
AMGA Seeking Regulatory Relief to Preserve Care Access

Key Takeaways
- AMGA calls for modernization of Medicare regulations to prevent healthcare access issues and provider sustainability threats.
- Key concerns include skilled nursing care, wellness visit documentation, and dual-eligible special needs plans.
AMGA is stressing that regulatory relief is urgently needed to prevent broader health care system disruptions, considering the recent Medicaid funding cuts put forth in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
Alexandria, Virginia — In a new letter addressed to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, the
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- Stay requirements for skilled nursing facility care
- Annual wellness visit documentation requirements
- Provider education in dual-eligible special needs plans
- Supporting a national or multistate licensing framework for clinicians
- Streamlining oversight to prevent information blocking
- Scaling up team-based, value-driven care through revised reporting requirements
- Greater transparency to the prior authorization process
AMGA stressed that regulatory relief is urgently needed to prevent broader health care system disruptions.
“The combination of rising administrative burdens and historic federal funding cuts is a recipe for reduced access to care,” said Jerry Penso, MD, MBA, AMGA president and CEO. “We need a regulatory system that supports—not impedes—clinicians' ability to care for their patients.”
For a more in-depth look at this latest RFI and to read a detailed account of AMGA's response to HHS,
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