Heart disease can impact women before, during and after pregnancy, and it is the number one cause of maternal mortality. As Congress advances legislation to…
Like many other patients, women living with heart disease spend countless hours and thousands of dollars on health care costs. Over the past year, Congress…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Just hours after celebrating the Wenger Awards in Washington, DC, WomenHeart was on Capitol Hill advocating for policies to support women living with and at…