Advocacy Toolkit
All the tools you need to raise your voice and make a difference.
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.
On Medicare? Make sure you #GetCovered with the right Medicare Part D plan for your prescriptions during… https://t.co/j3rJX6hdvE
This year, we are thankful for state-sponsored healthcare plans, patient protection coverage and access to comprehe… https://t.co/jxOdeLEJKm
#TodaysVoicesTues The ACA provides patient protections, free preventative care & protects those with pre-existing c… https://t.co/oE3bCZUzfn
#TodaysVoicesTues You can visit your state's Medicaid website & see if they have expanded Medicaid. This may impact… https://t.co/XAuWw9fljW
Plans on the Exchanges may be more affordable than what you first see in the estimates. Depending on your income le… https://t.co/UFccGzSTuI
News and Updates
NPAF Files Amicus Brief to Defend Affordable Care Act
Twenty patient groups filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court, defending the Affordable Care Act and citing the need for its patient protections.
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Work Requirements Don't Work
A federal appeals court unanimously upheld a lower court’s ruling striking down work requirements for Medicaid recipients in Arkansas, finding that the rules were “arbitrary and capricious.”
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States Should Reject Medicaid Block Grants
New guidance from CMS could fundamentally change the Medicaid program in a way that hurts patients and renders critical health services inaccessible.
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