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pediatric rheumatologist shortage

Bringing The Fight For Families To Capitol Hill

JA-Conference-fingerprints-arthritis-foundation-briefingThis week, the Arthritis Foundation, alongside the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF), advocated for the arthritis community on Capitol Hill by raising awareness concerning the shortage of pediatric rheumatologists across the country and the difficulties families face in obtaining treatment for juvenile arthritis.

Acting as moderator of the presentation, AF CEO Ann Palmer initiated the meeting with Hill staffers by focusing on the lack of pediatric rheumatologists in the United States; she also offered an anecdote from the JA Conference in July where children expressed their desires to plead to members of Congress for their assistance obtaining improved access to doctors in order to feel less pain and to help find a cure for JA.

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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Ruling

Being a Champion of Yes Sometimes Means Shouting -Yes!

By now, news of the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in the King v. Burwell ruling has resonated throughout the media and permeated our daily conversations with friends, co-workers and family.

As an organization focused on the mission of leading the fight for the arthritis community, we prefer to direct our efforts and energies toward issues that will improve the lives of people living with arthritis and steer clear of polarizing political issues that serve only to divide us and slow progress. However, this ruling is not a political issue for the Arthritis Foundation. This ruling is a victory for the more than 6- million Americans who faced the possibility of becoming uninsured, including countless numbers living with arthritis.

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