Advocacy & Policy

The AAMC Jan. 27 submitted a comment letter in response to the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committee’s request for input on how to improve physician

In his final State of the Union Address, delivered Jan. 12, President Obama announced a new national effort to accelerate the cure of cancer, highlighted increa

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Jan. 11 announced 121 new participants in Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) initiatives designed t

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) met Jan. 14-15 to discuss and vote on recommendations regarding hospital inpatient, outpatient, and physician

The AAMC notes that it has been four years between the time the proposed rule was issued and the issuance of this final rule. Although the final rule is effecti

The House Ways and Means Committee Sept. 29 passed (23-14) reconciliation legislation to repeal five parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, P.L. 111-148 and P.L

AAMC comment letter on the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CCJR) proposed rule

Members of the House Ways and Means Committee July 29 introduced three bills to reform Medicare hospital payments. The bills, which would likely become part of

The House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee held a hearing July 22 focused on hospital payment issues, beneficiary access to care, and payment reform options.

The AAMC June 25 released a statement applauding the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in King v. Burwell, which preserves access to federal subsidies to increase ac