SHM's Letters to Policymakers

SHM has submitted comments to the Senate HELP committee regarding the healthcare workforce shortage. Our comments address administrative burden, the medical school pipeline, and more.

SHM has submitted comments on a proposed rule regarding the prior authorization process for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. We support proposals to streamline the prior authorization process and to increase transparency.

SHM joined AMA and other medical societies on a letter urging CMS to develop the MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) as a model to improve quality, reduce burden, and advance value-based care.

SHM submitted comments on proposals requiring Medicare Advantage (MA) plans follow the Two-Midnight Rule when determining hospital admission status.

SHM supports ACEP's call for an Emergency Declaration over the crisis of boarding admitted patients in the emergency department.

SHM joined nearly 200 organizations urging Congress to pass the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act before the end of the 117th Congressional session.

SHM fully supports the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association's call for an emergency declaration to support and bolster the national response to the alarming surge of pediatric hospitalizations.

SHM joined a multi-stakeholder letter urging the inclusion of the PASTEAUR Act into an end of year package. This legislation will help address the growing crisis of antimicrobial resistance.

SHM has submitted comments on a wide-ranging RFI, commenting on issues like health equity, prior authorization, telehealth expansion, and more.

SHM has submitted comments on a Congressional Request for Information (RFI) seeking feedback on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).

SHM submitted comments to the FDA regarding pulse oximetry device's inaccurate readings on patients with darker skin pigmentation.

SHM, alongside dozens of other medical and specialty societies, has signed a letter to Congressional leadership urging Congress to establish a permanent Medicare payment system.

SHM has submitted comments on the 2023 PFS Proposed Rule. SHM commented on various proposals including, but not limited to, telehealth, split (or shared) billing, code valuations, and the Quality Payment Program.

Prior authorization requirements under Medicare Advantage (MA) plans often result in unnecessary delays or denials in medically necessary care. SHM has submitted comments to CMS to encourage the agency to standardize and streamline the prior authorization process.

In light of the Supreme Court's decision on Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health System, SHM, alongside 74 other medical and specialty societies, oppose legislative interference into the physician-patient relationship.

SHM submitted comments on the quality and performance measurement provisions of the 2023 IPPS proposed rule and responded to a Request for Information on measuring healthcare disparities.

SHM joins over 100 medical societies and patient advocacy groups supporting the inclusion of the "Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act" to the broader "Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act."

SHM joined the AMA and other medical specialty societies, urging CMS to rescind the new policy on split (or shared) billing.

SHM sent a letter to CMS on the new split (or shared) billing policy. This policy will be extremely disruptive to team-based care and is not reflective of the realities of hospitalist practice.

SHM has joined a multi-stakeholder letter to CMS, urging the agency to halt the implementation of their new split/shared billing policy,

SHM joined a multi-stakeholder letter urging the extension of telehealth flexibilities beyond the expiration of the PHE.

SHM submitted comments on the Prior Authorization for Hospital Transfers RFI. We outlined the importance of increasing transparency and efficiency of the prior authorization process under Medicare Advantage.

SHM supports the Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act. This legislation will extend the Hospital at Home waiver for two years after the expiration of the public health emergency.