2021 Advocacy Letters

2024-2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020

  • NAACOS writes CMMI on its Health Equity Strategy
  • NAACOS Supports bill that revises MSSP assignment to enhance the role of NPPs
  • NAACOS writes CMS in support of provider-led DCEs, amid scrutiny
  • NAACOS Feedback on the HHS Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022–2026
  • NAACOS submits comments in response to the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) request for input (RFI) on social determinants of health (SDOH) and health equity.
  • NAACOS and 11 other organizations ask CMS to provide ACOs with the options to select pre-pandemic years for benchmarks in 2022
  • NAACOS submits comments in response to the Congressional Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Caucus request for information (RFI) on challenges and opportunities to better address SDOH
  • Read NAACOS’ detailed comments in response to the proposed 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule
  • NAACOS writes ONC about including eCQM capabilities in its EHR Reporting Program
  • NAACOS and other notable organizations write HHS Secretary Becerra on advancing Medicare’s value-based care initiatives
  • NAACOS and 11 others leading health organizations ask Congress to include Value Act in reconciliation package
  • NAACOS urges CMS to implement a narrow national Medicare coverage determination of Aduhelm
  • NAACOS submits comments in response to congressional request for information (RFI) on public option legislation
  • NAACOS supports bill that removes cost-sharing obligations from Medicare Chronic Care Management codes
  • NAACOS and 13 other leading organizations support the Value in Health Care Act of 2021
  • NAACOS letter to Innovation Center makes recommendations on improving Direct Contracting
  • NAACOS comments on OMB Advancing Equity RFI
  • NAACOS submits comments to CMS in response to 2022 proposed IPPS rule
  • NAACOS Letter Urges New CMS Administrator to Make ACO Improvements
  • NAACOS and 12 others write Congress in support of the Accountable Care In Rural America Act (H.R. 3746)
  • NAACOS asks CMS to extend MSSP application deadlines
  • NAACOS files comments in response to proposed changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule
  • NAACOS and 10 others write HHS asking for a delay in MSSP quality overhaul
  • NAACOS submits a Statement for the Record on a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the future of telehealth
  • NAACOS letter to the Innovation Center outlines steps to promote value-based care and provides detailed program recommendations
  • NAACOS submits a Statement for the Record on the nominations of Andrea Palm to be Deputy HHS Secretary and Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to be CMS Administrator
  • NAACOS joins 13 other groups in a letter urging HHS to extend the Next Generation ACO Model through 2022 and create a permanent full-risk ACO option based on Next Gen
  • NAACOS writes HHS Secretary Becerra on policy priorities for the new administration
  • NAACOS letter to CMS urges 2020 MSSP quality scoring changes due to pandemic