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June 13, 2017AVAC Writes to CMS with Comments on the Medicare Program Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Proposed Rule
June 13, 2017 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1677-P P.O. Box 8011 Baltimore, MD 21244-8050 RE: CMS–1677–P Medicare Program: Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Proposed Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2018 Rates To Whom […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
April 25, 2017AVAC Submits Comments on 2018 Medicare Advantage and Part D Advance Notice and Final Call Letter
To Whom It May Concern: As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 2018 Medicare Advantage and Part D Advance Notice and Final Call Letter. Specifically: Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults (p. 98): AVAC encourages CMS to continue […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
March 24, 2017AVAC Responds to Proposed Changes to Existing Measure for HEDIS 2017: Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults (PNU)
As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we appreciate the opportunity to comment on the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Proposed New Measure for HEDIS®1 2018: Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults (PVS) included in its update to guidelines and measures using electronic clinical data systems (ECDS). We are pleased to offer […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
March 2, 2017AVAC Comments on CMS’s 2018 Medicare Advantage and Part D Advance Notice and Draft Call Letter
To Whom It May Concern: As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 2018 Medicare Advantage and Part D Advance Notice and Draft Call Letter. Specifically: AVAC encourages CMS to continue to work with NCQA, PQA and other relevant […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
December 19, 2016AVAC Responds to CMS’s Final Rule on Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Model (APM) Incentive under the Physician Fee Schedule, and Criteria for Physician-Focused Payment Models
December 19, 2016 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-5517-FC P.O. Box 8013 Baltimore, MD 21244-8013 RE: Medicare Program; Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Model (APM) Incentive under the Physician Fee Schedule, and Criteria for Physician-Focused Payment Models To Whom It May Concern: AVAC would […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
December 9, 20162016: Start Making a Difference. 2017: Take it to the Next Level.
It’s been just over a year since the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC) launched on Capitol Hill to raise awareness, improve access, and increase utilization of vaccines among adults. Vaccines protect us from a variety of common diseases that can be serious and even deadly. Here’s a snapshot of our activities over the past year
Blogs Appropriations/Funding for Immunization
September 23, 2016AVAC Gives Remarks at the National Vaccine Advisory Committee
The Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC) consists of over 50 organizational leaders in health and public health who are committed to tackling the range of barriers to adult immunization and to raising awareness of its importance. AVAC works towards common legislative and regulatory solutions that will strengthen and enhance access to adult immunization across the […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
September 9, 2016AVAC Sends Comments to CMS on the Physician Fee Schedule
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1654-P P.O. Box 8013 Baltimore, MD 21244-8013 Re: Medicare Program: Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2017; Medicare Advantage Pricing Data Release; Medicare Advantage and Part D Medical Low Ratio Data […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
September 9, 2016AVAC Responds to Proposed Hospital Outpatient Payment Rule
To Whom It May Concern: As members of the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Medicare Program Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs proposed rule. AVAC includes more than fifty organizational leaders in health and public health who are committed […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
August 29, 2016Quality over quantity: making the case for vaccines
Michael Hodin, Ph.D and William Schaffner, M.D.discuss the importance of prioritizing quality of care over quantity of care in op-ed published by The Hill.
Blogs Quality Measures
August 26, 2016AVAC Weighs in on Home Health Payments and Reporting Requirements
August 26, 2016 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1648-P P.O. Box 80136 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 RE: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: CY 2017 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update; Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model; and Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements To Whom It May Concern: AVAC appreciates the opportunity […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
August 23, 2016AVAC Offers Comments on the Medicare Program End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment Proposed Rule
August 23, 2016 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1651-P P.O. Box 8010 Baltimore, MD 21244-8010 To Whom It May Concern: As members of the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Medicare Program End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) prospective payment proposed rule. AVAC […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures