Along with the AMA and other organizations, SHM signs onto a letter to CMS asking for funding for measure development and technical assistance.

SHM Joins AMA, Other Organizations in Letter Urging Congress to Vote against another SGR patch in favor of a Long-Term Solution. Vote Against Another SGR Patch in Favor of a Long-Term Solution.

SHM Comments on 2016 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Download Letter   Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health

SHM Sends Letter to Rep. Blumenauer in Support of End of Life Care Planning Legislation Download Letter   The Honorable Earl Blumenauer U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515

The 1,065 undersigned organizations—representing the full range of stakeholders in the programs of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education—urge you to restore the

SHM Signs onto Letter Regarding Backlog of Medicare Appeals Download Letter   Nancy J. Griswold Chief Administrative Law Judge Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals Department of Health &

The undersigned medical associations and medical specialty societies are writing to register serious concerns with implementation of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act) and to

SHM Submits Comments on the Face-to-Face Encounter and Documentation Requirements for Home Health Services.

SHM joined a multi-stakeholder letter opposing proposed reductions to military medical billets. These reductions undervalue the service of uniformed medical clinicians.

SHM supports the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act. This legislation will help protect patients from unnecessary care delays by streamlining and standardizing prior authorization under