Position Papers/Comment Letters

2008 - OHRP Guidance /FAQs Regarding Quality Improvement [View Letter]

6/08 - Amicus Brief

ACCP particpates in Amicus Brief in support of respondents: Altria Group Inc, et. al (petitioners) v. Stephanie Good, et.al.(respondents). This argument is scheduled for the first week of October, 2008, at the beginning of the US Supreme Court's calendar. [View Letter]

6/13/08 - ACCP, NAMDRC, ATS, SCCM, AACN, and AARC Comment letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) re: Present on Admission/Hospital Acquired Conditions [View Letter]

5/08 - Recommendations for Implementation of Portable Monitoring for Obstructive Sleep Apnea [View Letter]

5/15/08 - Highmark LCD Draft Policy for Sleep Disorder Testing (J12-D44) [View Letter]

2/20/08 - ACCP/ATS Specialty Assistance Program for Industry on CPT Application Review [View Letter]

1/11/08 - CMS Comment Letter on OSA and CPAP [View Letter]

1/3/08 - Change in Reimbursement for CPT 31620

The following link is to an ACCP comment letter sent to CMS regarding the change in reimbursement for CPT 31620, Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) during bronchoscopic diagnostic or therapeutic intervention(s). [View Letter]

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