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September 29, 2022AVAC Memo RE: CMS-1770-P Medicare Program: CY 2023 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements etc.
FROM: The Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC) TO: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Attention: CMS-1770-P DATE: September 6, 2022 RE: CMS-1770-P Medicare Program: CY 2023 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements etc. The Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC) appreciates the […]
Letters to Administration Supporting Providers
April 18, 2022AVAC 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 […]
Letters to Administration Benefits of Immunization
February 8, 2022AVAC 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 […]
Letters to Administration Benefits of Immunization
September 20, 2021AVAC 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: […]
Letters to Administration Reducing Financial Barriers
September 14, 2021AVAC 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 […]
Letters to Administration Supporting Providers
August 6, 2021AVAC Provides Comments on OMB’s Request for Information
Dear Deputy Director Young, The Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Request for Information posed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). We recognize the importance of equitable access to health care and are committed to far-reaching policies, programs, and partnerships that increase equitable service delivery. AVAC consists […]
Letters to Administration
June 29, 2021AVAC Offers Comments on Medicare Program; Hospital Prospective Payment Systems and Quality Programs and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Requirements
To Whom It May Concern: As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we appreciate the opportunity to comment on 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 2022 Rates; Quality Programs and Medicare Promoting Interoperability […]
Letters to Administration Appropriations/Funding for Immunization
June 8, 2021AVAC Offers Comments on the Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program and Value-Based Purchasing Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2022
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1746-P P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 To Whom It May Concern: As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we appreciate the opportunity to comment on Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to […]
Letters to Administration Appropriations/Funding for Immunization
June 8, 2021AVAC Offers Comments on the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2022 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1748-P P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 To Whom It May Concern: As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we appreciate the opportunity to comment on Medicare Program: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2022 and […]
Letters to Administration Appropriations/Funding for Immunization
June 8, 2021AVAC Offers Comments on the FY 2022 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System and Quality Reporting Updates
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1750-P P.O. Box 8010 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 To Whom It May Concern: As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we appreciate the opportunity to comment on Medicare Program: FY 2022 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System and Quality Reporting Updates […]
Letters to Administration Appropriations/Funding for Immunization
March 19, 2021AVAC Makes Recommendations to the Biden Administration on Immunization Infrastructure Systems (IIS)
Dear President Biden, The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a devastating toll on our society. With more than 400,000 American lives lost, millions of people forced to file for unemployment, and too many children falling behind in school during online instruction. As the national strategy for the efficient, effective, and equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines […]
Letters to Administration COVID-19 Response
March 19, 2021AVAC Puts Forward Recommendations on the Biden Administration’s Vaccine Confidence Campaigns
Dear President Biden, Thank you for your continued efforts to end the COVID-19 pandemic, strengthen vaccine confidence, and improve vaccination rates throughout the United States. We appreciate that the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 dedicates $1 billion to build vaccine confidence, support vaccine education, and improve vaccination rates for COVID-19 vaccines as well […]
Letters to Administration Benefits of Immunization