March 7, 2023 The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers Chair Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Jason Smith Chair Committee on Ways and Means United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr.
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Correspondence
Statement of Policy Principles and Solutions: Living Organ Donation
April 2023 Statement of Policy Principles and Solutions: Living Organ Donation As the leading, independent, national organizations representing patients, organ donors and donor families, transplant surgeons, and other transplant health professionals, the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY AND AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF KIDNEY PATIENTS CALL ON CONGRESS TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR KIDNEY INNOVATION AND VETERANS WITH KIDNEY DISEASES
March 29, 2023 Today, more than 50 advocates from ASN and AAKP, representing people with kidney diseases and the health care professionals who serve them, will meet with their members of Congress and call for a $25 million investment in kidney innovation.
March 29, 2023 Today, more than 50 advocates from ASN and AAKP, representing people with kidney diseases and the health care professionals who serve them, will meet with their members of Congress and call for a $25 million investment in kidney innovation.
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AAKP Signs Onto Letter Regarding Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance Coverage and Other Health-Related Coverage
October 3, 2022 The Honorable Xavier Becerra Secretary, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20201
Dear Secretary Becerra:
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AAKP signs onto letter to ask CMS to preserve access to critically important diagnostics and continued use of ICD-10 NOS codes
April 6, 2022 Jonathan Blum Principal Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 Delivered electronically Dear Mr. Blum:
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Re: Oregon Waiver Renewal Application
April 11, 2022 Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 Re: Oregon Waiver Renewal Application Dear Administrator Brooks-LaSure: We are writing to comment on the Oregon application to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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AAKP requests Congress to extend telehealth regulatory flexibilities beyond COVID.
s Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Minority Leader United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20510 Dear Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, Speaker Pelosi, and Minority Leader McCarthy:
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132 Organizations Ask for Key Medicare Part D OOP Reforms in Budget Reconciliation Package
September 9, 2021 Chairman Ron Wyden Senate Committee on Finance 219 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Chairman Frank Pallone House Committee on Energy and Commerce 2125 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Chairman Richard Neal House Committee on Ways and Means 1102 Longworth House Office Building
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RE: 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, and End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model; CMS-1749-P
August 31, 2021 The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health & Human Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 RE:
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