Congressional Communications

March 6, 2024

FAH Statement for the Record on Protecting America's Seniors' Access to Care

March 6, 2024

Federation of American Hospitals Supports Consolidated Appropriations Act

March 4, 2024

FAH Outlines Scope of Change Healthcare Cyberattack to Congressional Leadership

February 26, 2024

FAH Urges Senate to Oppose Medicare Cuts to Hospitals

February 26, 2024

FAH Urges House Members to Oppose Medicare Cuts to Hospitals

February 8, 2024

FAH Statement for the Record for Senate Finance Committee Hearing on AI

February 6, 2024

FAH Statement for the Record on House Ways and Means Drug Shortage Hearing

January 31, 2024

FAH Statement for the Record on House E&C Health Hearing

January 24, 2024

SAVE Act HALO Letter of Support (Senate)

January 24, 2024

SAVE Act HALO Letter of Support (House)

January 16, 2024

FAH Outlines Legislative Priorities in Letter to Congressional Leaders

December 12, 2023

FAH Endorsement of Better Mental Health Care, Lower Drug Costs, and Extenders Act

December 7, 2023

Letter Urging Lawmakers to Vote Against LCMT Act

December 5, 2023

Letter to Senate Finance Committee on Drug Supply Chain Hearing

November 16, 2023

FAH Letter Supports Bill Designed to Help Rural Hospitals

November 14, 2023

FAH Joins Coalition Urging Congress to Halt Changes to Antitrust Policy

November 13, 2023

FAH Letter Expresses Support for Amendment 204 to the Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act

November 8, 2023

FAH Comments on Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act

November 3, 2023

FAH Endorses The Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act in Letter to Congressional Leaders E

October 19, 2023

FAH Submits Statement for the Record for E&C Health Subcommittee Hearing Examining MA Prior Authorization and POH Ban

October 19, 2023

FAH Submits Statement for the Record for Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Deceptive MA Marketing Practices

October 17, 2023

FAH Comments on Bill that would Weaken Physician-Owned Hospital Law

October 16, 2023

FAH Responds to House Budget Committee Health Task Force RFI

October 5, 2023

FAH Response to Ways and Means Committee's RFI entitled Addressing Chronic Disparities in Access to Health Care in Rural and Underserved Communities

October 3, 2023

FAH Responds to Sen. Cassidy RFI on Exploring Congress’ Framework for the Future of AI.

September 29, 2023

FAH Joins Coalition with Senate Recommendations for Health Data Privacy

September 18, 2023

FAH Letter to Senate HELP Leaders on Primary Care and Health Workforce Act

September 12, 2023

FAH Warns New Bill Would Harm Patients’ Access to Care, Limits Transparency

September 6, 2023

FAH Comments on Stop Drug Shortages Act

August 24, 2023

FAH Endorses the GOLD Card Act

July 28, 2023

FAH Calls for 340B Eligibility for Tax-Paying Hospitals

May 9, 2023

FAH Supports the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act

April 26, 2023

FAH Supports the Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2023

April 25, 2023

FAH Addresses Legislative Proposals in Statement for the Record in Advance of E&C Health Subcommittee Hearing on Health Care Costs

March 30, 2023

FAH response to Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) RFI

March 29, 2023

FAH Supports Expanding Access to Care for Employees

March 29, 2023

COMMUNITY HOSPITALS OPPOSE LEGISLATION (H.R. 977/S. 470) TO ALLOW UNFETTERED GROWTH OF SELF-REFERRAL TO PHYSICIAN-OWNED HOSPITALS

March 28, 2023

Statement for the Record regarding the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee’s hearing on “Lowering Unaffordable Costs: Examining Transparency and Competition in Health Care.”

March 22, 2023

FAH Joins Patient, Provider Groups in Support of Funding for CHGME Program

March 21, 2023

FAH Responds to RFI Regarding Senate Hearing Entitled - "Examining Health Care Workforce Shortages: Where Do We Go From Here?"

March 13, 2023

FAH Supports PASTEUR Act in Letter to Congress

March 6, 2023

FAH, Other Hospital Organizations Urge Congress to Prevent Medicaid DSH Cuts

February 13, 2023

FAH Submits Recommendations to Promote Value-based Patient Care in Medicare

November 29, 2022

FAH Advocates for Children’s Mental Health in Letter to FAH Advocates for Children’s Mental Health in Letter to Congress

November 16, 2022

FAH Urges Congress to Pass PASTEUR ACT

October 23, 2022

FAH Outlines Lame Duck Priorities in Letter to Congressional Leaders

August 30, 2022

FAH Urges Congressional Leadership to Reauthorize Vital Rural Hospital Programs

July 11, 2022

FAH Urges Congressional Leadership to Extend ARP Vital Affordability Provisions in HALO Letter

June 28, 2022

FAH Statement for the Record - "Protecting America's Seniors: Oversight of Private Sector Medicare Advantage Plans" Hearing

June 14, 2022

FAH, Other Provider Groups Outline Support for SAVE Act

May 12, 2022

FAH Supports Increase Funding for Children’s Hospitals GME Program

May 2, 2022

Providers, Insurers Urge Congressional Leaders to Permanently Extend ACA Subsidies

February 28, 2022

50 Major Health Care Stakeholders Request Medicare Sequester Relief

February 10, 2022

FAH Submits Statement Outlining Workforce Crisis to Senate Committee

February 8, 2022

FAH, Other Provider Groups Outline Ongoing COVID Concerns in Letter to Congress

February 7, 2022

FAH Outlines Priorities for Congressional Republicans’ Healthy Future Taskforce Affordability Subcommittee

February 7, 2022

FAH Shares Recommendations on PREVENT Pandemics Act

February 2, 2022

FAH Outlines Priorities for Congressional Republicans’ Healthy Future Taskforce Security Subcommittee

January 25, 2022

FAH Letter to Congress Outlines COVID-19 Relief Priorities

November 29, 2021

FAH, Hospital Groups Urge Congress to Address Upcoming Medicare Cuts

November 1, 2021

Hospital Orgs. Letter on DSH & Uncompensated Care Cuts in BBB

October 28, 2021

FAH signs on to US Chamber Letter on False Claims Act

August 30, 2021

FAH Urges Congress to Waive PAYGO, Warns of Devastating Impact to Patients and Providers

August 17, 2021

FAH Letter on Reconciliation Priorities

August 5, 2021

FAH Joins Over 400 Other Organizations Urge Congress to Address ‘Telehealth Cliff’

July 30, 2021

FAH Response to Public Option RFI

July 30, 2021

FAH Signs on to Letter to Congress to Address Children’s Mental Health Care

July 21, 2021

FAH Joins 13 Organizations to Support Value in Health Care Act

July 1, 2021

Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs Letter

June 29, 2021

FAH Signs Letter on Bipartisan Infrastructure Payfors

May 18, 2021

FAH Expresses Support for Egorin Nomination

April 9, 2021

FAH Letter on Chiquita Brooks-LaSure

April 9, 2021

FAH Letter on Andrea Palm

March 24, 2021

Letter in Support of the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S. 834)

March 12, 2021

Health Care Coalition Letter Requesting Extending 2% Sequester & PAYGO

February 25, 2021

Letter: FAH, Hospital Groups Urge Congress Include Provider Relief in COVID Package

February 21, 2021

FAH Letter Supports the Swift Confirmation of Secretary-designate Xavier Becerra

February 10, 2021

Stakeholder COBRA Coverage COVID Letter

February 2, 2021

Health Care Organizations Urge Congress to Extend Financial Lifeline to Providers

January 31, 2021

FAH Letter to Congress and the Biden Administration Outlines Priorities for COVID-19 Relief Package

January 27, 2021

End of Year GME Coalition Letter

November 19, 2020

Letter to Congressional Leaders re: End of Year

November 11, 2020

FAH, Broad Health Care Stakeholders Urge Congress to Extend Medicare Sequester Moratorium

August 17, 2020

FAH Letter to Congressional Leadership Urging MAAPP Delay

July 9, 2020

FAH on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health “Examining the COVID-19 Nursing Home Crisis” Hearing

June 29, 2020

FAH, Others Urge Congress to Advance Permanent Telehealth Reform

June 26, 2020

FAH Response to Preparing for the Next Pandemic

June 24, 2020

FAH Joins Health Care Provider Coalition Urging Congress to Correct Taxation Issues in CARES Act

June 2, 2020

FAH Joins Health Care Groups Urging Congress to Increase Federal Funds for Medicare

May 28, 2020

FAH Letter to the Senate

May 27, 2020

FAH Joins Health Care, Business Groups in Urging Congress to Support of COVID Liability Reform

May 7, 2020

HALO Letter on Legal Action & Liability

April 29, 2020

FAH COVID 4 Legislative Policies

April 29, 2020

FAH COVID 4 Letter

April 28, 2020

FAH Joins Health Care, Business Groups in Urging Congress to Expand Access to Affordable Coverage

April 17, 2020

Rural Hospital Assistance Letter to Leadership

March 16, 2020

FAH COVID-19 Letter to Congress

March 15, 2020

Final Sequester Letter March 15 2020

March 5, 2020

Preventing Drug Shortages Act - Joint Letter of Support

February 28, 2020

MEDS Act - Joint Letter of Support for Senate HELP

December 16, 2019

FAH Responds to “Cures 2.0” RFI

December 5, 2019

Opioid Workforce Act Senate Letter

November 26, 2019

Ways and Means Rural Task Force RFI

November 19, 2019

FAH, AHA Letter to Senate to Oppose POH Legislation

October 31, 2019

Letter to Senate HELP Committee on Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019

October 23, 2019

Letter in Support of the Rural ACO Improvement Act (S.2648)

October 18, 2019

South Florida Delegation Medicare Letter

September 23, 2019

HIT Provider Group Letter to Senate HELP

July 25, 2019

Senate Finance Committee Drug Pricing Markup Letter

July 17, 2019

Energy & Commerce Full Committee - H.R. 728 Mark-Up Support Letter

July 17, 2019

Energy & Commerce Full Committee DSH NQF Support Letter

July 11, 2019

Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Title VIII Mark Up

July 11, 2019

Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Mark Up

June 26, 2019

Opioid Workforce Act Sign-On Letter

June 26, 2019

Letter to Congress from Hospital Coalition on the Lower Health Care Costs Act

June 25, 2019

FAH Support Letter - Ways and Means Mark-Up

June 5, 2019

FAH Response to HELP Committee Health Care Cost Reduction Discussion Draft

June 5, 2019

H.R. 3062 Physician-Owned Hospital Letter

May 29, 2019

ACC Reinsurance Support Letter

May 29, 2019

E&C Surprise Billing Discussion Draft - Joint Hospital Response

May 29, 2019

E&C Surprise Billing Discussion Draft - FAH Response

May 13, 2019

Engel-Olson FINAL v2 Letter

April 8, 2019

FAH STAR Act Support Letter

April 2, 2019

Letter to Congress from FAH, AHA & AMA on Surprise Billin

March 1, 2019

FAH Letter to HELP Committee on Health Care Costs

February 20, 2019

FAH, Major Hospital Groups Outline Surprise Billing Solutions in Letter to Congress

February 6, 2019

FAH Joins Letter in Support of CREATES Act

December 21, 2018

Letter to Congress from FAH and AHA on Surprise Billing

November 29, 2018

FAH Supports Nurse WIN Act

November 15, 2018

Congresswoman Cheri Bustos Honors Rural Hospitals on National Rural Health Day

August 2, 2018

FAH, Coalition Urge Congress to Modernize Federal Fraud and Abuse Laws

June 28, 2018

FAH Joins Coalition Supporting S. 3013, Bill to Amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962

June 7, 2018

FAH, Coalition Support CREATES Act

May 24, 2018

FAH Supports The Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 (Senate)

May 24, 2018

FAH Supports The Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 (House)

May 15, 2018

FAH, Heath Care Groups Ask Congress to Support Repeal of IMD Exclusion

March 23, 2018

FAH Transparency Letter

March 19, 2018

Coalition Letter on Market Stabilization in Omnibus Spending Bill

March 15, 2018

FAH Ways and Means Opioid Letter

March 6, 2018

Coalition Asks Congress to Pass Market Stabilization Legislation

March 6, 2018

FAH, AHA Urge Congress to Oppose ‘Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017’

November 14, 2017

Letter from Coalition of Health Care Groups Urges Congress to Keep Individual Mandate

September 5, 2017

Coalition Letter Urges Two Year Extension of CSR Funding

August 25, 2017

FAH Submits Ideas to Provider Statutory & Regulatory Relief Initiative

May 23, 2017

FAH Responds to Sen. Hatch Request for Health Reform Ideas

April 12, 2017

FAH and Other Groups Letter to Congress

April 12, 2017

FAH and Other Groups Letter to President Trump

March 8, 2017

FAH Letter to Congress on AHCA

February 24, 2017

FAH, AHA Letter to Congress about Physician-Owned Hospitals