Advocacy in Action

Living Well with AFib

Did you know that women with AFib are more likely than men with AFib to have a stroke; Afib is the leading cause of debilitating stroke in women;…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Women’s Health Empowerment Summit brings together women in an effort to get real about mental health, caregiving, and self-advocacy

At the Coalition for Women’s Health Equity’s recent Women’s Health Empowerment Summit in Washington, D.C., women from all standings, backgrounds, and disciplines united for a…

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WomenHeart Wraps up Heart Month with Congressional Briefing

Contact: Racine Tucker-Hamilton (202) 464 8731 rtuckerhamilton@womenheart.org Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2018 – WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, today urged members…

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WomenHeart Convenes Experts to Address Critical Issues

A central element of WomenHeart’s mission is to help develop recommendations, solutions and action steps on critical issues that affect women living with heart disease.…

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