ACOFP submits, or joins, letters on key issues to government agencies such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Congress.
Review all Policy & Advocacy Communications:
- April 15, 2026: Joint Organizational Statement in Response to ACIP Charter Change
- April 14, 2026: Joint Sign-on Letter to Reps. DelBene and Kelly in Support of the Chronic Care Management Improvement Act
- April 8, 2026: Joint Sign-on Letter to Sec. Rubio and Sec. Mullins on Immigration Processing Delays for IMGs
- March 30, 2026: ACOFP Letter to Sens. Curtis and King Endorsing the Community TEAMS Act (S. 3989)
- March 30, 2026: ACOFP Letter to Reps. Miller, Veasey, Graves and Carter Endorsing the Community TEAMS Act (H.R. 3885)
- March 23, 2026: CDC Coalition Letter to Congress Regarding FY2027 Appropriations
- March 2, 2026: Friends of AHRQ Letter to Senate and House Appropriators Regarding FY2027 Funding
- March 2, 2026: Osteopathic Community Letter to Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan Regarding New E/M Payment Policy
- February 25, 2026: Multi-organization Statement of support for American Academy of Pediatric’s Immunization Schedule
- February 11, 2026: ACOFP Letter to West Virginia House Committee on Health and Human Resources Regarding Scope Expansion Bill
- February 9, 2026: Joint Sign-on Letter with AOA Specialty Colleges, Access to Care Oversight in Detention Centers
- January 20, 2026: Joint Sign-on Letter to Congress on FY2026 NIH Funding
- January 9, 2026: Joint Sign On Letter, Childhood Vaccine Schedule
- January 7, 2026: Joint Sign On Letter, HHS Childhood Immunization Schedule
- December 15, 2025: Joint Sign On Letter, PFS Efficiency Adjustment
- November 4, 2026: Long-Term Medicare Telehealth Fix, Joint Sign-On Letter
- October 27, 2025: Senate SFOPS Organizational Sign on Letter
- October 8, 2025: ACOFP Letter to Cigna, Downcoding Policy
- September 10, 2025: ACOFP CY 2026 PFS Proposed Rule Comment Letter
- August 25, 2025: Community Letter to Preserve Long-Standing Health Professions Loan Limit Exception
- August 12, 2025: ACOFP Letter in Response to HHS Cancellation of mRNA Vaccine Development Projects
- August 4, 2026: Request for HHS OIG Study on the Impacts of Step Therapy Requirements
- June 24, 2025: Joint Letter to HELP Leaders Regarding Student Loan Reconciliation
- June 23, 2025: Senate Letter Medicare Payment Provision, H.R. 1 'One Big Beautiful Bill'
- June 20, 2025: AOA and Osteopathic State and Specialty Letter of Support, Family Vaccine Protection Act
- June 16, 2025: ACOFP Letter in Response to ACIP Dismissals
- June 9, 2025: ACOFP Comments - CMS Deregulation RFI
- June 4, 2025: Physician Student Aid Reconciliation Letter to Senate
- May 16, 2025: AOA and Osteopathic State and Specialty Response: Student Success and Taxpayer Savings Plan
- May 5, 2025: FY26 Frontline Health Worker, Organizational Sign On-Letter
- April 21, 2025: Joint Comment Letter, Chiropractor Medicare Coverage Modernization Act
- April 25, 2025: Primary Care Collaborative Medicare and Primary Care Joint Sign On Letter
- March 12, 2025: ACOFP Special Registrations for Telemedicine and Limited State Telemedicine Registrations Proposed Rule Comment Letter
- March 5, 2025: Physician Response to NIP Indirect Cost Policy
- February 12, 2025: ACOFP Support Letter for the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025
- January 27, 2025: ACOFP Letter on the Draft Legislative Proposal to Improve the Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) Program
- Jan 28, 2025: Stakeholder WHO Engagement Letter
- January 5, 2025: Second Joint Letter on Regence's 50% Reduction Policy
- December 5, 2024: AOA and Osteopathic Affiliate End-of-Year Priorities Joint Comment Letter
- November 14, 2024: ACU & AATHC Joint Stakeholder Letter
- November 5: Support Letter for the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act
- September 10, 2024: Coalition Letter
- September 6, 2024: ACOFP CY 2025 PFS Proposed Rule Comment Letter
- August 13, 2024: Joint Sign On Letter, Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act
- August 13, 2024: FY25 Joint Sign on Letter PEPFAR Integration with PHC
- June 24, 2024: ACOFP Response to Senate Finance Committee’s Policy Outline on Graduate Medical Education (GME)
- June 10, 2024: ACOFP Response Bolstering Chronic Care through Physician Payment: Current Challenges and Policy Options in Medicare Part B
- May 6, 2024: Joint Letter in Opposition to D.C. B. 25-0545: Health Occupations Revision General Amendment Act 2024
- April 17, 2024: Letter to the House in Support for H.R. 7258, Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students (Community TEAMS) Act of 2024
- April 17, 2024: Letter of Support for S. 3679 / H.R. 7153, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act
- April 17, 2024: Letter of Support to Senate for H.R. 7258, Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students (Community TEAMS) Act of 2024
- March 18, 2024: Letter of Support for Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act
- February 12, 2024: Joint Letter in Opposition to Senate Bill 714
- January 11, 2024: ACOFP Letter of Support, Preserving Senior's Access to Physicians Act (H.R. 6683)
- January 2, 2024: AOA Joint Letter of Support, Preserving Senior's Access to Physicians Act (H.R. 6683)
- November 29, 2023: Find It Early Act (H.R. 3086) Supporting Organizations
- September 29, 2023: Comment to the Ways and Means Health Care Access Request for Information (RFI)
- September 7, 2023: Letter of support for CMS’ proposal to implement a Medicare billing code, known as G2211, in 2024
- September 1, 2023: Comment on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Calendar Year (CY) 2024 PhysicianFee Schedule (PFS) and Quality Payment Program Proposed Rule
- July 17, 2023: Letter of Support for Dillon's Law
- June 5, 2023: Sign on letter in opposition to H.R. 2713, the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act (I CAN Act)
- May 17, 2023: Sign on letter in support of H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act
- April 19, 2023: Comment Letter in Response to Non-Compete Clause Rulemaking
- March 20, 2023: Comment on the U.S. Senate Committee on Health,Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP Committee)
- February 14, 2023: Comment Letter in Response to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Proposed Rule Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder?
- February 13, 2023: Comment Letter in Response to the Contract Year (CY) 2024 Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D Proposed Rule
- December 5, 2022: Coalition Letter to Prevent 4.5% Reduction to Medicare Payment Rates
- November 1, 2022: Comment Letter in Response to CMS RFI: Make Your Voice Heard
- October 25, 2022: Comment Letter on Implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA)
- September 30, 2022: Coalition Letter on H.R. 8800, the Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022
- September 7, 2022: Sign-On Letter of Support for Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022
- September 6, 2022: Comment Letter on CMS Calendar Year 2023 Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program Proposed Rule
- August 1, 2022: Comment Letter on the HHS Initiative to Strengthen Primary Care
- August 1, 2022: Better Health Now Campaign Response to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health RFI
- July 27, 2022: Coalition Letter on Scheduled Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Cuts
- June 24, 2022: Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
- June 1, 2022: Coalition Letter to Reinstate Step Therapy Prohibition in MA Plans for Part B Drugs
- April 8, 2022: Comment Letter on the CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
- March 29, 2022: Concordance Recommendations for Primary Care Payment and Investment
- February 28, 2022: Coalition Letter to Extend the Medicare Sequester Moratorium
- February 25, 2022: Coalition Letter on Cuts to Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
- October 1, 2021: Letter of Support for Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2021
- September 17, 2021: Stakeholder Letter on Maternal Health Provisions in Build Back Better Act
- September 10, 2021: Comment Letter on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Calendar Year 2022 Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program Proposed Rule
- August 31, 2021: Coalition Letter of Support for Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2021
- July 29, 2021: Letter of Support for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
- July 22, 2021: Letter of Support for Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2021
- July 7, 2021: Letter to Congressional Leadership on Healthcare Infrastructure
- June 23, 2021: Comment Letter on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Fiscal Year 2022 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule
- May 25, 2021: Coalition Statement for the Record on Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act
- May 11, 2021: Letter of Support for Kids’ Access to Primary Care Act of 2021
- May 10, 2021: Coalition Letter on Workplace Violence Prevention
- April 22, 2021: Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule
- March 16, 2021: Osteopathic Affiliate Letter on Medicare Sequester Moratorium
- March 12, 2021: Coalition Letter on Medicare Sequester Moratorium and PAYGO Statute Reductions
- February 2, 2021: Coalition Letter on Medicare Sequester Moratorium
- December 7, 2020: Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act
- December 3, 2020: Coalition Letter on Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness
- November 30, 2020: Physician Fee Schedule Budget Neutrality Waiver
- November 12, 2020: Coalition Letter on Medicare Sequester
- October 5, 2020: CY 2021 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System and Quality Reporting Programs
- October 5, 2020: CY 2021 Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program
- August 25, 2020: Healthcare Coalition Support Letter on Eliminating the Provider Relief Fund Tax Penalties Act
- August 10, 2020: Certain Medical Care Arrangements
- August 10, 2020: Electronic Health Record (EHR) Reporting Program
- July 10, 2020: Osteopathic Affiliate Letter on Enhancing Patient Access to Care by Extending Telemedicine Gaines Realized During COVID-19
- July 6, 2020: Nondiscrimination in Health and Health Education Programs or Activities, Delegation of Authority
- April 30, 2020: ACOFP COVID-19 4.0 Request Letter to Leadership
- April 30, 2020: ACOFP COVID-19 4.0 Request Letter to Committees
- April 9, 2020: Osteopathic Affiliate Letter to Administration on CARES Act Emergency Funds
- March 23, 2020: Joint Covid Relief Letter
- March 19, 2020: ACOFP COVID-19 Stimulus Request Letter
- January 17, 2020: Protecting and Improving Medicare for Our Nation’s Seniors
- December 31, 2019: Medicare and State Healthcare Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Revisions to Safe Harbors Under the Anti-Kickback Statute, and Civil Monetary Penalty Rules Regarding Beneficiary Inducements
- December 31, 2019: Medicare Program; Modernizing and Clarifying the Physician Self-Referral Regulations
- November 29, 2019: Ways & Means Committee’s Rural and Underserved Communities Health Task Force
- November 13, 2019: Executive Order on Protecting and Improving Medicare for Our Nation's Seniors
- October 9, 2019: Health Resources & Services Administration Rural Access to Health Care Services
- September 27, 2019: 2020 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System and Quality Reporting Programs
- September 27, 2019: 2020 Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program
- July 2, 2019: Transparency Executive Order 2019
- June 5, 2019: Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019
- June 3, 2019: Interoperability of Medicare and Medicaid Programs
- June 3, 2019: 21st Century Cures Act and ONC Health IT
- May 24, 2019: No Surprises Act
- April 1, 2019: Pain Management Best Practices
- April 1, 2019: Telehealth Recommendations
- March 1, 2019: Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates Parts C and D
- March 1, 2019: Rising Health Care Costs HELP Committee
- January 28, 2019: Health IT and EHR Burden Reduction
- January 25, 2019: Medicare Part D Drug Prices
- January 21, 2019: 2030 Healthy People Initiative
- January 21, 2019: Children's Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Managed Care Plan
- December 30, 2018: IPI Model for Medicare Part D Drugs
- December 30, 2018: Medicare Advantage Part D Flexibilities
- December 18, 2018: Health Reimbursement Arrangements
- December 13, 2018: Drug Price Transparency
- October 25, 2018: Anti-Kickback Statute and Beneficiary Inducements CMP
- October 16, 2018: CMS Proposed ACO Rule
- September 7, 2018: CY 2019 Physician Fee Schedule - Quality Payment Program
- July 25, 2018: Health Care Innovation Caucus Request for Information
- May 24, 2018: Comment Letter to the Pain Management Best Practices Interr-Agency Task Force
- March 21, 2018: Quality Payment Program (QPP) to the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee
- March 12, 2018: Opioid Use & Development of Alternative Analgesics to the FDA
- February 7, 2018: Opioid Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM) to CMS Division of Measures Management System
- November 20, 2017: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Request for New Models of Primary Care
- August 23, 2017: Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Funding to CMS & Department of Health & Human Services
- August 21, 2017: CMS Year 2 Updates to the Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed Rule to CMS
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