Letters or Testimonies

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CHA joined a group letter to the House E&C Committee encouraging movement on the Social Determinants Accelerator Act.

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CHA sent a letter to House and Senate leaders asking them to eliminate cuts to DSH in 2020 and 2021.

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CHA joined over 50 allied health partners in supporting S. 2723, the MEDS Act.

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CHA endorses bill to increase support for pediatric researchers.

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CHA voices support for the EMPOWER for Health Act of 2019 (H.R. 2781).

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On July 9, nine children’s health groups, including CHA, submitted joint comments to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that urged the agency to withdraw a proposed rule to restrict mixed-status immigrant families’ eligibility to housing subsidies.

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CHA submitted comments to CMS on draft Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoPs) interpretive guidance recently released in a State Survey Agency Directors memorandum.

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This week, CHA joined allied Medicaid groups in raising concerns around the impact of the Medicaid fiscal cliff on beneficiaries and providers in the U.S. territories.

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CHA submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on possible changes to the inflation index used to annually update the federal poverty threshold.

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On June 17, CHA submitted a statement for the record in advance of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing on the Lower Health Care Costs Act.

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On June 4, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee held a hearing examining cuts to Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments scheduled to take effect Oct. 1

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This week, CHA—in collaboration with child health and school-based organizations—sent a letter to House and Senate leadership endorsing H.R. 2075/ S. 1013, the School-Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act of 2019.

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CHA submitted joint comments on behalf of allied children's groups and joined with the Habilitation Coalition in response to an RFI requesting recommendations on eliminating barriers to selling insurance across state lines.

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CHA joins allied groups in requested FY 2020 funding for the pediatric mental health care access grants.

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CHA signs letter endorsing bills to increase competition in the generic drug market.

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CHA endorses Early Detection to Stop Infant Abuse and Prevent Fatalities Act.

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CHA joined 46 allied organizations in sending a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), spearheaded by Mental Health America, that details opportunities to leverage the Medicaid program to address mental health and substance use in a school setting.

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Six allied children’s organizations joined CHA on a comment letter to CMS in response to the 2020 Proposed Notice of Benefits and Payment Parameters.

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CHA submitted a comment letter in response to the RFI that focused on advancing control practices to reduce and eliminate tobacco use among youth and young adults.

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The proposed rule would be problematic for children since it does not recognize the importance of Medicaid and CHIP in the coverage landscape for children, particularly those with chronic or complex conditions who qualify based on medical need.

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CHA signed onto a letter with several other public health organizations to share evidence, examples and recommendations to help promote and sustain private section investment in community health.

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CHA and six allied hospital associations sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar expressing strong concerns with the administration’s possible addition of interoperability requirements in the Medicare and Medicaid Conditions of Participation (CoPs).

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CHA submitted a letter to the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology in response to a Request for Information (RFI) on potential components of a federal Electronic Health Records (EHR) Reporting Program.

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CHA sent a letter to the conferees this week regarding an amended version of H.R. 6, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act.