SHM Sends Letter of Support for Health IT Bill
SHM sends support letter to Senators Cassidy and Whitehouse for their bill, the TRUST IT Act.
SHM Sends Letter of Support to Senators Cassidy and Murphy for Mental Health Bill
In support of the Mental Health Reform Act of 2015, SHM sent a letter to the cosponsors of the bill thanking them for their leadership in reforming the mental health system.
SHM Signs Letters Voicing Concerns About the Implementation of MU Stage 3
Along with other organizations, SHM signs letter to Congressional leaders in both the House and Senate stating their concerns on the implementation of Meaningful Use stage 3.
SHM Sends Letters of Support for Legislation to Improve the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (Senate)
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 Sends Letter of Support for Legislation to Improve the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program
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 Sends Letter of Support for Mental Health Legislation
SHM sends a letter of support to Representative Murphy for his legislation that would improve mental health services.
SHM Sends Letter to Congress Addressing Funding Cuts for CMMI and AHRQ
SHM writes to express our concern regarding the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill recently approved by the Committee, wherein the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) and the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) would be virtually eliminated.
SHM Sends Letter to Senate Finance Committee’s Chronic Care Working Group on Improving Patient Care
SHM sends suggestions to the SFC’s chronic care working group.
SHM Signs Letter to Rep. Burgess to Clarify Sunshine Act Reporting
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 clarify that certain applicable manufacturer transfers of value to support independent medical educational programs and materials are exempt from reporting under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act).
SHM Sends Letter to Support the Renewal of the Medicaid Primary Care Parity Program
SHM sends a support letter to Rep. Castor for introducing Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act in the House