April 6, 2022Jonathan BlumPrincipal Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services7500 Security BoulevardBaltimore, MD 21244 Delivered electronically Dear Mr. Blum:
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Correspondence
Re: Oregon Waiver Renewal Application
April 11, 2022Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244Re: 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.
LeaderUnited States SenateWashington, DC 20510 The Honorable Nancy PelosiSpeakerUnited States House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20510 The Honorable Kevin McCarthyMinority LeaderUnited States House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20510Dear 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, 2021Chairman Ron WydenSenate Committee on Finance219 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510Chairman Frank PalloneHouse Committee on Energy and Commerce 2125 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515Chairman Richard NealHouse 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, 2021The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure AdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health & Human Services 7500 Security BoulevardBaltimore, MD 21244RE:
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AAKP PATIENT IMPACT STATEMENT: FULL FDA APPROVAL OF PFIZER/BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE
AAKP Letter Re: Calcimimetics Drugs 8.12.21
August 11, 2021The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure AdministratorCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services 200 Independence Avenue Southwest Washington, D.C. 20201Dear Administrator Brooks-LaSure,As the oldest and largest kidney patient organization in the United States, the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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NEWS! CDC EMBRACES FDA AUTHORIZATION OF 3RD VACCINE DOSE FOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PATIENTS
NEWS! CDC EMBRACES FDA AUTHORIZATION OF 3RD VACCINE DOSE FOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PATIENTSThe American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the nation’s largest patient organization representing kidney transplant patients and living organ donors, thanks the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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Letter to Rep. DelBene re Support of Vascular Graft Research 4.13.21
The Honorable Suzan DelBeneVice Chair of Congressional Caucus on DiabetesU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515Dear Representative DelBene:
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Letter to Senator Murray re Support of Vascular Graft Research
The Honorable Patty MurrayDefense Appropriations SubcommitteeU.S. SenateWashington, D.C. 20510Dear Senator Murray:On behalf of of a coalition of concerned Washington State-based stakeholders, I am writing to you to request your support of continued federal research for new synthetic vascular graft technology.
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