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September 06, 2022

Haystack Project highlights the need for well-meaning proposals to consider impact on rare patients. →

September 06, 2022/ Michelle Osburn

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Comment Letters
medicaid, medicare, IRA

Michelle Osburn

August 01, 2022

Haystack Responds to HHS RFI on Improving Primary Care

August 01, 2022/ Michelle Osburn

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Comment Letters, Letters
miscellaneous, Medicare, Medicaid

Michelle Osburn

June 17, 2022

Haystack Project's reply to CMS' Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems→

June 17, 2022/ Michelle Osburn

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Letters
medicare, news

Michelle Osburn

June 14, 2022

Press Release: Haystack Project Applauds the Inclusion of the HEART Act in the User Fee Package→

June 14, 2022/ Michelle Osburn

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Reports
HEART Act, news

Michelle Osburn

June 01, 2022

The Access to Rare Indications Act could be a game-changer for millions of Americans→

June 01, 2022/ Michelle Osburn

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rare

Michelle Osburn

May 20, 2022

Comments on Senate HELP Committee May 2022 Draft UFA Package→

May 20, 2022/ Michelle Osburn

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Letters, Comment Letters
HELP, HEART Act

Michelle Osburn

April 29, 2022

April 2022 Newsletter→

April 29, 2022/ Michelle Osburn

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Michelle Osburn

April 29, 2022

Haystack's AA Pathway "Reforms"

April 29, 2022/ Michelle Osburn

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April 29, 2022/ Michelle Osburn/ /Source
Position Statements
advocacy, other issues

Michelle Osburn

April 28, 2022

New bill calls for more data and new development approaches on orphan drug development→

April 28, 2022/ Michelle Osburn

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April 28, 2022/ Michelle Osburn/ /Source
news

Michelle Osburn

March 07, 2022

STAT on Access to Rare Indications Act

March 07, 2022/ Michelle Osburn

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March 07, 2022/ Michelle Osburn/ /Source
news, rare

Michelle Osburn

February 24, 2022

Patient Group Support letter for the Access to Rare Indications Act (HR 6160)→

February 24, 2022/ Michelle Osburn

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Michelle Osburn

February 22, 2022

Access to Rare Indications: Ensure Rare Disease Parity in Accessing Medically Necessary Care in Medicare and Medicaid→

February 22, 2022/ Michelle Osburn

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February 22, 2022/ Michelle Osburn/ /Source

Michelle Osburn

February 21, 2022

Rep. Matsui releases "Dear Colleagues" letter, asking for co-sponsors for HR6160.→

February 21, 2022/ Michelle Osburn

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February 21, 2022/ Michelle Osburn/ /Source
Letters
rare

Michelle Osburn

February 21, 2022

Rare Disease Week invitation→

February 21, 2022/ Michelle Osburn

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February 21, 2022/ Michelle Osburn/ /Source

Michelle Osburn

February 21, 2022

Haystack seal→

February 21, 2022/ Michelle Osburn

Haystack seal

February 21, 2022/ Michelle Osburn/ /Source

Michelle Osburn

February 17, 2022

Haystack Project To Respond to CMS RFI on Access to Care and Coverage for Medicaid Patients→

February 17, 2022/ Michelle Osburn

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February 17, 2022/ Michelle Osburn/ /Source

Michelle Osburn

February 10, 2022

Haystack Project's sign-on letter commenting to CMS' proposed NCA for monoclonal antibodies→

February 10, 2022/ Michelle Osburn

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February 10, 2022/ Michelle Osburn/ /Source
Letters, Comment Letters, Position Statements
news, medicare, medicaid, other issues

Michelle Osburn

January 27, 2022

Haystack Project's comment letter on the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2023 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act→

January 27, 2022/ Michelle Osburn

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January 27, 2022/ Michelle Osburn/ /Source
Comment Letters, Letters
ACA, NPBB, comment letter, other issues

Michelle Osburn

January 12, 2022

How medicine erased Black women from a "White Man's Disease"→

January 12, 2022/ Michelle Osburn

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January 12, 2022/ Michelle Osburn/ /Source
Patient Stories

Michelle Osburn

January 12, 2022

Copay Accumulator Fact Sheet→

January 12, 2022/ Michelle Osburn

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January 12, 2022/ Michelle Osburn/ /Source
Patient Assistance Progra, PatientAssistancePrograms
copay, advocacy, HELP Act

Michelle Osburn

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The Haystack Project is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that brings together patients organizations representing patients suffering from or caring for patients with extremely rare diseases. Our mission is to educate policymakers and other stakeholders about the need for policies that recognize the unique circumstances of extremely rare conditions and treatments and expand incentives critical to ensuring they can reach patients.