Public Policy Statement / Letters
Emergency and Trauma Care
- Letter to IRS regarding "Additional Requirements for Charitable Hospitals" - 9/4/12 (PDF)
- Letter to conferees regarding S. 3187/H.R. 5651, the Food and Drug Safety and Innovation Act of 2012 - 6/8/12 (PDF)
- Letter addressing the Prescription Drug User Fee Act - 4/24/12 (PDF)
- H.R. 3627 School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act - 2/7/12 (PDF)
- S. 1884 School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act - 2/7/12 (PDF)
- Comments to the Department of Education regarding the promulgation of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-84) - 10/30/07 (PDF)
- Letter to Inspector General - 10/23/06 (PDF)
- S.518, the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act -
7/27/05 (PDF) - H.R.2356, the Preserving Patient Access to Physicians Act of 2005 - 6/20/05 (PDF)
- Joint letter calling for public health funding to be a national priority - 2/1/05 (PDF)
- Letter opposing H.R. 3722, the "Undocumented Alien Emergency Medical Assistance Amendments of 2004 - 5/16/04 (PDF)
- Joint letter calling for public health funding to be a national priority - 1/29/04 (PDF)
Medical Liability
- S.1337, the Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act - 7/7/06 (PDF)
- S.354, the HEALTH (Help Efficient Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Health Care) Act of 2005 - 3/30/05 (PDF)
- S.367, the Pregnancy and Trauma Care Access Protection Act of 2005 - 3/30/05 (PDF)
Medicare/Medicaid
- Joint letter from medical community on Medicare physician payment cuts - 9/12/12 (PDF)
- Letter endorsing H.R. 6142, the Assuring Medicare Stability and Access for Seniors Act of 2012 - 9/10/12 (PDF)
- Letter to all Members of Congress urging a permanent fix to the Medicare physician payment formula - 11/16/10 (PDF)
- Comments to CMS addressing the proposed payment and policy changes for physician services to Medicare beneficiaries in CY 2010 - 8/27/09 (PDF)
- Comments to CMS on the proposed rule on Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Medicare Part B for CY 2010 - 8/27/09 (PDF)
- S. 2785, the Save Medicare Act of 2008 - 4/21/08 (PDF)
- Comments to CMS regarding access to billing - 9/7/04 (PDF)
Tort Reform