SHM sends letter to CMS Administrator Verma and HHS Secretary Price on reducing the regulatory burden in PQRS, VM, and MU programs.

Along with other organizations, SHM signs onto letter responding to CMS' request for information on the interoperability of MACRA

SHM met CMS' request for information on new SGR repeal legislation (MACRA) with suggestions and ideas on how to best implement the program.

SHM sends comments to Medicare on the CY 2016 Physician Fee Schedule. (September 8)

The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) is pleased to offer the following recommendations for consideration as CMS develops an Advanced Bundled Payment for Care Improvement Initiative (Advanced

Comments Cover Evolving Policy on the Readmissions Reduction Program, Hospital Value Based Purchasing and Inpatient Admissions Decisions.

SHM submitted comments on this proposed rule as it will expend significant requirements onto hospitals if finalized.

Along with the AMA and other organizations, SHM signs onto a letter to CMS asking for funding for measure development and technical assistance.

SHM Comments on 2016 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Download Letter   Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health

SHM Signs onto Letter Regarding Backlog of Medicare Appeals Download Letter   Nancy J. Griswold Chief Administrative Law Judge Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals Department of Health &