UOAA’s Advocacy Public Policy Priorities
Learn More About UOAA’s Priority Issues That Ostomy Activists Are Advocating For Right Now.
As the voice and leading organization advocating for people living with an ostomy, UOAA is witness to the stories and experiences communicated by ostomates and understands the vital importance of access to quality ostomy care. UOAA urges legislators and federal agency officials to implement policy and regulations that benefit patient-centered access to care, strengthen the patient-provider decision-making relationship, and minimize patient out-of-pocket costs.
UOAA also advocates to ensure that any person living with a permanent or temporary ostomy has access to their prescribed choice of medical prosthetic technology. We are committed to preserving and promoting access, choice and value of ostomy and urological products.
Additionally, UOAA strives to protect the rights of people with an ostomy or continent diversion and eliminate discrimination at school, work, and elsewhere in their lives to ensure they are accepted as normal, healthy individuals. At the national level UOAA advocates for legislation that will improve their rights, protections and access.
Oftentimes, UOAA joins forces with coalitions on issues impacting the ostomy community knowing that we are stronger and louder together. UOAA is a proud member and stakeholder in the following coalitions:
Digestive Disease National Coalition (DDNC):
The mission of the DDNC is to work cooperatively to improve access to and the quality of digestive disease health care in order to promote the best possible medical outcome and quality of life for current and future patients. UOAA Advocacy Manager Jeanine Gleba is the current Chairperson of the coalition.
Access and Care Coalition:
The mission of the Access and Care Coalition is to counter restricted consumer access to medical supplies under Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance.
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Contact Us
United Ostomy Associations of America
P.O. Box 2293
Biddeford, ME 04005-2293
Call us toll-free at: 1-800-826-0826.
Our Information Line hours are Monday-Friday, 9am to 3pm EST. If you have an emergency, please dial 911 or contact your local medical professional.
Please understand that UOAA is a private, nonprofit, advocacy and informational organization. We are not a medical facility and we do not have medical or legal professionals on staff. Therefore, UOAA does not provide Medical, Mental Health, Insurance or Legal Advice. Visit UOAA Virtual Ostomy Clinic provided by The Wound Company for non-emergency, virtual ostomy support.
