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 Ablation Reading time: 4–6 minutes We need your help urgently! Recently, we asked afib patients in the US to ask Medicare …
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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 Rhythm Reading 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 …
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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 …
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July 12, 2022 Summary: StopAfib.org Get in Rhythm. Stay in Rhythm. Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conference, August 5–7 in Dallas & via Livestream Reading time: 2–3 minutes StopAfib.org Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conference, August 5–7 in Dallas & via Livestream See full press release and photos at PRNewswire. DALLAS, July 12, 2022—StopAfib.org’s annual Get in Rhythm. Stay in …
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May 18, 2022 Summary: Your voice was heard! Now, submit comments to the Federal Trade Commission as it investigates Pharmacy Benefits Managers, so this doesn’t happen again! Reading time: 2–3 minutes Your Voice Was Heard! Last fall, we realized that CVS Caremark, which manages prescription medications for many US health insurance plans, was dropping Eliquis, …
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January 31, 2022 Symptoms like heart palpitations, chest pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, lightheadedness, and others can be representative of atrial fibrillation (AFib), the most common type of irregular heartbeat.1,2 Unfortunately, symptoms of AFib are sometimes ignored, leaving some individuals at risk for potentially serious health complications and an increased risk of AFib-related stroke.3 In …
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Take Action NOW If You’re Faced with Switching or Paying 100% of the Cost Dallas, December 13, 2021 Summary: Some 2022 Insurance Plans Will No Longer Cover Eliquis, Pradaxa, and Savaysa—Here’s What You Can Do Reading time: 3–5 minutes. UPDATE: CVS Caremark has reinstated Eliquis, as of July 1, 2022. Learn more here. What is …
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100% of your gift goes to Prof. Bianca Brundel’s patient-initiated and patient-driven afib research December 22, 2021 Summary: Watch Prof. Bianca Brundel’s presentation about patient-driven and patient-initiated afib research and help us support this research—100% goes directly to this research. Reading time: 2–3 minutes. This Giving Season, you can give hope—leave a legacy—by supporting research …
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Some anticoagulants are being dropped from formularies next year November 22, 2021 Summary: You have until December 7 to check your Medicare Drug Plans for changes to medication coverage next year Reading time: 2–3 minutes. Will your medications be covered next year by your Medicare plan? We’re hearing about formulary changes, especially among the anticoagulants. …
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