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Lawmakers should support SOAR Act to improve respiratory care | Opinion
Better support for oxygen services and better access to respiratory therapists would mean better health outcomes for patients throughout Maine. By Keith Siegel | June 1, 2026 For over four decades, I’ve helped people breathe easier as a respiratory therapist. I evaluate medical oxygen equipment, flow levels and symptoms to understand patients’ needs. Helping patients…
Why passing the SOAR Act would mean no one has to breathe in uncertainty
Letters to the Beacon | May 16, 2026 When a loved one close to you has a chronic condition that affects their daily life, there are too many ‘what ifs.’ My sister managed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) for 25 years and relied on portable oxygen to live life to the fullest, but it also…
Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act Reaches 50 Bipartisan Cosponsors in Support of Respiratory Care Reform
Coalition of patient, physician, and provider advocates applaud legislative momentum WASHINGTON, D.C. | May 13, 2026 More than 13 leading respiratory patient, physician and provider organizations today applauded the growing bipartisan momentum behind the Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act (H.R. 2902/S.1406), which has now surpassed 50 cosponsors in Congress. The SOAR Act would ensure more individuals…
Op-Ed: Help NYers with COPD by passing SOAR Act
By Karen Anzalone | May 10, 2026 Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform, or the SOAR Act, will help people with COPD and other diseases. When my dad had a serious exacerbation that forced him into early retirement. We were told he needed supplemental oxygen, and that’s when the reality of living with COPD really set in,…