About Us
The American Diabetes Association has established five overarching health reform goals. Our goals for health reform are:
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Reduce burden of diabetes and other chronic disease
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Ensure health care coverage that is accessible, adequate, and affordable for all
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Improve health outcomes
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Eliminate health disparities
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Contain costs
Our specific health reform objectives fall into three categories:
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Health Care
Health care should ensure quality care, chronic disease specific care, and preventive care. -
Health Promotion
Health promotion should ensure that all sectors of society have a shared stake, influence, and responsibility in diabetes prevention and/or management. -
Health Financing
Health financing should be a shared responsibility that provides adequate financial incentives for individuals, families, employers, health care providers, state governments and the federal government to have access to adequate and affordable health care.
Take Action!
You can help us achieve these goals for people with diabetes. Sign our petition to the new President asking that he pay more than lip service to diabetes. You can also download the petition (Adobe PDF) and ask family, friends, and neighbors to show their support and sign today. With your help, we can change the future of diabetes.
You can also help educate lawmakers about the reality of diabetes by sharing your story. What are the challenges you have faced because of diabetes? What challenges have you encountered while trying to access affordable, quality health care? Click here to share your story.
