206 care center directors sign a letter citing clinical consequences if decision moves forward.
Vertex’s copay assistance changes add an undue burden for people living with an already expensive, challenging lifelong disease.
Responding to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services final rule on short-term, limited-duration insurance plans, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation joined 26 other nonpartisan patient and consumer groups to voice concern that these plans will split the market and jeopardize access to affordable, adequate health care for people living with pre-existing conditions.
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services finalized a rule expanding short-term, limited-duration insurance plans -- threatening access to adequate, affordable coverage for people with cystic fibrosis who rely on the individual marketplace.
A group of nonpartisan patient and consumer organizations issued a statement after passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Twelve patient/consumer groups urge senate to reject the bill.
On March 20, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and 86 other organizations called on Congress to protect Medicaid, a critical source of coverage for people in the cystic fibrosis community.
On Thursday, September 22, experts from the Social Security Administration joined the CF community for a conversation on disability eligibility and the application process.
The CF Foundation applauds the Social Security Administration's updated eligibility requirements for disability benefits for people with respiratory diseases, including people with CF.
Lack of insurance coverage for cystic fibrosis-related medications remains a top concern for people with CF and their families, a recent study found.