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
Gwen Mayes
Atrial Fibrillation +1
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (or HCM) has had a profound impact on my life. It's the number one inherited cardiac disorder and having had symptoms at birth, it has required management, lifestyle changes, medications, and surgeries the past several decades. The main challenge has been fatigue,…
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James “Uncle Jim” Myers
Kidney Disease
My name is James Myers. I live in Hammond, IN. I am an ESRD & PKD patient. I was lucky enough to have a transplant on April 27th, 2016. I write to you today to tell you my story, as well as, my experiences with polycystic kidney disease. At the age of 25, I went into the hospital with chest…
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CJ Walker
Diabetes
My chronic journey began in March of 2019 when a routine doctor’s appointment and blood work revealed I had type 2 diabetes. Although I was non-symptomatic, I have a deep family history of diabetes, a sibling being diagnosed a week earlier, and gestational diabetes with two of her three…
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