Rev. Sharpton, Al B. Sure! partner to reverse Medicare coverage denial for essential post transplant test
Rev. Al Sharpton and recording artist Albert “Al B. Sure!” Brown don’t seem like the most likely partners in the fight for civil rights.
Rev. Sharpton, Al B. Sure!: Medicare to reinstate coverage for “lifesaving” post-transplant blood tests, particularly for Black and Brown patients
The Rev. Al Sharpton and singer Al B. Sure! were an unlikely pair of leaders at the Health Equity in Transplantation Coalition (HEiTC), but together they made major headway in getting Medicare to reinstate coverage of non-invasive post-transplant blood tests after months of advocacy.
HARRIS: Fighting for Equity for Black and Brown Transplant Patients
Dr. Marsha Harris is a New York City-based colorectal surgeon and kidney transplant recipient.
Medicare ignored expert advice to cut tests for transplant patients: Report
Contractors for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) cut access to tests for transplant patients that could show early signs of organ rejection despite expert physicians advising the opposite, a new report has found.
Medicare’s Bureaucracy vs. Doctors
The government ignored its own medical experts on transplant tests.
A Double Standard on Transplant Tests
Medicare won’t cover kidney monitoring that a private insurer considers to be ‘medically necessary.’
Al B. Sure!: A health crisis for people of color
Black and Brown America is in the middle of a health crisis — one only Black and Brown leaders can fix.
The Health Equity in Transplantation Coalition Applauds CBC Chair for Urging HHS to Reverse Medicare Cuts
HEiTC leaders applaud Congressional Black Caucus Chair Steven Horsford for asking HHS to reverse Medicare cuts.
Congressional Black Caucus demands briefing over Medicare changes
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is calling for an immediate halt to new policy changes from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that it says will disproportionately affect Black and brown Americans.
Al B. Sure Advocates For Organ Transplant Recipients On Capitol Hill
The 80s hitmaker turned radio personality shared his personal health journey after receiving a liver transplant last year.
Al B. Sure Visits Capitol Hill To Advocate For Organ Donors
The singer has partnered with the Reverend Al Sharpton to further the cause.
Al B. Sure goes to Capitol Hill to advocate for cause personal to him
The new jack swing singer told theGrio that he is meeting with federal lawmakers to fight for organ donation transplant recipients with a “back to wellness” initiative.
Why lifesaving tests for organ transplant patients are now out of reach for many
HEALTH
Evan Dame lives in near-constant fear his body will reject his transplanted kidney.
Al Sharpton, Newt Gingrich, Al B. Sure! Team Up to Press Biden Administration on Medicare Blood Test Coverage
The Rev. Al Sharpton, musician Al B. Sure! and former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich are teaming up to fight the Biden Administration Medicare change that eliminates Medicare coverage for specific blood tests.
Al Sharpton And Al B. Sure! Team Up To Get The Biden Administration To Overturn Medicare Cutbacks
Al Sharpton and Al B. Sure! are teaming up to persuade the Biden Administration to overturn Medicare cutbacks for blood tests.
Strange bedfellows: Newt Gingrich join Al Sharpton, musician Al B. Sure! to oppose Medicare cutbacks
Unlikely allies Rev. Al Sharpton and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich reunited in common cause alongside musician Al B. Sure! in a pitch to the Biden administration, hoping to reverse a potentially harmful decision on Medicare coverage.
Al Sharpton, Al B. Sure! team up with Newt Gingrich to pressure Biden admin to overturn Medicare cutbacks
Medicare coverage for blood tests that have the potential to detect early signs of organ rejection in organ transplant recipients was rescinded earlier this year
LEONARD GREENE: Music star Al B. Sure turns a fight for his life into a battle for medical equity
After collapsing in a Houston studio during a recording session last year, R&B star Al B. Sure wound up in a coma that lasted longer than some of his concert tours.
Rev. Al Sharpton, Singer Al B. Sure! demand organ transplant equity for Black and brown communities
Changes to Medicare coverage this year have led to sizable cutbacks for transplant patients, especially in impacted Black and brown communities. Rev. Al Sharpton, founder of National Action Network (NAN), and singer Al B. Sure! are building a coalition to oppose the cuts.