America’s Blood Centers (ABC) signed on to a Constituency Group letter on April 16th to members of Congress in support of funding for the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National, Heart, Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI). The letter is cosigned by 58 other organizations.
Read MoreAmerica’s Blood Centers, AABB, and the American Red Cross issued a joint statement for National Blood Donor Month thanking those individuals who selflessly donate blood, platelets, and convalescent plasma and encouraging eligible individuals to schedule an appointment to donate.
Read MoreA joint letter from America’s Blood Centers, AABB, and the American Red Cross requesting an extension of the enforcement discretion period to ensure CCP remains readily available to patients in need.
Read MoreAmerica’s Blood Centers, AABB, and the American Red Cross sent a joint letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to to request the agency revise guidance to clarify that it is not necessary to defer COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP) donors following vaccination if the individual has recovered from infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus…
Read MoreABC, along with AABB and American Red Cross, recently sent a joint letter to the Biden-Harris Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board, to encourage continued support on the awareness of the need for CCP donations. Our organizations are available as resources and look forward to working with the President-elect and the Vice President-elect transition team, the Transition…
Read MoreAABB, America’s Blood Centers, and the American Red Cross applauds the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on its recommendation to prioritize “healthcare personnel,” including blood centers’ personnel, for the allocation of the COVID-19 vaccine, and urges CDC to adopt this recommendation. Collectively, our organizations represent the nation’s blood collection establishments, transfusion services, and transfusion…
Read MoreAABB, America’s Blood Centers and the American Red Cross, which collectively represent the nation’s blood collection establishments, transfusion services, and transfusion medicine professionals, have jointly submitted a letter to FDA to request an extension on the deadline to implement the new CCP EUA requirements.
Read MoreAABB, America’s Blood Centers and the American Red Cross, which collectively represent the nation’s blood collection establishments, transfusion services, and transfusion medicine professionals, are submitting these comments on the interim final rule with comment period, CMS3401-IFC: Medicare and Medicaid Programs, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA), and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Additional…
Read MoreOn September 4, 2020, AABB, America’s Blood Centers, and the American Red Cross jointly submitted comments addressing the need to identify blood centers as health care facilities for the purpose of vaccine allocation.
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Joint Comments Submitted – Most Favored Nation (MFN) Model (CMS-5528-IFC)
AABB, America’s Blood Centers, and the American Red Cross submitted comments in response to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Most Favored Nation (MFN) Model interim final rule with comment (IFC). Our organizations strongly oppose the interim final rule implementing the MFN model because it dramatically changes Medicare payment policies without providing affected stakeholders…
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