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Our Advocacy Work | Infection Prevention and Control | Germs Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Statement on COVID-19 Triage Plans

A cystic fibrosis diagnosis must not disqualify an individual from life-saving care.

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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.

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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.

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Advocacy | Our Advocacy Work CF Foundation Joins Amicus Brief in Support of Critical Patient Protections and Coverage Expansion

On Monday, April 1, the CF Foundation joined 16 other patient and consumer groups in filing an amicus brief supporting vital patient protections and coverage expansion included in the Affordable Care Act in the appeal of the Texas v. United States decision, which struck down the constitutionality of the health care law in 2018.

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Health Care Reform | Our Advocacy Work | Insurance CF Foundation Responds to Final Short-Term, Limited-Duration Health Insurance Rule

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.

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Our Advocacy Work Patient Groups Decry Administration’s Latest Effort to Undermine Quality and Affordable Health Care

Responding to the Trump administration's recent decision to freeze risk adjustment payments, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation joined 13 other nonpartisan patient groups to voice disappointment in the latest administrative efforts to undermine adequate and affordable health care for people with pre-existing conditions. 

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Our Advocacy Work Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Responds to ICER Review of CFTR Modulators

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation responds to the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review's assessment of the comparative clinical effectiveness and value of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators.

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Our Advocacy Work Foundation Shares CF Expertise to Inform ICER Assessment

The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) developed an assessment of the comparative clinical effectiveness and value of cystic fibrosis therapies. The Foundation provided input to help inform this process.

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Advocacy | Our Advocacy Work In D.C. and Nationwide, CF Advocates Lobby Congress During 2018 March on the Hill

More than 200 CF advocates from 47 states held nearly 400 meetings with members of Congress and their staff, and more than 850 advocates from across the country called their members of Congress as part of the CF Foundation's first March on the Hill online Day of Action.

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Health Care Reform | Advocacy | Our Advocacy Work Ten Patient Advocacy Organizations Applaud Committee Focus on Market Stabilization

The organizations urge continued protections for patients.

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