Autoimmune Association

Join our partner Triage Health for a FREE webinar about Understanding Your Rights at Work on 7/16! This webinar explains managing work after a diagnosis, including how to continue working during treatment, take time off, replace lost income, understand retirement options, and navigate the health insurance and financial implications of each decision. + FREE CE for professionals. Register: triagehealth.org/webinars #TriageTalks #HealthCareRights #TriageHealth

Major advancements are being made in scientific research. This latest discovery is very encouraging for the future of autoimmune disease. https://lnkd.in/dfjUZ57V

Over the past few months, our team has been actively participating in various conferences and events. Engaging with the broader autoimmune community is at the heart of our mission. Read more about where we've been and what we've been up to in our latest blog. https://lnkd.in/dTnJUe_V

Save the Dates! Autoimmune Community Summit, October 17 & 18 On October 17 & 18, the free and virtual annual Autoimmune Community Summit will bring together anyone affected by autoimmune disease to share information, be inspired, and create new connections. Stay tuned for registration opening in August! Learn more about what to expect at this highly valuable event and view recorded sessions from previous years. https://lnkd.in/gbs6sp5E

We’re at FOCIS 2024! We’re excited to sponsor the FCE Fusion luncheon and networking session, and to provide travel awards to trainees who presented their research at the event. Young investigators play a crucial role in advancing autoimmune research, bringing fresh perspectives and innovative approaches. We are grateful for their dedication and look forward to the breakthroughs that will create a better future for those living with autoimmune diseases. #focis2024 Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS)

Wonderful to have met with global patient advocacy leaders for solutions-based access and affordability discussions around generics and biosimilars. #makingaccesshappen

This week, Autoimmune Association President & CEO Molly Murray is uniting with healthcare and patient advocacy leaders from across the world at the Global Access Forum! Thanks to Sandoz for this opportunity to collaborate on enhancing patient access to treatments and amplifying the patient voice.

The 340B ACCESS Act, introduced yesterday in the U.S. House, offers a solution for enabling the 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B program) to aid underserved communities by improving access to affordable medications and healthcare services. If passed, the 340B ACCESS Act will ensure that the program effectively lowers drug costs for the patients in greatest need. The Autoimmune Association supports this legislation, as it prioritizes the patients the 340B program was meant to help and safeguards its long-term availability.   Read more at https://lnkd.in/gJNGRau3

Today we're at the Women 4 Wellness event for the second year! This event strives to increase health awareness and healthy behaviors among women of the Flathead Indian Reservation and Lake County, Montana.

In a win for patients, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is retracting a proposal that would alter drugmakers' Medicaid "best price" calculation. The Autoimmune Association and other 31 patients organizations recently alerted CMS to our concerns about the detrimental effects this could have on patients' ability to access necessary treatments. We applaud CMS on this decision, and we will continue to fight for patient-first policies. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e_-AwVCQ