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 to Maintain Health Profession Exceptions to Student Loan Limits
SHM joins a community letter to the US Department of Education urging the preservation of existing federal loan limit exceptions for health profession students.
SHM joins the AMA to express support for evidence-based immunizations to help prevent severe disease and protect public health
SHM joins the AMA to express support for evidence-based immunizations to help prevent severe disease and protect public health.
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.