2018 Advocacy Efforts

December 21, 2018

• Letter to CMS: CPR Comment Letter on Recent Updates to Guidance for Section 1332 Waivers, State Relief and Empowerment Waivers. CPR Steering Committee Letter.

September 5, 2018

• Letter to Members of the House of Representatives: Please Sign On to Bipartisan House Letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma Regarding Use of Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage Plans. 29 CPR Members signed on.

June 26, 2018

• Letter to CMS: CPR Comment Letter on FY 2019 IRF Proposed Rule (CMS-1688-P). CPR Steering Committee Letter.

June 1, 2018

• Letter to HHS: Need for Functional Outcome Quality Measures to Prevent Stinting on Patient Care in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI)—Advanced Initiative. 43 CPR, ITEM Coalition, and Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Members signed on.

April 23, 2018

• Letter to HHS, Treasury, and Labor: CPR Comment Letter on Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance (RIN 0938-AT48). 24 CPR Members signed on.

April 10, 2018

• Letter to CMS: Extensive Use of Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage Plans Restricts Access to Medical Rehabilitation for Medicare Beneficiaries. 29 CPR Members signed on.

March 6, 2018

• Letter to Department of Labor: Public Comments on Association Health Plans and the Definition of “Employer” under Section 3(5) of ERISA (RIN 1210-AB85). 22 CPR Members signed on.

March 5, 2018

• Letter to CMS: 2019 Medicare Advantage and Part D Advance Notice Parts I and II and Draft Call Letter: Ensuring Access to Medical Rehabilitation Services. 28 CPR Members signed on.