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October 25, 2019AVAC Makes Recommendations for the Development of the 2020 National Vaccine Plan
October 24, 2019 Tammy R. Beckham, DVM, PhD Director, Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 200 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20201 RE: Request for Information (RFI) from Non-Federal Stakeholders: Developing the 2020 National Vaccine Plan Dear Dr. Beckham, On behalf of the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition […]
Letters to Administration Eliminating Disparities
October 1, 2019AVAC Offers Comments on Proposed Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Payment System
September 27, 2019 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1717-P P.O. Box 8013 Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 RE: CMS-1717-P Medicare Program: Proposed Changes to Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs To Whom It May Concern: As participants in the Adult Vaccine […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
October 1, 2019AVAC Comments on the CMS’s Proposed Changes to the Physician Fee Schedule
September 27, 2019 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1693-P P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 RE: CMS-1715-P Medicare Program: 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 May Concern: […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
October 1, 2019AVAC Sends Comments to CMS on the Medicare Program End Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System (ESRD PPS) and Quality Incentive Program Proposed Rule
September 27, 2019 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1713-P P.O. Box 8010, Baltimore, MD 21244-8010 RE: CMS-1713-P Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Payment for Renal Dialysis Services Furnished to Individuals With Acute Kidney Injury, End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program To Whom It May […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
June 25, 2019AVAC Comments on the Medicare Program Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Proposed Rule for FY 2020
AVAC comments on CMS–1716–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 2019 Rates
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
March 4, 2019AVAC Submits Comments on the 2020 Medicare Advantage and Part D Advance Notice and Draft Call Letter
March 1, 2019 Seema Verma Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 RE: 2020 Medicare Advantage and Part D Advance Notice and Draft Call Letter (CMS-2017- 0163) Dear Administrator Verma: As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Centers for […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
January 18, 2019AVAC Provides Comments on Immunization and Infectious Disease (IID) objectives for Healthy People (HP) 2030
January 17, 2019 Don Wright, MD, MPH, FAAFP Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Department of Health and Human Services Tower Building 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite LL100 Rockville, MD 20852 Re: Secretary’s Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for Healthy People 2030 Dear Dr. Wright: […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
September 10, 2018AVAC Responds to CMS’s Proposed Rule on the Physician Fee Schedule, Medicare Shared Savings Program, and Other Programs
September 10, 2018 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1693-P P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 RE: CMS-1693-P Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2019; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Quality Reporting Program; and Medicaid Promoting […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
September 10, 2018AVAC Expresses Concerns About CMS’s Medicare Program End Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System and Quality Incentive Program Proposed Rule
September 10, 2018 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1691-P P.O. Box 8010, Baltimore, MD 21244-8010 RE: CMS-1691-P Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Payment for Renal Dialysis Services Furnished to Individuals With Acute Kidney Injury, End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program To Whom It May […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
August 31, 2018AVAC Comments on the CY 2019 Medicare Program Home Health Prospective Payment System Update Proposed Rule
August 31, 2018 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1689-P P.O. Box 8013, Baltimore, MD 21244-8013 RE: CMS-1689-P Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2019 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and CY 2020 Case-Mix Adjustment Methodology Refinements; Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model; Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements; […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
June 26, 2018AVAC Submitted Comments to CMS on the Medicare Program Hospital Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment proposed rule for FY 2019
June 26, 2018 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1690-P P.O. Box 8010 Baltimore, MD 21244-1810 RE: CMS-1690-P Medicare Program; FY 2019 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System and Quality Reporting Updates for Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2018 (FY 2019) To Whom It May Concern: As participants […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
June 26, 2018AVAC Offers Thoughts on Medicare Program Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment proposed rule for Fiscal Year 2019
June 26,2018 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1688-P P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 RE: CMS–1694–P Medicare Program: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2019 To Whom It May Concern: As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we appreciate the opportunity […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures