US Department of HHS No Surprise Billing – Good Faith Estimate – https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises/consumers/understanding-costs-in-advance
The following organizations are good resources for information on lung disease:
- American Lung Association — www.lung.org
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute — www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Resources for specific lung diseases:
Asthma:
- American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology — www.aaaai.org/conditions-and-treatments/asthma
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — www.cdc.gov/asthma
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute — www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/asthma
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease):
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — www.cdc.gov/copd/index.html
- COPD Foundation — www.copdfoundation.org
- Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease — goldcopd.org/
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute — www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/education-and-awareness/copd-learn-more-breathe-better
Cystic fibrosis:
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation — www.cff.org
- March of Dimes — www.marchofdimes.org/complications/cystic-fibrosis-and-your-baby.aspx
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute — www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/cystic-fibrosis
- US National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus — medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/cystic-fibrosis/
Smoking Cessation:
- Smoking Cessation: Fast Facts – https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/cessation/smoking-cessation-fast-facts/index.html
- Smoke Free – https://smokefree.gov/