National Patient Advocate Foundation

Patient Voices Blog

October 2, 2024

Improving Patient-Centered Care with Decision Tools that Build Trust

Patients want healthcare providers to view them holistically as individuals, rather than merely as a set of symptoms to treat. Read about why having the right tools can help create a healthcare system that recognizes patients as people first.

August 6, 2024

WE Bridge the Gaps: Our Origin Story

July 19, 2024

The Power of Your Voice: The Story Behind the Statistics

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July 10, 2024

Owning Your Healthcare Journey

May 30, 2024

When Will This Country Recognize That Access to Health Care is a Right?

May 1, 2024

When Family Caregiving Hits the Road: What I’m Learning Along the Way

February 5, 2024

Project Spotlight: CAPC’s Project Equity

October 10, 2023

The Journey Continues

September 4, 2023

Back-to-School: Students Rethink Health Literacy

August 10, 2023

Cancer and Covid Isolate Us. Telling Our Stories Brings Us Back Together.

July 31, 2023

Community as an Act of Empowerment for Disabled People

July 10, 2023

Why Needs Navigation Can Signal A Larger Paradigm Shift

June 14, 2023

Connecting Your Story with Making Shared Health Care Decisions

May 29, 2023

May 2023 Volunteer Spotlight: Kayla Grimes

May 10, 2023

Learning from Communities and Each Other

Laura Quinn hugging her mom

May 5, 2023

What to Expect When You’re NOT Expecting

April 25, 2023

Working with and Learning from Communities: Beyond “Good Intentions”

Judy Hodges with family at Christmas with Santa

April 23, 2023

April 2023 Volunteer Spotlight: Judy Hodges

April 17, 2023

Your Vision, or Our Vision: Images and the Community

March 28, 2023

March 2023 Volunteer Spotlight: Dorothy Baker

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February 27, 2023

February 2023 Volunteer Spotlight: Sa’Brina Davis

January 23, 2023

January 2023 Volunteer Spotlight: Monica Grandovic

December 15, 2022

Empathy is Not Enough

December 8, 2022

Identity and the Health Care Experience

November 9, 2022

Defining Identity in Health Care

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October 21, 2022

October Volunteer Spotlight: Caroline Hoover

October 14, 2022

What You Need to Know for Medicare Open Enrollment

September 28, 2022

Trust Your Gut: Let’s Talk About Advocating for You

September 7, 2022

How do you make shared decisions when there’s no right answer?

August 29, 2022

In Memory of Mary (“Dicey”) Jackson Scroggins, 1950 – 2022

August 22, 2022

August Volunteer Spotlight: Denise Marksberry

July 26, 2022

July Volunteer Spotlight: Wanda Clevenger

July 22, 2022

The Case for Person-Centered Care

July 22, 2022

Lessons Learned from Navigating the Healthcare System

July 19, 2022

The Privilege of Listening to Cancer Patients

June 28, 2022

June Volunteer Spotlight: Ashton Nesmith-Kochera

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June 24, 2022

Patient Advocacy and Rural Health: Why I Advocate

May 31, 2022

May Volunteer Spotlight: Cynthia Buness

May 24, 2022

Health Literacy? Or Emotional and Cultural Literacy

April 25, 2022

April Volunteer Spotlight: Julie Wallace

April 15, 2022

Can We Redefine Health Literacy?

March 28, 2022

March Volunteer Spotlight: Charlene Berke

February 24, 2022

February Volunteer Spotlight: Nichole Davis

January 26, 2022

January Volunteer Spotlight: Brittany Sullivan

January 13, 2022

Bringing the Patient Perspective to Decision Support Tools

December 22, 2021

December Volunteer Spotlight: Susan Brown

November 29, 2021

November Volunteer Spotlight: Tammy Taylor-Bufford

November 19, 2021

California’s New Transparency Law Should Be a Model for the Nation

November 5, 2021

Open Enrollment Comes With Increased Subsidies & Assistance for 2022

October 27, 2021

When Patient Advocacy Ignites Your Professional Passion: The Power of Helping Hands and Helping Harvest

October 27, 2021

October Volunteer Spotlight: Tony Sowry

October 15, 2021

Medicare Open Enrollment Starts Today

September 21, 2021

September Volunteer Spotlight: Sarita Battish

September 14, 2021

Money-Saving Tips With Health Insurance

August 31, 2021

August Volunteer Spotlight: Wyvonia Woods Harris

August 24, 2021

How to Talk to Your Doctor

August 1, 2021

Insurance is full of loopholes – here are the top ones to avoid

July 27, 2021

July Volunteer Spotlight: Jamie Stokley

June 29, 2021

June Volunteer Spotlight: Toni Kay Mangskau

May 25, 2021

May Volunteer Spotlight: Mike Olex

April 28, 2021

April Volunteer Spotlight: Mo Stuart

April 23, 2021

Care Planning Tips from a Gen Zer

April 16, 2021

Putting the Care Into Your Care Plan

March 29, 2021

March Volunteer Spotlight: Jessica Jones

March 5, 2021

“No Shame in My Game” – Talking about Costs

February 22, 2021

February Volunteer Spotlight: Mary Stabile

January 25, 2021

January Volunteer Spotlight: Becky Barnes

December 15, 2020

I was uninsured for 2020. Here’s why I chose to #getcovered.

December 14, 2020

Losing My Health Insurance in College and What I Learned

November 18, 2020

Access to Health Insurance Minimized My Healthcare Disparities

June 19, 2020

Let My Story Be a Reminder

June 12, 2020

Relationships and Resources in Care Planning

March 19, 2020

The Federal Response to COVID-19 – UPDATED

March 18, 2020

How to Talk About What Matters: Lessons from the Field

June 21, 2019

Practicing What We Preach: How NPAF is Putting People at the Heart of Health Care

May 3, 2019

Health Literacy & Chatter That Matters

April 25, 2019

We Can’t Afford to Get Sick

April 3, 2019

Behind the Scenes Securing Step Therapy Reform in Virginia: Third Time’s the Charm

February 15, 2019

Advancing Person-Centered Care Will Address the Issue of Surprise Medical Bills

November 5, 2018

New National Guidelines Call for Improved Access to Vital Palliative Care

April 11, 2018

Using Patient Stories to Inform Advocacy

April 9, 2018

Advocates Refuse to ‘Fail First’

November 22, 2017

In Honor of Family Caregivers

March 3, 2017

Palliative Care: What It Means to Me