PULMONARY HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATION NEWS
PH and COVID-19: Visit PHA’s Online Resources
- COVID-19 FAQ for People with PH
- PHA Connects: Health and Wellness Series
- Therapy Access and Funding Assistance
- Videos to Help You Start a Home Exercise Routine
- Ways to Connect Virtually: Support Groups and More
- PH Community Making Masks: Learn How!
- Resources for HCPs
- COVID-19 in the News
CEO Update: Help Us Spread Awareness for World PH Day
Join the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) and 80 organizations throughout the world in May for a global awareness campaign. Starting May 5 on World PH Day, help educate health care providers and the general public about pulmonary hypertension (PH). Share your PH journey to secure timely, accurate diagnosis and treatment everywhere in the world.
Study: PH Support Groups Are Good for Your Health
Your support group participation might improve your life more than you realize. A recently published study shows that support groups improve meaningful health-related outcomes, such as self-care, pulmonary hypertension symptom management, medication adherence and understanding related medical procedures.
Help Change the Lives of People With PH
Monica Penaranda thought her life was shattered when a pulmonary hypertension (PH) diagnosis ended her days of cheerleading, track and varsity softball. Instead, she reconfigured her life goals. Twenty-three years later, Monica, a member of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) Board of Trustees, is the face of PHA’s spring fundraising campaign.
Scholarships Available for People With Rare Diseases
Apply by May 7 for a $5,000 scholarship from the EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases. Thirty-five scholarships are available for the fall 2021 semester. The scholarships are open to people 17 and older with rare diseases, including non-traditional students.
Act Now: Urge Congress to Support Safe Step Act
Ask your members of Congress to support legislation that protects your access to therapy prescribed by your pulmonary hypertension (PH) doctor. The Safe Step Act would require insurance companies to cover your prescribed PH treatment, not a cheaper alternative.
Beating the Odds and Living Life to the Fullest
When Donna Head was diagnosed in 1988, there were no pulmonary hypertension medications. She had to undergo a right heart catheterization every six weeks to make sure her calcium channel blockers were still working.
Have You Scheduled Your COVID-19 Vaccine? If You’re Over 16, It’s Time
If you haven’t been vaccinated for COVID-19, now is a good time to ask your health care provider if the vaccine is appropriate for you. Starting April 19, anyone 16 and older in every state and the District of Columbia is eligible to get COVID-19 vaccines.
Help Fight Copay Accumulators
Colleen, chair of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) Board of Trustees, testified March 9 in support of a Connecticut bill to end the cost-shifting practice, which puts a higher burden on the patient. PHA President and CEO Matt Granato provided written testimony in support of the legislation.
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