healthcare - Type 2 Musings

"There are a lot of people who get to the table, and they're too nervous to add that value. Because a lot of times, they get to the table and they're so concerned with not losing the seat at the table." –Michelle Obama

Sitting at the advocacy table

Posted on March 12, 2018September 7, 2018 by corinna

A recent talk by Michelle Obama got me thinking about diabetes advocacy

Day 29: Advocacy can get loud

Posted on November 29, 2017September 7, 2018 by corinna

Sometimes diabetes patient advocacy looks like this.

Day 1: Make Diabetes Visible

Posted on November 1, 2017September 7, 2018 by corinna

Health insurance. It’s vitally important when living with diabetes or any chronic illness. This year diabetes awareness month starts at the same time as open enrollment for Obamacare.

Beaten down on health care

Posted on July 26, 2017September 7, 2018 by corinna

I started writing this post four days ago. I had trouble getting a handle on just where repeal and replace was going. And I’m not the only one…

Trumpcare, it wasn’t supposed to go like this…

Posted on July 13, 2017September 7, 2018 by corinna

Where do we go with healthcare reform after months of partisan bickering? We cannot simply ignore one-sixth of the economy and its impact on people’s lives.

C-SPAN Trump calls healthcare bill "mean"

The political theater of Trumpcare

Posted on June 23, 2017September 7, 2018 by corinna

The battle over the latest version of Trumpcare promises all the drama, tragedy, and irony political theater can muster.