The ITEM Coalition is devoted to raising awareness and building support for policies that will enhance access to assistive devices, technologies, and related services for people with disabilities and chronic conditions. The coalition is consumer-led and includes a diverse set of disability organizations, aging organizations, other consumer groups, voluntary health associations, and non-profit provider associations.
ITEM Coalition 2023 Policy Priorities
2023 ITEM Coalition Year in Review
Most Recent Advocacy Efforts
December 12, 2023
- ITEM Coalition Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee: Support for the Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Product Act of 2023. 46 ITEM members signed on.
November 13, 2023
- Joint ITEM/CPR Coalition Letter: Comments on Section 504 Proposed Rule. 54 ITEM and CPR members signed on.
October 11, 2023
- ITEM Coalition Celebrates World Sight Day 2023. See International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness “Love Your Eyes” Campaign
October 3, 2023
- Letter to DOJ: ITEM Coalition Comments on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities. 35 ITEM Coalition members signed on.
August 29, 2023
- Letter to CMS: ITEM Coalition Comments on Proposed Definition of an Orthotic Brace in CY 2024 Home Health Payment Rule. 22 ITEM Coalition members signed on.
August 28, 2023
- Letter to CMS: ITEM Coalition Comments on TCET Notice. 36 ITEM Coalition members signed on.
June 26, 2023
- Letter to CMS: ITEM Coalition Supports More Refined HCPCS Code Set for Intermittent Catheters. 30 ITEM Coalition members signed on.
June 23, 2023
- Letter to Representatives Glenn Thompson, Mike Thompson, Brett Guthrie, and Angie Craig: ITEM Coalition Writes in Support of H.R. 4315 the Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act. 36 ITEM Coalition members signed on.
May 19, 2023
May 16, 2023
- Press release announcing a National Coverage Decision for seat elevation systems in power wheelchairs.
April 19, 2023
- Letter to CA Legislature: ITEM Coalition Support for Expanding Access to DME in California. ITEM Coalition Steering Committee letter.
March 17, 2023
- Letter to CMS: ITEM Coalition Comments on Power Seat Elevation Proposed National Coverage Determination. ITEM Coalition Coordinators letter.
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