Advocacy Blog

Kenny Koerner, CRCE, AAHAM 2nd Vice President,  Joshua Johnson, CRCE, AAHAM Government Relations Committee Chair and Paul Miller, AAHAM’s Legislative Liaison, were on Capitol Hill Wednesday, February 19th as part of a preemptive initiative to solidify and finalize AAHAM’s position on this year’s Legislative Day key topics of Surprise Billing and HR 5330 Consumer Protection of Medical Debts. Also on the agenda were discussions urging movement of AAHAM’s current TCPA petition with the FCC as it pertains to an update in language to follow HIPAA guidelines.

On February 12th, the House Ways and Means Committee advanced its version of legislation to end "surprise" medical bills, setting up a showdown among four congressional panels over how to resolve disputes between insurers and providers.

The House Ways and Means Committee has released a long-expected plan to eliminate surprise medical bills, setting up a showdown between several competing proposals.

The Trump administration is proposing new ACA marketplace rules for next year, while it also weighs a policy change that could make reenrollment more challenging.

Medicaid Block Grant Program: Trump administration’s “Healthy Adult Opportunity” will allow states to ask permission to end their traditional Medicaid program and put hard caps on how much money states and the federal government will spend on the poor and disabled.

Protecting consumers from the dangers of illegal robocalls through the evolution of Industry Traceback Group initiatives. In August, all 51 State Attorneys General and 12 major voice service providers announced their shared commitment to ending illegal robocalls!

CMS wants to give health provider assessments of patients' conditions more weight than private Medicare plans' own reports when deciding how much financial assistance is owed to insurers with sicker customers.