SHM submitted comments to CMS surrounding the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), that replaced the SGR and makes changes to physician payment.

SHM sent comments to Medicare on their Measure Development Plan for MIPS and APM transition.

SHM signs onto letter to CMS, alongside coalition of 22 organizations, stating support for antibiotic stewardship provisions in the Hospital and Critical Access Hospital Conditions of

SHM comments on the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System’s proposed changes to the 2-Midnight rule.

Along with IDSA, ACEP, and SCCM, SHM collaborated on a letter discussing concerns around a sepsis quality measure.

SHM sends comments to CMS on their 2015 Physician Fee Schedule, in regards to reimbursing CPT codes for end of life care.

SHM sends comments to CMS on their 2015 Physician Fee Schedule, in regards to reimbursing CPT codes for end of life care.

SHM submitted comments regarding the pain management questions in the HCAHPS survey to Medicare in the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule.

SHM submitted comments on aspects of the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS), including HRRP, HVBP, HAC, IQR, as well as lessening administrative burdens by eliminating observation care.

Along with other organizations, SHM signs onto a letter to CMS supporting antibiotic stewardship requirements for long term care facilities (LTCFs) in order to participate in Medicare programs.