SHM joins coalition opposing DHS proposed rule that replaces admission for duration of status with fixed periods of admission for J-1 physicians
This change would create unnecessary administrative burdens, disrupt physician training, and threaten patient care—especially in underserved communities that rely on international medical graduates.
SHM joins letter requesting physician exemption from new H-1B filing fees
SHM joins the AMA and 54 national medical groups requesting physicians be exempt from the new, higher H-1B filing fees per the National Interest Waiver language within the September 19th Presidential proclamation.
SHM Comments on the CY2026 Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule
SHM Comments to CMS on the proposed elimination of the Inpatient Only list.
SHM Submits Comments on the CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
The Society of Hospital Medicine opposes CMS’s proposed cuts to facility-based Practice Expense Relative Value Units (PE RVUs), fearing substantial impacts on hospital medicine groups and patient care. They advocate for collaborative discussions on PE concerns, support eliminating telehealth frequency limits, and caution against mandatory reporting changes in the Quality Payment Program.
SHM Joins the AMA and Others Expressing Concern About MIPS Measures
Letter expresses concerns and continued frustration with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) process for reviewing and selecting quality measures for its programs.
SHM Supports Introduction of the Healthcare Workforce Reslilience Act
SHM supports this bipartisan legislation that will recapture unused employment-based visas and utilize them to help fill health care staffing shortages by expediting processing for immigrant physicians and nurses.
SHM Joins Multistakeholder Letter on Extending Hospital at Home
SHM joins the Moving Health Home Alliance on a letter to Congressional leaders asking for a five year extension of the acute hospital care at home waiver program.
SHM Signs Letter on Proposed Reforms to Student Loan Repayment Program for Hospitalists
SHM joins fellow medical society organizations to express concern with some of the language put forth by the HELP committee in its contribution to the reconciliation package. The letter urges lawmakers to reconsider several provisions that would be harmful for physicians and their ability to meet their student loan obligations.
SHM Joins Letter to HHS Secretary Kennedy on the termination of ACIP members
SHM joins letter expressing concern about the termination of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and urges their reinstatement.
SHM Signs letter to the Senate Leadership regarding threats to medical student aid in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
SHM joins coalition urging the Senate to protect financial aid programs that improve access to medical education and are essential to bolstering the future physician workforce.