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• ASH Statement to the House Appropriations Committee in Support of FY 2015 Funding for NIH and CDC
• April 2, 2014

• American Society of Hematology Statement to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies in Support of Fiscal Year 2015 Funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) March 28, 2014 The American Society of Hematology (

• Senate Votes in Favor of SGR Patch; CMS Announces Plans for Claims Hold
• April 1, 2014

• On March 31, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that would avert the more than 20 percent cut to Medicare physician payments mandated by the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula on April 1, 2014.

• SH Policy Statement in Support of Insurance Coverage Parity for All Cancer Treatments
• March 31, 2014

• SH Policy Statement in Support of Insurance Coverage Parity for All Cancer Treatments 2014-02-14 ASH Policy Statement in Support of Insurance Coverage Parity for All Cancer Treatments   As an organization of physicians and scientists who care for desperately ill patients, including those with blood

• House Votes on Short-Term Bill to Avert Significant Cut to Medicare Physician Payments
• March 27, 2014

• Earlier today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would avert the April 1 cut to Medicare physician payment mandated by the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. This bill would keep payments at the same level until April 1, 2015.

• Researchers Present Comprehensive “Roadmap” of Blood Cells
• March 26, 2014
• Research published online today in Blood, the journal of the American Society of Hematology, presents an unprecedented look at five unique blood cells in the human body, pinpointing the location of key genetic regulators in these cells and providing a new tool that may help scientists to identify how blood cells form and shed light on the etiology of blood diseases.

• American Society of Hematology Awards Third Round of Bridge Grants as Federal Research Funding Remains Limited
• March 24, 2014
• The American Society of Hematology (ASH), the world’s largest professional society concerned with the causes and treatment of blood disorders, today announced the names of 15 research investigators who will receive critical interim support from the Society for hematology research proposals that, despite earning high scores, could not be funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) amid severe funding reductions. The support will come in the form of one-year, $100,000 ASH Bridge Grants, awards intended to help bridge these talented ASH member investigators to their next NIH research grant by funding efforts to gather additional data to strengthen the resubmission of their applications.

• ASH Observes Deep-Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month
• March 21, 2014
• The American Society of Hematology (ASH), the world’s largest professional society concerned with the causes and treatment of blood disorders, aims to raise awareness of potentially deadly blood clots during March – Deep-Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Awareness Month. ASH’s mission is to further the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of blood disorders, and this includes ongoing efforts to support research, clinical, and policy programs that seek to improve quality of life for patients suffering from blood clots.

• This Week in Blood: March 20, 2014
• March 20, 2014
• Welcome to “This Week in Blood,” a weekly snapshot of the hottest studies from each week’s issue of Blood, the official journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), hand-picked by Blood Editor-in-Chief Bob Löwenberg, MD, PhD, and Deputy Editor Nancy Berliner, MD. If you would like a PDF copy of any of the manuscripts highlighted below or would like to request an interview with the author, please email aszabo@hematology.org.

• Congress Considers Options to Pay for SGR Repeal
• March 13, 2014

• Congress Considers Options to Pay for SGR Repeal As April 1 Medicare Cuts Loom 2014-03-13 Congress Considers Options to Pay for SGR Repeal As April 1 Medicare Cuts Loom   On February 6, the leadership of the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees and the Senate Finance Committee rel

• Study Finds Pill May Represent Promising Treatment for Stubborn Blood Cancers
• March 10, 2014
• A pill that suppresses a key regulator of cancer growth may provide hope to relapsed leukemia and lymphoma patients running out of treatment options for their aggressive, treatment-resistant disease, according to three reports published online today in Blood, the journal of the American Society of Hematology.

• This Week in Blood: March 6, 2014
• March 6, 2014
• Welcome to “This Week in Blood,” a weekly snapshot of the hottest studies from each week’s issue of Blood, the official journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), hand-picked by Blood Editor-in-Chief Bob Löwenberg, MD, PhD, and Deputy Editor Nancy Berliner, MD. If you would like a PDF copy of any of the manuscripts highlighted below or would like to request an interview with the author, please email aszabo@hematology.org.

• President Releases FY 2015 Budget Proposal, Seeks Small Increase in Funding for NIH and Advocates for Stability in Medicare Physician Payment
• March 5, 2014

• President Releases FY 2015 Budget 2014-03-05 President Releases FY 2015 Budget Proposal, Seeks Small Increase in Funding for NIH and Advocates for Stability in Medicare Physician Payment   President Obama has released the framework of his fiscal year (FY) 2015 budget proposal . While noting that "b

• This Week in Blood: February 27, 2014
• February 27, 2014
• Welcome to “This Week in Blood,” a weekly snapshot of the hottest studies from each week’s issue of Blood, the official journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), hand-picked by Blood Editor-in-Chief Bob Löwenberg, MD, PhD, and Deputy Editor Nancy Berliner, MD. If you would like a PDF copy of any of the manuscripts highlighted below or would like to request an interview with the author, please email aszabo@hematology.org.
  
  

• This Week in Blood: February 20, 2014
• February 20, 2014
• Welcome to “This Week in Blood,” a weekly snapshot of the hottest studies from each week’s issue of Blood, the official journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), hand-picked by Blood Editor-in-Chief Bob Löwenberg, MD, PhD, and Deputy Editor Nancy Berliner, MD. If you would like a PDF copy of any of the manuscripts highlighted below or would like to request an interview with the author, please email aszabo@hematology.org.

• This Week in Blood: February 13, 2014
• February 13, 2014
• Welcome to “This Week in Blood,” a weekly snapshot of the hottest studies from each week’s issue of Blood, the official journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), hand-picked by Blood Editor-in-Chief Bob Löwenberg, MD, PhD, and Deputy Editor Nancy Berliner, MD. If you would like a PDF copy of any of the manuscripts highlighted below or would like to request an interview with the author, please email aszabo@hematology.org.

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