On February 1st, President Obama released his budget for fiscal year 2011.  The $3.8 trillion budget seeks to freeze most domestic spending but provides small increases for some health-related items and agencies.

On January 27th, President Barack Obama delivered the State of the Union Address to Congress and the American people.  The President reaffirmed the need for health insurance reform in order to relieve the burden on middle-class families.

Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) patient Richard Crusoe was featured on the NBC Dateline program in late-January 2010.  PAF the sister organization to the National Patient Advocate Foundation provides direct patient services to individuals with chronic, life-threatening and debilitating illness facing access to health care issues.