Roadmap to Consumer Clarity
The Roadmap to Consumer Clarity in Health Care Decision Making is a special NPAF project designed to propose actionable models for person-centered care for patients and their health care providers.
Who We Are
The National Patient Advocate Foundation, the advocacy affiliate of the Patient Advocate Foundation, represents the patient voice by articulating the powerful stories of individuals and the collective needs of the community. Our staff and volunteers work at the local, regional and national level to promote access to affordable, quality health care for people with chronic, debilitating or life-threatening illnesses.
For the Media
Learn more about our impact in recent NPAF press releases, action alerts, and blog posts.
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"Figure out who you are and do it on purpose."
All you patients, caregivers, advocates, lovers, fighters and somet… https://t.co/4baeWw97AN
RT @patientsrising: To #GetCovered you need to know what different plans are offering. You want to look for the "Summary of Benefits and Co…
How can new guidelines actually help patients? @RebeccaKirch explains here. #PalliativeCare https://t.co/LoTkfeGsPl
“Barriers to accessing the most appropriate medications for mental illness can result in emergency department visit… https://t.co/mt5rM1wFpB
RT @MI_RN: Alan Balch @NPAF_tweets shares data from patient care cost conversations @OncologyNursing #ONSPolicySummit 2018 https://t.co/Dq…
News and Updates
NPAF Policy Consortium Spring 2018
We held our Spring Policy Consortium, "Financial Assistance in Health Care Coverage: Challenges and Solutions" this May.
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PCHETA passes out of committee!
After extensive lobbying by NPAF volunteers, PCHETA is even closer to helping millions of infants, childrens and adults access palliative care.
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Skilled Communications Workshop
How can patients better communicate their needs to their providers? What about the needs of their communities? We held a workshop in partnership with the University of Illinois Cancer Center exploring these ideas.
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