Government News

One of HBMA's focus areas is monitoring healthcare regulations and government agencies. The Government Relations committee regularly communicates updates to members including HIPAA, Healthcare Reform, the HITECH Act, and SGR just to name a few.

Mission

The HBMA Government Relations Committee exists to monitor ongoing National regulatory activities affecting the medical billing industry; actively comment on or otherwise explain HBMA's position on such regulatory activity through HBMA's lobbyist group; offer HBMA expertise and research to regulatory agencies as appropriate; inform HBMA membership of pertinent regulatory activity; and where appropriate, solicit HBMA membership position on regulatory activities.

Please view the links along the left for information in various government related areas.