The ASH Grassroots Network is designed to help advance the mission of the Society by providing a voice for individual hematologists when federal laws and regulations are being developed and when government programs are being funded.
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- Location:
- Washington, DC, 20036
- Phone:
- 202 776 0544
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Events
1 past event
- 2009 ASH Annual Meeting
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
Saturday, December 5 at 8:00pm
Senate to Vote on New Medicare Physician Payment Bill The Senate continues to struggle to prevent a cut in Medicare physician payments...
House and Senate Committees Announce Agreement to Provide a Four-Year Physician Payment Fix The Chairmen of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committee have announced an agreement to provide a four-year physician payment fix...
Historic Health Reform Legislation Signed Into Law President Barack Obama signed a landmark health-care bill into law on March 23, enacting a sweeping overhaul of the nation's $2.5 trillion health system after a year-long effort...
Congressional Leaders Seek to Schedule Final Vote on Health Reform Legislation as President Obama and Democratic Leaders Seek Support Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives hope to have a vote on a final health reform bill this Sunday or early next week...
FDA Safety Announcement on ESAs The FDA is requiring all drugs called erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) to be prescribed and used under a risk management program, known as a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy, to ensure the safe use of these drugs. Read more...
Massachusetts Election Jeopardizes Future of Health Overhaul Legislation Scott Brown's victory in the special election to fill the late Senator Edward Kennedy's Senate seat means that the Democrats no longer have the 60-person majority that could block united Republican opposition to health reform...
Congresses Passes Final FY 2010 NIH Funding Bill Congress has approved a fiscal year (FY) 2010 omnibus spending package (HR 3288) that includes funding for all federal programs funded through the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education appropriations bill, including the National Institutes of...
House Advances Health-Care Reform Legislation: Now Is the Time to Take Action to Support Physician Payment Fix After months of highly contested debate, the U.S...
ASH Grassroots Network Breakfast Sunday, December 6, 7:00 – 8:00 a.m., Hilton New Orleans Riverside, Versailles Room This year's Grassroots Network Breakfast program will feature Melanie Bloom, national spokesperson for the Coalition to Prevent DVT and recipient of the 2009 ASH Outstanding S...
Senate Finance Committee Passes Health Reform Measure With One Republican Vote The Senate Finance Committee approved health reform legislation with a vote of 14 to 9, with only one Republican on the Committee, Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME), supporting the bill...
Short-Term Funding Resolution Likely; Continued Grassroots Efforts Needed to Ensure Highest Possible Funding Level for NIH Although congressional leaders made significant progress in advancing their respective versions of bills to fund the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in fiscal year (FY)...
Congress Advances FY 2010 NIH Funding Bills; Time to Contact Senate to Urge Support for Increases When Congress adjourned for its August district work period, both the House and Senate had made significant progress in advancing their respective versions of bills to fund the National Institutes of...
House Appropriations Subcommittee Approves FY 2010 NIH Funding Bill The House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee approved its version of the fiscal year (FY) 2010 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations bill on July 10...
Senate Committees Develop Health Reform Legislation; Controversies Continue The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on June 9 unveiled the Affordable Health Choices Act, a comprehensive bill that addresses health reform issues under the Committee’s jurisdiction. ...
President Obama Submits Details of FY 2010 Budget Proposal to Congress; Proposes 1.4 Percent Increase for NIH President Obama has released the details of his FY 2010 budget proposal, building upon the FY 2010 budget blueprint that he released at the end of February...
