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 Jennifer Huron on December 2, 2016
We are pleased to announce that today the House of Representatives has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (S.2943) with language that substantially expands coverage for medical foods in the TRICARE program. The bill will now move… Read More
Written by Jennifer Huron on June 16, 2016
NORD, the leading, independent advocacy organization committed to helping the 1 in 10 Americans with rare diseases, applauds the Senate for authorizing medical foods coverage in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (S.2943) on Tuesday. The bill now must be harmonized with the House version… Read More