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Transitioning to Medicare from Employer Paid Insurance – While on Infliximab
Most of us in our 60’s start looking forward to the day when we are no longer dependent on employer paid health insurance or the marketplace and can go on Medicare. We envision a much simpler process and perhaps, naively, that the focus will be on getting our...
Act Now to Protect Drug Development
Act Now to Protect Drug Development. As part of the budgeting process, Congress is discussing cutting back the Orphan Drug Tax Credit for pharmaceutical companies. Most of the drugs in sarcoidosis are not FDA-approved for sarcoidosis, but are repurposed from...
#GivingTuesday – November 30, 2021
#GivingTuesday marks the official start to the charitable giving season! On #GivingTuesday we want to you join us in creating a movement to help stop sarcoidosis. To help celebrate this international day of giving back, we are going to take social media by...
Advocacy Program Applications Now Open for 2021!
FSR is nothing without the efforts of our volunteers. While FSR has kept our Advocate applications open year-round and will continue to do so throughout 2021, if you’re looking to step up your involvement, or step into a new role, now is the time! FSR always welcomes...
New Publication on Socioeconomic Factors and Sarcoidosis
There are many ways that patients can help advance sarcoidosis research and aid in finding a cure. For example, patients can host fundraisers in their hometowns, participate in clinical trials, and raise awareness about the disease. All of these efforts make a huge...
5 Ways to Celebrate #GivingTuesday with FSR
Giving Tuesday is just around the corner! For those who don’t know, this event happens annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Giving Tuesday is essentially the nonprofit world’s version of “Black Friday” or “Small Business...
Support FSR through the CFC!
FSR is a part of the world’s biggest workplace charity campaign, the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). The CFC enables government workers to support FSR through payroll deductions.
Increase Your Impact with Corporate Matching!
To encourage social responsibility, many companies offer their employees opportunities to match employee donations to a charitable organization – this can be an easy way to double or even triple your donation! Increasing revenue with matching gifts isn’t too tricky,...