New HCC Advocacy & Access Ambassador Karina Piu submitted a request to the San Diego City Council this month to proclaim March as Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month!  Thanks to her advocacy efforts, the San Diego City Council considered and then approved the...

All Copays Count in California Thanks Assembly Member Weber for Introducing Bill to Ensure Assistance Given to Patients Goes to Patients, Not Insurers  Assembly Bill 874 will require that health care plans apply the value of patient assistance to a patient’s...

[Este contenido fue creado y reutilizado con permiso de los Centros de Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid (CMS)] ¿Tiene usted o un miembro de su familia cobertura de salud a través de Medi-Cal? Si es así, es posible que pronto deba tomar medidas para averiguar si puede...

[This content was authored and reused with permission by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)] Do you or a family member currently have health coverage through Medi-Cal? If so, you may soon need to take steps to find out if you can continue your...

Lynne Kinst, Executive Director of the Hemophilia Council of California (HCC), would like to announce that HCC has signed with Resolute, led by Cher Gonzalez and David Gonzalez, to represent the organization on advocacy issues before the California Legislature and...

Excerpted from Capitol Weekly by Alyssa R. Dykstra Managing autoimmune arthritis that causes painful, swollen joints and daily fatigue is almost like having a full-time job. The medication I need to prevent further joint damage also suppresses my immune system, which...

Judith Baker is a national leader in bleeding disorders and sickle cell healthcare networks.  As Regional Public Health Director for the Center for Inherited Blood Disorders, Judith co-directed federal CDC and HRSA grants that support the Western States/Region IX...

  Terri joined the Hemophilia Council of California (HCC) in 1993 as our first Legislative Advocate.  Almost immediately after starting with HCC, in 1994 Terri helped us achieve the first California Children’s Services (CCS)  protection bill signed into law as a...

Open enrollment is a time frame each year when health insurance plans are required by law to accept applications from new plan enrollees regardless of their health history. This also is the time when you can choose to stay with your existing health plan if it is the...

Val was an inspiring leader, advocate, friend.  I met Val over 30 years ago. Shortly after I joined the hemophilia community to help direct the federal HRSA HTC Comprehensive Care and CDC HIV Risk Reduction grants for Region IX.  Val and his first wife Katie were late...