Take Action for Oxygen Access

We need your help to ensure every patient who depends on supplemental oxygen can breathe easier. The Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act S. 1406 /H.R. 2902 will fix Medicare barriers.

What the SOAR Act Will Do

• Make oxygen access patient-centered, not one-size-fits-all.
• Replace the term “home oxygen” with “supplemental oxygen” to support life outside the home.
• Create a Patients’ Bill of Rights to ensure care is tailored to individual needs.
• Establish a statutory service element, giving patients access to respiratory therapists.
• Ensure access to liquid oxygen, a portable and essential form of therapy for many.
• Streamline documentation to reduce burdens on providers while maintaining program integrity.

As AARC President Dana Evans stated, "Advocating for improved patient access to respiratory care outside the acute care setting would allow supplemental oxygen patients to lead fuller and more robust lives without financial hardship worries." 

Why It Matters

Supplemental oxygen is a lifeline for more than 1.5 million Americans living with advanced lung and heart diseases, including COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, cystic fibrosis, and those awaiting lung transplants. Yet far too many face challenges in accessing the right type and amount of oxygen due to outdated Medicare policies and a lack of access to respiratory therapists.

Without action, many patients are forced to remain homebound or hospitalized, simply because they cannot get the equipment—especially liquid oxygen—that allows them to live independently and safely.

Current Bill Sponsors

If you see your representative listed below, it means they've already co-sponsored the SOAR Act!

• Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]*   
• Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]*   
• Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]   
• Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]   
• Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]   
• Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]*   
• Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]*   
• Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8]*   
• Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]   
• Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]  
• Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6]   
• Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]   
• Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]   
• Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]   
• Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]   
• Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]   
• Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]   
• Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]   
• Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6]   
• Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]   
• Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]   
• Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]   
• Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]   
• Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3]   
• Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]   
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]   
• Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17]   
• Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]   
• Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]   
• Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]   
• Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22]   
• Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]   
• Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]   
• Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]   
• Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]   
• Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12]   
• Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2]   
• Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]   
• Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]   
• Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]   
• Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]   
• Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]   
• Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]   
• Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1]   
• Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]   
• Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]   
• Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19]   
• Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]   
• Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]   
• Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]  

What You Can Do

1. Email your Representative and Senators ask them to cosponsor the SOAR Act (S. 1406 / H.R. 2902).

2. Share your story about how oxygen access affects you or your patients.

3. Thank lawmakers who already support the bill.

Visit AARC.org for resources, sample messages, and updates.

Together, we can make oxygen access fair, flexible, and patient focused.