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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,…
A Respiratory Therapist’s Plea: Why It’s Time to Pass the SOAR Act
By Nancy Colletti | April 23, 2026 As a practicing respiratory therapist for over 40 years and a clinical educator for the past 20 years, I have spent countless hours training patients how to manage their supplemental oxygen usage and devices. I’ve also been a caregiver to my father, who has been on medical oxygen…
CQRC, INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS SEEK CLARIFICATIONS ON VENT POLICY
WASHINGTON, DC – The Council for Quality Respiratory Care (CQRC) joined stakeholder groups in sending a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) urgently calling for clarifying guidance for the continuing use criteria for both home mechanical ventilators (HMV) and respiratory assist devices (RAD) used by Medicare beneficiaries with chronic respiratory conditions. April 2026 is the month in…