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

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

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

SHM Joins AMA, Other Organizations in Letter Congress Urging a Long-Term solution to the SGR and Continued the Momentum on H.R.4015/S. 2000

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

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.

SHM, along with other professional and medical societies, supports the Improving Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 (HR 3107). This bill will standardize prior authorization under Medicare