Category Archives: legislation
FAH Supports Ways & Means' Commonsense Surprise Billing Solution
February 07, 2020 | FAH Policy Blog Team
Category: Legislation, Statement
Hospitals have long called for a balanced, fair approach to protect our patients from out-of-network surprise bills. The bipartisan House Ways and Means proposal meets that need.
FAH Opposes Bill That Would Allow Patient Cherry-Picking at Physician-Owned Hospitals
November 19, 2019 | FAH Policy Blog Team
Category: Legislation
Today, FAH and American Hospital Association (AHA) sent a letter to every U.S. Senator urging them to oppose any legislation that would repeal the part of the Affordable Care Act that limits self-referral to physician-owned hospitals (POHs).
FAH Expresses “Strong Support” for Nursing Bill
October 31, 2019 | FAH Policy Blog Team
Category: Legislation, Rural
This afternoon FAH President and CEO Chip Kahn sent a letter to leaders of the Senate HELP Committee expressing “strong support” for S. 1399, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019.
FAH Reacts to Energy and Commerce Health Markup
July 17, 2019 | Chip Kahn
Category: Legislation
Protecting patients from surprise medical bills should be job one.