Since September 2023, a group of patients, doctors, researchers, industry, non-profit and policy leaders have teamed up to educate Congress on the power of early detection in saving lives, to lobby for passage of legislation that enables early detection for all women such as the Find It Early Act, and to share expertise with federal agencies as they determine coverage policies. Learn more here!

Since September 2024, a group of urological-gynecological surgeons and women’s health discrimination legal and policy experts teamed up to educate government decision-makers on the lack of parity in reimbursement for surgeries performed on women and how this harms patients and disincentivizes innovation to improve outcomes. We began a series of communications and meetings that are on-going with the White House, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), and Congress.

Since March 2024, a network of industry and non-profit leaders was formed to elevate this field, build stronger connections within, and educate and advocate on policies and regulations at the intersection of women’s health and digital technologies to ensure we advance, and not harm, the health of women. We have prioritized three areas: (1) data-gathering, management and privacy, (2) FDA approval process, and (3) CMS reimbursement. Learn more here!

In 2023 and 2024, people throughout the country representing various positions within the women’s health ecosystem wrote letters to the White House and Congress with over 1,000 signatures that asked for specific actions to advance women’s health in five FY25 appropriations bills. This advocacy contributed to significant increased funding for the Office of Research on Women’s Health. Download the FY25 letter to Congress here.