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2019

  • January 2019: NMDP comments on CMS Proposed Rule; Join our Day of Action 

2018

  • December 2018: Reimbursement Update: CMS Proposed Rule - Medicare Part C and Part D Drug Reimbursement
  • November 2018: Reimbursement Update: CY19 OPPS Final Rule 
  • October 2018: Reimbursement Update: Learn about our new Care Coordination Toolkit 
  • July 2018: Thank you for your support
  • June 2018: Reimbursement Update: IPPS Coalition Letter + New Resources
  • May 2018: Reimbursement Update: FY19 IPPS Proposed Rule
  • April 2018: Advocacy Update: NMDP/Be The Match Hosts a Capitol Hill Briefing
  • March 2018: Coverage and Optimal Reporting of HCT for 2018 - A Webinar Opportunity 
  • February 2018: Reimbursement Update: New Allogeneic HCT Cell Acquisition Cost Center 
  • January 2018: Reimbursement Update: Drs. Jeffrey and Isabel Chell Clinical Trials Travel Grant 

2017

  • December 2017: Urge Your Members of Congress to Support HR 4215 
  • November 2017: Updates on Medicare Reimbursement, Coverage and Pending Legislation!
  • November 2017 Alert: Action Alert: Legislation to Improve Reimbursement of HCT Introduced!
  • October 2017: Care Coordination Working Group Publishes New Framework in Blood Advances
  • September 2017: Take Action to Support New Legislation to Improve Medicare Reimbursement for HCT
  • August 2017: CMS Approves Multiple Myeloma CED Study and Issues IPPS Final Rule
  • June 2017:  Last Chance to Submit a Comment Letter to CMS on the FY 2018 IPPS Proposed Rule and Thank You to Transplant Centers
  • May 2017: WEBINAR: Policy Spotlight: What You Need to Know About the Medicare IPPS Rule, MLN Matters: OIG Report Update, Joint NMDP/Be The Match and ASBMT SCD Congressional Briefing, Financial Hardship is Not Limited to Unrelated HCT Patients
  • April 2017: Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Preview, Introducing Susan Leppke, Fertility Preservation & HCT
  • March 2017: Healthcare Reform, Market Stabilization Comment Letter, Medicare Cost Report webinar
  • February 2017: Medicare Reimbursement update, Donor Collection Coding & Billing Guide, Advisory Group on Financial Barriers to Transplant  
  • January 2017: Medicare Reimbursement: Revenue Code 0815, Team Updates, BMT Tandem Meetings, Patient Financial Resource Spotlight

2016

  • December 2016: Medicare Coverage Update: Myelofibrosis CED Study Information, New ICD-10 Coding Crosswalk, MLN Matters Clarification, Advocate Profile 
  • September 2016: OPPS CY2017 Update, Preserving Medicaid HCT coverage in Utah, NMDP Council update 
  • August 2016: OPPS CY2017 Proposed Rule, FY 2017 IPPS Final Rule, Defitelio FY 2017 New Technology Add-On 
  • July 2016: CMS Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Proposed Rule
  • June 2016: Medicare Approves Clinical Study for HCT for Sickle Cell Disease, Transplant Advocates Submit Letters to Medicare, New ICD-10 codes Differentiate between Donor Types 
  • May 2016 Medicare Inpatient Proposed Rule, New Advocacy Tool Makes Action Easier  
  • March 2016 Update on Medicare Coverage for Myelofibrosis, Multiple Myeloma and Sickle Cell Disease, Future Medicare Expansion Efforts, Action Alert: Urge Congress to Renew Federal Funding for NMDP/Be The Match
  • February 2016 CMS Releases Final Decision to Expand Transplant Coverage, View Recent Publications on Sickle Cell Disease and Myelofibrosis, Visit Us at Tandem