Women’s Health Initiative
AdvaMed® is dedicated to ensuring our industry focuses their efforts on treating and raising the awareness of women’s health conditions.
Bridging the Gaps in Women’s Health Access and Reimbursement
A new white paper explores persistent gaps in women’s health research, innovation, and access to care. Through an analysis of research funding, insurance claims data, Medicare policies, and coding structures—focused on pelvic health, maternity care, and mental health—the report uncovers areas where reimbursement and access may lag for women.
Mission and Goals
To raise awareness regarding the medical technologies that our members make to treat women’s health conditions and reduce gaps related to the need to diagnose, include in research, and improve health outcomes for women.
Our 3 goals focus on:
- Awareness – Develop the business case for women’s health.
- Access – Improve care access by women
- Research Participation – Improve environment for recruiting and retaining women in research.
Women’s health includes conditions that:
- Are unique/specific to women
- Predominantly affect women
- Affect women differently than men
Want to Get Involved?
Join the Working Group:
The Women’s Health Equity Initiative (WHEI) Working Group is open to all members with an interest in women’s health issues. We meet monthly to discuss current projects.
Join the Subcommittee:
The Women’s Health Equity Initiative (WHEI) Subcommittee is open to CEOs and other C-suite level members with an interest in women’s health issues. We meet quarterly to provide high-level strategic guidance for the Working Group, and to provide updates to the Board-level Health Equity and Diversity Committee. The Subcommittee is chaired by Tracy MacNeal, CEO, Materna Medical.
Contact AdvaMed®[email protected] to join the Working Group or the Subcommittee.
Women in Cardiovascular Device Trials
AdvaMed® has developed Take Her Health to Heart, a public awareness campaign to encourage recruitment, enrollment, and retention of women in cardiovascular device trials. You can read more about this program and access resources here.