Take action to stop health insurers from denying coverage to kidney disease patients
1.4.17 Jim Myers, a Crown Point, Indiana, man with end-stage renal disease who is on... Continue reading »
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A good New Year’s resolution for state insurance agencies? Be like Indiana
1.3.2017 Indiana residents can ring in the new year knowing that their state agency overseeing... Continue reading »
CoverageRights.org helps patients to identify and to challenge discriminatory practices and adverse decisions by health insurers
12.29.16 A new website is helping individuals understand their medical insurance coverage rights and challenge... Continue reading »
Insurance companies are prohibiting churches and charities from helping people pay their insurance premiums in most states, and the government is letting them get away with it
12.28.2016 The push to #LetCharitiesBeCharitable continues, but if health insurance companies get their way, churches... Continue reading »
Chronic Disease Coalition says “thanks” to Washington representatives for protecting the rights of the chronically ill
12.21.16 As insurance companies discriminate against and make it more difficult for chronic disease patients... Continue reading »
A new administration, an uncertain future for the Affordable Care Act
12.16.2016 “On day one of the Trump Administration, we will ask Congress to immediately deliver... Continue reading »
Chronic Disease Coalition issues statement on CMS rule that will harm kidney patients
12.13.16 The Chronic Disease Coalition today released the following statement from Scott Bruun, executive director:... Continue reading »
Americans must look #BeyondPremiums to find affordable health care coverage
12.7.16 With the recent U.S. election and President-elect Trump pledging to repeal the Affordable Care... Continue reading »
Seattle Seahawks star Russell Wilson visits children’s hospital every week, supports Strong Against Cancer initiative
12.6.16 While all people with chronic diseases face challenges, children can have an especially difficult... Continue reading »