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  • Advocacy Pays Off Now That Full Senate Will Consider Safe Step Act capitol_800x375
    Advocacy Pays Off Now That Full Senate Will Consider Safe Step Act

    Thanks to Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) advocacy efforts, the Safe Step Act moves to the full Senate floor for the first time. “This is a huge step in the legislative process. While there is more work before this bill becomes law, PHA celebrates this milestone achievement,” says PHA President and CEO Matt Granato.

  • PHA Participates in World Heart Federation Forum Matt Granato and Lauren Janzen_square
    PHA Participates in World Heart Federation Forum

    Pulmonary Hypertension Association President and CEO Matt Granato recently participated in the World Heart Federation forum on rare cardiovascular diseases. Matt represented PHA and the pulmonary hypertension community at the event in Geneva, Switzerland, with Lauren Janzen, a patient and advocate from Wisconsin.

  • San Diego Workshop Provides Opportunities To Connect, Learn and Share
    San Diego Workshop Provides Opportunities To Connect, Learn and Share

    More than over 80 people attended the Pulmonary Hypertension Association’s recent education workshop. PHA Connects: PH Community Workshop addressed medication side effects, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and blood abnormalities associated with PH, among other topics. The free, daylong event, formerly known as PHA On the Road, also included support group meetings.

  • United to Cure PH: World PH Day 2023 WPHD_2023_800x267
    United to Cure PH: World PH Day 2023

    The pulmonary hypertension community observed World PH Day by sharing social media posts about symptoms, related conditions and facts about PH. Additionally, the Pulmonary Hypertension Association observed World PH Day with two in-person events May 6 and will continue its global awareness efforts throughout May.

  • Pandemic Didn’t Impede PAH Patients Enrolled in PHA Registry
    Pandemic Didn’t Impede PAH Patients Enrolled in PHA Registry

    A new-peer reviewed research paper showed that people with pulmonary arterial hypertension enrolled in the PHA Registry didn’t experience medication delays, increased emergency room visits or more hospital stays. The paper, which appeared in the April 18 issue of the Pulmonary Circulation Journal, is the 15th published paper based on PHA Registry data.

  • What You Need to Know About Medicaid Changes
    What You Need to Know About Medicaid Changes

    Learn how to maintain insurance coverage now that the COVID-19 public health emergency is over. Join the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) at 2 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, May 31, for a free webinar on Medicaid disenrollment. Jaeger Spratt, PHA’s advocacy and treatment access manager, will explain how states are removing beneficiaries from Medicaid plans and how you can navigate the system.


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