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The ACR Releases an Updated Treatment Guideline for Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Platelets: An Underrecognized Piece of the Lupus Puzzle

Platelets may be a key source of mitochondrial antigens in systemic lupus erythematosus, according to a recent study. [Read More]

Images as Teaching Tools: Last Call for Entries in 2021 ACR Image Competition

As part of the ACR’s pledge to be a leader for inclusion and change for members, trainees, staff and rheumatology patients, the ACR is holding… [Read More]

Medicare Contractors Provide Guidance for Use of JA, JB Modifiers

As of April 2021, Medicare requires the use of the JA or JB modifier when billing for drugs that have one Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System Level II (J or Q) code but multiple routes of administration. [Read More]

Add-On Voclosporin Improves Outcomes in Lupus Nephritis

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Voclosporin (Lupkynis) in combination with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and low-dose corticosteroids improves renal response rates compared with use of these agents alone… [Read More]

Speak Out Rheum: Pronoun Power

As many of you know, June is Pride Month, a time when we come together to support the LGBTQ+ community. Most often it is marked… [Read More]

Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act Reintroduced in House

The Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3173) will require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to regulate the use of prior authorization by Medicare Advantage plans and establish a process to make real-time decisions for services that are routinely approved. Ask your Congressperson today to support providers and patients and join the more than 100 representatives who are co-sponsoring the bill. [Read More]

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From the Current Issue: June 2021

The ACR Releases an Updated Treatment Guideline for Rheumatoid Arthritis

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In early June, the ACR released an updated guideline on the management of rheumatoid arthritis, which includes new recommendations for specific high-risk groups.1 The guideline… [Read More]

Racism As a Public Health Crisis

On March 29, Brandon Elliot walked up to a 65-year-old Filipino American woman near Times Square and kicked her in the chest. Footage from the… [Read More]

A Unified Advocacy Voice for Rheumatology

One thing that became clear very quickly this past year was that the COVID-19 pandemic would change the way we deliver care to patients. What… [Read More]

ACR Advocacy: 2021 Midyear Update

Beginning in the late 1800s, Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore, U.S. diplomat and writer, spent 24 years advocating for sakura, or Japanese cherry trees, to be planted… [Read More]

RheumPAC Donors Discuss Healthcare Legislation, Drug Pricing with Rep. Lloyd Doggett

At a virtual event with the chair of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health, RheumPAC donors were able to share concerns and recommendations about drug pricing policies and how they affect providers and patients. [Read More]

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