Correspondence
This section is populated with a variety of content produced by HLC. This includes but is not limited to materials and correspondence that HLC has produced in its communication efforts with Congress on the various issues of interest to our members and their companies as well as affiliated coalitions, campaigns, task force groups as well as documents from testimony before Congress.
November 2021
- Group letter in support of H.R. 2554, the “Opioid Prescription Verification Act.”
- HLC letter to HHS on FY22-FY26 Strategic Plan
- Group letter to Congress on including telehealth as an excepted benefit for ERISA plans
- HLC letter opposing Medicaid DSH cuts in H.R. 5376, the “Build Back Better (BBB) Act.”
- HLC letter to Senate Finance Committee on request for information to address unmet mental health needs
October 2021
- Group letter to governors on expiration of emergency telehealth/licensure flexibilities
- Group letter to Senate Judiciary Committee on S. 2428, the False Claims Amendments Act
- HLC letter to House Homeland Security on ensuring equity in disaster preparedness hearing
- Group letter to Congress on permanently extending telehealth safe harbor for HDHPs
- HLC letter in support of S. 3039, the “Social Determinants Accelerator Act.”
- HLC letter to House Energy and Commerce committee in advance of its hearing, “Caring for America: Legislation to Support Patients, Caregivers, and Providers.”
- Increasing Military Families’ Access to Counseling Services is the goal of bipartisan COMFORT Act (S. 3021)
- HLC letter to National Biodefense Science Board on September 28 public meeting
- HLC letter to Senate Finance Committee hearing on “Health Insurance Coverage in America: Current and Future Role of Federal Programs.”
- HLC letter to Senate Judiciary Committee on S. 2428, the False Claims Amendment Act
- HLC letter to House Energy & Commerce Committee on supply chain hearing
- HLC letter to Senate Commerce Committee on telehealth hearing
- HLC letter in support of H.R. 5541, the Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act
- Confidentiality Coalition letter to the Senate Commerce Committee on enhancing data security hearing
September 2021
- Friends of NQF letter to the Hill requesting quality improvement and measurement funding.
- Group letter to House Leadership supporting the family caregiver tax credit.
- Thank you letter to Chairman Neal for including a family caregiver tax credit consistent with the “Credit for Caring Act” legislation.
- Thank you letter to Rep. Sanchez for including a family caregiver tax credit consistent with the “Credit for Caring Act” legislation.
- Confidentiality Coalition letter to Senate Commerce Committee on consumer privacy hearing
- Healthcare Groups Band Together to Call for Congress, Administration to Support Pandemic Preparedness Partners
- HLC response to Congressional Social Determinants of Health RFI
- HLC letter to CMMI on recommendations at 10 years
- HLC letter to CMS on CY22 Outpatient Prospective Payment Systems (OPPS) proposed rule
- HLC joint letter to the U.S. House of Representatives encouraging co-sponsorship of H.R. 3354, the Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimer’s Needs to Get to an End Act
- HLC joint letter to the U.S. Senate encouraging co-sponsorship of H.R. 3354, the Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimer’s Needs to Get to an End Act
- Group letter encouraging CMS to create a permanent audio-only modifier in CY22 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule
- Group letters to the House and Senate calling for action to address the growing number of Americans living with obesity who lack access to comprehensive care.
- Group letter urging the Administration to address health equity by providing access to comprehensive care for chronic disease.
- EPCS Coalition Comment Letter to CMS on CY 2022 Physician Fee Schedule Rule
- HLC support letter for H.R. 2503, the Social Determinants Accelerator Act
- HLC joint letter urging House Energy and Commerce committee to oppose H.R. 3 in the upcoming reconciliation package
- HLC letter to ONC on Draft Developer-Reported Measures for the Electronic Health Record Reporting Program.
- HLC joint letter to Congress on the expansion of supplemental benefits
- HLC joint letter to CMS in response to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule
- HLC letter to CMS on CY 2022 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule
- Group letter on CY22 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule
August 2021
- HLC letter to PCORI on proposed National Priorities for Health
- HLC letter urging the United States Department of State to prioritize the processing of immigrant visas for eligible foreign-trained nurses.
- Group letter requesting guidance from CMS for operations planning upon the conclusion of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
- HLC letter of support for AIM-AHEAD initiative.
- HLC support letter for the legislative proposal to amend 10 U.S.C. 1781 to grant license reciprocity in any state to mental and behavioral healthcare providers contracted by the Department of Defense.
July 2021
- Group letter in support of the Seniors’ Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2021.
- HLC response to House E&C and Senate HELP Committees Public Option RFI
- HLC response to HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2022 and Pharmacy Benefit Manager Standards
- Confidentiality Coalition letter to House Energy & Commerce Committee on consumer protection hearing
- Confidentiality Coalition letter to NCVHS on request for comments
- HLC letter to House E&C committee in advance of social determinants of health markup
- Group letter to Congressional leadership on Medicare telehealth reform
- Group letter opposing harmful policy changes to Medicare Part D.
- HLC letter to House Education & Labor Committee hearing , “Care for Our Communities: Investing in the Direct Care Workforce.”
- Partnership to Amend 42 CFR Part 2 recommendations to SAMHSA for the next Part 2 rule
- HLC letter on 21st Century Cures 2.0 discussion draft
- HLC letter to Senate HELP Committee on federal officials hearing
- Group letter to DEA Administrator to support the complete removal of the X-Waiver restrictions on prescribing buprenorphine.
- Group letter in support of the Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2021 (S. 1536)
- Group letter in support of the Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2021 (H.R. 3108)
- HLC response to OMB’s “Methods and Leading Practices for Advancing Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through Government” RFI.
- HLC letter of support for H.R. 4131/S.2210, the “Better Care Better Jobs Act.”
- HLC letter urging Congress to close the Medicaid coverage gap in the American Families Plan.
- HLC letter to Senate HELP Committee on disaster preparedness RFI
- HLC letter in support of S. 2061, the Telemental Health Care Access Act
- HLC letter in support of H.R. 4058, the Telemental Health Care Access Act
June 2021
- Group letter calling for cosponsors for the bipartisan Credit for Caring Act (H.R. 3321). Washington Post AD.
- HLC letter to House Energy & Commerce committee hearing on “Empowered by Data: Legislation to Advance Equity and Public Health.”
- HLC letter to CMS on FY22 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule
- Group letter urging Leadership to include the Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (PHISLA, S. 674) in the infrastructure and jobs legislation.
- HLC joins other members of the Enrollment Coalition in supporting systems to integrate safety-net programs and increase health coverage enrollment.
- Group letter on the PREVENT Diabetes Act Senate Introduction
- HLC letter to U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging in advance of their hearing, “21st Century Caregiving: Supporting Workers, Family Caregivers, Seniors and People with Disabilities.
- HLC letter to Rep. Nunes on TRIPS waiver legislation
- HLC letter to Senate Finance Committee on mental health hearing
- HLC letter to Senate HELP Committee for vaccine hearing
- HLC additional comments to CMS on value-based arrangements within Medicaid
- HLC letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee on vaccine hearing
- Group letter to HHS and CMS supporting Medicare Advantage audio-only telehealth encounters to be included in risk adjustment calculations
May 2021
- HLC FY 2022 appropriations letter to U.S. Senate in support of Alzheimer’s funding
- HLC FY 2022 appropriations letter to U.S. House in support of Alzheimer’s funding
- HLC letter to House Labor HHS Appropriations committee in support of NIH funding.
- HLC letter to Senate HELP committee in advance of maternal health markup.
- HLC letter to Senate Labor HHS Appropriations committee in support of NIH funding.
- Group letter in support of the “Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act” (H.R. 2759/S.1362).
- Credit for Caring (H.R. 3321/S. 1670) Group Support Letter
- HLC letter in support of Telehealth Expansion Act
- HLC letter to House Appropriations Committee on FY22 CDC budget request hearing
- HLC letter to Senate HELP committee in advance of its hearing “A Dire Shortage and Getting Worse: Solving the Crisis in the Health Care Workforce.”
- HLC letter to Senate Appropriations Committee on FY22 CDC budget request hearing
- HLC letter to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on medical supply chain hearing
- HLC letter to Senate Finance Committee on health care flexibilities hearing
- HLC letter to House Appropriations Committee on universal broadband hearing
- HLC letter to Senate Finance Committee on mental health/addiction services hearing
- Confidentiality Coalition letter to HHS Office of Civil Rights on HIPAA Coordinated Care Proposed Rule
- HLC letter to House Education and Labor committee hearing on “Lower Drug Costs Now: Expanding Access to Affordable Health Care.”
- HLC letter to House Energy & Commerce Committee on broadband equity hearing
- Confidentiality Coalition letter to House Homeland Security Committee on ransomware hearing
- HLC letter to House Energy & Commerce committee hearing on “Negotiating a Better Deal: Legislation to Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs.”
April 2021
- HLC letter to AHRQ for RFI on racial bias in clinical algorithms
- HLC letter to House Ways & Means Committee on telehealth hearing
- Group letter supporting increased investment in CDC Data Modernization Initiative for FY22
- HLC letter to Senate HELP Committee on substance use hearing
- HLC letter to congressional leadership on infrastructure package
- Group letter urging House and Senate leaders to keep any international reference pricing proposals out of drug pricing reform legislation.
- HLC letter to Senate HELP committee hearing on “COVID-19 Recovery: Supporting Workers and Modernizing the Workforce Through Quality Education, Training, and Employment Opportunities.”
- HLC letter to House Agriculture Committee on expanding rural broadband capabilities hearing
- HLC letter to CMS on MCIT comment period extension
- HLC joint letter to HHS Secretary Becerra outlining several diabetes priorities.
- Group letter supporting Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act.
- Group letter aimed at strengthening funding and support for the implementation of the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
- Group letter urging HHS to remove regulatory barriers to Medication Assisted Treatment
- HLC letter to House Energy & Commerce Committee on substance use hearing
- HLC letter to Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee on FEMA’s COVID-19 response.
- Group letter supporting FY 2022 funding for the CDC’s Social Determinants of Health program.
- EPCS Coalition letter on prioritizing report language urging CMS to promptly undertake the requisite rulemaking so that the agency is able to establish a January 1, 2022 deadline for EPCS compliance.
- HLC letter to Senate HELP subcommittee hearing on “Why Does the U.S. Pay the Highest Prices in the World for Prescription Drugs?”
- Patient identification group letter to the House Appropriations Committee requesting the repeal of Section 510 in the FY22 Labor-HHS appropriation bill.
- Patient identification group letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee requesting the repeal of Section 510 in the FY22 Labor-HHS appropriation bill.
March 2021
- HLC joint introduction letter to the Senate Committee on Finance.
- Letter to HELP committee hearing on “Examining Our COVID-19 Response: Improving Health Equity Outcomes by Addressing Health Disparities.”
- HLC letter to Senate HELP subcommittee hearing on “Why Does the U.S. Pay the Highest Prices in the World for Prescription Drugs?”
- Letter to Energy & Commerce hearing on “Building on the ACA: Legislation to Expand Health Coverage and Lower Costs.”
- HLC letter to Senate Committee on Aging in advance of it’s hearing on “COVID-19 One Year Later: Addressing Health Care Needs for At-Risk Americans.”
- HLC letter to Senate HELP Committee on COVID-19 Federal Officials Hearing
- HLC letter in support of Telehealth Modernization Act
- Group letter urging Congress to eliminate looming cuts by the Medicare sequester moratorium and PAYGO.
- HLC letter to Senate HELP Committee on COVID-19 Response Hearing
- Group letter to Biden Administration and Congress encouraging use of digital health tools
- Group letter in support of the Ensuring Parity in Medicare Advantage for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021.
- HLC letter to House Energy & Commerce Committee on telehealth hearing.
February 2021
- HLC letter in support of S. 150, Ensuring Parity in Medicare Advantage for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021.
- HLC letter to House Ways & Means Committee on COVID-19 immunization hearing.
- HLC letter to House Appropriations Committee on public health infrastructure hearing.
- HLC joint letter urging House leadership to support the Older American Act provisions in the budget reconciliation package.
- HLC joint letter urging Senate leadership to support the Older American Act provisions in the budget reconciliation package.
- Group letter calling on Congress to strengthen America’s Medicaid program in upcoming COVID-19 relief legislation
- Group letter urging Congressional Leadership to support increased, sustained annual funding for public health infrastructure
- HLC support letter for H.R. 379, the “Improving Social Determinants of Health Act.”
- HLC support letter for S. 104, the “Improving Social Determinants of Health Act.”
- HLC joint letter urging Congress to support temporary COBRA continuation health coverage.
- HLC letter to the 117th Congress on COVID-19 key priorities
- HLC letter to House Energy & Commerce Committee on vaccine, testing and medical supply chain hearing
- HLC joint letter urging Congress to pass COVID-19 liability protections
January 2021
- HLC joint letter to the Biden-Harris transition team outlining coverage recommendations.
- HLC letter to Health Care Innovation Caucus on Stark/AKS and MDRP modernization
- Confidentiality Coalition letter to CMS on provider burden/prior authorization rule
- Group statement calling for a national Alzheimer’s and related dementias (ADRD) prevention goal.
December 2020
- HLC letter of support for H.R. 9035, the Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act
- HLC joint letter urging Congress to delay the Most Favored Nation Model for Medicare Part B drugs.
- HLC letter to OASH RFI on using novel technologies for underserved populations
- Confidentiality Coalition letter to CMS requesting extension of Prior Authorization/Provider Burden proposed rule
- HLC letter to HHS on COVID-19 best practices
- Letter to CMS on Most Favored Nation (MFN) interim final rule
- The Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances (“EPCS”) Coalition Group Letter to Congressional Champions
- HLC letter to ONC on USCDI v2 Standards
- Confidentiality Coalition letter to FDA on communicating cybersecurity vulnerabilities
- HLC group letter urging Congress to include a COBRA subsidy in any end-of -year package.
- HLC comment letter to HHS on retrospective regulatory review proposed rule
- HLC joint letter urging Congress to strengthen the health care workforce
November 2020
- HLC joint letter urging Congress to extend the current moratorium on the Medicare sequestration cuts until the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
- Joint letter to President-Elect Biden urging a reprioritization of the Office of National Drug Control Policy
- HLC letter to U.S. Senate on COVID-19 Key Priorities
- HLC responds to CMS Part 2 of 2022 for Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies
- HLC comment letter to CMS on MCIT Proposed Rule
- HLC joint letter to Congress on increasing Medicaid funding
- HLC responds to CMS Part 1 of 2022 Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies.
October 2020
- Confidentiality Coalition letter to FCC on TCPA exemptions
- HLC comment letter to CMS on EPCS RFI
- HLC comment letter to CMS on FY21 PFS Proposed Rule
- HLC joint letter to House Energy & Commerce Committee on TCPA healthcare exemptions
- HLC letter on Cures 2.0 legislation
- HLC joint letter encouraging the Drug Enforcement Agency to implement provisions to allow writing prescriptions of controlled substances via telehealth appointments without prior in-person exams.
- HLC joint letter to the National Governors Association on the impact on voters with rare, serious and chronic diseases as a result of COVID-19
- HLC responds to HHS Economic Mobility RFI
- HLC joint response to CMS Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substance RFI
September 2020
- Confidentiality Coalition letter to eHealth Initiative on draft privacy framework for health data
- HLC letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee on the Affordable Care Act and the COVID-19 Pandemic
- HLC comment letter to CMS on FY21 ESRD PPS Proposed Rule
- HLC letter to ONC on improvements to patient matching and identification
August 2020
- HLC letter of support for S. 4456, the ‘Patient Matching Improvement Act.’
- HLC letter to FTC for data portability workshop
- Confidentiality Coalition to FTC for data portability workshop
- HLC letter to House Ways and Means Committee on rural telehealth challenges
- HLC letter to Ways and Means Republicans in support of telehealth legislation
- Group letter in support of H.R. 7663, the ‘Protecting Access to Post-COVID Telehealth Act’
- HLC letter of support for S. 3595, the “Ensuring Understanding of COVID-19 to Protect Public Health Act”
- HLC support letter for the “Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act.”
July 2020
- HLC letter to House Energy & Commerce Committee on COVID-19 vaccines
- HLC Letter to Senate VA Committee on rural telehealth
- HLC letter to House Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis on disaster preparedness
- Group letter to Congress supporting S. 4317, the “SAFE TO WORK Act”.
- HLC letter to the Senate Special Committee on Aging addressing health disparities amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Group letter urging Congress to prioritize robust federal funding for the critical testing needed to reopen the country.
- HLC comment letter to CMS on FY21 IPPS Proposed Rule
- HLC comment letter to CMS on value-based arrangements within Medicaid
- HLC letter to OASH on an RFI related to health resilience
- Group letter encouraging future COVID-19 legislative packages to strengthen Medicaid
- Group letter to improve outcomes for patients with diabetes
June 2020
- HLC letter to the House Ways and Means Committee on the impact of COVID-19 on communities of color
- HLC letter to the Senate HELP Committee on telehealth lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.
- HLC letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee on confronting racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 and the health care system
- Group letters to Congress on eliminating telehealth barriers
May 2020
- HLC support letter for H.R. 6810, the “Health Care Protection Act.”
- Group letter to Congress supporting employer liability protections
- HLC letter to the Senate Commerce Committee on the state of broadband services amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee supporting employer liability protections
April 2020
- HLC letter to the Departments of Homeland Security, Labor, and State on nonimmigrant visa measures to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. medical workforce.
- Confidentiality Coalition letter to the FDA on modernizing the administrations data strategy.
- HLC support letter for H.R. 5924, “A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a loan repayment program to encourage specialty medicine physicians to serve in rural communities experiencing a shortage of specialty medicine physicians, and for other purposes.”
- Group letter to Congress on stabilizing Medicare Advantage provider practices affected by COVID-19
- HLC letter to U.S. Senate & House leadership on key policy issues for consideration in 4th COVID-19 legislation.
- HLC request to CMS and ONC on extending the time period for implementation of the interoperability rules.
- HLC responds to CMS Maternal and Infant Health Care in Rural Communities RFI
- HLC comments on CMS CY 2021 and 2022 Policy and Technical changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicaid Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly.
March 2020
- Group letter to Congress on COBRA subsidies during COVID-19 pandemic
- HLC Letter to CMS on access to Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies.
- Group letter to Senate leadership expressing support for S. 3539 to exempt telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules
- Group letter to the Federal Communications Commission requesting immediate action to adapt the Lifeline program to meet the COVID-19 crisis.
- Group letter in support of funding the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
- Joint Association COVID-19 letter
- HLC Comments on ONC’s 2020-2025 Draft Federal Health IT Strategic Plan
- Group letter on strengthening telehealth for COVID-19
- Group letter to Senate Appropriations in support of HL7 FHIR® standards-related activities for interoperability
- HLC statement to the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs hearing on “The Federal Interagency Response to the Coronavirus and Preparing for Future Global Pandemics.”
- HLC statement to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, & Technology hearing on “Coronaviruses: Understanding the Spread of Infectious Diseases and Mobilizing Innovative Solutions.”
- HLC statement to the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on National Security and Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy hearing on “U.S. Biodefense and Response to the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak.”
- HLC statement to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security hearing on “Confronting the Coronavirus: The Federal Response.”
- HLC responds to HHS Notice of Beneficiary Payment and Parameters proposed rule.
- HLC comments to CMS Medicare Advantage Advance Notice.
- Group Letter in Support H.R. 5741
- Joint Stakeholder Medicare Plan Finder Letter.
- HLC statement to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions hearing on “An Emerging Disease Threat: How the U.S. Is Responding to COVID-19, the Novel Coronavirus.”
- Group letter in support of re-introduction of the “Protecting Jessica Grubb’s Legacy Act.”
- HLC statement to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health for their hearing “Combatting an Epidemic: Legislation to Help Patients with Substance Use Disorders.”
- HLC Comments on the FDA’s “Importation of Prescription Drugs” proposed rule.
February 2020
- Group letter to U.S. Senate in support of the Older Americans Act
- HLC Supports H.R. 5741, the “Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act”
- HLC response to CMS NPRM on Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation
- HLC letter to the National Clinical Care Commission on policies, effectiveness, and limitations related to prevention and treatment of diabetes.
- HLC letter to Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing on “Home Health Care in Rural America”
- HLC statement to the House Committee on Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health hearing “More Cures for More Patients: Overcoming Pharmaceutical Barriers.”
- HLC written testimony to House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization hearing “Data Privacy and Portability at VA: Protecting Veterans’ Personal Data.”
January 2020
- HLC comments on House Energy and Commerce committee’s draft privacy legislation
- HLC Comments on the Transparency in Coverage Proposed Rule
- HLC support letter to House Energy Commerce Committee on legislation to Improve Americans’ Healthcare Coverage and Outcomes
- HLC letter to CMS on Scope of Practice Recommendations
December 2019
- HLC Letter to EC on Universal Healthcare Coverage (002)
- HLC comments in response to the CMS Physician Self-Referral (Stark Law) Proposed Rule
- HLC Comments in response to the OIG Anti-Kickback Statute and Civil Monetary Penalty Proposed Rule
- HLC applauds the Senate Judiciary Committee for holding the hearing titled “Tackling the Opioid Crisis: A Whole-of-Government Approach.”
- HLC responds to HHS PreventionX RFI
- HLC Comments on Cures 2.0 Request for Information
- Group letter encouraging the Administration to share its views with Congress on the impact of lifting the Patient ID ban
- Group letter to U.S. Senate in support of S. 2892, the Opioid Workforce Act
- Confidentiality Coalition letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on “Examining Legislative Proposals to Protect Consumer Data Privacy.”
November 2019
- Letter to House Ways and Means Committee in response to their Rural and Underserved Communities Health Task Force RFI
- Letter in response to CMS RFI on Program Integrity
- Letter to the House Small Business Committee hearing on “Upskilling the Medical Workforce: Opportunities in Health Innovationn
- Group letter to Senate Finance Committee urging long-term reauthorization of PCORI
- Group letter to the leadership of the House Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means Committees urging long-term reauthorization of PCORI
October 2019
- Group letter urging Congress to support delay of the Health Insurance Tax (HIT).
- Letter to the Senate Committee on Finance for the “Treating Substance Misuse in America: Scams, Shortfalls, and Solutions” hearing.
- HLC comments on several bills being considered by the Health, Education, Labor, Pensions Committee
- HLC comments on the Health Resources and Services Administration’s RFI on Rural Access to Health Care Services
- HLC comments on SAMHSA’s Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records Proposed Rule
- HLC’s comments on Development of a CMS Action Plan to Prevent Opioid Addiction and Enhance Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment
September 2019
- HLC Comments on the CY 2020 Hospital OPPS Proposed Rule
- CY 2020 Hospital Outpatient PPS Group Letter
- Medical Device Tax Repeal Group Letter
- Letter to the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pension’s hearing “Making Health Care More Affordable: Lowering Drug Prices and Increasing Transparency.”
- HLC Letter on CMS’s Proposed Rule, “Medicare Program; Specialty Care Models to Improve Quality of Care and Reduce Expenditures.”
- HLC letter to Bipartisan Policy Center on recommendations to improve rural health
August 2019
- HLC comments in response to ASPE’s RFI: Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement
- HLC comments in response to FCC notice of proposed rule on “Promoting Telehealth for Low-Income Consumers”
- HLC Letter in support of the “Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act” (H.R.4013)
- HLC Letter in support of the “Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act” (S.773)
- Letter in response to CMS RFI on “Reducing Administrative Burden to put Patients over Paperwork”
- HLC comments in response to CMS notice of proposed rule on “Nondiscrimination in Health and Health Education Programs or Activities”
July 2019
June 2019
- Group letter to Congressional Leaders in support of the utilization of Real Time Benefit Tools
- Group letter to House Ways and Means in support of H.R. 3414, the “Opioid Workforce Act of 2019”
- Letter to Ways and Means in support of the full committee health legislation markup
- Group Letter in Support of H.R. 3436 which removes cost-sharing responsibilities for chronic care management services under the Medicare program
- Group letter in support of the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S.595/H.R.1530)
- Letter to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s hearing “Medical Experts: Inadequate Federal Approach to Opioid Treatment and the Need to Expand Care.”
- HLC Comments on CMS’s NPRM FY 2020 Inpatient Prospective Payment System
- The Confidentiality Coalition submits commits on ONC’s Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) Draft 2
- Group letter to the U.S. House of Representatives in support of an amendment to the Labor-HHS appropriations bill to allow for a full range of patient matching solutions
- W&M letter on Pathways to Universal Health Coverage
- Group letter to Congressional Leaders on Binding Arbitration
- Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee and Ways and Means Committee on draft proposal to modernize Medicare’s Part D prescription drug program.
- HLC Comments on The Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 Discussion Draft
- Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee on “Investing in America’s Healthcare”
- Confidentiality Coalition comments in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on interoperability and patient access
- Confidentiality Coalition comments in response to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on interoperability and information blocking
- HLC comments in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on interoperability and patient access
- HLC comments in response to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on interoperability and information blocking
May 2019
- Letter to the Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing on “Aging and Disability in the 21st Century: How Technology Can Help Maintain Health and Quality of Life.”
- Friends of PCORI Reauthorization House Support Letter
- Friends of PCORI Reauthorization Senate Support Letter
- Letter to the House Budget Committee on Key Design Components and Considerations for Establishing a Single-Payer Health Care System
- Letter to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing on “Intellectual property and the Price of Prescription Drugs, Focusing on Balancing Innovation and Competition.”
- Letter to the Senate Finance Committee hearing on “”Medicare Physician Payment Reform After Two Years, Focusing on Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act Implementation and the Road Ahead.”
- Confidentiality Coalition letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on “Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission: Strengthening Protections for Americans’ Privacy and Data Security”
- RFI to CMS on Increasing consumer choice through the sale of individual health insurance coverage across state lines through healthcare choice compacts
April 2019
- Letter to House Rules Committee expressing concerns for H.R. 1384, Medicare-For-All Act of 2019
- Confidentiality Coalition letter to U.S. Senate in support of S. 1012 the “Protecting Jessica Grubb’s Legacy Act
- Confidentiality Coalition letter to U.S. House of Representatives in support of H.R. 2062 the “Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act
- HLC letter to the U.S. House in support of H.R. 2207, the “Protect Medical Innovation Act”
- HLC Letter to the U.S. Senate in support of S. 692, the “Protect Medical Innovation Act”
- HLC letter in support of S. 1012 the “Protecting Jessica Grubb’s Legacy Act”
- HLC letter in support of H.R. 2062 the “Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act”
- Group letter to HHS Inter-Agency Task Force on best practices in pain management
- HLC’s Comments to the Telehealth Request for Information in the 116th Congress
March 2019
- Group letter to Congress in support for the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness & Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAI, H.R. 269).
- HLC responds to Senator Warner’s request for answers on what healthcare entities are doing to protect patient information and essential operations from cyberattacks
- Letter responding to Senator Lamar Alexander’s request for recommendations to help address America’s rising healthcare costs
- Confidentiality Coalition letter to Senate Commerce Committee on Policy Principles for a Federal Data Privacy Framework in the United States
- Confidentiality Coalition letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee on Protecting Consumer Privacy in the Era of Big Data
- Letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Lowering the Cost of Prescription Drugs Reducing Barriers to Market Competition
- Group letter to Congress in support of FY2020 NDPP Funding
- Group letter to Congress in support for Expanding Access to DSMT
- Letter to U.S. House of Representatives in support of H.R. 1398 to repeal the Health Insurance Tax
- Letter to Senate Committee on Aging on The Complex Web of Prescription Drug Prices
- Letter to Energy and Commerce Committee on Legislative ways to Strengthen Our Health Care System
- Response to the 2020 Medicare Advantage and Part D Advance Notice and Draft Call Letter
- Group letter to Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee on reducing healthcare cost
- Group letter to CMS on recommendations to improve Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP)
- Group sign on letter to HHS, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion on Healthy People 2030
February 2019
- Group letter to Congress in support of the Special Diabetes Program
- Letter to Senator Cassidy and Senator Warner the on draft version of the Patient Affordability, Value and Efficiency Act
- Letter to Ways and Means Committee on The Cost of Rising Prescription Drug Prices
- Confidentiality Coalition letter in response to the HHS Office for Civil Rights’ HIPAA RFI
- Group Letter to the FDA on revisiting the 2008 CVOT Guidance
- HLC-BPC Interoperability Report – Advancing Interoperability, Information Sharing,
and Data Access: Improving Health and Healthcare for Americans - Letter to Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on the “Managing Pain During the Opioid Crisis” hearing.
- Letter to Education and Labor Committee on Examining Threats to Workers with Pre-existing Conditions
January 2019
- Letter to Ways and Means Committee on Protecting Pre-existing Conditions
- Letter to Senate Finance on Drug Pricing in America: A Prescription for Change, Part I
- Letter to House Oversight and Reform on Examining the Actions of Drug Companies in Raising Prescription Drug Prices
- Letter to U.S. Senators in support of S.172, The Health Insurance Tax Relief Act
- Letter to the ONC on the draft Strategy on Reducing Burden Relating to the Use of Health IT and EHRs
- Group letter in Support of Protecting Patient Access to Medication
- Confidentiality Coalition Letter in response to the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s RFI on Developing A National Privacy Framework
- Comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the Medicare Advantage and Part D Flexibility Proposed Rule
December 2018
- Comment letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the International Pricing Index Model for Part B Drugs.
- Letter to the Department of Homeland Security on Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds proposed rule
- Multistakeholder Letter urging Congress to Permanently Repeal the Medical Device Tax
November 2018
- Group letter in support of S. 3496, the Improving Seniors Access to Quality Benefits Act.
- Group letter in support of S. 3497, the Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act.
- Group letter to Senate Leadership urging them to bring the OPPS Act to the Senate floor for a vote during lameduck
- Better Medicare Alliance Group Letter Urging Delay of Health Insurance Tax through 2020
- Confidentiality Coalition Letter to Federal Communications Committee on modernizing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
- Surgeon General’s Call to Action “Community Health and Prosperity” Comment Letter
- Confidentiality Coalition Letter in response to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s RFC on Developing the Administration’s Approach to Consumer Privacy
October 2018
- Letter in response to OIG RFI on Anti-Kickback Statute
- Confidentiality Coalition Letter to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Hearing on Consumer Data Privacy
- Letter to Senate Committee on Aging on Patient-Focused Care: A Prescription to Reduce Health Care Costs
- Group Letter to Leadership in Support of Opioid Package Agreement
September 2018
- Letter to Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on Health Care in Rural America: Examining Experiences and Costs
- Group Letter to House Leadership in Support of Opioid Package Agreement
- Group letter to Leadership urging inclusion of the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety (OPPS) Act in a final opioid package
- Letter to U.S. Senators supporting their consideration of additional legislation addressing the nation’s opioid crisis
- Diabetes Advocacy Alliance Comments on the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
August 2018
- Letter in response to CMS RFI on Stark law
- Letter to Healthcare Innovation Caucus
- Group letter to Congress in Support of Value-Based Delivery and Payment Models
- Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee on Examining State Efforts to Improve Transparency of Healthcare Costs for Consumers.
July 2018
- Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee in support of markup of H.R. 6378
- Letter to Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on Reducing Healthcare Costs: Decreasing Administrative Spending Hearing.
- Better Medicare Alliance Allies Letter in Support of H.R. 4952
- Group letter Urging Delay of the Health Insurance Tax Through 2020
- Letter to House Ways & Means Committee on Health Savings Account Mark-up
- Letter to HHS on the Administration Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs
- Letter in Response to HHS RFI on Healthcare Sector Innovation and Investment Workgroup
- Group letter to Senate Finance Committee on Access to Telehealth for Opioid Treatment
- Letter to House Ways and Means Committee on Stark Law Hearing
June 2018
- Group letter to CMS supporting expansion of Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP)
- Group Letter in Support of U.S. House Legislative Efforts to Address Drug Crisis
- Letter on Consumer-Directed Health Plans Hearing
- Letter to the Joint Economic Committee on Health Savings Accounts
- Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee on the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA)
- Group Letter on Medicare Advantage Participation in Advanced Alternative Payment Models
May 2018
- Group letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees on Patient Matching
- Obesity Care Advocacy Network Letter in Support of Nominations to the National Clinical Care Commission
- Letter to Senate Finance Committee on Rural Healthcare
- Letter on the Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education Program
- Letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on the Healthcare Workforce
- Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee on H.R. 5795, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety (OPPS) Act
- Letter to House Ways and Means Committee on Health Innovation Hearing
- Group Letter to CMS on Virtual Diabetes Prevention Program in Medicare
- Letter to House Ways and Means Committee on the Medicare Advantage Hearing
Letter to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on PAHPA Reauthorization - Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee on H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety (OPPS) Act
April 2018
- Patient Access to Pharmacists’ Care Coalition letter to the Energy & Commerce Committee on efforts to address the opioid epidemic
- Group Letter in Support of H.R. 4841 and Electronic Prior Authorization
- Confidentiality Coalition Letter on H.R. 4613, Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records of 2017 – House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Confidentiality Coalition Letter on H.R. 4613, Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records of 2017 – House Ways and Means Committee
- Confidentiality Coalition Letter on H.R. 4613, Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records of 2017 – Senate HELP Committee
March 2018
- Diabetes Advocacy Alliance Letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Diabetes Self-Management Training
- Letter on Price Transparency
- Obesity Care Advocacy Network Letter on US Preventive Services Task Force Obesity Recommendations
- HLC Letter to House Ways and Means Committee Hearing on the Implementation of MACRA’s Physician Payment Policies
- Letter to Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission on Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Regulations and Care Integration in Medicaid
- Letter to US House of Representatives on 42 C.F.R. Part 2
- Letter to US Senate on 42 C.F.R. Part 2
- Group Letter on Individual Health Insurance Market Stabilization and Reinsurance
- Response to the 2019 Medicare Advantage and Part D Advance Notice and Draft Call Letter
- Letter on Reducing Red Tape in Medicare
February 2018
- Letter on OIG Solicitation of Safe Harbors
- Letters on the Preventive Health Savings Act
- Letter in Support of the State Offices of Rural Health Reauthorization Act
- Council for Affordable Health Coverage Letter on Health Insurance Market Stabilization
- Red Tape List of Reforms to Reduce Regulatory Burden
- Comment Letter on FDA’s New Strategic Policy Roadmap
- Letter on TEFCA Framework to ONC
- Letter in Support of the Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act
- Letter in Support of the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act
- Group Letter Urging Permanent Reauthorization of the Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans
- Group Letter Urging Passage of Medicare Extenders Package
January 2018
- Letter to House Ways and Means Committee on the Opioid Crisis
- Letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Public Health Preparedness
- Response to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Request for Information on Promoting Choice and Competition Across the United States
- Letter Supporting Electronic Prior Authorization in Medicare Part D
- Letter to Senate Finance Committee on Health Savings Accounts
- Comments on the Proposed Policy Changes and Updates for the Medicare Advantage and Part D Prescription Drug Programs for 2019
- Letter Urging Repeal of the medical device tax and Health Insurance Tax
- Alex Azar Finance Committee letter
December 2017
- Group Letter Urging Extension of Safety Net Programs
- Letter to the House Ways and Means Committee on the Affordable Care Act’s Taxes and Mandates
- Coalition for Affordable Health Coverage Letter on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Hearing on the Cost of Prescription Drugs
- Comments to the Food and Drug Administration on Regulatory Reform
- Group Thank You Letter on Funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
November 2017
- Letter in Support of the Preventive Health Savings Act
- Letter of Support for Alex Azar’s nomination as HHS Secretary (HELP Committee)
- HLC’s response to CMS’ Request for Information on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
- Response to the 2019 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters
- Statement of Commitment to Clinician Well-Being and Resilience
- Letter to Senator Gardner on the Health Insurance Tax
- Letter to Senator Hatch on the Medical Device Tax
- Letter to Representative Paulsen on the Medical Device Tax
- Letter in Support of Legislation on the Section 1332 State Innovation Waivers
- Diabetes Advocacy Alliance Response to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Request for Information
- Letter to Senate Health Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on the Hearing on Healthy Communities
October 2017
- Coalition to Promote Independence in Medicare Letter in support of the Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act
- Obesity Care Advocacy Network Letter to the United States Pharmacopeia on the New Class for Anti-Obesity Agents
- Letter Urging the Inclusion of Telehealth Provisions in Upcoming Legislation
- Group Letter on the CHRONIC Care Act
- Diabetes Advocacy Alliance Comments on the Department of Health and Human Services Strategic Plan for 2018-2022
- Comments on the Department of Health and Human Services Strategic Plan for 2018-2022
- Comments to the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
- Letter in Support of S. 1978, the Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act
- Letter to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on the October 19 Wellness Hearing
- Letter to Acting Secretary Hargan on the National Clinical Care Commission Act
- Letter on the Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act
- Letter to Senator Gardner on the Health Insurance Tax Relief Act
- Letter to the Senate Finance Committee on the Children’s Health Insurance Program
- Letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Public Health Programs
September 2017
- Stakeholder Comments to CMS on the Virtual Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program
- Letter to CMS on Concerns Related to Payment for Biosimilar Biological Products
- Campaign to End Obesity Action Fund Letter in Support of the Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration Program
- Stakeholder Letter to CMS Encouraging the Inclusion of Virtual Diabetes Prevention Program Providers
- Letter in Support of Delaying the Health Insurance Tax
- Letter on the Healthcare Workforce
- HLC Comments on W&M Medicare
- HLC Comments on E&C Health Subcommittee
- Diabetes Advocacy Alliance Letter on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and the Diabetes Prevention Program
- Diabetes Advocacy Alliance Letter on the Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act
- Letter on Extending Safety Net Programs
- Letter to the Senate Finance Committee on the Children’s Health Insurance Program
- Letter to Senate Finance Committee on Health Reform
- Letter to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Health Reform
August 2017
- Response to the Request for Information on Medicare Flexibility and Efficiency
- Letters to Senators Heller and Nelson on the Resident Physician Shortage Act
- HLC Comments on W&M Red Tape Initiative
- HLC Comments on CY18 QPP
- OPPS Act Letter of Support
July 2017
- Special Needs Plan Coalition Letter to Energy and Commerce Committee
- Letter to the House Ways and Means Committee On Its Markup of HR 3178 and HR 3168
- Letter in Support of the Nomination of Dr. Jerome Adams to be Surgeon General
- Letter in Support of the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act
- Letter to the Energy and Commerce Committee on the Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans
- Diabetes Advocacy Alliance Letter on the Preventive Health Savings Act
- Letters in Support of the Personal Health Investment Today Act
- Response to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Request for Information on Reducing Regulatory Burdens Imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- Diabetes Advocacy Alliance Letter on Funding for Diabetes Programs
June 2017
- Diabetes Advocacy Alliance Letter on the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program
- Letter on the Alternative Payment Model Framework RefreshLetter on the State Children’s Health Insurance Program and the Federally Qualified Health Centers
- Letter to the Ways and Means Committee on Medicare Advantage
- Senate Health Reform Statement
- Medicaid Principles
May 2017
- Letter on Alternative Payment Models in Medicare Advantage
- Letter to Administrator Verma on Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System Codes
- Letter to Chairman of the Senate Committee on FinanceLetter to Representatives Crowley and Costello in Support of the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act
- Letter to Ways and Means Committee on Medicare Hearing
- Reforms to Regulations that will Improve Care Delivery and Lower Costs
- Letter on Medicare Advantage and Alternative Payment Models
- HLC Letter on the Medical Product Communications Act (H.R.1703)
- Letter in Support of CONNECT for Health Act
April 2017
- Letter to Senate HELP Committee Opposing Drug Importation
- Letter in Support of the National Clinical Care Commission Act
- Letter to Congressional Leadership on the Cost Sharing Reduction Subsidies
- Letter in Response to the Medicare Transformative Ideas Request for Information
- Letter in support of the CHRONIC Care Act
- Letter to Secretary Price on Market Stabilization
- FY1718 Labor-H Patient Matching Report Langauge Support Letter v FINAL
March 2017
- Letter on Education and Workforce March 1 hearing
- Comments on the Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act
- Medicare Advantage Call Letter Response
- Letter on the Market Stabilization Rule
- Letter to Chairman Walden and Chairman Brady on the AHCA
- Diabetes Advocacy Alliance Letter to Secretary Price
- Diabetes Advocacy Alliance Letter in support of National Diabetes Prevention Program funding
February 2017
- National Osteoporosis Foundation Letter on Non Interference
- Partnership for Safe Medicines letter to Congress
- Judiciary Protecting Access to Care Act
- Protect Patient Access to Medication Group Letter on Non-Interference
- SAMHSA SNPRM Rule Partnership Comments
- Group Letter in Support of IPAB Repeal
- Letter of Support for Seema Verma’s nomination as CMS Administrator
- Letter of Support for the Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act of 2017
- Letter to Small Business Committee on their Healthcare Hearing February 7
- Letter to Energy and Commerce Committee on exchanges
- Letter to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on stabilizing the individual market
January 2017
- Comments to the National Quality Forum on the African American Heart Failure eMeasure 2764
- Comments to the National Quality Forum on African American Heart Failure Measure MUC 16-74
- Jan 25 Value Letter-Administration
- Letter on the Pharmaceutical Information Exchange (PIE) Act of 2017
- Letter to Ways and Means Committee on individual mandate hearing
- Letter of Support for Rep. Price’s nomination as HHS Secretary (Finance)
- Letter of Support for Rep. Price’s nomination as HHS Secretary
- Group Letter on Medicare Non-Interference & Importation
December 2016
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