Advocacy Update, July 2020
On July 14, the House Appropriations Committee advanced its Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 defense appropriations bill, which provides $10 million in annual funding for the Military Burn Research Program.
Advocacy Update, June 2019
The House is expected to vote next week on a bundle of five Fiscal Year 2020 bills, including one funding the Department of Defense.
CHS Update: CMMI Launches New Part D Model, Updates MA VBID Model
Today, CMMI launched a new payment model, the Part D Payment Modernization Model, and made changes to the existing Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model as part of a broader [...]
CHS Update: CMS Finalizes Pathways to Success for Medicare ACOs
Earlier today, CMS issued a final rule on “Pathways to Success,” the proposed overhaul of Medicare’s National ACO Program.
FY2019 Defense Appropriations Bill Contains $8M for Burn Research Funding!
Congress recently approved continued funding for the Military Burn Research Program. The new bill, signed into law on September 28, 2018 commits $8 million in funding for the upcoming year.
Advocacy Update, August 2018
Military Burn Research Program funding has been approved by the Senate! On August 23, the Senate passed its version of the Fiscal Year 2019 defense appropriations bill.
ABA Advocacy Update, July 2018
We wanted to share with you some great news with you about funding for the Military Burn Research Program. Before Congress left Washington for the July 4th week, both the House and Senate made [...]
Military Burn Research Program—FY 2019
We are excited to report the House Appropriations Committee approved $8 million in their bill for MBRP last week, the same funding amount as last year.