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Medicare Enrollment Rules Are Changing in 2026
CMS has finalized new rules that could affect Medicare billing, enrollment status, and provider reporting deadlines. Some changes give CMS authority to pause or revoke enrollment & shorten reporting timeframes
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CMS has finalized new rules that could affect Medicare billing, enrollment status, and provider reporting deadlines. Some changes give CMS authority to pause or revoke enrollment & shorten reporting timeframes
Learn More: bit.ly/4s4EMlQ
Alert: 2026 Medicare Provider Enrollment Updates Infusion Centers Should Know About | National Infusion Center Association
Tucked away in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) CY 2026 Home Health and DMEPOS final rule, CMS finalized several updates to Medicare provider […]
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December 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Medicare Enrollment Rules Are Changing in 2026
CMS has finalized new rules that could affect Medicare billing, enrollment status, and provider reporting deadlines. Some changes give CMS authority to pause or revoke enrollment & shorten reporting timeframes
Learn More: bit.ly/4s4EMlQ
CMS has finalized new rules that could affect Medicare billing, enrollment status, and provider reporting deadlines. Some changes give CMS authority to pause or revoke enrollment & shorten reporting timeframes
Learn More: bit.ly/4s4EMlQ
NICA applauds @KeanForCongress and @RepBarragan for reintroducing the HELP Copays Act to ensure copay assistance actually counts toward patients’ cost-sharing. Insurers’ double-dipping must end.
December 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
NICA applauds @KeanForCongress and @RepBarragan for reintroducing the HELP Copays Act to ensure copay assistance actually counts toward patients’ cost-sharing. Insurers’ double-dipping must end.
The #340B program was meant to be a safety net -- not a profit center for large hospitals.
Read more from a new opinion by NICA member Keith Hostetler of Pace Healthcare in @OhioCapJournal on how the program is leaving patients behind in Ohio: bit.ly/4qhiWus
Read more from a new opinion by NICA member Keith Hostetler of Pace Healthcare in @OhioCapJournal on how the program is leaving patients behind in Ohio: bit.ly/4qhiWus
A federal safety net program is leaving Ohio patients behind • Ohio Capital Journal
The 340B Drug Pricing Program is supposed to save hospitals money on drugs to serve low-income and uninsured patients, but Ohio's largest health systems are running away with the savings as profits, i...
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October 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The #340B program was meant to be a safety net -- not a profit center for large hospitals.
Read more from a new opinion by NICA member Keith Hostetler of Pace Healthcare in @OhioCapJournal on how the program is leaving patients behind in Ohio: bit.ly/4qhiWus
Read more from a new opinion by NICA member Keith Hostetler of Pace Healthcare in @OhioCapJournal on how the program is leaving patients behind in Ohio: bit.ly/4qhiWus
Our health care system needs reform, but MFN gets it wrong. Instead of targeting middlemen driving up costs, it harms the sites of care that keep treatment affordable & accessible. Read why NICA member Constance Moscati says policymakers should reject MFN: bit.ly/4ocwCoQ
Federal drug pricing proposal will cost NC patients their care
Most Favored Nation policy may sound like a way to save money. But in reality, many community clinics and infusion centers would no longer afford to operate.
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October 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Our health care system needs reform, but MFN gets it wrong. Instead of targeting middlemen driving up costs, it harms the sites of care that keep treatment affordable & accessible. Read why NICA member Constance Moscati says policymakers should reject MFN: bit.ly/4ocwCoQ
NICA is deeply concerned by Colorado PDAB’s decision to set an upper payment limit for Enbrel based on the Medicare MFP. This untested model risks reduced access to essential therapies and added burdens for patients and providers. Read our statement here: infusioncenter.org/national-inf...
National Infusion Center Association Statement on Colorado PDAB’s Upper PaymentLimit for Enbrel | National Infusion Center Association
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The National Infusion Center Association (NICA) expresses deep concern over the Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Board’s (PDAB) decision to impose an upper payment […]
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October 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
NICA is deeply concerned by Colorado PDAB’s decision to set an upper payment limit for Enbrel based on the Medicare MFP. This untested model risks reduced access to essential therapies and added burdens for patients and providers. Read our statement here: infusioncenter.org/national-inf...
Let's talk about the real cause of high drug costs. The president’s most-favored-nation pricing model ignores the unchecked power of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). It's time to hold them accountable. dcjournal.com/dont-let-mid...
#NICA #InfusionCenters
#NICA #InfusionCenters
Don’t Let Middlemen Off the Hook in the Drug Pricing Debate – DC Journal - InsideSources
President Trump’s recent directive to 17 pharmaceutical manufacturers demanding that U.S. drug prices align with the lowest prices in other developed
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August 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Let's talk about the real cause of high drug costs. The president’s most-favored-nation pricing model ignores the unchecked power of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). It's time to hold them accountable. dcjournal.com/dont-let-mid...
#NICA #InfusionCenters
#NICA #InfusionCenters
What do patients really think about drug costs?
New survey from @eachpic finds affordability is often about access and insurance policies
Learn more: eachpic.org/each-pic-rel...
#DrugAffordability #PatientsFirst
New survey from @eachpic finds affordability is often about access and insurance policies
Learn more: eachpic.org/each-pic-rel...
#DrugAffordability #PatientsFirst
EACH/PIC Releases Results from Patient-Led Survey on Drug Affordability | EACH/PIC Coalition
Patient-Led Survey Reveals Insurance Barriers and Personal Factors Contribute Significantly to Patient Affordability Concerns
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August 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
What do patients really think about drug costs?
New survey from @eachpic finds affordability is often about access and insurance policies
Learn more: eachpic.org/each-pic-rel...
#DrugAffordability #PatientsFirst
New survey from @eachpic finds affordability is often about access and insurance policies
Learn more: eachpic.org/each-pic-rel...
#DrugAffordability #PatientsFirst
New from the EACH/PIC Coalition: Initial findings from the Patient Experience Survey reveal that “unaffordability” is about more than cost. Patients face complex barriers tied to coverage, access, and system design.
Read the full report eachpic.org/each-pic-rel...
Read the full report eachpic.org/each-pic-rel...
EACH/PIC Releases Results from Patient-Led Survey on Drug Affordability | EACH/PIC Coalition
Patient-Led Survey Reveals Insurance Barriers and Personal Factors Contribute Significantly to Patient Affordability Concerns
eachpic.org
August 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
New from the EACH/PIC Coalition: Initial findings from the Patient Experience Survey reveal that “unaffordability” is about more than cost. Patients face complex barriers tied to coverage, access, and system design.
Read the full report eachpic.org/each-pic-rel...
Read the full report eachpic.org/each-pic-rel...
Thank you @RepGregMurphy, @RepAdamGrayCA, and @DrNealDunnFL2 for reintroducing the Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act! Ensuring fair reimbursement for infusion providers is essential to safeguarding patient access to life-saving, provider-administered treatments.
July 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Thank you @RepGregMurphy, @RepAdamGrayCA, and @DrNealDunnFL2 for reintroducing the Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act! Ensuring fair reimbursement for infusion providers is essential to safeguarding patient access to life-saving, provider-administered treatments.
UPDATE: President Trump signs One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 4th
• One-year 2.5% Medicare physician payment increase (2026)
• Medicaid work reqs + 3.5% cap on provider taxes in expansion states (CBO: 11.8M more uninsured by 2034)
• An expansion to the orphan drug exemption under the MDPNP
• One-year 2.5% Medicare physician payment increase (2026)
• Medicaid work reqs + 3.5% cap on provider taxes in expansion states (CBO: 11.8M more uninsured by 2034)
• An expansion to the orphan drug exemption under the MDPNP
July 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
UPDATE: President Trump signs One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 4th
• One-year 2.5% Medicare physician payment increase (2026)
• Medicaid work reqs + 3.5% cap on provider taxes in expansion states (CBO: 11.8M more uninsured by 2034)
• An expansion to the orphan drug exemption under the MDPNP
• One-year 2.5% Medicare physician payment increase (2026)
• Medicaid work reqs + 3.5% cap on provider taxes in expansion states (CBO: 11.8M more uninsured by 2034)
• An expansion to the orphan drug exemption under the MDPNP
Thank you, Gov. Kelly Ayotte, for protecting access to life-saving care by repealing policies that would have imposed harmful reimbursement cuts for NH infusion providers. Your leadership ensures patients with chronic, rare conditions can keep receiving the timely, high-quality treatment they need.
July 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Thank you, Gov. Kelly Ayotte, for protecting access to life-saving care by repealing policies that would have imposed harmful reimbursement cuts for NH infusion providers. Your leadership ensures patients with chronic, rare conditions can keep receiving the timely, high-quality treatment they need.
Great news for Nevada infusion providers: Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed AB 259, which would’ve tied provider reimbursement to Medicare drug pricing. Thanks to the Governor for protecting provider sustainability & patient access. #InfusionCare #HealthcareVictory #Nevada
June 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Great news for Nevada infusion providers: Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed AB 259, which would’ve tied provider reimbursement to Medicare drug pricing. Thanks to the Governor for protecting provider sustainability & patient access. #InfusionCare #HealthcareVictory #Nevada
Thank you, @GovMurphy, for signing A1825 into law! A1825 helps patients get needed medications faster by allowing common-sense exceptions to step therapy (“fail-first”) protocols imposed by insurers. It puts decisions back where they belong, with patients and doctors. A Big win for New Jersey!
May 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Thank you, @GovMurphy, for signing A1825 into law! A1825 helps patients get needed medications faster by allowing common-sense exceptions to step therapy (“fail-first”) protocols imposed by insurers. It puts decisions back where they belong, with patients and doctors. A Big win for New Jersey!
Vermont Infusion Patients, All Copays Count bill S 30 is up for consideration by the VT Senate Finance Committee TOMORROW! Help us show support by sending a letter to urge them to pass the bill.
Date: THUR, FEB 6
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Take action here: infusionaccessfoundation.quorum.us/campaign/109...
Date: THUR, FEB 6
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Take action here: infusionaccessfoundation.quorum.us/campaign/109...
May 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Vermont Infusion Patients, All Copays Count bill S 30 is up for consideration by the VT Senate Finance Committee TOMORROW! Help us show support by sending a letter to urge them to pass the bill.
Date: THUR, FEB 6
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Take action here: infusionaccessfoundation.quorum.us/campaign/109...
Date: THUR, FEB 6
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Take action here: infusionaccessfoundation.quorum.us/campaign/109...
#MFN pricing for #Medicaid harms patients & vulnerable populations. @WhiteHouse must not include this policy in Reconciliation.
Learn why #PBMs and some hospitals don't necessarily want to change the status quo when it comes to the #340B hospital markup program. #340Breform bit.ly/3ZgcmZc
Learn why #PBMs and some hospitals don't necessarily want to change the status quo when it comes to the #340B hospital markup program. #340Breform bit.ly/3ZgcmZc
340B Makes for Strange Bedfellows | Asembia’s AXS25 Summit
Payers and providers, often depicted as rivals, are on the same side when it comes to the 340B program that allows some hospitals to buy drugs at steep discounts, according to Milliman experts.
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May 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
#MFN pricing for #Medicaid harms patients & vulnerable populations. @WhiteHouse must not include this policy in Reconciliation.
Learn why #PBMs and some hospitals don't necessarily want to change the status quo when it comes to the #340B hospital markup program. #340Breform bit.ly/3ZgcmZc
Learn why #PBMs and some hospitals don't necessarily want to change the status quo when it comes to the #340B hospital markup program. #340Breform bit.ly/3ZgcmZc
This week, NICA engaged with state legislators in Springfield, IL to share our perspective on the proposed upper payment limits (UPLs). We emphasized the importance of maintaining the viability of community infusion centers to ensure Illinois patients can continue to access critical therapies
May 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This week, NICA engaged with state legislators in Springfield, IL to share our perspective on the proposed upper payment limits (UPLs). We emphasized the importance of maintaining the viability of community infusion centers to ensure Illinois patients can continue to access critical therapies
NICA AdCom member Dan McCarty warns that millions of Americans could lose access to life-saving infusion treatments by 2028. Read more here: bit.ly/3GJhnTT.
#HealthcareAdvocacy #PatientAccess #InfusionDeliveryChannel #InfusionProvider #FutureOfHealthcare #InfusionCenter
#HealthcareAdvocacy #PatientAccess #InfusionDeliveryChannel #InfusionProvider #FutureOfHealthcare #InfusionCenter
Opinion: Flawed law a threat to health of millions of patients
Millions of Americans who receive intravenous treatment for multiple sclerosis, blood diseases and rheumatologic conditions could soon lose access to those medicines — unless Congress intervenes. D…
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May 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
NICA AdCom member Dan McCarty warns that millions of Americans could lose access to life-saving infusion treatments by 2028. Read more here: bit.ly/3GJhnTT.
#HealthcareAdvocacy #PatientAccess #InfusionDeliveryChannel #InfusionProvider #FutureOfHealthcare #InfusionCenter
#HealthcareAdvocacy #PatientAccess #InfusionDeliveryChannel #InfusionProvider #FutureOfHealthcare #InfusionCenter
The NICA Advocacy Team wrapped up a fantastic Provider Advocacy Workshop in Tampa, Florida! So grateful to all the providers who came out and shared their expertise and dedication. It was a truly valuable experience.
#ProviderAdvocacy #Healthcare #Tampa #Community
#ProviderAdvocacy #Healthcare #Tampa #Community
April 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The NICA Advocacy Team wrapped up a fantastic Provider Advocacy Workshop in Tampa, Florida! So grateful to all the providers who came out and shared their expertise and dedication. It was a truly valuable experience.
#ProviderAdvocacy #Healthcare #Tampa #Community
#ProviderAdvocacy #Healthcare #Tampa #Community
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This week, the Infusion Access Foundation and @infusioncenter.bsky.social boards met to discuss goals and priorities for 2025. Looking ahead, our focus remains clear: ensuring patients receive the treatments they need, when and where they need them, without unnecessary barriers. #InfusionCare
February 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This week, the Infusion Access Foundation and @infusioncenter.bsky.social boards met to discuss goals and priorities for 2025. Looking ahead, our focus remains clear: ensuring patients receive the treatments they need, when and where they need them, without unnecessary barriers. #InfusionCare
NICA 2025 attendees, watch for housing scams! There is only one sanctioned point of sale for our 2025 Annual Conference room block: book.passkey.com/gt/219542967...
Email [email protected] if you are unsure or need assistance. #NICA2025
Email [email protected] if you are unsure or need assistance. #NICA2025
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January 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
NICA 2025 attendees, watch for housing scams! There is only one sanctioned point of sale for our 2025 Annual Conference room block: book.passkey.com/gt/219542967...
Email [email protected] if you are unsure or need assistance. #NICA2025
Email [email protected] if you are unsure or need assistance. #NICA2025
The ND Senate Human Services Committee is meeting 1/29 at 9:00 AM CT to consider step therapy reform bill SB 2249 - Send a letter to the Committee urging them to support SB 2249. nica.quorum.us/campaign/108...
January 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The ND Senate Human Services Committee is meeting 1/29 at 9:00 AM CT to consider step therapy reform bill SB 2249 - Send a letter to the Committee urging them to support SB 2249. nica.quorum.us/campaign/108...
The AZ Senate Health & Human Services Committee is holding a hearing on 1/29/25 @ 9:00 AM MT on SB 1102—legislation prohibiting insurers from harmful non-medical switching practices. Urge the Committee to support SB 1102. nica.quorum.us/campaign/106...
January 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The AZ Senate Health & Human Services Committee is holding a hearing on 1/29/25 @ 9:00 AM MT on SB 1102—legislation prohibiting insurers from harmful non-medical switching practices. Urge the Committee to support SB 1102. nica.quorum.us/campaign/106...
The VA HLCS #1 meets 1/28/25 on HB 2285: Mandates a state study of current step therapy insurance practices & HB 2773: Requires that cost-sharing for prescription drugs is calculated at the point of sale. Send a letter to the Subcommittee in support nica.quorum.us/campaign/108...
January 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The VA HLCS #1 meets 1/28/25 on HB 2285: Mandates a state study of current step therapy insurance practices & HB 2773: Requires that cost-sharing for prescription drugs is calculated at the point of sale. Send a letter to the Subcommittee in support nica.quorum.us/campaign/108...
The NY Assembly Insurance Committee is holding a hearing to consider step therapy reform bill A443, Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at 10:00 AM ET. New Yorkers, please send a letter to the Committee urging them to support A443. Take a few clicks to be heard: nica.quorum.us/campaign/105...
January 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The NY Assembly Insurance Committee is holding a hearing to consider step therapy reform bill A443, Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at 10:00 AM ET. New Yorkers, please send a letter to the Committee urging them to support A443. Take a few clicks to be heard: nica.quorum.us/campaign/105...