Pilot with diabetes fights for fairness in the skies
10.20.16 Pilot Eric Friedman is fighting discrimination by the Federal Aviation Administration, standing up for... Continue reading »
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'Do no harm' to patients who need charitable assistance to afford their health care
10.4.16 The voices against insurances companies’ efforts to deny kidney patients access to charitable assistance... Continue reading »
Congressman to Obama: Kicking the sickest patients off health-care exchanges is not the answer
10.3.16 Ronnie Shows, who represented Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives... Continue reading »
Patient advocacy groups send joint letter to CMS defending charitable premium assistance programs
9.22.16 The Chronic Disease Coalition and numerous other groups advocating for Americans’ health-care needs today... Continue reading »
Urge CMS to protect vulnerable populations with new rules for charitable programs
9.14.16 As the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid considers public comments on third-party premium support... Continue reading »
Your voice is needed to stop insurance companies' campaign against patients with chronic health conditions
9.6.16 Your help is needed to help fight patient discrimination against those who rely on... Continue reading »
Protect third-party payment programs to protect the rights of patients living with chronic disease
8.31.16 Health insurance companies trying to protect their wide profit margins are lobbying to cut... Continue reading »
American Diabetes Association and Chronic Disease Coalition discuss health-care issues with Oregon Congressman Kurt Schrader
8.30.16 Charitable assistance programs, discrimination by insurers and other issues involving patient rights were all... Continue reading »
Defending patients' rights to choose health insurance
8.25.16 The American Kidney Fund recently shed light on the ongoing debate over third-party payments... Continue reading »