2020 ITEM Year in Review
December 4th
- Letter to E&C Committee: Encourage CMS to Permanently “Fix” Manual CRT Wheelchair Accessories Pricing. ITEM Coalition Steering Committee letter.
November 2nd
- Letter to CMS: Comments on Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (MCIT) and Definition of “Reasonable and Necessary” Proposed Rule. 38 ITEM Coalition members signed on.
October 29th
- Letter to House: Support H.R. 8581, the “Triple A” Study Act.
- Letter to Senate: Support S. 4343, the “Triple A” Study Act. 36 ITEM Coalition members signed on.
September 15th: ITEM Coalition Calls on CMS to Expand Medicare Coverage of Seat Elevation and Standing Systems in Power Wheelchairs
- Letter of support from 60 national rehabilitation and disability organizations
- Formal reconsideration request for National Coverage Determination for Mobility Assistive Equipment (NCD for MAE)
- ITEM Coalition press release on submission
- National Council on Disability letter to CMS
July 30th
- Congressional Letter to CMS: Delay Implementation of Competitive Bidding Program During Public Health Emergency. 101 Members of Congress signed on and 36 ITEM Coalition members signed on to message supporting the letter.
June 24th
- Position Statement: Medicare Coverage of Low Vision Aids. ITEM Coalition Low Vision Group statement.
May 6th
- Letter to CMS: Modifications to Implementation of Medicare Disposable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Benefit. ITEM Coalition Steering Committee letter.
March 20th
- Letter to CMS: Coronavirus Response – Request for Exclusion of Non-Invasive Ventilators from Medicare Competitive Bidding Program. Joint ITEM/Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation Steering Committee letter.
- Letter to Congress: Coronavirus Response – Request for Exclusion of Non-Invasive Ventilators from Medicare Competitive Bidding Program. Joint ITEM/Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation Steering Committee letter.
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