Correspondence
February 28, 2018 – Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017 (H.R. 4143)
ASN represents more than 18,000 physicians, scientists, nurses, and other health
professionals dedicated to improving the lives of people with kidney diseases. The
society’s membership includes approximately 90 percent of the nephrologists in the
United States. ASN is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting excellence in
kidney care and ensuring access to patient-centered high-quality care, regardless of
socioeconomic status, geographic location, or demographic characteristics.
ASN represents more than 18,000 physicians, scientists, nurses, and other health
professionals dedicated to improving the lives of people with kidney diseases. The
society’s membership includes approximately 90 percent of the nephrologists in the
United States.
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December 1, 2017 – AAKP expresses concerns about continued access to kidney transplantation with the Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017 (S. 2065 / H.R. 4143)
On behalf of the leading national transplant organizations, we write to you as original sponsors of the “Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017” (H.R. 4143) to express our significant concerns about the potential impact of this legislation on Medicare beneficiaries’ continued access to kidney transplantation.
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October 20, 2017 – H.R. 1133 Letter in Support of the Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017
October 20, 2017 Representative John R. Carter
U.S. House of Representatives
2110 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington D.C. 20015 Re:
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October 16, 2017 – Protecting Access to Pain Relief (PAPR) Coalition written comments in response to a meeting of the Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (IPRCC)
October 16, 2017 Linda L. Porter, PhD
Pain Policy Advisor, Office of Pain Policy
Office of the Director
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 31 Center Drive, Room 8A31
Bethesda, MD 20892 Dear Dr. Porter: As undersigned members of the Protecting Access to Pain Relief (PAPR)
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October 16, 2017 – Letter to Acting Sect. Hargan on Nat’l Clinical Care Commission Act
October 16, 2017
Acting Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Washington, D.C.
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October 7, 2017 – Joint Letter to increase transplant rates
October 7, 2017 Dear Chairmen Brady and Walden and Ranking Members Neal and Pallone: On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we are writing to you to urge you to consider enacting legislation that would require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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July 18, 2017 – Living Donor Protection Act Coalition Letter
June 28, 2017 – LCD Reconsideration Number AB0016, Immune Globulin Intraveneous (IVIg)
Via E-mail
Arthur Lurvey, MD, FACP,
FACE Contractor Medical Director
Noridian Healthcare Solutions 900 42ns Street South
Fargo, North Dakota 58103 Eileen Moynihan, MD
Contractor Medical Director
Noridian Healthcare Solutions 900 42nd Street South
Fargo, North Dakota 58103
Dear Drs. Lurvey and Moynihan:
RE:
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June 12, 2017 – Dialysis Patients Demonstration Act of 2016 (H.R. 5942) Capitated Arrangements Threaten ESRD Patients’ Access to Transplant
The Honorable Jason Smith
U.S. House of Representatives
1118 Longworth House Office Bldg
Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Earl Blumenauer
U.S. House of Representatives
1111 Longworth House Office Bldg
Washington, DC 20515 RE: Dialysis Patients Demonstration Act of 2016 (H.R. 5942)
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