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NDY Comment Supporting Proposed (& Long Overdue) Prohibition of Subminimum Wages

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[THE COMMENT DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO DEC. 12. Go to www.regulations.gov.] November 12, 2021 Jeffrey A. Koses Chairperson United States AbilityOne Commission 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite 715 Arlington, VA 22202 RE: RIN 3037-AA16 Prohibition on the Payment of Subminimum Wages Under 14(c) Certificates as a Qualification for Participation as a Nonprofit Agency Under … Continue reading NDY Comment Supporting Proposed (& Long Overdue) Prohibition of Subminimum Wages →

NDY Files Public Comment On Federal Healthcare Interim Final Rule In Response To COVID

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NDY is grateful to disability rights attorney Kathryn Carroll for her assistance in filing a public comment on the [CMS-9912-IFC] Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Interim Final Rule: Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. Excerpts are below and, to read the whole comment, go here. January 4, 2021 … Continue reading NDY Files Public Comment On Federal Healthcare Interim Final Rule In Response To COVID →

NDY Joined In PIPC Comment, and Filed Its Own, Regarding PCORI Principles

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At first, responding to the draft principles of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) seemed more complex than NDY could fit into our tight schedules. But the principles were in response to new language added to PCORI’s authorizing law: . . . In addition to the relative health outcomes and clinical effectiveness, clinical and patient-centered … Continue reading NDY Joined In PIPC Comment, and Filed Its Own, Regarding PCORI Principles →

Not Dead Yet Comment On Draft COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Framework

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September 4, 2020 Committee on Equitable Allocation of Vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 500 5th St NW Washington, DC 20001 Committee Members: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Discussion Draft of the Preliminary Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine. Not Dead Yet is a … Continue reading Not Dead Yet Comment On Draft COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Framework →

NDY Files Comment Against Proposed CMS Rule Changes That Would Put More People In Nursing “Homes”

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Thanks to the Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies for alerting disability advocates to proposed federal rule changes that would make it easier to put disabled people of all ages into nursing “homes” and other facilities, as well as make it harder for them to move back out to the community. The deadline for comments is … Continue reading NDY Files Comment Against Proposed CMS Rule Changes That Would Put More People In Nursing “Homes” →