Society of Hospital Medicine Response to Medicare Request for Information on “Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation of the Medicare Program”
SHM submitted comments on proposed changes to Eliminate the Skilled Nursing Facility Three-Day Stay Rule, the CAH 96-Hour Rule, the Special Privacy Protections for Behavior Health Patients under 42 CFR Part 2, and to Standardize rules for Medicare Advantage Plans.
SHM Submits Comments on the 2026 IPPS Proposed Rule
SHM submitted comments on the 2026 IPPS Proposed Rule. SHM commented on proposed changes to the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) program, and more.
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.
SHM Urges Protection of Essential Student Aid Programs for Future Physicians
SHM expresses concern about provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to eliminate the Grad PLUS program, impose new aggregate limits on Direct Loan borrowing, and limit eligibility to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
SHM Joins 412 Organizations in urging to Fund Gun Violence Prevention Research
SHM expresses concern about provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to eliminate the Grad PLUS program, impose new aggregate limits on Direct Loan borrowing, and limit eligibility to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
SHM joins letter to House and Senate leadership in response to reconciliation legislation released by the House Energy and Commerce Committee
SHM joins letter to House and Senate Leadership on sustainable payment structures, improved oversight of managed care, and the need for long-term strategies that protect access for vulnerable populations.
SHM Strongly Supports the Passage of the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act
SHM signs letter urging Members of the House of Representatives to insist to their leadership that language addressing the 2025 Medicare physician payment
cut be added to the full year Continuing Resolution.
SHM Joins Letter Demanding that House CR Address Medicare Physician Payment Cuts
SHM signs letter urging Members of the House of Representatives to insist to their leadership that language addressing the 2025 Medicare physician payment
cut be added to the full year Continuing Resolution.
SHM Signs Letter of Support to Fully Fund the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
SHM signs letter urging Members of the House of Representatives to insist to their leadership that language addressing the 2025 Medicare physician payment
cut be added to the full year Continuing Resolution.
SHM Signs Letter to Support the Passage of the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act
SHM signs letter urging Members of the House of Representatives to insist to their leadership that language addressing the 2025 Medicare physician payment
cut be added to the full year Continuing Resolution.