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Congress
- ASN Opposes Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017
- ASN Input to Senate Finance Commitee: Guiding Principles for Health Reform May 2017
- ASN Recommendations on Dialysis Demonstration PATIENT Act - 115th Congress
- ASN Commends Rep. Burgess for Leadership on Living Donor Protection Act
- ASN Commends Rep. Nadler for Leadership on Living Donor Protection Act
- ASN Commends Sen. Kirk for Leadership on Living Donor Protection Act
- ASN Commends Sen. Gillibrand for Leadership on Living Donor Protection Act
- February 11, 2016: Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Sign-on Letter Thanking Congress for Supporting the 2016 Budget
- February 11, 2016: Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Sign-on Letter Thanking Congressional Leaders for Supporting the 2016 Budget
- January 29, 2016: Input to Senate Finance Committee Chronic Care Working Group White Paper
- ASN Endorses Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015
- September 10, 2015: NDD United Sign-on Letter Urging Congress to End Sequestration
- ASN Commends Original Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Harper
- ASN Commends Original Co-Sponsor Rep. Peter Welch
- ASN Commends Original Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Black
- ASN Commends Original Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Thompson
- ASN Input on Chronic Care to Senate Finance Committee
- June 18, 2015: National Health Council Sign-on Letter to Congress in Support of 21st Century Cures Initiative
- ASN Support 21st Century Cures Act
- May 8, 2015: NDD United Sign-on Letter re: FY2016 Senate LHHS 302(b)
- April 20, 2015: NDD United Sign-on Letter re: FY2016 House LHHS 302(b)
- March 31, 2015: ASN Request to Testify at House Public Witness Hearing
- ASN Input on 21st Century Cures Draft Legislation
- ASN Input on Telehealth Draft Bill to Energy and Commerce Committee
- ASN Input re: GME Funding to Energy and Commerce Committee
- ASN Supports Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2014
- September 8, 2014: Community Sign-on Letter Opposing New Federal Travel Restrictions
- Advocating for Transplant Legislation
- 21st Century Cures: Feedback to Energy and Commerce Committee
- Webcast: Congressional Testimony - House Science Committee Sharon M. Moe, MD, FASN
- House Science Committee Oral Testimony - Sharon M. Moe, MD, FASN
- House Science Committee Written Testimony - Sharon M. Moe, MD, FASN
- ASN Support Letter to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- March 28, 2014: ASN Senate Written Testimony on Fiscal Year 2015 Budget
- March 28, 2014: ASN House Written Testimony on Fiscal Year 2015 Budget
- House: Time for Permanent SGR Repeal is NOW
- ASN Tells House Short-Term Patch Unacceptable: Permanent SGR Repeal Now
- Senate: Time for Permanent SGR Repeal is NOW
- ASN Urges Timely Vote to Avert Physician Payment Cuts
- ASN Calls for Yes Vote on SGR Repeal Bill
- ASN, medical societies commend HOPE Act passage
- ASN advises Congress on legislation to replace broken SGR
- SGR One Pager
- Statement for the Record re: Immuno Bill before House E&C Committee
- ASN Encourages Support for HOPE Act in E and C Markup
- ASN Thanks Rep. Capps and Rep. Harris for Leadership
- ASN Supports Common Sense HOPE Act
- June 24, 2013: Coalition for Health Funding Letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Allocations
- June 21, 2013: NDD United Letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Allocations
- June 20, 2013: Coalition Letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Allocations
- March 28, 2013: ASN Senate Written Testimony on Fiscal Year 2014 Budget
- March 20, 2013: Coalition Letter on the US House of Representatives Allocation for Fiscal Year 2014 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations
- March 4, 2013: Coalition for Health Funding Sign-on Letter for Public Health and Health Research Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations
- March 15, 2015: ASN House Written Testimony on Fiscal Year 2014 Budget
- July 10, 2013: ASN Letter to the US House of Representatives in Support of a Balanced Approach to Deficit Reduction
- July 12, 2012: Non-Defense Discretionary Coalition Sign-on Letter to Congress on Deficit Reducation
- October 1, 2012: Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Sign-on Letter on House HHS-Education-Labor Appropriations Subcommittee Bill
- ASN Urges White House, Congress, to include Immuno Coverage in Health Reform Bill
- Joint Stakeholder Letter to the Debt Super Committee
- ASN Letter to Ways and Means Committee re. SGR Reform
Congress, AHRQ
Congress, DOD
Congress, GAO
Congress, NIDDK
Congress, NIH
Congress, NIH, AHRQ, VA, PCORI
Congress, NIH, FDA
- April 27, 2016: Research!American Sign-on Letter re: Innovations for Healthier Americans
- February 22, 2016: NDD United Sign-on Letter re: FY2017 LHHS 302(b)
- December 15, 2015: ASN Comment Letter on Innovation for Healthier Americans Bill
- July 10, 2015: ASN 21st Century Cures Act Letter to the Bill Sponsors
- July 10, 2015: ASN 21st Century Cures Act Letter to the Bill Sponsors
- July 9, 2015: ASN Letter to House Members on the 21st Century Cures Act
- July 8, 2015: ASN Letter to House Rules Committee on 21st Century Cures Act Amendment
- June 19, 2015: United for Medical Research Sign-on Letter to Congress in Support of 21st Century Cures Initiative
- June 18, 2015: Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Sign-on Letter to Congress in Support of 21st Century Cures Initiative
- June 18, 2015: National Health Council Sign-on Letter to Congress in Support of 21st Century Cures Initiative
- May 13, 2015: ASN Letter Supporting the 21st Century Cures Act
- February 10, 2015: ASN Input on 21st Century Cures Draft Legislation
- June 1, 2014: 21st Century Cures: Feedback to Energy and Commerce Committee
- June 19, 2015: United for Medical Research Sign-on Letter to Congress in Support of 21st Century Cures Initiative
- June 18, 2015: Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Sign-on Letter to Congress in Support of 21st Century Cures Initiative
- July 9, 2015: ASN Letter to House Members on the 21st Century Cures Act
- July 8, 2015: ASN Letter to House Rules Committee on 21st Century Cures Act Amendment
Congress, NIH, NIDDK
Congress, NIH, NIDDK, VA, AHRQ, DOD
Congress, NIH, VA
Congress, NIMHD
Congress, President, NIH
Energy and Commerce Committee
ESCO
FDA
FDA, FSIS
HHS
HHS, Congress
NIDDK
NIDDK, Congress
NIEHS
NIH
NIH, Congress
NIH, Congress, NIDDK
NIH, CSR
NIH, HHS
NIH, National Institutes of Health, Congress
NIH, NHLBI, Congress
NIH, NIDDK
NIH, NIDDK, Congress
NQF
NQF, CMS
OMB, NIH, NIA
OPTN
PCORI
UNOS
US Preventive Services Task Force
ASN Comments By Topic
2014 ESRD PPS/QIP PROPOSED RULE
21st Century Cures
Accountable Care Organizations
Acute Kidney Injury
AHRQ, appropriations, Congress
AHRQ, budget
AHRQ, Congress, budget, funding, 2016
AHRQ, Iron, Anemia
AHRQ, renal cancer
ALLOCATION SYSTEM
appropriations, budget, Congress
appropriations, HHS
ASN Letter to the CDC on Collecting Patients' Serum Creatinine Levels
ASN, NKF Joint FDA Food Labeling Comment Letter
Budget
budget, appropriations, NIH, NIDDK, research, funding
budget, Congress
budget, Congress, NIH, NIDDK, VA, AHRQ, DOD
bundling
Care delivery
Care Delivery Reform
Chronic Care
CMMI
CMMI, CMS
CMS, ESRD, QIP, PPS
CMS, ICD 10, 2728
CMSS, Sunshine
Comment Letter
Complex Medical Management Model, CMMI, CMS
Conditions for Coverage
Congress, 21st Century Cures
Congress, AHRQ, budget
Congress, Appropriations
Congress, budget
Congress, budget, NIH, NIDDK
Congress, DOD, research
Congress, GAO
Congress, NIDDK, budget
Congress, NIH, AHRQ, VA, PCORI, travel
Congress, NIH, Budget
Congress, NIH, FDA, 21st Century Cures
- July 10, 2015: ASN 21st Century Cures Act Letter to the Bill Sponsors
- July 10, 2015: ASN 21st Century Cures Act Letter to the Bill Sponsors
- July 9, 2015: ASN Letter to House Members on the 21st Century Cures Act
- July 8, 2015: ASN Letter to House Rules Committee on 21st Century Cures Act Amendment
- June 19, 2015: United for Medical Research Sign-on Letter to Congress in Support of 21st Century Cures Initiative
- June 18, 2015: Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Sign-on Letter to Congress in Support of 21st Century Cures Initiative
- June 18, 2015: National Health Council Sign-on Letter to Congress in Support of 21st Century Cures Initiative
- May 13, 2015: ASN Letter Supporting the 21st Century Cures Act
- February 10, 2015: ASN Input on 21st Century Cures Draft Legislation
- June 1, 2014: 21st Century Cures: Feedback to Energy and Commerce Committee
- June 19, 2015: United for Medical Research Sign-on Letter to Congress in Support of 21st Century Cures Initiative
- June 18, 2015: Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Sign-on Letter to Congress in Support of 21st Century Cures Initiative
- July 9, 2015: ASN Letter to House Members on the 21st Century Cures Act
- July 8, 2015: ASN Letter to House Rules Committee on 21st Century Cures Act Amendment
Congress, NIH, FDA, research
Congress, NIH, NIDDK, budget
Congress, NIH, salary cap
Congress, NIH, SBIR, STTR
Congress, NIMHD, budget
Congress, President, NIH
Congress, Research
Congress, travel
Congressional Communication
Deficit Reducation, Medical Research
ESA
ESCO
ESCO, CMS, ACO
ESRD
ESRD PPS and QIP Proposed Rule
ESRD Program
FDA
FDA Changes to ESA Label
FDA, Drugs, Approval
FDA, FSIS
GME
H.R. 1428
Health reform
HHS, Congress, appropriations
HHS, HIPPA
Home dialysis
HOPE Act
human subjects research, NIH, HHS
Innovation
MACRA
MAP
NDD, non-defense discretionary spending, medical research, NIH, NIDDK, Congress
New Guidance on Part D Drugs for Dialysis Patients
NIDDK, appropriations
NIDDK, Congress, budget
niehs; strategic plan; research; environment; public comments
NIH
NIH, Conflicts of Interest
NIH, Congress, appropriations
NIH, Congress, budget, appropriations
NIH, Congress, NIDDK, budget
NIH, CSR, KMBD, UGPP
NIH, FDA, 21st Century Cures
NIH, IRB
NIH, National Institutes of Health, medical research, congress
NIH, NHLBI, Congress, budget
NIH, NIDDK, budget
NIH, NIDDK, Congress, budget
NIH, NIDDK, Sequestration
NIH, research
NQF Measures Application Partnership
NQF, MAP
NQF, measures
OMB, NIH, NIA, budget, appropriations
Patient Safety
Physician Fee Schedule
Physician payment
PPS
QIP, PPS, CMS
QIP, PPS, ESRD, CMS
Quality
quality incentive program
Quality measure development
Quality measurement
Quality Measures
research
Retain Immuno Protected Class
SGR
SGR, sgr repeal
SRR, NQF
Super Committee
Telehealth
Telehealth, Telemedicine, home dialysis
Top Ten ASN Advocacy Victories in 2015
Transplant
Transplant, UNOS, Kidney Allocation
transplantation
travel restrictions
US Preventive Services Task Force, screening
Vascular Access
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