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Stay informed about the latest Medicare coverage and reimbursement updates for hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) through Be.The.Match. Find relevant clinical trials, access educational resources, and join the Advocacy Action Network.
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NMDP/Be The Match: Public & Payer Policy Updates Susan Leppke, MPH & Alicia Silver, MPP September 27, 2017
Current PPP Priorities Communication to our Network
Medicare Coverage CED CED CED CED
Medicare Coverage: Lymphoma 2015 Financial Barriers to HCT Survey: “Does your program transplant Medicare patients who have a disease indication that is not listed on the National Coverage Determination (NCD) and therefore have unknown reimbursement?” (n=56)
Medicare Reimbursement Overview New C-APC 5244
Congressional Caucus to Cure Blood Cancers and Other Blood Disorders Representative Doris Matsui (D-CA) Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
Advocacy Action Network 20,182 Advocates
Patient Services Grants patientgrants@nmdp.org
Jason Carter Clinical Trials Program The Jason Carter Clinical Trials Program was created for patients and their families, to make it easier to find and join clinical trials. Funding was provided by the Carter family, in memory of their son and brother, Jason Carter who passed away May 2016 at age 28 from leukemia. • This program provides: • Easy-to-use web-based search tool to find relevant clinical trials. www.jasoncarterclinicaltrialsprogram.com. The trial descriptions are taken directly from clinicaltrials.gov and written in plain language for better patient comprehension • Clinical Trials Patient Education Specialist available by phone and email to provide one-on-one support for patients and families by answering questions and helping navigate their specific clinical trials search. • Educational resources for patients and families to help them learn about clinical trials
Take Action Stay up-to-date by joining the Advocacy Action Network. BeTheMatch.org/Advocacy Contact Us: Legislation@nmdp.org Can’t get enough HCT policy information? Subscribe to our monthly Reimbursement eNews Contact Us: payerpolicy@nmdp.org
Thank you!Susan Leppke sleppke@nmdp.orgAlicia Silver alicia.silver@nmdp.org