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Lending the Patient Voice to Research
In order for health care to be responsive to patients’ needs, patients must have a voice. For example, even before care is being delivered, it is important that researchers studying diseases and conducting clinical trials consider the patient perspective. Over the...
A Visit to Kansas City Invigorates WomenHeart CEO
As soon as I landed, after a brief hold at 35,000 feet for a thunderstorm to pass, I went straight to meet with the team at Muriel I. Kauffman Women’s Heart Center, a founding member of the WomenHeart National Hospital Alliance (NHA). As we ate a lovely heart-healthy...
WomenHeart Fights to Preserve Health Care Rights Law
WomenHeart led a group of fourteen patient and consumer organizations in responding to a proposed federal regulation that would roll back patients’ protections from discrimination embodied in the Health Care Rights Law. Our comments, submitted August 13, 2019, urged...
WomenHeart Promotes Diversity and Inclusion in Medical Research
As part of our ongoing work to increase women’s participation in medical research and diversity in clinical trials, WomenHeart weighed in with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this summer in response to two opportunities. On August 6, we submitted comments...
WomenHeart Welcomes New Scientific Advisory Council Members
WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease welcomes Dr. Alanna Morris and Dr. Jeanne Poole as new members of its Scientific Advisory Council (SAC). WomenHeart’s SAC provides clinical advice and council across a wide array of specialty and...
Corporations and Employees Give Back to WomenHeart
Workplace giving programs have been popular for years. WomenHeart is proud to work with employers who want to share our story and encourage their employees to contribute to our patient support, education and advocacy efforts. Recently, Arbor Pharmaceuticals,...
New Regulations Threaten Low-Income Women’s Health Care
Health care clinics that serve low-income women are a critical resource for many communities. In particular, family planning clinics that receive federal support through the Title X program not only care for nearly four million people each year – they are often...
Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehab Care
A new bill introduced by Representatives John Lewis (D-GA) and Adrian Smith (R-NE), HR 3911, would increase access to cardiac rehabilitation for women with Medicare. Legislation passed last year authorizes advanced practice providers, including physician assistants...
A Powerful Campaign: How We Fight
WomenHeart is excited to announce How We Fight, a campaign on Heart Failure, nationally supported by Novartis. The campaign features user-generated videos of women impacted by heart failure to answer commonly asked questions about the condition. Video participants...
WomenHeart Champions Affecting Change
WomenHeart was founded out of passion – three women’s desire to support other women with heart disease and to create change. They wanted address gender disparities in health outcomes and sexism and bias in cardiac care. That vision continues today through the work of...
Lowering Drug Costs for Medicare Recipients
Women with heart disease are all too familiar with pharmacy counters, health insurance policies and costs for prescription drugs. That’s why we’re paying close attention to the debate and discussion in Congress about how to lower drug prices. Elected officials agree...
The Forefront of Women’s Cardiology: Honoring Dr. Nanette Kass Wenger
As WomenHeart has evolved over the last 20 years, one person has been a critical pillar for the organization every step of the way. At the 2019 Wenger Awards, Dr. Nanette Kass Wenger was recognized with the 20th Anniversary Legacy Award for her incredible...