The Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform Act (SOAR Act) is a piece of pending legislation establishes certain requirements with respect to the payment and provision of supplemental oxygen and related services under Medicare. But how would this legislation affect patients, and how is the ATS Nursing Assembly leading the charge in advocating for their needs? Host Patti Tripathi explores this question, and more, with Susan Jacobs, RN, MS, research nurse manager at Stanford University; and Jaeger Spratt, MSW, advocacy and treatment access program manager at the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. This episode is the first in a two-part series collaboration with the Pulmonary Hypertension Association podcast, PH Insights. 

The Pulmonary Hypertension Association Advocacy Action Center: https://phassociation.org/advocate/ 

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