Severe winter storms bringing debilitating snow, ice and cold to much of the United States are causing widespread concern for the nation’s blood supply. Many blood centers have had to close their doors for multiple days due to power outages or weather conditions, resulting in a loss of more than 25,000 donations in February alone.…
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 MoreTerumo Blood and Cell Technologies is supporting ADRP with a $50,000 grant to allow the organization to produce educational videos aimed at encouraging eligible people to donate blood. The educational videos will cover many topics, including rare donors, first time/young donors, blood basics, platelet donations, convalescent plasma and more. ADRP and America’s Blood Centers will promote the videos online…
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 MoreOn Monday, the United Kingdom (UK) announced changes to their blood donation policies that will impact men who have sex with men (MSM). As of Summer 2021, the UK will revise their guidelines to adopt a more individual risk-based approach removing the current three-month deferral for MSM. The new policy will allow “donors who have…
Read MoreAABB, America’s Blood Centers, and the American Red Cross are joining together to urge individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 to make and keep an appointment to donate plasma now. The country’s supply of COVID-19 convalescent plasma is depleting amid surging COVID-19 cases across the U.S. With convalescent plasma demand outpacing donations from individuals recovered…
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…
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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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