Thanks to MS activists across the country and locally, we have successfully...
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Passed SB 486 Safe Sharps Disposal into law October, 2009
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Secured a new avenue of MS research funding for the first time ever, through the Department of Defense, Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) as evidenced by 3 recent grants. Learn more.
- Formed the first Congressional Multiple Sclerosis Caucus in the Senate and the House of Representatives. Find out if your legislator has joined (see left side of page).
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Helped pass stem cell legislation in bipartisan fashion in both chambers of Congress. View the Society’s position on stem cell research.
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Formally established and protected funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ MS Centers of Excellence.
- Advocated for the creation of an Access Advisory Committee in the city of Santa Barbara
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Linda Nowell and Dr. Gabriela Gregory, M.D. worked with the Nevada Medicaid Pharma Committee to get Ampyra classified as a preferred drug.