by smartbeesocial | May 5, 2018 | Government Affairs
2554: Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act Currently there is a “Gag Clause” that prevents pharmacists from disclosing cost savings for prescriptions between using their insurance and paying out of pocket. The ”Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act” seeks to...
by smartbeesocial | May 5, 2018 | Government Affairs
It is expected that 81,000 people will be diagnosed with bladder cancer this year and over 17,000 will succumb to the disease. Click on the link below to find out ways you can promote awareness: Awareness Month Government Affairs – Ellen Woodcock, RN BSN CWON...
by smartbeesocial | Mar 27, 2018 | Government Affairs
H.R. 1478, the Gun Violence Research Act. Despite gun violence being the leading cause of death for children, a decades-old law effectively stifles any research into this issue. A bill in Congress right now could change that, allowing the Centers for Disease Control...
by smartbeesocial | Oct 2, 2017 | Government Affairs
Medicare Competitive Bidding In March 2016, President Obama released his FY 2017 budget, which proposed that inhalation drugs, all prosthetic and orthotics, and ostomy, tracheostomy and urological supplies be listed as products subjected to competitive bidding. The...
by smartbeesocial | Aug 2, 2016 | Government Affairs
Government Affairs Committee Anne Carl BSN, CWON Medicare Competitive Bidding Program Ostomy and Urological supplies included in competitive bidding program for FY 2017 Obama budget. The WOCN® is concerned about the inclusion of the urological and ostomy supplies due...
by smartbeesocial | Jun 22, 2015 | Government Affairs
Government Affairs Update by Anne Carl, BSN, RN, CWON Email: cwon2009@gmail.com On June 22, 2015 the WOCN® Society submitted comments in response to the need for Medicare reimbursement for compression therapy to a US Senate finance committee looking at chronic care...
