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CHA responded to two proposed rules on Medicaid funding and Hospital Conditions of Participation.
The Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) responded to two Medicaid proposed rules impacting access to care for children. In our comments on Feb. 16, 2026, we urged CMS to withdraw both proposals, emphasizing that each exceeds the agency’s statutory authority.
Read CHA’s comment letters for each rule.
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Children’s health care operates under a different set of clinical, financial, and operational realities.
The letter emphasizes that the requirements would impose significant administrative, billing, and operational burden on children's hospitals.
Limits on SDPs will impact children’s access to care
