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Sep 23, 2026
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3 min read
The No Surprises Act protected patients from unexpected bills. Its arbitration system now faces scrutiny over volume, costs, and incentives.
Sep 16, 2026
6 min read
Federal regulators are writing the evaluation principles for clinical AI with every stakeholder at the table except the people the technology gets used on.
Sep 9, 2026
8 min read
August rebuilt the machinery that decides whether a patient reaches treatment, and the people who take the drugs left almost no fingerprints on the drafting.
Sep 2, 2026
5 min read
An insurer can own the company that reviews its own denials and keep the money when the answer comes back no. A former FTC policy director wrote the fix after her father died waiting for one.
Aug 26, 2026
4 min read
Medicaid bought groceries, paid rent, and covered bus fare. The state came out $164 per person per month ahead. The evidence has sat in public since June and most of the industry still has not read it.
Aug 18, 2026
Metastatic breast cancer has exposed a brutal truth. Science can move while disconnected systems keep patients waiting.
Aug 12, 2026
This month the hidden plumbing of American healthcare came into full view, and patients pay for a fight they never agreed to join.
Aug 5, 2026
How Vertical Integration Lets Healthcare Giants Pay Themselves, Silence Advocacy, and Strip Patients of Leverage
Jul 29, 2026
How one overlooked patient fear stalled a Phase 2b trial and exposed the high cost of treating patient advocacy as an afterthought.
Jul 22, 2026
A rating built to help a senior pick a plan now decides simple vanity metrics. Elevance just made that trade explicit.
Jul 16, 2026
Why a patient protection program that moved $82 billion in discounted drugs now owes patients proof, not talking points.
Jul 8, 2026
9 min read
June turned a year of deferred accountability into a month of consequences, and for once the pressure landed on the players who profit instead of the patients who pay.
Jul 2, 2026
Four distinct kinds of patient support exist. Knowing the difference helps you find the right help faster.
Patient Advocacy
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Six practical steps to narrow down thousands of advocacy organizations to the ones that will actually help you.
