Advocating for the Lupus Community

LRI and S.L.E. Lupus Foundation Join 79 Groups Calling for Revision to Proposed Medicaid Rule
February 22, 2013

LRI Joins Over 250 Groups to Protest Federal Budget Cuts to Scientific Research
February 11, 2013

Michigan Lupus Foundation Asks The Nation's Capitol For Help
December 20, 2012

LRI Petitions HHS for Patient Protections in Insurance Coverage
December 18, 2012

New Article Underscores Need for Lupus Initiative to Address Racial Disparities Among Hispanics and Others of Color
December 6, 2012

Congressional Lupus Caucus Co-chair Commends Our Supporters
December 5, 2012

Advocacy Pays Off
September 11, 2012

LRI Coalition Member Gathering Support for Petition Against Fail First Step Therapy
September 5, 2012

LRI Supports CA Coalition Member Advocating for Bill Protecting Medical Rights
August 29, 2012

LRI Coalition Member to Serve as New Patient Advocate on Lupus Connect
July 26, 2012

LRI Coalition Member Kathleen Arntsen Advocates for Lupus Clinical Trials
July 24, 2012

LRI Advocates for FDA Legislation to Accelerate New Lupus Treatments
June 19, 2012

LRI Coalition Member Kathleen Arntsen Speaks Out on Need for NYS Investment in Biopharmaceutical Industry
May 21, 2012

LRI Coalition Has Unprecedented Success in NYS Lupus Advocacy
May 21, 2012

LRI Requests Congressional Appropriations to Lupus Research
April 9, 2012

LRI National Coalition Members Continue to Fight for Favorable Insurance Policies for Lupus Patients
April 5, 2012

Congress Listened, Lupus Voices Heard!
March 21, 2012

Calling New Yorkers to Help Stop Pending NY Budget Threatening Medicaid Reimbursement for Lupus Patients
March 13, 2012

The Lupus Research Institute Applauds Coalition Member for Leadership in NY State Advocacy Initiative
March 12, 2012

Lupus Research Institute Applauds Formation of Congressional Lupus Caucus
February 17, 2012

LRI’s National Coalition Member Helps Fund Research
November 17, 2011

A Lupus Voice at the FDA
November 15, 2011

LRI Board Member Making a Difference in Connecticut
November 14, 2011

PLEASE HELP US SUPPORT HEALTH COVERAGE OF BENLYSTA® IN THE UK
October 28, 2011

Connecticut Lupus Bill Signed Today with Support from Rep. John Hetherington and LRI Advocate Hope Hetherington
August 5, 2011

New Hope for Lupus
July 21, 2011

Lupus Research—Told Congress 2011!
March 15, 2011

Lupus Initiative Rolls Out Online!

First to Tell Congress 2010!
March 4, 2010

Major Report to Congress by Secretary of Health and Human Services Documents Need for National Lupus Health Education Program
January 22, 2010

Done! $2.6 Million to Educate Physicians and Health Care Providers
December 18, 2009

Lupus Research Institute National Coalition Goes to Washington
September 16, 2009

LRI Pleased at On-Going Congressional Support for National Lupus Health Education Program
July 24, 2009

LRI National Coalition Partners with HHS and the Ad Council to Launch National Lupus Awareness Campaign
March 31, 2009

LRI Advocacy Results in Congressional Funding Of New National Lupus Health Education Program
March 30, 2009

National Coalition in DC to Speak for People with Lupus on Capitol Hill
March 28, 2008

Advocacy Victory: NIH Plan, Initiated by LRI Clarion Call, Brightens Horizon for Lupus Research
October 4, 2007

Honors for LRI Advocate at American College of Rheumatology Meeting

2007 Advocacy Day in DC: LRI National Coalition Voices
March 2007

Racial Disparities in Lupus Addressed at Congressional Briefing for First Time

Heart Disease and Lupus Present Double Health Threat to Women of Color
September 23, 2005

First Ever Congressional Briefing on Lupus Research Highlights Issues and Promise of New Research Initiatives
September 23, 2005

Congressional Appropriations Report Calls for Wider Range of Lupus Research at the National Institutes of Healh
September 28, 2004

African Americans and Lupus: “Invisible No More,” Key Topic at Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Congress
September 9, 2004