NARHC Advocacy Letters and Comments
NARHC often communicates with Congress and the Administration on issues of importance to the Rural Health Clinic community. The following is an archive of official communications we have sent advocating on behalf of the Rural Health Clinic Program. We have also included some communications and letters that NARHC has signed but were not authored by NARHC.
September 9, 2024 - Comments on 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
June 26, 2024 - Statement for the Record CMMI Hearing
June 18, 2024 - Statement for the Record 340B Oversight Hearing
May 30, 2024 - Joint Letter to Energy and Commerce Leadership
May 30, 2024 - Statement for the Record, Senate Finance Committee Rural Health Hearing
May 29, 2024 - CMS Medicare Advantage Data Request for Information Response
May 28, 2024 - RFI Response - Rural Definition Proposed Changes - FORHP Grants
April 25, 2024 - MedPAC April Public Meeting Statement for the Record
March 28, 2024 - CPT Category II ~ Letter to the Administrator
March 21, 2024 - MedPAC Spring Public Meeting Statement for the Record
2023
November 18, 2023 - Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee on Health Telehealth Hearing Statement for the Record
October 15, 2023 - House Budget Committee Health Care Task Force RFI Response
October 5, 2023 - Ways & Means Rural Health Request for Information Response
September 11, 2023 - Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Comments CY2024
September 11, 2023 -Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System Comments CY2024
September 11, 2023 - Letters to Committees of Jurisdiction Regarding RHC Behavioral Health Initiative
July 20, 2023 - Letter to CMMI on RHC Exclusion from Making Care Primary Model
July 10, 2023 -Letter to the MedPAC Commissioner in Response to June 2023 Report
May 25, 2023 - Letter of Support, RHC Burden Reduction Act (Similar letters to all co-leads of House and Senate RHC Burden Reduction Act bills)
May 22, 2023 - Letter of Support, Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2023
May 17, 2023 - Statement for the Record, Senate Finance Committee on Health Rural Health Hearing
March 6, 2023 - Letter to CMS Administrator on RHC Urbanized Area Issue
2022
November 30, 2022 - Joint Letter of Support, RHC Behavioral Health Initiative
November 15, 2022 - Request for Information, Good Faith Estimate Regulation
September 7, 2022 - 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Comments
September 1, 2022 - Response to Medicare Advantage Request for Information
August 25, 2022 - Comment on the Proposed Rural Emergency Hospital Conditions of Participation
August 24, 2022 - Letter of support Primary Health Services Enhancement Act
August 1, 2022 - Response to Primary Care Request for Information
July 26, 2022 - Letter to House Leadership on H.R. 4040
June 27, 2022 - Rural Health Coalition Letter in Support of CDC Office of Rural Health
May 2, 2022 - Letter of Support for Strengthen Kids' Mental Health Now Act of 2022
April 1, 2022 - Letter of Support for Medicare Recognition of LPCs and MFTs
March 31, 2022 - Letter of Support for Rural Health Clinic Behavioral Health Initiative
February 14, 2022 - Letter to Congressional Staff - Post-PHE Telehealth Policy for Rural Health Clinics
January, 2022 - NARHC Letter to Secretary Becerra and Administrator Brooks-LaSure on Good Faith Estimate Policy
2021
September, 2021 - NARHC RHC Testing-Kit Letter to President Biden
September, 2021 - NARHC 2022 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule Comments
September, 2021 - Rural Health Innovation Act of 2021 – Letter of Support
May 20, 2021 - 2020 Census Bureau Comments
April 7, 2021 - Rural America Health Corps Act - Letter of Support
March 3, 2021 -Letter to HRSA on Vaccine Distribution to Rural Providers
February 8, 2021 -Letter to Congressional Staff - American Rescue Plan Overlooks Rural Areas
January 15, 2021 - NARHC Message Congressional Staff Regarding RHC Payment Modernization
2020
October 5, 2020 - NARHC 2021 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule Comments
September 23, 2020 - Letter from NARHC, NRHA, and NACHC to Congressional Leadership on Safety-Net Provider Telehealth Issues
August 3, 2020 - Telehealth Coalition sign-on Letter Endorsing the Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020
July 30, 2020 -Letter of Thanks to Chairman Grassley on Distant Site Extension Language in HEALS Act
July 10, 2020 - Letter to United States House of Representatives ~ Underserved Communities Deserve Telehealth Access
June 25, 2020 - Letter to United States Senate ~ Fixing Telehealth for Safety Net Providers
May 14, 2020 -Letter of Thanks to Rep. Adrian Smith for Introducing the Improving Telehealth for Underserved Communities Act
May 14, 2020 -Letter of Thanks to Rep. Tom O’Halleran for Introducing the Improving Telehealth for Underserved Communities Act
April 7, 2020 -Letter to Administrator Verma on Telehealth Guidance
February 28, 2020 - Joint Letter with NRHA to Secretary Azar on Rural Health Clinic Payment Modernization Proposal
