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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 […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
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 […]
Letters to Administration Benefits of Immunization
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 […]
Letters to Administration Benefits of Immunization
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 […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
September 9, 2016AVAC Sends Comments to CMS on the Physician Fee Schedule
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1654-P P.O. Box 8013 Baltimore, MD 21244-8013 Re: Medicare Program: Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2017; Medicare Advantage Pricing Data Release; Medicare Advantage and Part D Medical Low Ratio Data […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
September 9, 2016AVAC Responds to Proposed Hospital Outpatient Payment Rule
To Whom It May Concern: As members of the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Medicare Program Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs proposed rule. AVAC includes more than fifty organizational leaders in health and public health who are committed […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
August 26, 2016AVAC Weighs in on Home Health Payments and Reporting Requirements
August 26, 2016 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1648-P P.O. Box 80136 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 RE: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: CY 2017 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update; Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model; and Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements To Whom It May Concern: AVAC appreciates the opportunity […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
August 23, 2016AVAC Offers Comments on the Medicare Program End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment Proposed Rule
August 23, 2016 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1651-P P.O. Box 8010 Baltimore, MD 21244-8010 To Whom It May Concern: As members of the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Medicare Program End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) prospective payment proposed rule. AVAC […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
July 11, 2016AVAC Responds to Proposed Changes to Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Model (APM) Incentive
June 27, 2016 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-5517-P P.O. Box 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 appreciates the opportunity to […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
June 22, 2016AVAC Comments on Skilled Nursing Facilities Quality Reporting Program Proposed Rule
June 20, 2016 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1645-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 2017, SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program, SNF Quality Reporting Program, and SNF Payment Models Research To […]
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June 22, 2016AVAC Expresses Support for Maintaining the Influenza Immunization Measure
June 17, 2016 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1655-P P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 RE: CMS–1655–P Medicare Program proposed rule on 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 2017 […]
Letters to Administration Quality Measures
June 8, 2016AVAC Answers Questions Regarding Assessing Interoperability for MACRA
To Whom It May Concern: AVAC appreciates the opportunity to offer comments in response to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC); Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; Request for Information Regarding Assessing Interoperability for MACRA. As a stakeholder interested in the goal of interoperability, we are grateful to […]
Letters to Administration Vaccine Infrastructure