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March 19, 2021AVAC Urges the Biden Administration to use its Presidential Budget to Tackle Vaccination Barriers
Dear President Biden As our nation undergoes a vaccination program that will be the greatest public health efforts of our generation, members of the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC) and stakeholder partners ask that as you consider updating longstanding structural flaws in our vaccine policies as part of the Build Back Better Recovery plan. Inequities […]
Letters to Administration Appropriations/Funding for Immunization
January 27, 2021AVAC Asks CMS for Clarification on Physician Fee Schedule Update
January 22, 2021 Dear Director Blackford: On behalf of members of the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we write respectfully to request that CMS provide clarifying instruction to the MACs, following the Physician Fee Schedule Update of January 7, 2021, that payment amounts set in the final CY21 MPFS rule for immunization administration services described […]
Letters to Administration Supporting Providers
January 5, 2021AVAC Advises CMS on Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
January 4, 2021 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-9912-IFC P.O. Box 8016, Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 comports RE: RIN 0938-AU35: Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency CMS-9912-IFC To Whom It May Concern: As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), […]
Letters to Administration COVID-19 Response
December 4, 2020AVAC Responds to Request for Information on the Vaccines National Strategic Plan Draft
December 3, 2020 David Kim, M.D. Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy Department of Health and Human Services200 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20201 RE: Request for Information (RFI): Vaccines National Strategic Plan Draft Available for Public Comment Dear Dr. Kim, As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we appreciate the opportunity to comment […]
Letters to Administration Benefits of Immunization
October 22, 2020AVAC Leads Stakeholder Letter on Equitable COVID Vaccine Distribution
Dear Secretary Azar, ADM Giroir, Director Redfield, Commissioner Hahn, and Chief Advisor Slaoui: As the nation plans for the upcoming allocation, distribution, and administration of a new COVID-19 pandemic vaccine, we write to emphasize that the success of that plan will be judged by how well it ensures equitable access for all. While continued efforts on testing […]
Letters to Administration COVID-19 Response
October 6, 2020AVAC Comments on CMS Physician Fee Schedule
October 5, 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1734-P P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 RE: CMS-1734-P Medicare Program: CY 2021 Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; etc. To Whom It […]
Letters to Administration Supporting Providers
August 24, 2020AVAC Comments on the CY 2021 Home Health Proposed Rule
August 24, 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1730-PP.O. Box 8013, Baltimore, MD 21244-8013 RE: CMS-1730-P Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2021 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update; Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements; Home Infusion Therapy Services Requirements To Whom It May Concern: As participants in […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
July 29, 2020AVAC Sends CMS Recommendations Around Improving Adult Immunization
Memo To: Seema Verma, Administrator for the Center for Medicare at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services From: Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (Abby Bownas / Lisa Foster, AVAC Managers) CC: Brady Brookes; Demetrios Kouzoukas; Kimberly Brandt; and Jeffrey Kelman Date: 7/29/2020 Re: Recommendations to CMS around improving Adult Immunizations Incentivize beneficiary uptake of recommended […]
Letters to Administration COVID-19 Response
May 19, 2020AVAC Makes Recommendations to 2021 Physician Fee Schedule
May 19, 2020 Demetrios Kouzoukas Principal Deputy Administrator for Medicare and Director Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 RE: Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC) Recommendations for the FY2021 Proposed Rule Medicare Program: Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies; […]
Letters to Administration Supporting Providers
March 6, 2020AVAC Submits Comments on Medicare Part D Proposed Rule
March 6, 2020 Seema Verma Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 RE: Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2021 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies – Part II Dear Administrator Verma: As participants in the […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
January 8, 2020AVAC Responds to HHS’s Value-Based Transformation Initiative
December 20, 2019 Ed Simcox HHS Chief Technology Officer U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 200 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20201 RE: Request for Information – PreventionX Dear Mr. Simcox, On behalf of the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we appreciate the opportunity to share our thoughts in response to the Department of […]
Letters to Administration Benefits of Immunization
December 12, 2019AVAC Comments on Executive Order Aimed at Modernizing Influenza Vaccines in the United States to Promote National Security and Public Health
December 12, 2019 Robert Kadlec, M.D., MTM&H, M.S., Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response 200 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20201 RE: Comments on Executive Order on Modernizing Influenza Vaccines in the United States to Promote National Security and Public Health. Dear Assistant Secretary Kadlec, On behalf of the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we […]
Letters to Administration Appropriations/Funding for Immunization