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Alliance for Patient Access

@patientaccess

AfPA is a national network of policy-minded health care providers who advocate for patient-centered care.

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GAP is happy to introduce another steering committee member: Alliance for Patient Access. AfPA's mission is to promote a better understanding of the benefits of the physician-patient relationship in the provision of quality health care. Learn more: bit.ly/3QQ6b9L

GAP is happy to introduce another steering committee member: <a href="/patientaccess/">Alliance for Patient Access</a>. 

AfPA's mission is to promote a better understanding of the benefits of the physician-patient relationship in the provision of quality health care. 

Learn more: bit.ly/3QQ6b9L
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Yes, we need to keep reiterating over and over again, people still don't know the benefits of LCS and now there is a paper out about CT scan harm, which has some flaws in it, and isn't relatable to LOW DOSE CT scans that you get in LCS!! GO2 for Lung Cancer LungCancerAmerica LUNGevity Foundation

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In DC fighting for patient access & physician control instead of insurance companies telling us what to do. Yeah this is what I do with ā€œspareā€ time. Docs need to start fighting. This is for #HCM but IC no diff. All riled up today 😠 SCAI hat sees all! Alliance for Patient Access

In DC fighting for patient access &amp; physician control instead of insurance companies telling us what to do. 
Yeah this is what I do with ā€œspareā€ time.  Docs need to start fighting. 
This is for #HCM but IC no diff. 
All riled up today 😠
<a href="/SCAI/">SCAI</a> hat sees all! 
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For decades, patients with asymptomatic aortic stenosis could do little more than ā€œwatch and waitā€ until more serious conditions emerged. But a recent approval is set to usher in a seismic shift in cardiac care for these patients. Read more: healthpolicytoday.org/2025/06/10/tur…

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Barriers to advanced asthma care can have a harmful impact on patients’ disease management and health outcomes. Learn more from J. Allen Meadows, MD: bit.ly/4bUZV9D

Barriers to advanced asthma care can have a harmful impact on patients’ disease management and health outcomes. 

Learn more from J. Allen Meadows, MD: bit.ly/4bUZV9D
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Drug reviews used to take 2.5 years. Now, it’s just 10 months thanks to funding from user fees. But that system is now under review. Read more: healthpolicytoday.org/2025/06/06/unc…

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Alzheimer's is a progressive neurological disease that takes a toll on patients, caregivers & families. CMS outdated restrictions on FDA-approved medications take their dignity. Read more from AfPA's physician Amita Patel in this InsideSources op-ed: dcjournal.com/alzheimers-tak…

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Diagnosing Alzheimer’s earlier opens a window for treatment and planning. But only if patients can access the tools. Read more: healthpolicytoday.org/2025/05/29/a-h…

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A rule that promised accountability for mental health coverage may now be rolled back. Read why advocates are concerned. Read more: healthpolicytoday.org/2025/06/12/men…

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Vaccine access, trust and safety may suffer with the new CDC immunization advisory committee.  Read more: healthpolicytoday.org/2025/06/13/vac…

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Growing up, Clint W. was the picture of health. When he found out his LDL cholesterol was over 330, more than three times the health limit, he learned that high cholesterol wasn't always related to lifestyle. Read more: healthpolicytoday.org/2025/06/16/my-…

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Health plans are blocking lifesaving care for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients, report says | Health | calonews.com Was interviewed for this. Prob goes beyond #HCM ⁦SCAI⁩ ⁦Alliance for Patient Access⁩ ⁦Joseph Marine⁩ ⁦Dr. Seto⁩ calonews.com/health/health-…

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Treating migraine disease and headache disorders sometimes involves innovative medications such as CGRP inhibitors. Through non-medical switching, health insurers swap a stable patient’s CGRP inhibitor just to protect profits. Read more during #MHAM: bit.ly/4kGWhEn

Treating migraine disease and headache disorders sometimes involves innovative medications such as CGRP inhibitors.

Through non-medical switching, health insurers swap a stable patient’s CGRP inhibitor just to protect profits.

Read more during #MHAM: bit.ly/4kGWhEn
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#DYK? Alzheimer's is the most expensive disease in the United States, costing Americans nearly 300 billion dollars per year. Learn more during this Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month: bit.ly/4kbHIZu #EndAlz

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Lowering government prescription drug spending by sacrificing patient access isn’t a viable policy solution. It’s a short-term fix that leaves patients facing long-term consequences. Learn more about #PDABs and their consequences to access: bit.ly/4c8knof

Lowering government prescription drug spending by sacrificing patient access isn’t a viable policy solution. It’s a short-term fix that leaves patients facing long-term consequences.

Learn more about #PDABs and their consequences to access: bit.ly/4c8knof
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Becoming a parent is an exciting and significant life transition. Yet the demands of caring for a newborn baby can take a toll on parents’ mental health. #DontForgetDad & learn more this #PaternalMentalHealthMonth from National Coalition for Infant Health & Hand to Hold | NICU Babies, Parent Support: bit.ly/3HrZlG8

Becoming a parent is an exciting and significant life transition. Yet the demands of caring for a newborn baby can take a toll on parents’ mental health. 

#DontForgetDad &amp; learn more this #PaternalMentalHealthMonth from <a href="/InfantCoalition/">National Coalition for Infant Health</a> &amp; <a href="/NICUHandtoHold/">Hand to Hold | NICU Babies, Parent Support</a>: bit.ly/3HrZlG8
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DYK? Prescription drug affordability boards have the power to unintentionally increase patient costs and discourage medical innovation. Cutting government spending shouldn't mean denying patients access to treatment. Learn more: bit.ly/3x9NibO

DYK? Prescription drug affordability boards have the power to unintentionally increase patient costs and discourage medical innovation.

Cutting government spending shouldn't mean denying patients access to treatment. Learn more: bit.ly/3x9NibO
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Alliance for Patient Access' Executive Director Josie Cooper will be speaking at The Hill Events, "Matters of Life and Breath: Championing COPD Care" panel on Tuesday, June 24 at 8:30 am. Learn more and register NOW: bit.ly/4jUNRs3

<a href="/patientaccess/">Alliance for Patient Access</a>' Executive Director Josie Cooper will be speaking at <a href="/TheHillEvents/">The Hill Events</a>, "Matters of Life and Breath: Championing COPD Care" panel on Tuesday, June 24 at 8:30 am. 

Learn more and register NOW: bit.ly/4jUNRs3