Advocacy & Policy

AAMC Jan. 16 submitted a comment letter in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS’s) proposed rule outlining technical changes to the

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Jan 11-12 met to discuss Medicare payment issues, including the Medicare Advantage (MA) program, hospital paym

The AAMC Jan. 17 submitted comments on the Proposed Decision Memo issued by CMS on Next Generation Sequencing for Medicare Beneficiaries with Advanced Cancer

AAMC comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’s or the Agency’s) proposed rule entitled Medicare Program: Contract Year 2019 Policy and Te

Alex Azar, President Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, outlined his top priorities for the department during a Jan. 9 hearing in fr

The AAMC Jan. 11 submitted comments to the National Quality Forum (NQF) regarding the Measure Application Partnership (MAP)’s draft reports to the Centers for M

In a case brought by the Regents of the University of California against the Department of Homeland Security challenging the Trump Administration’s decision to

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma Jan. 11 announced, “CMS will support state efforts to test incentives that make parti

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Jan. 9 announceda new voluntary Medicare bundled payment model titled Bundled Payments for Care Improvement

The AAMC provided comments on the NQF Measure Application Partnership's 2018 Pre-Rulemaking Draft Report