Advocacy & Policy

The Medicaid and CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) Sept. 17 met to begin its 2015-2016 meeting cycle. The commis

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Sept. 8 released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking(NPRM) to advance health equity and minimize disparities in he

The AAMC joined more than 2,500 national, state, and local organizations in a Sept. 10 letter calling on Congress to avoid the impending fiscal crisis and end s

The AAMC Sept. 4 submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule on the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Paymen

The AAMC Sept. 8 submitted a comment letter on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule for calendar yea

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Sept. 10-11 held its first meeting of the 2015-2016 session.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) September 2 released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking(NPRM) to revise the 1991 regulations [45 CFR 46] that gov

AAMC submitted an August 24 letter to the National Institutes on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) to help guide the development of predoctoral and

 The AAMC August 31 submitted a comment letter on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed ru

The AAMC August 27 submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services’ (CMS) proposed methodology for developing an overall institution specif