SHM Signs on to Joint Letter in Opposition of Proposed Rule, Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions
We the undersigned organizations ask the administration to reconsider the above-referenced notice of proposed rulemaking (the “Proposed Rule”), which would impose an additional $103,265 fee on every H-1B cap-subject petition. We request that the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) reconsider it because of the negative effect that it would have on rural healthcare.
SHM Signs on to Joint Letter to DHS Expressing Concerns About H-1B Cap Subject Application Fee
On behalf of the undersigned national physician, medical specialty, health care, and patient access organizations, we write to express concern regarding the Department of Homeland Security’s recent proposed rule, Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions, which would impose a $103,265 fee for all H-1B cap-subject petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption, and how it may impact America’s health care workforce.
SHM Submits Comments on Proposed CY2027 Physician Fee Schedule to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), representing the nation’s more than 50,000 hospitalists, appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the proposed rule: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2027 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program (CMS-1848-P).
SHM Response to the GOP Doctors Caucus and Democratic Doctors Caucus Request for Information (RFI)
The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), representing the nation’s more than 50,000 hospitalists, thanks you for your leadership in introducing H.R. 9693, the Patients First Act of 2026, and for soliciting stakeholder feedback as Congress considers reforms to the Medicare physician payment system.
SHM Submits Comments on Proposed Revisions to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), representing the nation’s more than 50,000 hospitalists, appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) concerning the Uniform Guidance governing federal grants. We recognize and appreciate that the stated goals of this rulemaking include improved transparency, accountability, and stewardship of federal funds. These goals are widely shared across the medical research community. However, we respectfully but firmly oppose several of the proposed provisions. As drafted, they would do serious and lasting damage to the federal research enterprise that they intend to strengthen. We urge OMB to substantially revise or withdraw the provisions discussed below.
SHM Submits Comments on Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) FY27 Proposed Rule
The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), representing the nation’s more than 50,000 hospitalists, appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the proposed rule: Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; and Other Policy Changes (CMS-1849-P).
SHM Comments on the National Institutes of Health Strategic Plan 2027-2031
The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) submitted the following comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions on a Framework for the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2027-2031. The comments underscore funding challenges for multidisciplinary health services and implementation sciences research, hallmarks of research in hospital medicine, and the potential opportunities for improving the quality and efficiency of care for hospitalized patients.
SHM Joins Sign-On Letter of Support for the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act
The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) joined a sign-on letter to express our strong support for H.R. 8163, the “Provider Reimbursement Stability Act.” This legislation represents a necessary step toward building a more rational, predictable Medicare physician payment system that preserves patient access to care and reflects the true cost of delivering high-quality medical services.
SHM Joins Letter of Support for FY27 Appropriations Funding for Gun Violence Prevention Research
The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), representing the nation’s hospitalists, joins the undersigned national, state, and local medical, public health, and research organizations write to ask to provide $35 million for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), $25 million for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and $1 million for the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to conduct public health research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention.
SHM Sends Letter of Support for the H-1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act
The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), representing the nation’s hospitalists, is pleased to support the H-1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act (H.R. 7961). This bipartisan legislation will exempt physicians and other health care workers from the $100,000 fee for H-1B petitions that was imposed by the administration last September. It also prohibits new H-1B fees from being imposed on health care workers that exceed the existing statutory fees.