Advocacy

This powerful resource will help you better understand health coverage options and prepare for open enrollment. Choose the right coverage for arthritis care needs and minimize claim denials. Manage the denial process with step-by-step instructions. Reduce costs and find financial assistance programs.

By bringing together patients, caregivers and health care professionals, the Arthritis Foundation Advocacy Summit empowers Advocates with the training and tools needed to speak persuasively to lawmakers. This initiative not only amplifies the lived experience of patients but also drives tangible policy changes that improve access to care and quality of life for the nearly 60 million people in the U.S. living with arthritis.

More biologic medications will become available soon in the U.S., creating options and access to more people. These “biosimilars” have been shown to be as effective and safe as existing biologics. Learn about the similarities and differences between biologics, unbranded biologics and new biosimilars.

The Arthritis Foundation is committed to creating an Ideal Model of Care that puts patients at the center of every health care decision. We are working to remove the barriers that stand between people with arthritis and the treatment they deserve by addressing affordability, expanding access to providers and technology and ensuring every patient’s voice is heard.