Advancing policies and practices that promote improved access to treatment for persons living with headache disorders and migraine disease.
Washington, DC
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With awareness, education and adequate insurance coverage, patients and their health care providers can use the growing range of treatment options to find the best way to manage their #migraine.
Watch to learn more: bit.ly/3Sv3CLG
#DYK? Over half of veterans and 30% of civilians live with severe headache. FDA-cleared headache devices can offer real pain relief, but some private health plans refuse to cover them.
Learn more: bit.ly/4bH5aua
#Migraine #Headache #PatientAccess
Benefits of #migraine screening include:
🟢Early diagnosis
🟢Managing migraine
Learn more about routine screening for women: bit.ly/4px47lL
October is #MenopauseAwarenessMonth!
#DYK? #Migraine can affect women throughout their lives. Routine screening every year can help women manage the condition through different life stages.
Learn more: bit.ly/3Dx6W4B
Addressing the workforce shortage gap in headache medicine is essential to improve the burden of #migraine and #headache.
Read more in HMPF's blog: headachemigraineforum.org/ne…
Delay tactics for #migraine treatment are painful, unnecessary, and can actually wind up being more expensive for the insurer and the health care system.
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Without proper treatment, people living with migraine may see their episodic attacks become chronic.
Learn more about #ChronicMigraine: bit.ly/3V1oIAR
#DYK? Among patients treated for #migraine, Black patients visit the emergency room 46% more often than white patients do.
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More than 40 million Americans live with #migraine, yet headache disorders remain underdiagnosed, undertreated and underfunded.
Read more in HMPF's blog: headachemigraineforum.org/ne…
#DYK? In the years leading up to menopause, women may experience worsening #migraine due to fluctuating estrogen levels.
Learn more about migraine across different life stages in women: bit.ly/3Dx6W4B
To receive optimal and timely care, patients should be aware of their health plan’s coverage throughout the year.
Know your coverage and learn more: bit.ly/45kUzSB
#Migraine care is constantly evolving.
Learn more this #PainAwarenessMonth about how to raise awareness and work toward improving access to preventive treatments in HMPF's advocacy toolkit: bit.ly/3Yr7YGX
With awareness, education and adequate insurance coverage, patients and their health care providers can use the growing range of treatment options to find the best way to manage their #migraine.
Watch to learn more: bit.ly/3Sv3CLG
#DYK? 57% of people forced to #FailFirst experience migraine attacks more frequently.
Stop #StepTherapy and learn more this #PainAwarenessMonth: bit.ly/4a29v9X
With the right treatment plan, patients can address #migraine and comorbid health issues.
Learn more: bit.ly/45JGuOH
September is #PainAwarenessMonth!
#DYK? #Migraine and #headache disorders affect more than 40 million Americans each year and can be highly disabling.
Read more: headachemigraineforum.org/ne…
🚨 Join @AHDAorg for a nationwide Congressional Call-In Day
📢 Ask your U.S. Representative to support, move and help pass the #HEADACHEAct!
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4gnQqEC
#Headache pain isn’t the only symptom of a #migraine attack; other symptoms may include:
🟢 Nausea
🟢 Bloating
🟢 Constipation
🟢 Gastric Stasis
Learn more: bit.ly/476j3Qw
#Migraine changes throughout a woman’s life. But her ability to access all forms of treatment should not.
Learn more: bit.ly/3Dx6W4B
#DYK? Patients of color have their prescription #migraine medications rejected by their health plan at a higher rate than white patients do because of insurers’ #StepTherapy policies.
Read more: bit.ly/41jzU1h
