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Statements to Government Agencies and Advisory Panels

AAFP Letter to CMS Regarding Medicaid Primary Care Payment Increase - May 8, 2013
(1-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter to CMS Seeking Relief From Burdensome Requirements Associated with Prescribing Diabetic Supplies - May 8, 2013
(3-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter to CMS in Response to the Proposed Rule Titled Regulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden -- April 8, 2013
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP letter to CMS recommending the creation of separate E/M codes for primary care -- March 27, 2013
(43-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Joint Statement to CMS requesting implementation of CCCC Codes for 2014 -- March 18, 2013
(7-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP letter to CMS on how to improve the value of the global surgical package -- February 20, 2013
(4-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP objection to NCCI edit negatively impacting access to immunizations -- February 20, 2013
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Joint Letter to CMS Regarding CCCC and TCM Codes -- December 3, 2012
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP to CMS on Adoption of Operating Rules for Health Care Electronic Funds Transfers and Remittance Advice Transactions -- October 4, 2012
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter to CMS Regarding "face-to-face" Documentation Changes Within the Proposed 2013 Home Health Regulation -- August 29, 2012
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter to CMS Regarding Outpatient Status -- August 29, 2012
(4-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter to CMS on the Proposed 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule -- August 22, 2012
(17-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Policy Brief to Senate Finance Committee on Physician Payment Innovations and Medical Liability Reform -- August 8, 2012
(8-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Statement to the Senate Finance Committee Regarding Payment Reform -- July 11, 2012
(24-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Response to CMS Regarding Medicaid Payments for Services Furnished by Certain Primary Care Physicians -- June 6, 2012
(5-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Comments to HHS on Proposed ICD-10 Delay and NHPI -- May 14, 2012
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Joint Letter to CMS on Proposed Reporting and Returning of Overpayments -- April 16, 2012
(7-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP to CMS on Proposed Reporting and Returning of Overpayments -- April 11, 2012
(4-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter to CMS Regarding Short Term Strategies For Improving Primary Care Payment -- March 12, 2012
(10-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter to CMS Requesting Access to Primary Care Incentive Program (PCIP) Data -- February 28, 2012
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter to CMS Regarding a Code Change in the Final 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule -- December 20, 2011
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter to CMS Responding to Proposed Regulatory Burden Reduction -- December 7, 2011
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter to CMS on the Proposed 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule -- August 29, 2011
(26-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter Supporting CMS Proposal to Retract the Physician Signature Requirement on a Requisition for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests -- August 18, 2011
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter to the Joint Select Committee Regarding Deficit Reduction -- August 10, 2011
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter to CMS Regarding Five-Year Review of Work Relative Value Units -- July 25, 2011
(3-page PDF file; About PDFs)

PPCW Letter to the President Regarding Access to Quality and Cost Effective Health Care for All Americans -- July 12, 2011
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter to HHS Regarding Proposed Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules -- June 29, 2011
(4-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter to CMS Regarding Reducing Burdensome Signature Requirements -- June 23, 2011
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter to the CMS Innovation Center Regarding Eliminating the 3-day Hospitalization Requirement -- June 23, 2011
(1-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter to the Biden Deficit Reduction Panel -- June 20, 2011
(7-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Comments to FTC and DOJ Regarding Medicare ACOs -- May 25, 2011
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Comments to CMS on the Proposed Medicare Shared Savings Program; ACOs -- May 20, 2011
(8-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter to the Energy and Commerce Committee on Physician Payment -- April 29, 2011
(6-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Joint Letter to the House in Support of HR 1256 -- April 11, 2011
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Joint Letter to CMS Regarding Physician Face-to-Face Encounter Rule -- March 12, 2011
(5-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AFMAC Letter to President Obama Regarding FY12 Budget
(3-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter to CMS Regarding Recovery Audit Contractor Program for Medicare Part C and D Programs -- February 23, 2011
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter to the Office of Inspector General Regarding Solicitation of New Safe Harbors -- February 21, 2011
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter In Support of the Re-Nomination of Don Berwick, MD -- February 7, 2011
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Joint Letter to CMS Regarding Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractors -- January 10, 2011
(11-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter to CMS regarding Final 2011 Physician Fee Schedule -- December 22, 2010
(8-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter to CMS regarding Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractors -- December 16, 2010
(4-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Joint Letter to HHS on Failed Retroactive Medicare Payment Increases by CMS -- December 10, 2010
(4-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Joint Letter to CMS and HHS Regarding Primary Care Bonus -- October 27, 2010
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter Regarding Support of Elimination of Consultation Codes -- October 21, 2010
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter to CMS Regarding RUC -- October 8, 2010
(3-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP letter to CMS Regarding Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) -- September 27, 2010
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Joint comments to CMS regarding the "Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2011" proposed rule. -- September 14, 2010
(4-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Response to the AHRQ Request for Topic Nominations for the USPSTF -- August 31, 2010
(13-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter Regarding the Regulation CMS-3228-P: Medicare and Medicaid Programs -- August 30, 2010
(5-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter Regarding Revisions to Medicare Part B for Calendar Year 2011 -- July 28, 2010
(38-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter Regarding HIPAA Privacy Rule Accounting of Disclosures Under the HITECH Act -- May 14, 2010
(4-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Joint Letter to CMS Regarding Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs -- December 8, 2009
(5-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Letter to CMS Regarding Final Medicare Physician Payment Rule -- December 2, 2009
(6-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Letter to HHS Regarding Proposed Physician Payment Rule -- July 9, 2009
(1-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Joint Letter to CMS on Recovery Audit Contractors -- March 10, 2009
(5-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Statement to the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health Concerning Physician Payment and the SGR -- July 27, 2006
(9-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Medicare Reimbursement to Physicians -- February 10, 2005

Statement to the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee on Pay for Performance in Medicare -- July 20, 2005

Comments on the Proposed Rule to Adopt the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) and the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) -- October 14, 2008
(6-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Comments on the Proposed Rule to Adopt Updated Versions of the Standards for Electronic Transactions -- October 14, 2008
(5-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Comments on the Proposed Rule Regarding Changes in Conditions of Participation Requirements and Payment Provisions for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
(4-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Comments to CMS on a Proposed Performance Measurement and Reporting System -- October 15, 2007
(3-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Comments on Proposed 2008 Medicare Fee Schedule -- August 24, 2007
(15-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Comments in Response to the Proposed Deletion or Inactivation of CPT Codes 83036 and 83037, and the Addition of a Single G Code for Glycosylated Hemoglobin (A1C) Testing in the 2008 Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule -- July 30, 2007
(3-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Comments on the Proposed Rule, CMS Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System for Long-Term Care Hospital FY '08 -- March 26, 2007
(19-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Comments on the Proposed CMS Regulations Regarding Financing State Medicaid Matching Funds -- March 15, 2007
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP comment on the request for information on the FMLA of 1993 as published in the Federal Register on December 1, 2006 -- February 21, 2007
(3-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP comment on the final rule with comment period regarding "Medicare Program: Revisions to Payment Policies, Five-Year Review of the Work Relative Value Units, Changes to the Practice Expense Methodology Under the Physician Fee Schedule, and Other Changes Under Part B; Revisions to the Payment Policies of Ambulance Services Under the Fee Schedule for Ambulance Services; and Ambulance Inflation Factor Update for CY 2007," as published in the Federal Register on December 1, 2006.
(4-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Comments to CMS on "Medicare Program: Revisions to Payment Policies"
(8-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Comments to CMS on "Medicare Program: Five Year Review"
(10-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Academy comments to CMS on the proposed rule regarding "Medicare Program; Notification Procedures for Hospital Discharges" as published in the Federal Register on April 5, 2006

Ltr. to CMS regarding “Medicare Program: Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2006 and Certain Provisions Related to the Competitive Acquisition Program of Outpatient Drugs and Biologicals Under Part B." -- December 23, 2005

Academy comments to CMS on the proposed rule regarding "Prior Determination for Certain Items and Services" -- October 4, 2005

Academy comments to CMS on the proposed rule regarding "Medicare Program: Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2006" -- September 6, 2005

Academy comments to CMS re: objection to the proposed rule on "Hospital Conditions on Participation" -- April 29, 2005

Academy comments on the revision of form CMS-484, "Attending Physician's Certification of Medical Necessity for Home Oxygen Therapy and Supporting Regulations" -- February 17, 2005

AAFP Comments to CMS in response to the request for information on the Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) as published in the Federal Register on May 25, 2007 -- June 19, 2007
(4-page PDF file; About PDFs)

AAFP Comments to CMS in response to the request for information on the Advanced Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage -- April 13, 2007
(4-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Academy comments on the interim final rule with comment period on "Conditions for Payment of Power Mobility Devices, including Power Wheelchairs and Power-Operated Vehicles" as published in the Federal Register on August 26, 2005. -- November 18, 2005

Academy comments to CMS on the interim Final Rule with comment period, "Medicare Program; Competitive Acquisition of Outpatient Drugs and Biologicals Under Part B" -- August 25, 2005

HHS OIG Report on Alternative Medicare Payment Methodologies

Medicare Physician Payment

AAFP's Response to the SGR Proposal, Second Iteration (*PDF file)

AAFP Response to the SGR Proposal (*PDF file)

Joint Letter to the National Association of Medicaid Directors on Medicaid Primary Care Payment Increase (*PDF file)

Joint Letter to the National Governors Association on Medicaid Primary Care Payment Increase (*PDF file)

Background and Talking Points

Endorsements and Letters to Congress

Congressional Testimony

Statements to Government Agencies and Advisory Panels

Archived Letters, Statements and Testimony

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