Advocacy & Policy

The AAMC partnered with the Municipal Bonds for America Coalition expressing concerns on the treatment of municipal bonds in the House tax reform proposal.

The House of Representatives Nov. 3 passed legislation (H.R. 3922) by a vote of 242 to 174 that will extend the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), comm

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 1 issued the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule with comment for calendar year (C

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 2 issued the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule, which would update payment rates and policies fo

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 2 released a final rule that will make changes to the Quality Payment Program under the Medicare Acces

The Senate Finance Committee Oct. 26 released its bipartisan discussion draft on “Medicare and Other Health and Human Services Extender Provisions.”

The House Committee on Veterans Affairs held an Oct. 24 hearing on pending draft legislation to reform how veterans access care at non-Department of Veterans Af

The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) met Oct. 26-27 to discuss a variety of issues, including an updated on the Children’s Health Insura

The AAMC submitted a declaration in support of two legal challenges to the program’s rescission by Geoffrey H. Young, PhD, AAMC senior director for student affa

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued an Oct. 16 request for comments on how to implement a Quality Bonus System as part of the Childre