December 12, 2022Applications close December 20, 2022 at 5pm Central Time. Summary:Reading time: 3–4 minutes StopAfib.org is seeking afib patients interested in participating in an advocacy training program. The training will help prepare individuals to share patient perspectives with various audiences and participate in advocacy activities on behalf of StopAfib.org. Upon completion of the course, …
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November 22, 2022 Summary: GGA Atrial Fibrillation Trial is Patient-Funded Research Into How to Prevent AfibReading time: 4–5 minutes A favorite presenter at the Get in Rhythm. Stay in Rhythm.® Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conferences in 2021 and 2022 was Professor Bianca Brundel, PhD, from the physiology department at the Amsterdam University Medical Center in The …
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Cautions Related to Medicare Advantage Plans November 21, 2022 Summary: Medicare and Congress Are Looking Into Misleading TV Ads For Medicare Advantage PlansReading time: 2–3 minutes. Medicare and the US Senate are investigating Medicare Advantage Plan Broker pitches on TV. Those ads feature celebrities telling you to get all the benefits you’re entitled to. In …
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Some anticoagulant and antiarrhythmic medications will not be covered next year November 21, 2022 Summary: You have until December 7 to check for changes in your Medicare Drug PlansReading time: 2–3 minutes. Will your medications be covered next year by your Medicare drug plan? We’re hearing about formulary changes, especially among anticoagulant and antiarrhythmic drugs. …
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We need those with afib in the US to help preserve catheter ablations by sending comments using a site endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society (the electrophysiologist medical society). We need at least 10,000 people to comment in the next week! So let’s make our voices heard. Please ask 2-4 friends and family members to …
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Heartline Study is a heart-health study from Johnson & Johnson in collaboration with Apple October 19, 2022 Summary: The Heartline Study is looking for afib patients 65+ with an iPhone and Medicare coverage to join this heart-health study.Reading time: 2 minutes The Heartline Study is a heart-health study from Johnson & Johnson in collaboration with …
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Medicare’s Proposed 40% Payment Cuts for Electrophysiologists Will Make Afib Catheter Ablations Harder to Get Updated October 20, 2022 Summary: Ask Congress to Tell Medicare to Preserve Your Ability to Get an Afib Catheter AblationReading time: 4–6 minutes We need your help urgently! Recently, we asked afib patients in the US to ask Medicare to …
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Restoring Life’s Rhythm: Webinars Hosted by Medtronic. September 12, 2022 For National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month, I'm excited to moderate two afib webinars being hosted by Medtronic. Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. PT | 5:00 p.m. MT | 6:00 p.m. CT | 7:00 p.m. ETJoin a discussion with Dr. Amin Al-Ahmad, Clinical Cardiac …
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Summary: StopAfib.org Urges People with Afib to Learn Why It’s Important to Get in Rhythm and Stay in RhythmReading time: 2–3 minutes StopAfib.org Urges People with Afib to Learn Why It’s Important to Get in Rhythm and Stay in Rhythm September is National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month, and StopAfib.org is educating people with afib about …
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Medicare’s Proposed 40% Payment Cuts for Electrophysiologists Will Make Afib Catheter Ablations Hard to Get August 29, 2022 Summary: Catheter ablations will become hard to get, but you can preserve your access to them.Reading time: 3–4 minutes We need your help urgently! If you are an afib patient on Medicare (in the US and 65 …
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