Written by Corinne Alberts on October 1, 2020
Today, Nebraska’s Medicaid expansion begins to take effect. This milestone—two years in the making—means that thousands more low-income people, including many who have a rare disease, now have access to health care coverage.
Nebraska is the latest in the long line of successful ballot initiatives to expand Medicaid. Since the… Read More
Written by Lisa Sencen on October 11, 2018
NORD’s Director of State Policy Tim Boyd participated in a press briefing on copay accumulators yesterday, which was followed by the issuance of the following press release that includes links to further information on this important topic.
PATIENT ADVOCATES WARN AGAINST NEW INSURANCE & PBM POLICY… Read More
Written by Jennifer Huron on September 6, 2018
2018 is a big year for the rare disease community – NORD is celebrating its 35th anniversary. For the past 35 years, NORD has taken pride in being the rare disease community’s biggest advocate. Our policy, research and other efforts have played a significant… Read More
Written by Lisa Sencen on December 18, 2017
Washington, D.C., December 18, 2017—The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), the leading independent nonprofit organization representing the 30 million Americans with rare diseases, issued the following statement in response to the upcoming congressional consideration of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Conference Report:
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Written by Lisa Sencen on September 26, 2017
Washington, D.C., September 26, 2017—The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), the leading independent nonprofit organization representing the 30 million Americans with rare diseases, issued the following statement regarding the latest effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act:
“Senate Leadership announced today that they will not proceed with a… Read More
