NOF Statement in Response to the New York Times’ article: “Spinal Fractures Can Be Terribly Painful. A Common Treatment Isn’t Helping” by Gina Kolata, January 24, 2019. We appreciate the New York Times’ coverage of spinal fractures and two procedures used to treat them (vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty), but we have serious concerns with its implication… Read more »
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Protecting Patient Access to Medication (Updated) »
Dear Members of Congress: We want to express our concern regarding any proposal that would repeal the non-interference (NI) clause – a crucial fixture and protection in the Medicare Part D program. We are concerned that changes to the Part D NI clause could undermine the private negotiations that enable seniors to access affordable prescription… Read more »
Protecting Patient Access to Medication »
Dear Members of Congress: We want to express our concern regarding any proposal that would repeal the non-interference (NI) clause – a crucial fixture and protection in the Medicare Part D program. We are concerned that changes to the Part D NI clause could undermine the private negotiations that enable seniors to access affordable prescription… Read more »
Bindex Measurement Revolutionizes Osteoporosis Diagnostics in US »
Bone Index Ltd., a medical device company with game-changing point-of-care technology (Bindex®) in osteoporosis diagnostics, announces that one million patients have been measured with Bindex® in the U.S. in 2018. Earlier this year, the American Medical Association issued a new reimbursement code* for Bindex® and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved… Read more »
Did you know that weak bones are not a normal part of aging? »
The National Osteoporosis Foundation Debunks Myths Surrounding Osteoporosis and the Risk of Fractures While osteoporosis does cause bones to become weak and fragile, so that they break easily – even from a minor fall or a sneeze – osteoporosis is not a normal part of aging. It is a disease that is common, serious and… Read more »
NOF Adds to its Mission Department »
The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF), the nation’s leading health organization solely dedicated to osteoporosis and bone health, announced the addition of two thoughtful new leaders to its newly designated Mission department, underscoring the organization’s commitment to delivering quality educational programming for patients and healthcare professionals. Samantha Mayberry joins NOF as the Associate Director of Patient… Read more »
NOF Statement on Medicare Part B »
Washington, DC (October 25, 2018) – The National Osteoporosis Foundation issued the following statement regarding announced changes the Medicare Part B program: “Medicare Part B is vital to patients living with and managing chronic illnesses, like osteoporosis. Key to treatment under the program is the ability for doctors and patients to tailor care to the… Read more »
DXA Testing by the Numbers »
Osteoporosis is under-diagnosed in the Medicare population according to a recent CDC NHANES survey. DXA scans are the gold standard for osteoporosis diagnosis, yet in 2007, CMS began significantly reducing reimbursement for DXA scans. This reduced the number of physicians in private offices offering DXA. As a result, fewer women and men were scanned resulting… Read more »
NOF Statement On Medicare Open Enrollment »
Patient Group Urges Fix To DXA Screening Reimbursement Rates To Encourage More Osteoporosis Screenings Today, as Medicare Open Enrollment starts, the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) urged policymakers to raise the reimbursement rates for x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) screenings, which are the gold standard for osteoporosis screenings. Currently, bipartisan bills are sitting in both Chambers that would… Read more »
Are You at Risk for Developing Bone Disease? »
The National Osteoporosis Foundation Joins Organizations Worldwide to Raise Awareness about Osteoporosis and the Risk of Fractures on World Osteoporosis Day, October 20th Did you know that weak bones are not a normal part of aging? Osteoporosis causes bones to become weak and fragile, so that they break easily – even from a minor fall… Read more »