Sep 21, 2023 | Access, Comment Letters, Featured, Massachusetts, State Issues
Patients Rising Now joined several other advocacy groups in sending a letter of support for H.4066 and S.1425 in the Massachusetts State Legislature to the Joint Committee on Financial Services and Joint Committee on Public Health. The COVID-19 pandemic put into focus...
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Jul 7, 2023 | Comment Letters, FDA
Patients Rising Now submitted comments to the FDA on the recently released guidance on incorporating patient experience data in drug development. In clinical trials, the main areas of focus are the efficacy of a treatment as well as its safety. While these are...
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Apr 17, 2023 | Comment Letters, Medicare
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) held a comment period after releasing their initial guidance memo on how they plan to implement the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Patients Rising Now’s comments focused on two aspects of the memo. Firstly,...
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Feb 7, 2023 | Comment Letters
Patients Rising Now joined 70 other patients groups in a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the expansion of the Low Income Subsidy (LIS). As part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the LIS was expanded to include beneficiaries who...
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Feb 2, 2023 | Comment Letters, Featured
Patients Rising Now joined 71 other organizations in signing on to a letter sent to HHS on the Notice of Benefits and Payment Parameters (NBPP) proposed rule for 2024. The proposed rule would increase access to health services under their current plans, improve the...
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Jan 31, 2023 | Comment Letters, Medicare
Patients Rising Now sent comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for a comment period on Essential Health Benefits (EHBs). As part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there were 10 EHBs listed that insurance companies were required to cover....
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