The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the proposed rule revising and updating Part-B payment policies and the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Our comments reflect our commitment to…
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A recent publication in a prestigious medical journal, released June 17, 2020, reviewed race-based adjustments in selected clinical algorithms and described their “potential dangers” [1]. The USA adaption of the fracture risk assessment tool, FRAX [2], was cited as an example of an algorithm with the potential “to perpetuate or even amplify race-based health inequities.”
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On behalf of our national organizations advocating for bone health, women’s health, aging and family caregivers (listed below), we are writing to thank you for your efforts to expand access to telehealth services during the COVID-19 crisis and to urge you to maintain and expand this important option for Medicare beneficiaries.
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At the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF), we know that silence can be extremely painful. Osteoporosis is often called a “silent disease” because you may not know you have it until you break a bone. For the many patients who suffer, there is nothing silent about their pain. Therefore, we must speak out and help to educate people to prevent and heal fractures.
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The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) Interim Final Rule entitled “Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency” (the IFC).
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By Robert Gagel, MD Chair, National Osteoporosis Foundation Board. The importance of Medicare and the financial challenges it faces are at the forefront of our national discussions, whether during the 2020 Democratic presidential debates, or in Congressional conversations over price transparency and lowering the cost of prescription medications for patients. But these debates often ignore a serious health issue that threatens millions of Americans and the financial stability of Medicare.
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