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July 2018 – Navigator Program for Health Insurance
Amy's Advocacy Update One of WomenHeart’s priorities is to ensure that all women living with or at risk of heart disease have access to insurance coverage and health care. Unfortunately, navigating through the health care system can be complicated and overwhelming,...
Funding Cuts to the Navigator Program
Navigating the health care system can be complicated and overwhelming. That’s why WomenHeart, along with over 100 organizations, told the Department of Health and Human Services we were very disappointed to see funding cuts for the Navigator program -- which helps...
Lowering Drug Pricing and Reducing OOP Cost
Together with 52 patient advocacy groups, we submitted a response to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) RFI on its Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices & Reduce OOP Costs on July 16, 2018. Our patients are our priority, and we want to be sure...
June 2018 – Fighting for Health Equity for Women
Amy's Advocacy Update As we move into the summer, Congress is busy working on spending bills that fund agencies and programs that are critical to women’s heart health and access to care, such as the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and the Center for Disease...
What’s Cooking? – July
Recipe originally posted on Eating Well. We’re making the most of all the fresh summer vegetables while we can. Late summer is an excellent time to take advantage of fresh tomatoes at the local farmers’ market or even from your own backyard, so why not try some...
How to Amplify Your Heart Story
The first thing WomenHeat Champion, Roxanne Watson shares with us when she picks up the phone is that she has an interview with her state senator. Then she jokes that she was on the news for her birthday twice last week. The following week is the anniversary of her...
WomenHeart Partners with NHLBI in Celebrating 70-year History
WomenHeart co-hosted a reception on Capitol Hill with other members of the National Coalition for Heart and Stroke Research to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on...
WomenHeart Welcomes Interim CEO, Mary Logan
In my first week at WomenHeart I have been lucky enough to meet several WomenHeart Champions and hear their heart stories. Stories are how we make sense of the world, how we connect to each other, how we let each other know that we’re not alone. Stories empower the...
Healthcare: Putting the Patient First
As the rise of biotech industries merges with the United States hitting 10 million patents, the science has never been better for breakthroughs in life sciences and advancements in public health. On Tuesday, July 17, The Atlantic hosted the State of Care: Innovations...
The Value of WomenHeart Champions
I have a purpose to share my heart story and save lives. I am a WomenHeart Champion, a heart disease survivor, cardiovascular research advocate for women and retired cardiovascular registered nurse. The WomenHeart Champions are the core of our organization. I want to...
Pat Eagan: Scripps Mercy Hospital and Womens Heart Health
Originally published in the Scripps Mercy Hospital Newsletter, July 2018 No. 5 One of our own volunteers, Pat Egan a Woman Heart Champion, pictured below (second from the left), participated in the Women’s Heart Health Event along with Dr. Poulina Uddin and Dr....
Hot Flash or Heart Attack? Melissa Botello’s Survivor Story
Heart disease causes one out of every four deaths of women in the United States, yet most women don’t know the symptoms. WomenHeart Champion Melissa Botello had no idea she was having a heart attack - she thought she was having hot flashes. You can listen to her...