'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 »
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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 »
Patients celebrate FDA approval of first-of-its-kind automated insulin delivery device for type 1 diabetes
9.29.16 The Chronic Disease Coalition spends most of its time advocating for patient rights and... Continue reading »
Saving the Affordable Care Act shouldn't cost sick people their coverage
9.27.16 Hrant Jamgochian, like one in every seven Americans, has kidney disease. He's also CEO... 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 »
Chronic disease patients, family members and caretakers unite in support of charitable premium assistance programs
9.20.16 U.S. consumers and patients with all types of chronic conditions are contacting the Centers... Continue reading »
Cancer patients’ survival may depend on whether they have private or public health insurance
9.19.16 Cancer patients’ survival may depend in part on whether they have private or public... 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 »
Seven facts you should know during Blood Cancer Awareness Month in 2016
9.12.16 Blood cancer is a major issue in the United States, and both patients and... Continue reading »