Nonprofit issues challenge to accelerate treatments for every person with CF
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The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation joined 28 patient and consumer organizations in responding to new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidance issued by the administration that undermines patient protections granted by the Affordable Care Act.
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.
Today, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced that it awarded funding to enGene Inc. to develop a customized vehicle to deliver genetic-based therapies, such as gene therapy and gene editing, into the lung cells of people with cystic fibrosis (CF). Delivering genetic-based therapies to the lungs is a key hurdle to developing effective treatments for all people with CF, including individuals with two nonsense and rare mutations.
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has awarded up to $3 million to Kinnear Pharmaceuticals to conduct preclinical testing of a broad-spectrum anti-infective that has the potential to treat multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas and other infections in people with cystic fibrosis.
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation joins 15 patient and provider groups to oppose this bill, which would negatively impact patients' access to adequate and affordable health coverage and care.
A nonpartisan group of 29 patient, provider, and consumer groups praised the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee for crafting bipartisan legislation that will help stabilize the individual insurance markets.
Ten patient and provider groups, representing millions of Americans, issued the following statement in response to the release of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) scores of two pieces of health care reform legislation currently being considered by the U.S. Senate.
Program Aimed at Advancing Search for Therapies Targeting Most Common Mutation of CF