November 9, 2019 Media Contacts Jen Childress (515) 422-4498, jen.childress@nationalforum.org Eleven Ohio mayors are being recognized at The Ohio State vs. Maryland football game today for their commitment to boosting their cities’ heart health. National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention executive director John M. …
National Forum Releases Signature Report: Heart Failure Tsunami
Today, the National Forum unveiled the 2019 Signature Report: Heart Failure Tsunami, authored by Dr. Stephen Sidney. The report discusses the increasing rates of heart failure, paired with the fast growing senior population, as being the "Silver Tsunami” heading towards the U.S. While the rate of heart disease rate has decreased, the death rate …
CDC & CMS Announce Million Hearts® Executive Director
Dear National Forum Colleagues, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today the appointment of Laurence Sperling as the new Executive Director of Million Hearts®. Dr. Sperling is a world-renowned cardiologist and prevention advocate. He chaired the writing committee for …
National Forum 2019 Annual Business Meeting Agenda Posted
Annual Business Meeting Wednesday, October 30, 2019 Barbara Jordan Conference Center Kaiser Family Foundation, 1330 G Street, NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC Agenda Welcome and Introductions Roll Call Approve 2018 Meeting Minutes Executive Director’s Report Corporate Operations & Finance Report Governance Report The …
Value & Access Steering Committee & Partners Comment on ICER Draft Evidence Report on Additive CVD Therapies
The National Forum submitted to the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) feedback from the Value & Access Steering Committee and partners on ICER’s Draft Evidence Report on Additive Cardiovascular Disease Therapies. The feedback reflects the consensus of Value & Access Steering Committee members and partners who represent …
National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Announces New Chair of Value & Access Initiative
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Announces New Chair of Value & Access Initiative WASHINGTON, DC, July 25, 2019 – The National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention announced that Michael Cropp, MD, MBA, President & CEO of Independent Health will serve as the Chair of the …
Wall Street Journal Amplifies Warnings Sounded in National Forum Signature Reports & Backs Call To Action for Earlier CVD Risk Factor Intervention
The Wall Street Journal last Friday amplified the warning sounded by the National Forum in its 2017 and 2018 signature reports, Wrong Direction and Losing Ground. In her lengthy WSJ piece, Betsy McKay alerted readers that after decades of public health success that slashed death rates from heart disease and stroke, America is backsliding. Her …
Take Action – Contact your senators & show your support for life-saving medical research and heart disease and stroke prevention funding now!
The U.S. House of Representatives Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee recently moved legislation forward that rejects the president's budget proposal to severely cut cardiovascular disease research and prevention programs at the National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. …
Immediate Past National Forum Board Chair, Dr. Jennifer Robinson, lead author on Updated Guidance from the NLA Identifying Patients in Which PCSK9i Use Provides Reasonable Value
During it's 2019 Scientific Sessions, the National Lipid Association (NLA) released a statement paper, led by Dr. Jennifer Robinson, Immediate Past National Forum Board Chair. The paper provides updated guidance to clinicians with identifying patient groups in which use of PCSK9 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) provides a reasonable value. Read the …