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ACS Advocacy and Health Policy Staff

Division Director
Christian Shalgian
1640 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202-337-2701
Fax: 202-337-4271
cshalgian@facs.org

Assistant Director, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Improvement Programs
Elizabeth W. Hoy, MHA
Phone: 202-337-2701
E-Mail: ehoy@facs.org

Assistant Director, Legislative Affairs
Kristen V. Hedstrom, MPH
Phone: 202-672-1503
khedstrom@facs.org

Manager, State Affairs
Jon Sutton
Phone: 312-202-5358
jsutton@facs.org

General Information
ahp@facs.org


ACS Views on Legislative, Regulatory, and Other Issues

Ambulatory Surgical Centers

Assistants at Surgery

Cancer Issues

Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)

Graduate Medical Education

Health System Reform

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (90K PDF)

HIPAA and Medical Records Confidentiality

Medicare Coverage Issues

Medicare Fee Schedule:

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2009

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2008

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2006

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2005

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2004

 Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC)

 Medicare Payment Reform

— Budget-Neutral Bonus Payments for Primary Care

Berkley-Kirk Letter Supporting Increased Medicare Payments and Medicare Payment Reform (100K PDF)

— EMTALA–Related Tax Deduction

— Hospital Payment

— Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007

— Medicare Reform Proposals

— Pay for Performance

— Sustainable Growth Rate

Office-Based Surgery

Organ Transplants

Patient Safety

Physician Self Referral Law

— Access to Imaging Services

Scope of Practice

Specialty Hospitals

State Children's Health Insurance Program

Trauma and EMS

Veterans Affairs

Workforce


Revised May 7, 2009


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