Health Policy and Advocacy

Turn to AAHPM for news and information about health policy issues with the potential to impact hospice and palliative care patients and providers.

Learn how the Academy is advocating for the field and how you can weigh in to make a difference. You can also connect with AAHPM colleagues and staff to share information and advocacy resources.

Advocacy Updates

AAHPM Provides Comments on Draft Hospice Legislation

Sign On Letters

AAHPM Joins 190 Organizations to Protect the Medicaid Program

The Academy Joins Physician Groups to Urge Improvements to Reconciliation Bill

AAHPM Joins Medical Specialty and State Societies in Support of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

Physician Groups Ask Congress to Maintain Medicaid

Telehealth

AAHPM Comments on DEA proposed rule on Special Registration for Telehealth Prescribing of Controlled Substances

AAHPM Continues Support of Extending Telehealth Flexibilities

AAHPM Signs onto Letter Requesting 2-year Extension on Telehealth
Prescribing Flexibilities

AAHPM Provides Testimony at Drug Enforcement Agency Telehealth Listening Session

AAHPM Signs onto Letter Requesting DEA Expedite New Rules for Telehealth Prescribing of Controlled Substances

Physician Fee Schedule

AAHPM Submits Comments on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

Federal Research Funding

AAHPM Submits Written Testimony to Senate Committee for Full NIH Funding

AAHPM Submits Testimony to House Committee Urging for Continued Funding for NIH and Palliative Care Research

Patient Quality of Life Coalition Requests Continued Federal Funding for Palliative Care Research

AAHPM Submits Testimony to House and Senate Committees for Continued Federal Funding for Palliative Care Research

Health Policy News

AAHPM Submits Comments to CMS on Hospice Wage Index and Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rules.

Academy provides CMS with feedback on how to improve data collection for patients with serious illness.

AAHPM Comments on Rescheduling of Marijuana Proposed Rule

Comments to PTAC on Addressing the Needs of Patients with Complex Chronic Conditions or Serious Illnesses in Population Based Payment Models

Senate Finance Committee Requests Feedback on Medicare Benefits for Chronically Ill Patients

House Committee Requests Feedback on Next Steps for 21^st Century Cures Initiative

AAHPM Provides Feedback to House Committee on Proposed NIH Reforms

Academy Submits Comments on Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule