Policy Issues
Visit our policy page to dive in to the issues that impact chronic disease patients.
Learn moreLegislation in the States
People managing chronic disease are affected every day by state-level policy, and that is where the majority our focus is. The Chronic Disease Coalition is actively tracking priority legislation in every state, and you can see which states have active legislation on our top issues. (Read about our policy priorities here).
Want to know more about what’s happening in your state and across the nation? Join the fight here and you’ll get the information you need, when you need it.
You can also go straight to our Contact Your Elected Leaders page for an easy way to reach out to your elected officials about key issues.
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Ambassador Spotlight
Ashley Goodrich
Hypothyroidism +1
I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism in 2012. I had gained a ton of weight. I was fatigued all the time. It felt as if someone had hooked a vacuum up to me and sucked all of the energy out of my body. There were days that I couldn't get out of bed. I had sleep issues which led to chronic headaches.…
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Chelsea Gault
Dysautonomia +1
My chronic illness journey began in my mid-twenties, when I started noticing a decline in my energy, and consistently feeling like I had the flu. After several doctors visits with no answers, I began researching my symptoms online, which eventually led me to a study with Stanford Medicine for…
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Anna Williams
Headache disorders
While I have had migraine since childhood, in my teens and early 20s I had significant symptoms that depleted my quality of life. Doctors settled on fibromyalgia as a diagnosis. I had to learn to manage on my own as doctors didn’t know how to help and I often felt they didn’t believe me. Fast…
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