Richard Howard

Improving Operations & Customer Service. Non Profit Management, Development & Consulting.

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Highly recommend this article 'Last Man Running'
by James T. Rosenbaum, M.D.
N Engl J Med 2026;395:633-635
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp251829

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wondering if people living with #spondylitis in rural areas have more severe disease. https://t.co/PQcP1yAWRK

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oops forgot hashtags. are these the right ones? #spondylitis #spondyloarthritis #axSpA #ankylosing

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Got AS?
Sunday, December 14, 2025
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Pacific Time
This will be a hybrid meeting. Your choice to attend in-person at SAA's office or virtually.
Zoom link: https://t.co/ugkR5PMatv

Rheumatologist Kiana Taba, MD presenting

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If you have AS, a rheumatologist, or a chiropractor, I dare you to try to watch this without screaming at the monitor. #spondylitis https://t.co/Pi6oZonoyp

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not a doc, but this looks like good specificity blood test for #spondylitis hopefully a good tool for reducing the long D2Dx. https://t.co/xcHOgy6Cj7

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Biomarker guidelines for Alzheimer's https://t.co/0VIykc2qEU

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Look What We Did Together in California - PBM Reform!
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 41 (SB 41) into law in October 2025 to increase regulation over Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)!

The new law is designed to lower prescription drug costs and increase patient choice by reforming the practices of pharmaceutical middlemen.

This is a victory for Californians, creating a more transparent prescription drug system that will, over time, make medications more affordable.
Read more here: https://t.co/Wzv5eEXY77
#spondylitis #ankylosingspondylitis #chronicpain

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Unlike some places, in British Columbia, Canada, costs may not go up with biosimilar non-medical switching. #spondylitis https://t.co/CIoHssWWAr

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@spondylitis ACR's Meet the Funders is on Monday, October 27, from 2:30 to 3:30 PM in Chicago. #ACR25 #spondylitis #spondyloarthritis #rheumatology

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Are you an early-career rheumatologist researcher?
We’d LOVE to chat with you at ACR’s Meet the Funders!
Applications for the SAA's $30,000 SpA researcher award open in May 2026: https://t.co/iIq2u4mfhn
#ACR25 #rheumatology #spondylitis

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Patients paying cash for prescriptions should get credit toward their deductible & OOP max. Thank you @mcuban & @costplusdrugs for spotlighting this. Ohio can take action now! @MattHuffman1 @GayleManningOH @PhilPlummerOH @AdamCBird #OHSB207 #AllCopaysCount #spondyltis

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CV (cardiovascular) increased risk for people living with #spondylitis. another study confirming this.

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Cardiovascular risk in axial spondyloarthritis: the interplay of inflammation, traditional risk factors, and management strategies
👇👇👇
https://t.co/tSq0mQHqG2
@AAuanassova @abdulvahap_md @ahmetak20160685 @ahmetusen @anarsiknotrofil @Birzhan7101423 @OlenaZimba @ArmenYuri

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love seeing research confirming things that patients intuitively understand. #spondylitis #ulcerativecolitis https://t.co/DKfJ5oA6aX

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This September, during Pain Awareness Month, SAA is launching "See the Signs. Stop the Delay." a movement to spread knowledge, empower patients, and give providers the tools they need to recognize symptoms earlier and close the diagnostic gap.

Help us share the message:

https://t.co/DdjIf9CxO8

#PainAwarenessMonth #StopTheDelay #SpA #ChronicPain #ankylosingspondylitis #axspa #community

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Handy calculator from Kaiser Foundation to see what would your insurance cost be if lawmakers allow ACA subsidies to expire at the end of this year (2025). #spondylitis https://t.co/k6bz0vR0GZ

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Interesting article from Healio regarding medical insurance announcing a change in policy. #spondylitis https://t.co/7cnoNL6udl

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surprised, forced medication switching apparently doesn't always work. file under 'not surprising.' https://t.co/ExkoCjODDw

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Thank you @LCalabreseDO for sharing your thoughtful approach -and empathy- for people living with rheumatologic diseases that are not fully controlled. https://t.co/ci4SnpdhLZ

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@SenAlexPadilla @GavinNewsom @EleniForCA May is Spondyloarthritis Awareness Month. 3.2 million in USA have this type of arthritis. Onset can be in childhood and nearly always under 45. Diagnostic delay is too long and leads to permanent axial damage.
#spondylitis @spondylitis