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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 deserve timely access to mental health care. This policy framework offers solutions.
The comments urge CMS to preserve the state financing flexibility necessary to ensure children nationwide continue to have access to high quality, specialized pediatric care.
The letter urges policymakers to put children at the center of future reforms.
