Advocate Webinar Series

Our Advocate Webinar featured a lesson about the importance of federal Step Therapy Reform. Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about how to share your story on behalf of people with arthritis.

In 2018, our advocacy community was essential to securing many victories for people with arthritis. Whether you engaged in a state legislative day, testified before decision makers, or even sent a letter through our Action Center, your actions made a difference. Join us as we reflect on what we accomplished together in 2018 and build our advocacy holiday wishlist as we move into the new year.

Our October advocate webinar is focused on unlocking the secrets of your health plan. Watch the webinar to hear from experts like Heidi Barrett, arthritis patient, parent, & Platinum Ambassador from Washington, and Arthritis Foundation staff Nick Turkas and Vincent Pacileo. During the webinar, you'll learn about the enrollment deadlines, what to expect during open enrollment, and how to quickly find the resources you need in the Your Coverage, Your Care toolkit.

It's open enrollment season and the Arthritis Foundation is here to help! Learn about tips and tricks for success during enrollment from experts like Kyle Romanat of Health Market Genius and the Arthritis Foundation's own Help and Support Director, Nick Turkas. During the webinar, you'll learn about what to expect during open enrollment, and how to quickly find the resources you need to rock and enroll this season.

Watch this recording of our August Acting with Impact webinar to take a deep dive into the Arthritis Foundation's Action Center and identify ways that you can maximize your impact online. We're excited to showcase the ways that you can get involved in as little as 5 minutes to share your story and make a difference.

Preparing for Open Enrollment this fall? Get started with this video increase your knowledge about health insurance, medical billing and financial tools.

Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month is dedicated to making everyone aware that kids get arthritis too! While a lot of progress has been made in treating it, there’s still a lot more to do to get to the bottom of this painful and debilitating disorder. This month, help spread awareness about the 300,000 kids nationwide who suffer from JA and celebrate their bravery, strength, and determination as mighty JA Warriors! Take action by watching the video of our #StrongerthanJA Advocate Webinar where we will discuss ways that you can #AdvocateforArthritis to help address pressing concerns for kids with JA.

In this Advocate Webinar, we discuss a new policy many pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are using called accumulator adjustment programs, which could especially impact people in high deductible health plans. These are relatively new policies that some pharmacy benefit managers and insurers are using to change how patients meet their annual deductible. During the webinar, you will learn about our campaign to educate patients and arm them with the resources they need to navigate these new policies.

In this Advocate webinar, we highlighted how you can use the skills you have as Advocates to fundraise for a cure. Kelby Peachey, Chair of the National Walk to Cure Arthritis Committee and Platinum Ambassador joins us to provide her tips for building a strong advocacy and fundraising toolkit. We also introduce an opportunity to share your story on social media to help amplify the voice of our Platinum Ambassador Assembly attendees.

HR 2077, the Restoring the Patient's Voice Act, was introduced by Representatives Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and Raul Ruiz (D-CA) to reform step therapy. The bill protects patients by establishing a clear and expedited exceptions process to minimize patient burden and avoid delays in care. Listen to learn more about the bill and how you can take action!