Comments Cover Evolving Policy on the Readmissions Reduction Program, Hospital Value Based Purchasing and Inpatient Admissions Decisions.

SHM submitted comments on this proposed rule as it will expend significant requirements onto hospitals if finalized.

Along with the AMA and other organizations, SHM signs onto a letter to CMS asking for funding for measure development and technical assistance.

SHM Comments on 2016 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Download Letter   Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health

SHM Signs onto Letter Regarding Backlog of Medicare Appeals Download Letter   Nancy J. Griswold Chief Administrative Law Judge Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals Department of Health &

The undersigned medical associations and medical specialty societies are writing to register serious concerns with implementation of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act) and to

SHM Submits Comments on the Face-to-Face Encounter and Documentation Requirements for Home Health Services.