3 ways insurance companies punish mental health patients
Insurance companies spend millions of dollars to figure out how to keep theoretical parity laws... Continue reading »
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Chronic Disease Coalition joins over 200 other patient organizations protesting changes to Medicare Advantage plans
On August 7, 2018, The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance allowing... Continue reading »
American Kidney Fund: Patients lose with California Assembly decision on SB 1156
The American Kidney Fund (AKF) released a statement this week regarding the California Legislature’s decision... Continue reading »
Ambassador Q&A with Claire Sachs
CDC Ambassador Claire Sachs is a chronic disease patient and advocate. She has spent her... Continue reading »
3 things to know about a caregiver’s experience with chronic disease
As the number of Americans battling chronic disease increases and people age, it is no... Continue reading »
Q&A with CDC Ambassador Michelle Johnson
In 2008, Michelle Johnson was diagnosed with endometriosis, a painful condition that affects an estimated... Continue reading »
7 times insurers have wrongly denied patients their chronic and rare disease treatments
Sometimes it’s hard to understand how health insurance companies keep getting away with wrongly (and... Continue reading »
New Missouri law addresses Anthem’s harmful emergency room policy
A new Missouri law signed on June 1 will help counteract Anthem Blue Cross Blue... Continue reading »
4 takeaways from the Chronic Disease Coalition’s interview on Main Street Radio
8.2.18 To date, Senate Bill 1156 in California has been framed by the powerful insurance... Continue reading »