Comment Letters
ACOFP submits comment letters to several government departments on important issues that impact the future of osteopathic family medicine.
2024
Letter of Support for Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act
March 18, 2024
Joint Letter in Opposition to Senate Bill 714
February 12, 2024
ACOFP Letter of Support, Preserving Senior' Access to Physicians Act (H.R. 663)
January 11, 2024
AOA Joint Letter of Support, Preserving Senior' Access to Physicians Act (H.R. 663)
January 2, 2024
2023
Find It Early Act (HR 3086) Supporting Organizations
November 29, 2023
Comment to the Ways and Means Health Care Access Request for Information (RFI)
September 29, 2023
Letter of support for CMS’ proposal to implement a Medicare billing code, known as G2211, in 2024
September 7, 2023
Comment on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Calendar Year (CY) 2024 PhysicianFee Schedule (PFS) and Quality Payment Program Proposed Rule
September 1, 2023
Letter of Support for Dillon's Law
July 17, 2023
Sign on letter in opposition to H.R. 2713, the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act (I CAN Act)
June 5 2023
Sign on letter in support of H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act
May 17, 2023
Comment Letter in Response to Non-Compete Clause Rulemaking
April 19, 2023
Comment on the U.S. Senate Committee on Health,Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP Committee)
March 20, 2023
Comment Letter in Response to the Contract Year (CY) 2024 Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D Proposed Rule
February 13, 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
2022
Coalition Letter to Prevent 4.5% Reduction to Medicare Payment Rates
December 5, 2022
Comment Letter in Response to CMS RFI: Make Your Voice Heard
November 1, 2022
Comment Letter on Implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA)
October 25, 2022
Coalition Letter on H.R. 8800, the Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022
September 30, 2022
Sign-On Letter of Support for Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022
September 7, 2022
Comment Letter on CMS Calendar Year 2023 Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program Proposed Rule
September 6, 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
August 1, 2022
Coalition Letter on Scheduled Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Cuts
July 27, 2022
Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
June 24, 2022
Coalition Letter to Reinstate Step Therapy Prohibition in MA Plans for Part B Drugs
June 1, 2022
Comment Letter on the CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
April 8, 2022
Concordance Recommendations for Primary Care Payment and Investment
March 29, 2022
Coalition Letter to Extend the Medicare Sequester Moratorium
February 28, 2022
Coalition Letter on Cuts to Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
February 25, 2022
2021
Letter of Support for Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2021
October 1, 2021
Stakeholder Letter on Maternal Health Provisions in Build Back Better Act
September 17, 2021
Comment Letter on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Calendar Year 2022 Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program Proposed Rule
September 10, 2021
Coalition Letter of Support for Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2021
August 31, 2021
Letter of Support for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
July 29, 2021
Letter of Support for Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2021
July 22, 2021
Letter to Congressional Leadership on Healthcare Infrastructure
July 7, 2021
Comment Letter on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Fiscal Year 2022 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule
June 23, 2021
Coalition Statement for the Record on Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act
May 25, 2021
Letter of Support for Kids’ Access to Primary Care Act of 2021
May 11, 2021
Coalition Letter on Workplace Violence Prevention
May 10, 2021
Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule
April 22, 2021
Osteopathic Affiliate Letter on Medicare Sequester Moratorium
March 16, 2021
Coalition Letter on Medicare Sequester Moratorium and PAYGO Statute Reductions
March 12, 2021
2020
Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act
December 7, 2020
Coalition Letter on Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness
December 3, 2020
Physician Fee Schedule Budget Neutrality Waiver
November 30, 2020
Coalition Letter on Medicare Sequester
November 12, 2020
CY 2021 Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program
October 5, 2020
CY 2021 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System and Quality Reporting Programs
October 5, 2020
Healthcare Coalition Support Letter on Eliminating the Provider Relief Fund Tax Penalties Act
August 25, 2020
Electronic Health Record (EHR) Reporting Program
August 10, 2020
Certain Medical Care Arrangements
August 10, 2020
Osteopathic Affiliate Letter on Enhancing Patient Access to Care by Extending Telemedicine Gaines Realized During COVID-19
July 10, 2020
Nondiscrimination in Health and Health Education Programs or Activities, Delegation of Authority
July 6, 2020
ACOFP COVID-19 4.0 Request Letter to Leadership
April 30, 2020
ACOFP COVID-19 4.0 Request Letter to Committees
April 30, 2020
Osteopathic Affiliate Letter to Administration on CARES Act Emergency Funds
April 9, 2020
ACOFP COVID-19 Stimulus Request Letter
March 19, 2020
Protecting and Improving Medicare for Our Nation’s Seniors
January 17, 2020
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
December 31, 2019
Ways & Means Committee’s Rural and Underserved Communities Health Task Force
November 29, 2019
Executive Order on Protecting and Improving Medicare for Our Nation's Seniors
November 13, 2019
Health Resources & Services Administration Rural Access to Health Care Services
October 9, 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
September 27, 2019
Transparency Executive Order 2019
July 2, 2019
Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019
June 5, 2019
Interoperability of Medicare and Medicaid Programs
June 3, 2019
21st Century Cures Act and ONC Health IT
June 3, 2019
No Surprises Act
May 24, 2019
Telehealth Recommendations
April 1, 2019
Pain Management Best Practices
April 1, 2019
Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates Parts C and D
March 1, 2019
Rising Health Care Costs HELP Committee
March 1, 2019
Health IT and EHR Burden Reduction
January 28, 2019
Medicare Part D Drug Prices
January 25, 2019
2030 Healthy People Initiative
January 21, 2019
Children's Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Managed Care Plan
January 21, 2019
2018
IPI Model for Medicare Part D Drugs
December 30, 2018
Medicare Advantage Part D Flexibilities
December 30, 2018
Health Reimbursement Arrangements
December 18, 2018
Drug Price Transparency
December 13, 2018
Anti-Kickback Statute and Beneficiary Inducements CMP
October 25, 2018
CMS Proposed ACO Rule
October 16, 2018
CY 2019 Physician Fee Schedule - Quality Payment Program
September 7, 2018
Health Care Innovation Caucus Request for Information
July 25, 2018
Opioid Crisis Response Act (OCRA) of 2018 to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pension (HELP)
April 11, 2018
Quality Payment Program (QPP) to the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee
March 21, 2018
Opioid Use & Development of Alternative Analgesics to the FDA
March 12, 2018
Opioid Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM) to CMS Division of Measures Management System
February 7, 2018
2017
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Request for New Models of Primary Care
November 20, 2017
Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) & Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) to CMS
September 11, 2017
Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Funding to CMS & Department of Health & Human Services
August 23, 2017
CMS Year 2 Updates to the Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed Rule to CMS
August 21, 2017