September 28, 2022: NCHR support AHRQ’s overall report and recommendations for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to update their CED requirements.
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NCHR Comments on AHRQ’s Review on Schedule of Visits and Televisits for Routine Antenatal Care
March 15, 2022. We agree with the review that the overall assessment of the available evidence is inconclusive regarding the adequacy of a reduced number of antenatal visits or replacing some routine antenatal visits with telehealth appointments.
Read More »NCHR Comments on AHRQ’s Review on Effectiveness of Telehealth for Women’s Preventive Services
March 9, 2022. We support the objective of this report, however, we agree with the report’s assessment that the “systematic review demonstrates a paucity of data to inform the effectiveness,” and there are several limitations in the data that are particularly problematic.
Read More »NCHR Comments on AHRQ’s draft review on Maternal and Child Outcomes Associated with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program
November 2, 2021: NCHR endorses the systematic review of WIC, an important program that aims to safeguard the health of low-income, nutritionally at-risk pregnant and postpartum women and children under the age of 5 years old.
Read More »NCHR’s Comments on AHRQ’s Draft Report on Integrated Pain Management Programs
June 21, 2021. While we agree with the stated objective of a report evaluating the effectiveness and harms of pain management programs in the Medicare population, this report has several serious limitations.
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