Diabetes Awareness Month: Q&A with aspiring author and patient advocate Mindy Bartleson
11.30.18
CDC Patient Advocate Mindy Bartleson was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes as a kid. She has since…
CDC Executive Director reflects on his battle with diabetes
11.29.18
When I was 15 years old, I remember thinking in terms of basketball and girls: Would I…
5 things CDC Ambassadors are thankful for
11.21.18
Battling a chronic disease can be especially difficult during the holidays as you manage travel, changes in…
Local media recognizes heroic kids who fight diabetes
11.16.18
Type 1 diabetes affects millions of patients and their families across the United States. While you can…
3 common challenges diabetes patients face
11.8.18
Over 30 million Americans battle diabetes. To treat the disease, patients need to be diligent about monitoring…
Insurance discrimination spreads to copay accumulator programs
11.2.18
Insurance companies always seem to be looking for new ways to make it harder for patients to…
Open enrollment brings tough decisions for chronic disease patients
10.23.18
It’s that time of year again – Americans are beginning to make decisions regarding their health plan…
Cancer treatment places high financial burden on patients
10.11.18
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time when we remember that one in eight women in…
California governor shuts down legislation that would have devastated chronic disease patients
10.2.18
Chronic disease patients breathed a collective sigh of relief this week after California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed…
Q&A with CDC Ambassador James Myers
9.27.18
Nearly 40 years ago James Myers was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), which is an inherited…
3 ways insurance companies punish mental health patients
9.21.18
Insurance companies spend millions of dollars to figure out how to keep theoretical parity laws just that:…
Chronic Disease Coalition joins over 200 other patient organizations protesting changes to Medicare Advantage plans
9.14.18
On August 7, 2018, The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance allowing Medicare Advantage…
American Kidney Fund: Patients lose with California Assembly decision on SB 1156
9.6.18
The American Kidney Fund (AKF) released a statement this week regarding the California Legislature’s decision to vote…
Ambassador Q&A with Claire Sachs
9.6.18
CDC Ambassador Claire Sachs is a chronic disease patient and advocate. She has spent her life advocating…
3 things to know about a caregiver’s experience with chronic disease
8.29.18
As the number of Americans battling chronic disease increases and people age, it is no surprise that…
Q&A with CDC Ambassador Michelle Johnson
8.22.18
In 2008, Michelle Johnson was diagnosed with endometriosis, a painful condition that affects an estimated 200 million…
7 times insurers have wrongly denied patients their chronic and rare disease treatments
8.14.18
Sometimes it’s hard to understand how health insurance companies keep getting away with wrongly (and possibly illegally)…
New Missouri law addresses Anthem’s harmful emergency room policy
8.7.18
A new Missouri law signed on June 1 will help counteract Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield’s controversial…
4 takeaways from the Chronic Disease Coalition’s interview on Main Street Radio
8.2.18
8.2.18 To date, Senate Bill 1156 in California has been framed by the powerful insurance lobby, neglecting…
Patient Advocate Spotlight: Jeneen Hill
7.24.18
Raising three sons is difficult enough without the added challenge of battling multiple chronic conditions. Yet, Jeneen…
