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August 21, 2017AVAC Offers Comments on CMS’s Updates to the Quality Payment Program
August 21, 2017 Seema Verma Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-5522-P P.O. Box 8013 Baltimore, MD 21244-8013 RE: Medicare Program: CY 2018 Updates to the Quality Payment Program Dear Administrator Verma: AVAC appreciates the opportunity to offer comments in response to the Medicare Program; Merit-Based Incentive […]
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August 2, 2017AVAC Writes Letter to New Director of CDC Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald
Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D. Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road Atlanta, GA 30329 Dear Director Fitzgerald, As members of the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we congratulate you on your recent appointment as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and […]
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June 26, 2017AVAC Comments on CMS’s Proposed Rule on the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP)
June 26, 2017 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1679-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 2018, SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program, SNF Quality Reporting Program, and SNF Payment Models Research To […]
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June 26, 2017AVAC Responds to CMS’s Medicare Program: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule
June 26, 2017 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1671-P P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 RE: CMS–1671-P Medicare Program: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2018 To Whom It May Concern: As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we appreciate the […]
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June 13, 2017AVAC Writes to CMS with Comments on the Medicare Program Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Proposed Rule
June 13, 2017 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1677-P P.O. Box 8011 Baltimore, MD 21244-8050 RE: CMS–1677–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 2018 Rates To Whom […]
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April 25, 2017AVAC Submits Comments on 2018 Medicare Advantage and Part D Advance Notice and Final Call Letter
To Whom It May Concern: As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 2018 Medicare Advantage and Part D Advance Notice and Final Call Letter. Specifically: Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults (p. 98): AVAC encourages CMS to continue […]
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March 24, 2017AVAC Responds to Proposed Changes to Existing Measure for HEDIS 2017: Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults (PNU)
As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we appreciate the opportunity to comment on the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Proposed New Measure for HEDIS®1 2018: Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults (PVS) included in its update to guidelines and measures using electronic clinical data systems (ECDS). We are pleased to offer […]
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March 2, 2017AVAC Comments on CMS’s 2018 Medicare Advantage and Part D Advance Notice and Draft Call Letter
To Whom It May Concern: As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 2018 Medicare Advantage and Part D Advance Notice and Draft Call Letter. Specifically: AVAC encourages CMS to continue to work with NCQA, PQA and other relevant […]
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December 19, 2016AVAC Responds to CMS’s Final Rule on Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Model (APM) Incentive under the Physician Fee Schedule, and Criteria for Physician-Focused Payment Models
December 19, 2016 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-5517-FC P.O. Box 8013 Baltimore, MD 21244-8013 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 would […]
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October 14, 2016AVAC Introduces Coalition and Priorities to Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton
October 14, 2016 Secretary Hillary Clinton Hillary for America 1 Pierrepont Plz. Brooklyn, NY 11201 Dear Secretary Clinton: As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we want to take this opportunity to introduce you to our coalition and urge you to prioritize adult immunizations as a means of improving the health of all […]
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October 14, 2016AVAC Introduces Coalition and Priorities to Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump
October 14, 2016 Donald J. Trump Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. 725 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10022 Dear Mr. Trump: As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we want to take this opportunity to introduce you to our coalition and urge you to prioritize adult immunizations as a means of improving […]
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September 23, 2016AVAC Gives Remarks at the National Vaccine Advisory Committee
The Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC) consists of over 50 organizational leaders in health and public health who are committed to tackling the range of barriers to adult immunization and to raising awareness of its importance. AVAC works towards common legislative and regulatory solutions that will strengthen and enhance access to adult immunization across the […]
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