Hannah Bracamonte, Author at Dialysis Patient Citizens

DPC Comments on the Creation of Nephrology Specific Integrated Care Pilot Projects

Hannah Bracamonte2024-03-29T02:09:25+00:00September 5th, 2012|Categories: Care Coordination, Comment Letter, Innovation|

Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC) appreciates the opportunity to engage in ongoing dialogue and the continuous ability to provide feedback to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) on issues related to the improvement of care for chronic disease (CKD) patients. In our July 23, 2012 letter to CMMI leadership, we proposed several initiatives to consider as integrated care projects are considered. To further enhance our earlier statements, we have included timely data from our nationwide survey of patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). For clarity, the following list includes the primary [...]

DPC Comments on the Proposed Rule for Medicare Program PPS/QIP

Hannah Bracamonte2024-03-29T02:09:25+00:00August 31st, 2012|Categories: Comment Letter, Dialysis Funding|

DPC’s Letter to Daniel Farmer of the Stakeholder Engagement Group at CMMI

Hannah Bracamonte2024-03-29T02:09:25+00:00July 23rd, 2012|Categories: Care Coordination, Comment Letter, Innovation|

Daniel Farmer Stakeholder Engagement Group Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 Dear Mr. Farmer: Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC) appreciates the opportunity to provide ongoing feedback from the patient prospective to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) on issues related to the improvement of care for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. We applaud the mission of the department and your role in shaping healthcare through the identification of new delivery and payment options and the promotion of best [...]

DPC Encourages New York State Office of Health Insurance Plans to Reinstate Coverage of Oral Nutritional Supplements

Hannah Bracamonte2024-03-29T02:09:25+00:00July 10th, 2012|Categories: Comment Letter, Medicaid, State Advocacy|

Dr. Jonathan Curtin, Medical Director NYS Department of Health Division of OHIP Operations Office of Health Insurance Programs 150 Broadway Albany, NY 12204 Jonathan Bick, Acting Director NYS Department of Health Division of OHIP Operations Office of Health Insurance Programs 150 Broadway Albany, NY 12204 RE: Medicaid Coverage of Enteral Nutritional Supplements Dear Dr. Curtin and Acting Director Bick, Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC), the nation’s largest patient-led organization representing dialysis patients, strives to improve the quality of life of all end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients through education and advocacy. We are writing today on behalf of the 25,695 dialysis [...]

DPC Expresses Concern Over Georgia Payment Reductions

Hannah Bracamonte2024-03-29T02:09:25+00:00May 30th, 2012|Categories: Comment Letter, Dialysis Funding|

DPC Comments on MATP Co-payment

Hannah Bracamonte2024-03-29T02:09:26+00:00March 5th, 2012|Categories: Comment Letter, State Advocacy, Transportation Services|

March 5, 2012 Department of Public Welfare c/o Regulations Coordinator Room 515 Health and Welfare Building Harrisburg, PA 17120 RE: Proposed Co-payment for Medical Assistance Transportation Program To Whom It May Concern: As America’s largest patient-led organization representing dialysis patients, Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC) works to improve the quality of life for all dialysis patients through advocacy and education. We are writing today on behalf of the over 14,000 dialysis patients in Pennsylvania, specifically those who utilize the State’s Medical Assistance Transportation Program (MATP). This program provides vital transportation for patients to and from dialysis treatments and adding a co-payment [...]

DPC Comments on Medicare Advantage Drive Times

Hannah Bracamonte2024-03-29T02:09:26+00:00February 24th, 2012|Categories: Comment Letter, Transportation Services|

February 24, 2012 Jonathan Blum Deputy Administrator and Director for the Center of Medicare Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Room 314G 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Re: Time and Distance Criteria for Outpatient Dialysis Dear Mr. Blum: As the nation’s leading kidney disease and dialysis patient advocacy organizations, we appreciate the opportunity to provide comments on the recent changes to the Time and Distance Criteria for Outpatient Dialysis. Each year in the United States, more than 100,000 Americans are diagnosed with end stage renal disease (ESRD), an irreversible condition which is fatal [...]

DPC Urges Medicaid to Cover Nutritional Supplements for Dialysis Patients

Hannah Bracamonte2024-03-29T02:09:26+00:00January 27th, 2012|Categories: Comment Letter, Medicaid, State Advocacy|

Vivianne M. Chaumont, Director Division of Medicaid & Long-Term Care Department of Health and Human Services 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, NE 68509 Dear Director Chaumont: As America’s largest patient-led organization representing dialysis patients, Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC) works to improve the quality of life of all dialysis patients through education and advocacy. Today we are writing on behalf of the 1,442 dialysis patients in Nebraska, urging you not to eliminate Medicaid coverage of oral nutritional supplements. Many patients on dialysis utilize these supplements to help maintain a high quality of life, and elimination of Medicaid coverage will compromise the [...]

DPC Opposes Proposed Rule to Limit Medicaid Coverage of Nutritional Supplements

Hannah Bracamonte2024-03-29T02:09:26+00:00November 2nd, 2011|Categories: Comment Letter, Medicaid, State Advocacy|

Katherine Ceroalo New York State Department of Health Bureau of House Counsel, Regulatory Affairs Unit Room 2438, ESP, Tower Building Albany, NY 12237 RE: Medicaid Benefit Limits for Enteral Formula (I.D. No. HLT-39-11-00007-P) Dear Ms. Ceroalo, Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC) appreciates the opportunity to submit comments on the proposed rule to limit Medicaid coverage of enteral formula (I.D. No. HLT-39-11-00007-P). We write today on behalf of the 24,941 dialysis patients living in New York because our membership remains profoundly concerned about the restriction of these vital supplements. The proposed rule to limit coverage of enteral nutritional supplements to adults over [...]

DPC Comments on Restrictions to New York Medicaid Coverage of Enteral Nutritional Supplements

Hannah Bracamonte2024-03-29T02:09:26+00:00October 11th, 2011|Categories: Comment Letter, Medicaid, State Advocacy|

Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, Chair, Assembly Health Committee Legislative Office Building (LOB), Room 822 Albany, NY 12248 Senator Kemp Hannon, Chair, Senate Health Committee 420 State Capitol Bldg. Albany, NY 12247 RE: Restrictions to New York Medicaid Coverage of Enteral Nutritional Supplements Dear Senate Health Committee Chair Hannon and Assembly Health Committee Chair Gottfried: As America’s largest patient-led organization representing dialysis patients, Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC) works to improve the quality of life of dialysis patients. Today we write on behalf of the 24,491 dialysis patients in New York, because we remain deeply concerned about the loss of coverage of enternal [...]

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