Hannah Bracamonte, Author at Dialysis Patient Citizens

Dialysis Advocates Praise Introduction of Kidney Transplant Drug Access Legislation

Hannah Bracamonte2024-03-29T02:08:59+00:00March 28th, 2013|Categories: Access to Transplant, Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage, Press Release|

Urge Support for the Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2013 (Washington, DC) – In honor of National Kidney Month, dialysis patient advocates praised the introduction of the Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2013 (S.323/H.R. 1325). This vital legislation will extend anti-rejection drug coverage for kidney transplant patients under the age of 65 beyond the current three year period. The bill would ensure transplant patients receive the necessary medications to maximize the life of the donated organ while using our limited federal resources more efficiently. “While receiving a kidney transplant is a [...]

DPC Comments on Anemia Management in the QIP

Hannah Bracamonte2024-03-29T02:08:59+00:00March 26th, 2013|Categories: Comment Letter, Quality Incentive Program|

Congressional Corner: Two Transplant Bills Introduced in Congress
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Congressional Corner: Two Transplant Bills Introduced in Congress

Hannah Bracamonte2024-03-29T02:08:59+00:00March 22nd, 2013|Categories: Access to Transplant, Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage, Improve Access to Care|Tags: HIV Positive Organ Transplantation|

By Carrie L., Director of Congressional and State Relations Recently, two bills relating to kidney and organ transplants have been introduced in Congress. Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois and Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi introduced the Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2013 (S. 323) in the Senate, and Congressman Michael Burgess and Congressman Ron Kind introduced a companion bill (H.R. 1325) in the House. If passed, these bills will extend Medicare immunosuppressive drug coverage for kidney transplant patients under 65 years old for the life of the graft. Under current law, Medicare beneficiaries who are [...]

Update: Dialysis Care Coordination Moves Forward!

Hannah Bracamonte2024-03-29T02:08:59+00:00March 19th, 2013|Categories: Blog, Care Coordination, Innovation|

By Jessica N., Director of Public Affairs As I highlighted last fall, DPC has been busy working with other kidney community organizations and the federal government on a new and improved way to provide care to dialysis patients. As part of recent health care reform efforts, Medicare has been developing new ways to coordinate care for various patient groups and they just came out with their dialysis specific program! Medicare, or more specifically the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), released the official blueprint for this new program, which they have called the Comprehensive ESRD Care Initiative. The initiative is [...]

DPC Writes to Jonathan Blum on ESA Trends

Hannah Bracamonte2024-03-29T02:08:59+00:00March 18th, 2013|Categories: Comment Letter, Quality Incentive Program|

DPC Comments on CMS Rebasing Process

Hannah Bracamonte2024-03-29T02:08:59+00:00February 25th, 2013|Categories: Comment Letter, Dialysis Funding|

DPC Joins Patient Groups in Commenting on Rebasing

Hannah Bracamonte2024-03-29T02:08:59+00:00February 25th, 2013|Categories: Comment Letter, Quality Incentive Program|

DPC Highlights CMS Proposed Rule Including Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs

Hannah Bracamonte2024-03-29T02:08:59+00:00February 21st, 2013|Categories: Comment Letter, Medicaid|

Via Electronic Submission Acting Administrator Tavenner Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244 Re: CMS-2334-P: Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Programs, and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternative Benefit Plans, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Processes for Medicaid and Exchange Eligibility Appeals and Other Provisions Related to Eligibility and Enrollment for Exchanges, Medicaid and CHIP, and Medicaid Premiums and Cost Sharing Dear Acting Administrator Tavenner: Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the proposed rule entitled “Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Programs, and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits [...]

Congressional Corner: February 2013
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Congressional Corner: February 2013

Hannah Bracamonte2024-03-29T02:08:59+00:00February 20th, 2013|Categories: Blog, Take Action|

By Carrie L. Director of Congressional and State Relations As it has been mentioned in previous blog posts, World Kidney Day is a great opportunity to get out in the community and raise awareness about kidney disease. For us here at the DPC office, this means inviting some of our most active Patient Ambassadors from around the country to join us in the nation’s capital. On World Kidney Day, the Patient Ambassadors will meet with their Members of Congress to talk with them about the policy issues that mean the most to kidney disease patients and to share their stories. [...]

From the Welcome Desk At DPC: Who Are You Going to Call? Hint Not the Ghostbusters
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From the Welcome Desk At DPC: Who Are You Going to Call? Hint Not the Ghostbusters

Hannah Bracamonte2024-03-29T02:08:59+00:00February 13th, 2013|Categories: Blog|

By Stephen C., Policy Assistant Hello all! This week I want to talk about something that I’ve been asked about quite a bit. Lots of folks have been calling me to find out how to submit complaints to their dialysis centers. Obviously, we care about patients and want to make sure that they are receiving the best possible care. But when it comes to individual patients at individual centers, we just don’t have the resources to get involved in every case at the local level. If you have a grievance, the first step is fill out a grievance form. Afterwards, talk [...]

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