Still celebrating this CDMRP win for #arthritis ! Special Thursday thank you to Rep. Ken Calvert and Rosa DeLauro for your support on this important issue! Arthritis Foundation Advocacy shorturl.at/mzV59

Did you or someone you know lose Medicaid or CHIP coverage during the unwinding period? If so you will now have until November 30th, instead of July 31st, to seek coverage under a plan announced by HHS.gov! More information is available here: medicaid.gov/resources-for-… #medicaid

Thrilled to share that the budget package has boosted funding for NIH and protected NIAID. We celebrate these victories for medical research and public health! 🥳 Details here: rheumatology.org/press-releases…. #MedicalResearch #PublicHealth

The ACR applauds Congress for dedicating $10 million to arthritis research in the Dept of Defense's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. This has been a top priority for the ACR and is a milestone for service members with rheumatic disease! rheumatology.org/press-releases…

🚨🧵AMA⁩ Update on Change Healthcare cyber outage:

3/19, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. Robin Kelly + 94 bipartisan Reps wrote Secretary Xavier Becerra alerting the Admin of ongoing challenges physicians & patients continue to experience as part of the #Cyberattack .

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We've all heard the common myths about #arthritis : 'Arthritis is inevitable; cracking your knuckles gives you arthritis; you're too young to have arthritis;' etc. Tune in as we debunk these myths and others. bit.ly/3TtKKxp

“ They did not hide their frustrations about how pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, were making it challenging for patients (especially seniors) to obtain their needed medications.”

Senator Mike Crapo Ron Wyden

With Idaho's Crapo and Oregon's Wyden working on PBM policy, partisan…

We often talk about PBM abuses in terms of dollars and cents. Too often we don't discuss the human price. This heartbreaking story from Wisconsin exposes the human toll. Stories like this should never happen. wjfw.com/news/wisconsin… #pbm reform #pbm #healthcare

In the latest episode of Rheum for Everyone, Bharat Kumar, physician editor of The #Rheumatologist , discusses brief, everyday exchanges that send denigrating messages to certain individuals because of their group membership. Watch → acr.tw/490uo3L

Kansas held a hearing on Medicaid expansion for the first time in four years. The bipartisan bill from Governor Laura Kelly received more than 900 written testimonies from Kansans. You can find out more about this bipartisan effort to expand access to care here: lawrencekstimes.com/2024/03/20/med…

Three Community Practice Council members recently shared some of the challenges and rewards of independent practice. The ACR is committed to ensuring that private practice rheums can thrive now and in the future. the-rheumatologist.org/article/focus-…

📢American College of Rheumatology called for 'comprehensive health care reforms' after the proposed 3.4% cut in the #Medicare physician fee schedule was reduced

Deborah Desir commended Congress for the 'partial fix' but said 'long-term' policy changes are needed

More at Healio👇

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We salute HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute, Diabetes Leadership Council, and others for leading this effort to protect patients from accumulator policies. We join them in urging state policy makers to do their part and enforce the court ruling. insidehealthpolicy.com/daily-news/pat… #healthcareadvocacy #healthcarejustice

2024 has already been a busy year for payer advocacy. Learn more about the work American College of Rheumatology's Insurance Subcommittee has been doing to ensure the implementation of the G2211 code and to ensure patients have access to biosimilars: the-rheumatologist.org/article/update… #G2211 #RheumTwitter #RheumX

NIH is faces a $3.8 billion budget cut that would damage progress in medical research and our rheumatology workforce. ACR is fighting the cut. Congress needs to hear how critical NIH funding is to rheumatology before the upcoming funding deadline, act now! acr.tw/3uQUMz4

Doctors spend too much time talking to insurers and patients suffer as a result of the barriers and delays to care. ACR is fighting to #fixpriorauth as a part of Regulatory Relief Coalition. Read Dori Abel, MD firsthand experience as a #peds #rheum fellow via The Philadelphia Inquirer acr.tw/3Th5NTP

Thank you Buddy Carter for testifying in the Georgia state senate committee in support of Georgia HB 343 (rebate pass through)!

Rheum fellows in training and program directors: Consider Advocacy 101! Great opportunity to hit Capitol Hill and learn to raise your voice for patients & our profession (also: expense paid!)

Apply by 2/14 below 👇 for program May 5-7
#Act4Arthritis

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We often discuss the shortage of healthcare workers in the US, but let's not forget that this is a global problem. Check out this article for a reminder that this is a problem without borders. #GlobalHealthcare #WorkforceShortage equaltimes.org/has-the-global…

19 states now require insurers to count the value of copay assistance toward patient cost-sharing responsibilities. A bill before the Legislature would make WI the 20th state. Tell lawmakers to back SB 737/AB 773! #AllCopaysCount wi4patients.com/take-action