Hannah Bracamonte, Author at Dialysis Patient Citizens

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 [...]

Dash of Sage: World Kidney Day is Rapidly Approaching

Hannah Bracamonte2024-03-29T02:09:00+00:00February 12th, 2013|Categories: Blog, Take Action|

By Sage B., Grassroots Manager This week I am working on World Kidney Day (WKD) materials to help people organize events, contact their lawmakers and educate the public on issues that dialysis patients face. And it reminds me of an old story from my former life as a domestic violence advocate: In the 1970’s the domestic abuse movement was basically made up of private citizens who were willing to open their homes to victims of domestic abuse. Unfortunately, aside from these very brave individuals, domestic abuse was still seen as a private matter, and lawmakers weren’t about to address it. So [...]

Patient Advocacy Groups Provide input and Guidance Regarding Medicare Policy and ESA’s

Hannah Bracamonte2024-03-29T02:09:00+00:00February 2nd, 2013|Categories: Comment Letter, Dialysis Funding|

Inside the Intern’s Mind: Introduction

Hannah Bracamonte2024-03-29T02:09:00+00:00January 29th, 2013|Categories: Blog, Get Involved|

Megan Sturman By Megan S., Education Intern Hello everyone! My name is Megan Sturman, and I am excited to announce that I am the new education intern here at The DPC Education Center (The Center)! I grew up in Waldorf, MD., a small city just outside of Washington, D.C. I will be graduating this May, from Salisbury University earning my B.S. in Public Health with a minor in Sociology. One of the reasons I decided to pursue a degree in public health was because I am passionate about the health of others. So far it has been the [...]

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