World Diabetes Day 2016 – Be a voice, be an advocate
11.13.16 Diabetes is a global health issue, affecting more than 415 million people worldwide and... Continue reading »
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Patient Advocate Spotlight: Charis Hill
11.9.16 Charis Hill, of Sacramento, California, is a model, a blogger and an activist –... Continue reading »
Affordable Care Act made it illegal to deny care to the sick, but insurance companies still do it
11.7.16 Ron Cohen, chairman of Bio, the world’s largest association of biotech companies, recently published... Continue reading »
Landmark campaign could enforce health care rights for people with chronic conditions in seven states
11.3.16 The Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation at Harvard Law School and patient... Continue reading »
What Americans are saying about step-therapy reform
11.2.16 A bill awaiting the New York governor’s signature would enact reforms that could protect... Continue reading »
States look to fight health insurers’ harmful ‘step therapy’ requirements
11.1.16 Insurance companies have become increasingly aggressive in trying to control their costs and protect... Continue reading »
Ensuring the Affordable Care Act works for people with serious and chronic health conditions
10.31.16 The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, the health law, included nondiscrimination protections meant to... Continue reading »
American consumers to U.S. government: Let charities be charitable
10.26.16 More than 85 percent of 829 people commenting on a recent government request for... Continue reading »
Taking a stand for women with breast cancer and all patients with chronic diseases
10.24.16 In 2010, a large health insurance company created a special algorithm to search its... Continue reading »