1.0Public Citizenhttps://www.citizen.orgDiane Krauthamerhttps://www.citizen.org/author/dkrauthamer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Y6viWrvRnl"><a href="https://www.citizen.org/article/letter-on-cms-national-coverage-decision-for-erythropoiesis-stimulating-agents-esas/">Letter on CMS National Coverage Decision for Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.citizen.org/article/letter-on-cms-national-coverage-decision-for-erythropoiesis-stimulating-agents-esas/embed/#?secret=Y6viWrvRnl" width="600" height="338" title="“Letter on CMS National Coverage Decision for Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs)” — Public Citizen" data-secret="Y6viWrvRnl" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> We strongly oppose the proposal that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) not issue a national coverage determination at this time for Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs) for treatment of anemia regarding ESAs for the treatment of anemia in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD), including patients on dialysis and patients not on dialysis.https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/public_citizen_shared_link.jpg1200628