The U.S. COPD Coalition convened the fall Semi-Annual Business Meeting in Tampa, FL on November 4th, 2015. Slides presented at the meeting can be accessed here. The meeting included a public policy update, information on the upcoming coordinated lung health campaign to protect access to supplemental oxygen, a review of issues related to COPD hospital re-admissions … Read more
The U.S. COPD Coalition convened the fall Semi-Annual Business Meeting in Tampa, FL on November 4th, 2015. Slides presented at the meeting can be accessed here. The meeting included a public policy update, information on the upcoming coordinated lung health campaign to protect access to supplemental oxygen, a review of issues related to COPD hospital re-admissions … Read more
The following changes to the bylaws of the U.S. COPD Coalition were posted in May, 2015 for review and are now pending final vote by the member organizations. One representative from member organizations should vote by submitting the simple online ballot by Friday, December 11th at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/bylawvote. Members were notified of the upcoming vote at … Read more
EVENT ALERT: Our member, the COPD Foundation, is conducting a webinar for caregivers on November 20th! It’s a webinar you don’t want to miss! Please visit this link to check out the event details and to register:https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/714/5978
We are sad to report that U.S. COPD Coalition Board Member, Vlady Rozenbaum passed away in his sleep on October 17, 2015. Vlady was a giant advocate for those with COPD. The founder of COPD Alert, an online resource encompassing everything about COPD, Vlady made it his mission to educate, support and empower patients and … Read more
Please join member organization American Association for Respiratory Care at their first Respiratory Patient Advocacy Summit held in conjunction with their 2015 Congress in Tampa, Florida. AARC has generously offered to extend complimentary registration to their Congress to all patients who participate in the Advocacy Summit so don’t miss out. Please download the full program flyer for … Read more
Save the Date: The next meeting of the U.S. COPD Coalition will be held November 6, 2015 from 8:30 am until 11:30 am ET at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel in Tampa, FL. The meeting is held in conjunction with the American Association For Respiratory Care’s Congress 2015.Patients and caregivers are invited to stay after the … Read more
Shared by USCC Vice-Chair, Sam Giordano, this insightful article from the NIH helps us understand the role of a positive outlook and health. http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/issue/aug2015/Feature1
USCC Vice-Chair, Sam Giordano, shared this comprehensive webinar on the CMS DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program. Don’t forget that any problems getting access to liquid oxygen as prescribed or any other challenges with access and quality issues related to oxygen should be reported to the C.O.P.D. Information Line and a formal complaint filed with 1-800-MEDICARE.
CMS has released the below press release indicating the timeline for the Round 1 2017 DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program and begun an education program for interested companies. Members are encouraged to continue to monitor the ongoing Competitive Bidding Program implementation and are urged to inform all constituents that any access issues should be immediately reported … Read more