News
Hill Day 2025
Join SHM for a day of Advocacy at Capitol Hill on Thursday, October 16, 2025. SHM Chapters can sponsor up to two Chapter members to join SHM on the Hill to advocate for hospitalists and their patients. View Flyer
SHM Members Take to Capitol Hill
On October 19, 2023, SHM members visited Capitol Hill, advocating and educating Congress about important issues in hospital medicine. Our members advocated for Medicare payment reform, solutions aimed at staffing shortages and workforce issues, as well as a fix for the three-day inpatient stay requirement for skilled-nursing facility (SNF) coverage. View Recap
Immediate Elimination of the X-Waiver for Prescribing Buprenorphine
On January 12, 2023, the DEA and SAMHSA announced the immediate elimination of the X-Waiver for prescribing buprenorphine. SHM celebrates this change as a major victory for our collective advocacy efforts and for improving the care of patients with opioid use disorder (OUD). Read More
Letters
SHM Signs GME Advocacy Coalition Letter to Senate Finance Committee
SHM joins the GME Advocacy Coalition response to the Senate Finance Committee's draft proposal to expand GME. Read Letter
SHM Supports the Reauthorization of the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act
SHM supports the reintroduction of the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act. This legislation will help protect patients from unnecessary delays in care by streamlining and standardizing prior authorization under the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. Read Letter
SHM Submits Comments to Senate Finance Committee White Paper on Chronic Care
SHM has submitted comments to the Senate Finance Committee's White Paper addressing efforts to improve the care of chronic conditions. Read Letter