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• May 2013 Practice Update (part one)
• May 9, 2013
• May 2013 Practice Update (part one)

• Applications Now Being Accepted for NIH Translational Health Disparities Course - Due May 15, 2013
• May 1, 2013

• The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) is now accepting applications for its 2013 Translational Health Disparities Course scheduled for August 5-16 on the NIH campus in Bethesda.

• Representatives Higgins & King To Introduce Cancer Oral Drug Parity Legislation; ASH Advocates for Patients to Have Equal Access to Treatment
• April 25, 2013
• On Friday, April 26, Representative Brian Higgins (D-NY) and Peter King (R-NY) will introduce the bi-partisan Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act in the U.S. House of Representatives.

• April 2013 Practice Update (part two)
• April 25, 2013
• April 2013 Practice Update (part two)

• April 2013 Practice Update (part one)
• April 11, 2013
• April 2013 Practice Update (part one)

• Congress Working on Legislation to Reform Physician Payment Solution
• April 11, 2013
• Republicans in the House of Representatives recently released a detailed version of their proposal for repealing the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula and plan to move forward with a vote this summer.

• ASH Awards First Bridge Grants to Sustain Critical Hematology Research During Current Period of Funding Restrictions
• April 8, 2013

• The American Society of Hematology (ASH), the world’s largest professional organization dedicated to the causes and treatment of blood disorders, today announced the first recipients of the ASH Bridge Grants, a new award program designed to help hematologists continue their critical blood disease research amid severe funding reductions for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The announcement coincides with the Society’s participation as a Platinum Supporter in the “Rally for Medical Research,” held today in Washington, which will unite millions of Americans across the country to call on our nation’s policymakers to make medical research a national priority.

• Stillbirth or Pre-Term Birth Outcomes Linked to Elevated Risk of Blood Clots After Pregnancy
• April 2, 2013

• Newly identified pregnancy-related events, such as stillbirth or pre-term birth, may dramatically increase a woman’s risk of developing a potentially deadly blood clot immediately after pregnancy, according to the results of a large, population-based study published online today in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH).

• Two Percent Payment Reductions in Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Program Begin on April 1
• March 29, 2013
• Because the Congress was unable to reach an agreement on how to reduce the deficit, by law automatic, across-the-board spending cuts known as "sequestration" have been triggered and beginning April 1, 2013, a two percent cut in Medicare provider payments will take effect. Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) claims with dates-of-service or dates-of-discharge on or after April 1, will incur a two percent reduction in Medicare payments.

• ASH Comments to FDA Re: Drug Shortages Task Force and Strategic Plan
• March 14, 2013
• The American Society of Hematology (ASH) appreciates the opportunity to submit comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to the FDA Drug Shortages Task Force and Strategic Plan; Request for Comments as announced in the Federal Register (FDA–2013–N–0124) on February 12, 2013.

• March 2013 Practice Update
• March 14, 2013
• March 2013 Practice Update (part one)

• Cord Blood Transplants May Be An Effective Alternative to Matched Donor Stem Cells For Children with Rare Metabolic Disorder
• March 14, 2013

• Transplants of blood-forming stem cells from umbilical cord blood may be an effective alternative to transplants of matched donor bone marrow stem cells to treat children with a rare, debilitating disease known as Hurler’s syndrome (HS), according to results of a study published online today in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH).

• Medicare Announces Mandatory Payment Reductions in the Fee-for-Service (FFS) Program For Claims Beginning April 1
• March 8, 2013
• Because the Congress was unable to reach an agreement on deficit reduction by March, by law automatic, across-the-board spending cuts known as "sequestration" have been triggered.

• February 2013 Practice Update (part two)
• February 28, 2013
• February 2013 Practice Update (part two)

• FDA Alerts Health Care Providers of Recall of Anemia Drug Omontys (FDA News)
• February 25, 2013

• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting health care providers and patients of a voluntary nationwide recall of all lots of Omontys Injection by Affymax, Inc., of Palo Alto, Calif., and Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company Limited, of Deerfield, Ill. The recall is due to reports of anaphylaxis, a serious and life-threatening allergic reaction. Omontys is used to treat anemia in adult dialysis patients.

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