The Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act will count observation status patients as inpatient to count for the 3 Day SNF requirement.

SHM sends letters of support to Congress members, Representative Renacci, and Senator Manchin, for their leadership in legislation that will refine the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.

Along with other organizations, SHM submits letter asking that AHRQ funding be protected.

The undersigned physician organizations representing both national specialty medical societies and state medical societies are writing to express our strong support for H.R. 293, which would

SHM Submits Letter of Support for the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 (H.R. 4015/S. 2000) to the Senate Finance Committee, House Ways & Means Committee and

SHM, along with other organizations, signs letter of support for the Protect Continuing Physical Education and Patient Care Act, H.R. 293

SHM commented on the Senate Help Committee’s draft legislation on Health IT, including segments of the TRUST IT act.

SHM sends support letter to Senators Cassidy and Whitehouse for their bill, the TRUST IT Act.