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The ACR Joins Call for Dedicated Arthritis Research Funding to Help Veterans

From the College | Issue: April 2016 | April 15, 2016

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Arthritis Advocacy Spotlights the Military: Veterans, including a rheumatologist, educate lawmakers about arthritis’ impact & the need for research funding

February 22, 2019

On Feb. 13, the ACR co-sponsored Arthritis 101, its biennial arthritis advocacy lunch briefing at the U.S. Capitol, highlighting the disproportionate impact of rheumatic disease on active members of the armed forces and veterans. The event, co-sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation (AF), is part of the ACR’s effort to support inclusion of $20 million in…

ACR Partners with Veteran Groups to Call for Dedicated Department of Defense Arthritis Funding

March 5, 2020

Twenty-five veteran organizations have signed a letter to Congress supporting the ACR’s request for dedicated DOD arthritis research funds.

ACR Advocates for Dedicated Department of Defense Arthritis Research Funding

January 16, 2020

The ACR and RheumPAC are working to secure an annual allocation of $20 million dedicated to research on arthritis prevention and treatment in the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program budget.

The ACR Asks Congress to Dedicate Arthritis Research Funding to Help Military Service Members

February 14, 2017

In 2016, the ACR and the Arthritis Foundation teamed up to direct $20 million within the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) to arthritis treatment and prevention. The CDMRP has millions of research dollars that have not been committed to specific items. In the new appropriations cycle, we are once again…

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