Patient Advocate Foundation Releases 2023 Annual Impact Report … More Support, More Conditions, More Patients Hampton, VA (May 14, 2024) – Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF), the nation’s largest comprehensive healthcare safety net charity which…
This retrospective report, released in May of 2024, details the organizational achievements and impact for the 2023 calendar year via statistics documenting disease, issues, resolutions, geography, insurance status and demographics that contribute to the development…
When our founder, Nancy Davenport-Ennis became motivated to act on behalf of patients, it came as a result of assisting a close friend who had been diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer at 37 years…
In this article you will learn that if your insurance plan refuses to approve or pay for a medical claim, including tests, procedures or specific care ordered by your doctor, you have guaranteed rights to…
This article details that a second opinion is when a doctor other than your primary one reviews your medical chart and test results to give you a diagnosis and treatment recommendation.
This article explains that being able to consistently take a medication your doctor has prescribed for you is an important part of staying healthy and managing any chronic conditions you have. If you hare having…
This article discusses the many different programs that can work as financial safety nets if your diagnosis makes it difficult to maintain employment.
This article informs that Short Term disability (STD) pays between 40 to 70% of your base salary, for non-work related illness or injury that prevents you from working for a set-period of time. Work related…
This article explains that Medicare coverage kicks in for most SSDI recipients two years after the first month they are eligible for their monthly disability benefits.
This article explains that as health insurance plans change and options vary, the same holds true for providers and health care facilities. Although there may be more treatment alternatives for patients available now, that doesn’t…