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November 13, 2024

2025 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles

On November 8, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2025 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts […]

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October 17, 2024

Statement of A1F to the FDA on the Need for New Therapies for Alpha-1

Docket No. FDA-2024-N-3528 Advancing Rare Disease Therapies Through a Food and Drug Administration Rare Disease Innovation Hub; Public Meeting; Request […]

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June 24, 2024

Alpha-1 Foundation and 130 Organizations Support 2024 Reauthorization of the Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher Program

Dear Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader McConnell, Chairman Sanders, and Ranking Member Cassidy,  On behalf of the […]

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February 29, 2024

Cassidy, Warner, Klobuchar Introduce Legislation to Create Easier Access to Supplemental Oxygen for Medicare Beneficiaries

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Mark Warner (D-VA), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced legislation to ease access to supplemental oxygen […]

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October 25, 2023

How You Can Donate Plasma and Save a Life

Alpha Dan Coffin shared his plasma story with the PPTA to increase awareness of plasma donations and thank the donors […]

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