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Advocacy | Our Advocacy Work Nearly 200 Teens Gather Virtually for the Foundation’s 12th Annual Teen Advocacy Day

Nearly 200 teens from across the country -- nearly half living with cystic fibrosis -- participated in the Foundation's Virtual Teen Advocacy Day to advocate for the CF community.

June 26, 2020 | 3 min read
Advocacy | Our Advocacy Work CF Foundation’s Statement on ICER’s Revised Evidence Report on Treatments for Cystic Fibrosis

Cost effectiveness analysis must be used carefully and as part of a comprehensive evaluation of the value a treatment, such as highly effective modulators, provide to people living with cystic fibrosis.

April 28, 2020 | 2 min read
Health Care Reform | Advocacy Declaración de Cystic Fibrosis Foundation sobre planes de triaje respecto al COVID-19

Un diagnóstico de fibrosis quística no debe descalificar a una persona para recibir atención que pueda salvarle la vida.

April 24, 2020 | 3 min read
Advocacy | Our Advocacy Work The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Urges Congress to Expand Paid Leave Policies

More than 160 organizations join the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in asking Congress to expand paid family and medical leave for people with chronic conditions, such as cystic fibrosis.

April 23, 2020 | 2 min read
Advocacy | Our Advocacy Work More than 200 Advocates Urge Congress for More Antibiotics During March on the Hill

More than 200 advocates gathered on Capitol Hill during the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's 14th Annual March on the Hill, championing antibiotic research and development and other policy needs on behalf of people with CF.

March 2, 2020 | 3 min read
About the CF Foundation | Public Policy | Advocacy Advocates Raise Awareness and Speak Out on Vital CF Issues Across the Country

In 2014, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and advocates across the country played a vital role in shaping issues important to the CF community. CF advocates attended more than 500 meetings with elected officials and sent them more than 60,000 messages advocating on behalf of people with CF.

Dec. 22, 2014 | 2 min read
About the CF Foundation | Public Policy | Advocacy CF Foundation Teen Advocates Share Their CF Stories with Members of Congress

Teen volunteers from 27 states across the country gathered in Washington, D.C., on June 26 to advocate for friends and loved ones who have cystic fibrosis during the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's sixth annual Teen Advocacy Day.

July 1, 2014 | 2 min read
About the CF Foundation | Public Policy | Advocacy Volunteer Advocates “March on the Hill” to Educate, Gain Support from Members of Congress

More than 60 CF Foundation volunteers came together in Washington, D.C. to speak with their elected officials on behalf of friends and family members affected by the disease during March on the Hill, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's signature annual advocacy event.

April 9, 2014 | 3 min read