The Informed Patients Project

Informed patients are healthier patients.

[The Informed Patients Project @InformYourCare]

Self-care isn’t just a wellness trend. For the millions of Americans managing chronic conditions, it’s a daily practice – one that depends on having access to the right health information.

Without access to accurate, complete information about their options, patients can’t make informed choices about their care.

On International Self-Care Day, we advocate for that access. Because informed patients are healthier patients.

[The Informed Patients Project @InformYourCare]

When CZ learns about new health care information, he brings it to his care team.

Together, they discuss the best course for his medical treatment.

Informed patients are healthier patients.

[The Informed Patients Project @InformYourCare]

Dominique didn’t get better outcomes by guessing. She got them because she had access to information.

Information empowers patients to learn about their health, ask the right questions, and advocate for treatment options that work for them.

Tell Congress to protect access to the free flow of health information.

[The Informed Patients Project @InformYourCare]

We should all agree on one thing: patients deserve full access to the information they need to make decisions about their care.

Every treatment option explored. Every question worth asking. Every conversation with their care team fully informed.

The free flow of information makes that possible. And that’s worth protecting.

Learn more at the link below. https://t.co/nd5HqjS8s7

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When patients are informed about their care, they come into their physician’s office equipped to ask the right questions.

The free flow of health information makes this possible. Drug ads, nutrition labels, and online resources are all touchpoints that matter.

Restricting that information doesn’t protect patients – it only makes it harder to get good care.

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Listen to Dominique’s full story here: https://t.co/IYLyevcQzF

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Dominique – a chronic disease patient – was watching TV when a drug ad caught her eye, empowering her with information to ask her doctor the right questions.

A nutrition label, a social post, a drug ad – they’re all touchpoints, enabling patients to take charge in their care.

Access to information is what makes moments like Dominique’s possible.

[The Informed Patients Project @InformYourCare]

Millions of Americans rely on social media to learn about their health – whether to find communities, advocate for their condition, or learn about treatments they didn’t yet know about.

But inconsistent platform rules limit both speech and access. When legitimate health information is restricted, patients are the ones left in the dark.

Patients deserve an open digital town square that helps them make the right decisions about their care.

Learn more at the link below. https://t.co/nd5HqjS8s7

[The Informed Patients Project @InformYourCare]

For the millions of Americans living with a chronic condition,
managing their health isn’t a one-time effort: it’s a daily one.

That means staying informed about new treatments so they can have the right conversations with their care team.

On this Chronic Disease Awareness Day, we advocate for better access to that information. Because informed patients are healthier patients.

Learn more at https://t.co/nd5HqjS8s7

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@CZ The Informed Patients Project stands for the free flow of all health information – including in drug ads. To learn more, visit our website at https://t.co/xMjrbbwwpV.

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This 4th of July, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. celebrated the freedom that comes with being healthy. But that freedom depends on access to information. Since our founding, the Informed Patients Project has championed the principle that informed patients are healthier patients. That’s why I’m concerned to see this same Administration considering a proposal that would essentially ban drug ads, a vital information source for patients, in the 2026 Unified Agenda. -@CZ, IPP Executive Director

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Eliminating the “adequate provision” would not empower patients or support better health outcomes. It would prevent Americans from learning about medicines that could help them—silencing a primary tool patients use to pursue the best health options for themselves. -@CZ, IPP Executive Director

[The Informed Patients Project @InformYourCare]

250 years ago, Americans declared that individuals – not distant authorities – should make the decisions that shape their lives.

250 years later, that principle still matters.

In healthcare, patients deserve that same freedom: the freedom to access the information they need, ask questions, and work with their doctors to make the health decisions that are right for them and their families.

This Independence Day, we celebrate every patient and family fighting for exactly that.

Informed patients are empowered patients.

[The Informed Patients Project @InformYourCare]

Every Fourth of July, we celebrate the freedoms that define this country — free speech, a free press, and the right to live on our own terms.

A healthier America depends on that freedom in healthcare.

Patients deserve access to health information and the power to decide what’s best for their care.

Read more from @CZ, Executive Director of the Informed Patients Project, on why the free flow of health information is a freedom worth protecting: https://t.co/Rc7Hv1noGe

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Clear food labels aren’t just a consumer issue. They’re a patient safety issue.

Millions of Americans manage chronic conditions by following their care team’s guidance on what to eat. They can’t do that when the food system is designed to hide what’s inside.

Patients deserve transparency so they can make the choices that are right for their health.

Learn more at the link below. https://t.co/nd5HqjS8s7

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Patients learn about their care options in all kinds of ways. A conversation with a neighbor. A late-night search. A drug ad that names the condition they've been living with for years.

Every touchpoint matters – because for patients who don't see a specialist regularly, that ad might be the first time they hear about a treatment that could change their life.

Learn more at the link below. https://t.co/nd5HqjS8s7

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Read more from @CZ, Executive Director of the Informed Patients Project, on what the next FDA Commissioner should prioritize: https://t.co/nWRBg5Thfm

[The Informed Patients Project @InformYourCare]

Patients deserve to be put first as the FDA prepares for new leadership.

Five key priorities should guide the next Commissioner:

-Define ultra-processed foods.
-Get patients faster treatment.
-Embrace the future of digital health.
-Stand behind patients’ Right to Try.
-Focus on better health outcomes for patients and their families.

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Read more from @CZ, Executive Director of the Informed Patients Project, on the five priorities that get this right: https://t.co/nWRBg5Thfm

[The Informed Patients Project @InformYourCare]

When the next FDA Commissioner takes the helm of one of the nation’s most important public health agencies, one principle should guide their agenda:

Putting patients first.

That means making sure patients can stay informed.