Senator Kennedy had always been active in his advocacy against arthritis. And his commitment has been duplicated by a lot of American politicians. One of the offspring of his commitment is the foundation of the American Arthritis Association. The AAA is a group that helps arthritis patients in managing their disease. The organization also helps in the dissemination of information for patients to know what to do to make their condition better.



To achieve their goal, the American Arthritis Association regularly holds yearly summits to pool member's knowledge, resources and experiences. Their members include patients, pharmaceutical giants, and heath practitioners, including non-profit groups and individuals who are willing to help forward their cause. The summit is so powerful that it can touch arthritis patients and their families. It always creates a positive impact in their lives, that's why all patients are invited to join.

The role of the American Arthritis Association is to serve as the bridge connecting arthritis patients to the government. By representing arthritis patients, they are able to receive the right medical care as funded by the government. The group helps lobby certain laws that will directly benefit arthritis patients. The government allocates funds for the research and study of arthritis to provide better drugs and new treatments to the public. Right now, researches are bent towards combining synthetic and biological medicines to give relief to arthritis.

Other than facilitating the quest to find the ultimate cure for arthritis, the group also works to secure the arthritis patient's welfare, more particularly the ones that don't have health insurances. Most Americans are not protected with the necessary insurance, especially during the time when they need hospitalization the most. This detail is being addressed by the AAA, as they constantly appeal to the desks of government officials. Their request is for them to create a law that would provide for the health care needs of the arthritis patients who don't have the necessary health coverage. The group also looks into the possibility of adding children into their list of recipients.

In one of their projects, they try to put children as riders of their parent's insurance. The campaigns were held inside schools to let parents know about it. There are low cost health care insurance that marginalized families can avail of to protect them and their children. Some can even be obtained at absolutely no cost if they qualify.

The group works in close contact with the people who are suffering from any type of arthritis. They link them to their respective statesmen so that they can request for benefits. Currently, there is one law that is created to help prevent, cure, and control arthritis. The law is now being reviewed and read in the congress. The AAA hopes that it will successfully pass the legislation body to finally provide aid to arthritis patients.

The American Arthritis Association will always be around to serve all the arthritis patients of America and the rest of the world. They are committed to serve and protect, in order for them to live active and fulfilled life that they always wanted.