When Being a Clinician Is Not Enough
Melanie Marien shares her reflections on caregiver burden, care integration, and the hidden labor of navigating serious illness based on her own experiences - both as a clinician and as a caregiver for her mom.
Patient Voices Blog
Reflections on the Potential Premium Insurance Hikes
Checking In – With Ourselves and Each Other
Through Adversity, Advocacy Called my Name
We Heard You: Needs Navigation Must Be a Standard of Care, Not a Foot Note
All of Us…
Healthcare for All Means All: Why Everyone Deserves Access to Care
What I Learned from Sharing my Health Insurance Denial Story
Needs Navigation: Guiding Patients Through the Healthcare Maze
We All Want to be Heard …
A New Advocacy Era for NPAF …
Improving Patient-Centered Care with Decision Tools that Build Trust
WE Bridge the Gaps: Our Origin Story
The Power of Your Voice: The Story Behind the Statistics
Owning Your Healthcare Journey
When Will This Country Recognize That Access to Health Care is a Right?
When Family Caregiving Hits the Road: What I’m Learning Along the Way
Project Spotlight: CAPC’s Project Equity
The Journey Continues
Back-to-School: Students Rethink Health Literacy
Cancer and Covid Isolate Us. Telling Our Stories Brings Us Back Together.
Community as an Act of Empowerment for Disabled People
Why Needs Navigation Can Signal A Larger Paradigm Shift
Connecting Your Story with Making Shared Health Care Decisions
May 2023 Volunteer Spotlight: Kayla Grimes
Learning from Communities and Each Other
What to Expect When You’re NOT Expecting
Working with and Learning from Communities: Beyond “Good Intentions”
April 2023 Volunteer Spotlight: Judy Hodges
Your Vision, or Our Vision: Images and the Community
March 2023 Volunteer Spotlight: Dorothy Baker
February 2023 Volunteer Spotlight: Sa’Brina Davis
January 2023 Volunteer Spotlight: Monica Grandovic
Empathy is Not Enough
Identity and the Health Care Experience
Defining Identity in Health Care
October Volunteer Spotlight: Caroline Hoover
What You Need to Know for Medicare Open Enrollment
Trust Your Gut: Let’s Talk About Advocating for You
How do you make shared decisions when there’s no right answer?
In Memory of Mary (“Dicey”) Jackson Scroggins, 1950 – 2022
August Volunteer Spotlight: Denise Marksberry
July Volunteer Spotlight: Wanda Clevenger
The Case for Person-Centered Care
Lessons Learned from Navigating the Healthcare System
The Privilege of Listening to Cancer Patients
June Volunteer Spotlight: Ashton Nesmith-Kochera
Patient Advocacy and Rural Health: Why I Advocate
May Volunteer Spotlight: Cynthia Buness
Health Literacy? Or Emotional and Cultural Literacy
April Volunteer Spotlight: Julie Wallace
Can We Redefine Health Literacy?
March Volunteer Spotlight: Charlene Berke
February Volunteer Spotlight: Nichole Davis
January Volunteer Spotlight: Brittany Sullivan
Bringing the Patient Perspective to Decision Support Tools
December Volunteer Spotlight: Susan Brown
November Volunteer Spotlight: Tammy Taylor-Bufford
California’s New Transparency Law Should Be a Model for the Nation
Open Enrollment Comes With Increased Subsidies & Assistance for 2022
When Patient Advocacy Ignites Your Professional Passion: The Power of Helping Hands and Helping Harvest
October Volunteer Spotlight: Tony Sowry
Medicare Open Enrollment Starts Today
September Volunteer Spotlight: Sarita Battish
Money-Saving Tips With Health Insurance
August Volunteer Spotlight: Wyvonia Woods Harris
How to Talk to Your Doctor
Insurance is full of loopholes – here are the top ones to avoid
July Volunteer Spotlight: Jamie Stokley
June Volunteer Spotlight: Toni Kay Mangskau
May Volunteer Spotlight: Mike Olex
April Volunteer Spotlight: Mo Stuart
Care Planning Tips from a Gen Zer
Putting the Care Into Your Care Plan
March Volunteer Spotlight: Jessica Jones
“No Shame in My Game” – Talking about Costs
February Volunteer Spotlight: Mary Stabile
January Volunteer Spotlight: Becky Barnes
I was uninsured for 2020. Here’s why I chose to #getcovered.
Losing My Health Insurance in College and What I Learned
Access to Health Insurance Minimized My Healthcare Disparities
Let My Story Be a Reminder
Relationships and Resources in Care Planning
The Federal Response to COVID-19 – UPDATED
How to Talk About What Matters: Lessons from the Field
Practicing What We Preach: How NPAF is Putting People at the Heart of Health Care
Health Literacy & Chatter That Matters
We Can’t Afford to Get Sick
Behind the Scenes Securing Step Therapy Reform in Virginia: Third Time’s the Charm
Advancing Person-Centered Care Will Address the Issue of Surprise Medical Bills
New National Guidelines Call for Improved Access to Vital Palliative Care
Using Patient Stories to Inform Advocacy
