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July 11, 2016AVAC Responds to Proposed Changes to Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Model (APM) Incentive
June 27, 2016 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-5517-P P.O. Box 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 appreciates the opportunity to […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
July 11, 2016Several AVAC Members Produce White Paper on Importance of Quality Measures
Every year, more than 40,000 American adults are hospitalized or die due to vaccine- preventable diseases. In addition, vaccine-preventable diseases cost the U.S. billions each year. As the U.S. population ages at an unprecedented rate, with 78 million Baby Boomers becoming seniors, improving rates of adult vaccination is a national imperative. Higher vaccination rates among adults reduce clinic visits, the rate of hospitalizations, and the incidence of long-term disability. Nevertheless, adult vaccination rates remain far below national targets. A solution to the challenges facing adult vaccination is appropriate vaccine quality measures.
Reports Quality Measures
June 22, 2016AVAC Comments on Skilled Nursing Facilities Quality Reporting Program Proposed Rule
June 20, 2016 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1645-P P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 Re: Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities Proposed Rule for FY 2017, SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program, SNF Quality Reporting Program, and SNF Payment Models Research To […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
June 22, 2016AVAC Expresses Support for Maintaining the Influenza Immunization Measure
June 17, 2016 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1655-P P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 RE: CMS–1655–P Medicare Program proposed rule on 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 2017 […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
May 20, 2016AVAC and The Next Frontier for Immunizations
“In a world of massive information overload, we have to be loud and insistent with our vaccination message. Nowhere is that more true than in Washington, DC.” – Mike Popovich CEO, Scientific Technologies Corporation
Blogs Appropriations/Funding for Immunization
May 17, 2016AVAC Responds to National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Proposed Modifications to the Pneumococcal Vaccination for Older Adults measure
As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we appreciate the opportunity to comment on the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) proposed modifications to the Pneumococcal Vaccination for Older Adults measure. AVAC consists of over 45 organizational leaders in health and public health that are committed to tackling the range of barriers to […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
March 2, 2016AVAC Responds to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Measure Development Plan (MDP)
AVAC supports the range of CMS work currently being undertaken to streamline process and
outcome measures and align these measures across providers and payment systems. This
extensive undertaking requires a coordinated effort that includes public and private payers,
health care providers as well as patients and caregivers. AVAC appreciates that CMS is
committed to the goals of addressing known measurement and performance gaps while also
employing strategies to ensure that the burden of quality measure reporting on providers is
minimized.Letters to Administration Quality Measures
February 20, 2016AVAC responds to the CMS National Coverage Analysis Comment Request on Hepatitis B Screening for High-Risk Medicare Beneficiaries
February 20, 2016 RE: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid National Coverage Analysis for Screening for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection (CAG-00447N) Dear Ms. Jensen: As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) National Coverage Analysis for hepatitis B screening […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
December 7, 2015AVAC Responds to the National Quality Forum (NQF) Measure Applications Partnership (MAP) Request for Comment on a List of Standardized Performance Measures
As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we are grateful for the opportunity to offer our comments on Measures under Consideration by the Measure Applications Partnership (MAP) at the National Quality Forum (NQF). AVAC consists of more than 40 organizational leaders in health and public health that are committed to tackling the range […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
November 17, 2015AVAC Responds to CMS Information Request on Adult Immunization Measures for New Merit Incentive Payment System (MIPS) for Physicians Under Medicare
To Whom It May Concern: As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we appreciate the opportunity to comment on this RFI on the development of Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Models. AVAC consists of more than 40 organizational leaders in health and public health that are committed to tackling the […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
October 14, 2015AVAC Commends CMS Efforts to Improve Patient Education and Access to Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunizations in Long-Term Care Facilities
As members of in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we appreciate the opportunity to comment on the CMS proposed rule reforming the requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities. AVAC consists of more than 35 organizational leaders in health and public health that are committed to tackling the range of barriers to adult immunization and to […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
September 30, 2015Adult Vaccination Rates Too Low – Putting Our Nation’s Health and Pocketbook at Risk, Says New Coalition
Every year, more than 50,000 adults die from vaccine preventable diseases and thousands more suffer serious health problems that could have been prevented by accessing recommended immunizations. In response, a diverse group of healthcare providers, vaccine makers, pharmacies, public health organizations, and patient and consumer groups today launched the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC) to change this.
Blogs Appropriations/Funding for Immunization