Patient Advocacy Now
Come learn about the independent patient advocacy world and how the state of healthcare is changing in our country.
Podcasting since 2023 • 48 episodes
Patient Advocacy Now
Latest Episodes
Building Systems That Last: Rebeka Acosta on Collaboration and Change
In this heartfelt episode, we welcome back pediatric advocate Rebeka Acosta, BCPA, for a deeply personal and inspiring conversation. Rebeka shares the emotional decision to step back from her advocacy practice to focus on her son’s health, whil...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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36:03
Systems Insider to Board-Certified Advocate: Veterans, Mental Health, and Real-World Care
Rachel J Nash traces her journey from rehabilitation counseling roles inside large systems (state vocational services, VA, Medicaid social work) to launching a private advocacy practice anchored in ethics, transparency, and patient empowerment....
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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43:01
The Power of Person Centered Care with Cynthia Overton
In this episode, we sit down with author and advocate Cynthia Overton to discuss her new book, The Clear Cane Chronicles, which explores what person-centered care really looks like in practice. Cynthia explains the evolution of models of care f...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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35:19
Opening Skies for Sick Kids: How Miracle Flights Helps Families Reach Lifesaving Care
In this episode, we speak with Dana Jarvis from MiracleFlights.org, a nonprofit that has provided more than 165,000 free flights over the past 40 years to help children access specialized medical care not available near home. Serving all 50 sta...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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30:24
Healthcare Powered by You: Self-Advocacy in a Broken System
Healthcare advocate Joyce Griggs shares her journey from navigating her partner’s dangerous post-surgery crisis to founding United States of Healthcare, a platform empowering patients to become their own advocates. Drawing on 20 years ...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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31:15