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Maternal vaccinations congressional briefing, April 2021

Keeping Vaccinations Up to Date

AVAC Catching Up Factsheet Vaccines have always been considered one of the greatest public health achievements, but especially amid the pandemic, where there is overlap between populations that are vulnerable to COVID-19 and other vaccine preventable disease. Despite the demonstrated benefits, vaccine-preventable diseases (or their complications) account for 50,000 to 90,000 adult deaths in the […]

AVAC Letter on Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations

April 6, 2022    The Honorable Rosa DeLauro Chair House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Tom Cole Ranking Member House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Patty Murray Chair Senate Appropriations Subcommittee […]

Supporting Supplemental COVID-19 Funding

March 30, 2022 The Honorable Charles Schumer Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Minority Leader U.S. Senate Washington D.C. 20510 The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Leaders: On behalf of […]

AVAC Letter to OIDP Vaccines Federal Implementation Plan Public Comment

March 29, 2022  David Kim, M.D.  Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy   Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC  20201 RE: Vaccines Federal Implementation Plan Public Comment  Dear Dr. Kim:  As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Office of […]

AVAC Comments on Healthy People 2030

January 10, 2022  Carter Blakey Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420, Rockville, MD 20852  Dear Director Blakey,  Members of the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC) and stakeholder partners, we appreciate the opportunity to offer comments on Healthy People 2030 and make recommendations […]

AVAC Supports Section 139402 and Section 139405 of the Build Back Better Act

December 13, 2021 The Honorable Charles Schumer Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Majority Leader Schumer: Thank you for your strong support and leadership in improving access to vaccines for older adults and individuals with chronic conditions who rely on federal programs for vaccine coverage. We are grateful that the Build Back Better […]

Medicare D Cost Sharing Reduces Vaccine Uptake and Perpetuates Health Inequities

Cost sharing under Medicare Part D can be a large deterrent for beneficiaries to get vaccinated, resulting in worsened health outcomes that continue to perpetuate and exacerbate existing health inequities. Read more about this issue and how Congress can act to address it in this piece written by Josh Adler and Steven Calderbank of IQVIA.

AVAC Submits Comments on the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment

To Whom It May Concern:  As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we appreciate the opportunity to comment on Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs; etc.  Specifically, AVAC wishes to highlight its strong support for the following proposals included in this proposed rulemaking:  […]

AVAC Offers Comments on the CY2022 Physician Fee Schedule

 September 13, 2021  RE: CMS-1751-P Medicare Program: CY 2022 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Provider Enrollment Regulation Updates; Provider and Supplier Prepayment and Post-Payment Medical Review Requirements  To Whom It May Concern:  As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition […]