11.20.2009 >> PAF/NPAF Statement on Mammograph
WASHINGTON, DC (November 20, 2009) – Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) is a national, non-profit organization that provides case management services to patients diagnosed with chronic, life-threatening and debilitating diseases. Last year, PAF served 48

11.05.2009 >> PAF featured in AARP Magazine
PAF case manager Margie and patient Theresa Rattei were the focus of the AARP Magazine article The Health Claim Game written by Caroline E. Mayer for the November & December 2009 edition. It happens 500,000 times a day: an insurance company deni

10.23.2009 >> PAF Board Member Venus Ginés
PAF Board Member Venus Ginés participates with First Lady Michelle Obama in event to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month and to focus attention on the importance of healthcare for women.

10.20.2009 >> FDA Approves Gardasil
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Oct 16, 2009 Merck & Co., Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gardasil [Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16, and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant] for u

10.07.2009 >> Nobel Prize fro Medicine Awarded
NIH Grantees Win 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for Telomere Research Tuesday, October 6, 2009 From the NIH The 2009 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine is shared by three grantees of the National Institutes of Health (NIH): Elizabeth H

10.06.2009 >> Recovery Act Fact Sheet
Recovery to Discovery: $5 Billion Recovery Act Investment in Scientific Research and Jobs FACT SHEET From Office of the Press Secretary, The White House For Immediate Release - September 30, 2009

10.06.2009 >> Recovery Act Funding from White
PRESIDENT OBAMA ANNOUNCES RECOVERY ACT FUNDING FOR GROUNDBREAKING MEDICAL RESEARCH $5 Billion from Recovery Act Will Fund 12,000 Grants and Speed Scientific Discoveries in Every State From the Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release - S

09.21.2009 >> ACHA Alert from CapWiz
The American College Health Association has issued an action alert for ACHA Members in AR, AZ, DE, FL, IA, ID, KS, KY, MA, ME, MI, MT, NJ, NM, ND, NV, NY, OR, TX, UT, WA, WV, and WY. Tell the Senate Finance Committee that America's college students cann

09.19.2009 >> CNN asks PAF about Medical Bills
CNN's Health Section posts article "How to prevent a medical bill disaster" by Meryl Davids Landau that asks PAF's Erin Moaratty what patients can do about their medical bills. Read complete article

08.14.2009 >> PAFs CPR Receives New Funding
Co-Pay Relief Program is pleased to announce that additional funding has been received to serve our multiple myeloma and MDS patients! Read the complete announcement

08.12.2009 >> FDA Helps Patients with Access t
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration published two rules today that seek to clarify the methods available to seriously ill patients interested in gaining access to investigational drugs and biologics when they are not eligible to participate in a clinica

08.10.2009 >> PAF Partners with CaringBridge
Free, Personalized Websites Connect Loved Ones During Serious Health Event NEWPORT NEWS, VA (August 10, 2009) – Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) today announced a partnership with CaringBridge, a charitable nonprofit organization providing free, pri

07.07.2009 >> AMGENs Denosumab - Great Result
DENOSUMAB DEMONSTRATES SUPERIORITY OVER ZOMETA® IN PIVOTAL PHASE 3 HEAD-TO-HEAD TRIAL IN BREAST CANCER PATIENTS WITH BONE METASTASES Denosumab Significantly Delayed the Time to the First Skeletal Related Event and Significantly Reduced First and Subse

06.24.2009 >> PAF Patient Interviewed on CNN
PAF Patient Priscilla Minter was interviewed by Kyra Phillips on June 24th, 2009 on CNN about reforming helath care. Priscilla Minter has colon cancer and speaks her medical expenses.

04.29.2009 >> PAF Patient Data Analysis Report
Report Finds an Alarming Number of Chronically Ill Patients – Over 93 Percent - Reporting Medical Debt Crisis Issues in 2008 Have Some Form of Insurance New trend findings of "underinsured" patients based on successful resolution of more than 48,000

04.21.2009 >> Off-Label Drugs: What You Need t
Dr. Clancy's Corner: Navigating the Health Care System Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), offers brief, easy-to-understand advice columns for consumers to help navigate the health care system. I

03.19.2009 >> Special Report:Americans at Risk
In the report Americans at Risk: One in Three Uninsured, Families USA examines the number of uninsured Americans, who they are,and how long they are uninsured. We also discuss the major underlying reasons for the growth in the number of uninsured.

03.17.2009 >> NPAF Hails Rockefeller for Pre-e
National Patient Advocate Foundation Hails Senator Rockefeller, Representative Courtney for Introducing Preexisting Conditions Bill, Ensuring Patient Access to Health Coverage Rockefeller-Courtney Bill Will End Insurance Coverage Exclusions for Preexi

03.06.2009 >> Obama to Lift Ban on Stem Cell
By Rob Stein Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, March 6, 2009; 3:52 PM President Obama is planning to sign an executive order on Monday rolling back restrictions on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, according to sources close t

03.04.2009 >> PAPs Lessening Burden on Nurses
Written by Rosemary Frei Oncology Nursing News March 04 2009 Cancer-drug manufacturers help patients and nurses untangle cost, reimbursement, and side-effect management issues The development and marketing of popular but very expensive ca

02.27.2009 >> Gary Miller, a PAF patient
In 2006, 54-year-old Gary Miller, a self-employed house painter from San Diego, CA, underwent a prostate screening test that showed elevated levels. He underwent a series of tests and biopsies over the next two years, and in January 2008, he was official

02.21.2009 >> Cancer survivor will ride victor
S.D. man to take part in bike race tomorrow By Angela Lau San Diego Union Tribune 2:00 a.m. February 21, 2009 ESCONDIDO — Gary Miller lost his prostate to cancer a year ago, but he'll enjoy a symbolic mile of glory tomorrow when he crosses the

08.17.2009 >> PAF CPR Program Gets Funding
NEWPORT NEWS (January 26, 2009)- Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) is pleased to announce the expansion of co-payment assistance funding for patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Hepatitis C and chronic pain. V

12.03.2008 >> PAF Board Member in the News
Venus Gines, founder of a national Hispanic and Latino breast cancer organization, Dia de la Mujer Latina, and a member of the Executive Board of Patient Advocate Foundation, was featured on the ABC News website.

11.07.2008 >> Election Day Brings Major Change
By Arent Fox LLP - The election of Sen. Barack Obama to become the 44th President of the United States and the widely anticipated shift toward a more Democratic Congress will bring major changes to domestic and foreign policy, which will have a major effe

09.25.2008 >> PAF Featured in WSJ.com
By Anna Mattews - The Wall Street Journal - September 25, 2008 Battling a health insurer when it refuses to cover certain treatments can be aggravating and time-consuming. But if you choose to join the growing number of people who are appealing coverag

09.23.2008 >> CMS ANNOUNCES 2009 MEDICARE Info
The standard Medicare Part B monthly premium will be $96.40 in 2009, the same as the Part B premium for 2008. This is the first year since 2000 that there was no increase in the standard premium over the prior year.

09.09.2008 >> Lance Armstrong Returns
Lance Armstrong Statement on His Return to Cycling View the Statement on th

09.03.2008 >> CDC Awards PAF with 5 Yr Grant
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Awards Patient Advocate Foundation a Five Year Grant to Assist Cancer Patients from Underserved Populations Nationwide NEWPORT NEWS, VA (September 3, 2008)--On August 30, 2008 the Department of Health and Huma

08.20.2008 >> Speaking For Consumers On Health
Nancy Davenport-Ennis wrote for Health Affairs blog on health IT. Achieving comprehensive national uptake of health information technology (IT) is a monumental issue for the United States, in terms of improving patient safety, lowering taxpayer costs,

08.14.2008 >> Childrens Health Study
Chronically Ill Children With Public Coverage Get Care More Than Uninsured, Report Finds http://pubs.bna.com/ip/bna/HCE.NSF/eh/a0b6y2a5w8 Children with private or public insurance are more likely to receive needed care compared with uninsured childre

08.12.2008 >> Digging Out of Medical Debt
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121814338593621905.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Back in 1994, Jinx Kincaid, now 55, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Although the Locust Grove, Va., resident has long held health insurance and her cancer is now in remission,

07.29.2008 >> Patients turn to advocates to na
After three surgeries, Judy Sherer still had chronic pain in her left shoulder. She'd lost faith in her doctors and in despair tried a new health benefit offered by her employer. The service, Health Advocate, is a call-in center that helps customers fi

07.24.2008 >> Booming business helps patients
NORCROSS, Ga. (AP) - After three surgeries, Judy Sherer still had chronic pain in her left shoulder. She'd lost faith in her doctors, and in despair tried a new health benefit offered by her employer. The service, Health Advocate, is a call-in center t

07.11.2008 >> VCUP Helps 1000th Patient
Newport News, VA (July 10, 2008) - Year-Old Patient Assistance Program from the Patient Advocate Foundation and the Commonwealth of Virginia Helps Uninsured Patients Access Healthcare and Pay Medical Bills When Diagnosed with a Chronic, Debilitating or Li

07.08.2008 >> Bio-Medicine posts ACS-PAF Partn
Bio-Medicine posts article called "American Cancer Society, Patient Advocate Foundation Announce Free, Personalized Assistance for Cancer Patients." Joint Effort to Expand Health Care Access by Breaking Through Barriers NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 29

06.20.2008 >> Lt. Gov. Bolling Receives New Du
June 20, 2008 RICHMOND - Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling today was appointed by Attorney General Bob McDonnell to serve as Co-Chair of the Attorney General's Government and Regulatory Reform Task Force. In addition, McDonnell announced that Bolling

06.18.2008 >> PAF Releases the 2007 PDAR
PAF releases the 2007 Patient Data Analysis Report (PDAR). Patient Data Analysis Report Finds More than 75 Percent of Chronically Ill Patients Unable to Obtain Needed Healthcare Have Some Form of Insurance. New trend findings of "underinsured" patients ba

06.17.2008 >> PAF Mentioned on MarketWatch
PAF is mentioned in a MarketWatch article titled "Health Insurance Falling Short for More People, Number of underinsured up 60% last year vs. 2003, study finds" written by KRISTEN GERENCHER on June 13, 2008 3:38 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Peop

06.12.2008 >> Friend of PAF Passes Away
PAF is saddened by the loss of Pattie Delaney on June 2, 2008. She was a 20 year survivor of Hodgkin's disease and a true advocate for all cancer patients, survivors, and patients' families. Please read below for the remarks regarding her career at the

05.15.2008 >> Marrying for Health Insurance
Getting married for health insurance Seven percent of Americans say they or someone in their household decided to tie the knot in the last year so they could receive healthcare benefits, a poll finds. By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Los Angeles Tim

05.01.2008 >> Fight a Denied Health Ins Claim
Learn how to appeal a decision IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AN ENJOYABLE afternoon. Last March, 88-year-old Samuel Coley Sr. was on his way to his 7-year-old grandson Chase's birthday party when he suddenly felt dizzy. At first he shrugged it off, but when he

04.03.2008 >> Drug costs rise as economy slide
April 3, 2008 By Julie Appleby, USA TODAY People with health insurance are having more trouble paying for prescription drugs as higher out-of-pocket costs for medications and a slowing economy strain family budgets, according to surveys and health car

03.27.2008 >> Troy Gentry on Celebrity Apprent
PAF Spokesperson Troy Gentry was a part of the final episode of The Celebrity Apprentice featuring British editor Piers Morgan going head to head with country music star Trace Adkins.

03.24.2008 >> 10 Questions - Davenport-Ennis
10 QUESTIONS * NANCY DAVENPORT-ENNIS YOUR KNOW HER BECAUSE... SHE'S THE PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF THE PATIENT ADVOCATE FOUNDATION, A NEWPORT NEWS-BASED NONPROFIT HELPING THE SICK IN NEED GET HEALTH CARE. HER NONPROFIT WORK HONORED By Lisa Finnera

03.18.2008 >> Yoplait Champion Davenport-Ennis
TWENTY-FIVE INDIVIDUALS HONORED BY YOPLAIT® FOR MAKING EXTRAORDINARY STRIDES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER Yoplait and Susan G. Komen for the Cure Celebrate as the Yoplait Champions Grow to 100 Breast Cancer Advocates Across the Country

03.12.2008 >> PAF PSA Spokesman Troy Gentry
Troy Gentry, Grammy-nominated country music star of Montgomery Gentry, is partnering with PAF for a national public service announcement (PSA) campaign to provide important access-to-care information to the millions of insured and uninsured Americans who

03.12.2008 >> New Femara® study uplifting
from Novartis Oncology We are pleased to share the results of a new MA-17 post-unblinding analysis, published today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, that provides evidence of the benefit for Femara to reduce the risk of breast cancer returning when t

02.28.2008 >> PAF Wins VCIC Award
The Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities - Peninsula Chapter (VCIC) awarded PAF with the 2008 Distinguished Merit Citation on February 28th, 2008 at the Newport News Marriott at City Center. This was the VCIC's 40th Annual Humanitarian Awards Dinn

02.08.2008 >> NCI Budget is Released
Among the most valuable communication tools created as a result of the National Cancer Act of 1971 is the NCI's annual report on The Nation's Investment in Cancer Research, which was released this week. Often referred to as the "bypass budget," this repor

02.08.2008 >> NCAB Hears Update on NCI Budget
At the National Cancer Advisory Board's (NCAB) February 5 meeting, NCI Director Dr. John Niederhuber briefed committee members on a variety of issues, including the Institute's operating budget for fiscal year (FY) 2008. The $4.8 billion appropriation is

01.29.2008 >> Plugging the Health Ins Gap
PLUGGING THE HEALTH INSURANCE GAP By Lisa Finneran lfinneran@dailypress.com 247-7470 29 January 2008 Daily Press Shown are some of the the medications Dinat Minor needs to treat her Type II diabetes and high cholesterol. Lack of health insurance

01.25.2008 >> CNN Segment to Spotlight PAF
On Thursday, January 31, at 11:00 p.m. EST immediately following the Presidential debates, PAF will be featured on CNN with Dr. Sanjay Gupta in a new series, Broken Government, Critical Condition, examining patient access to healthcare in the United State

01.16.2008 >> PAF Cares in the news
"Virginia Cares helps hundreds get healthcare" written by LISA FINNERAN of the Newport News Daily Press highlights the PAF Cares Program.



01.15.2008 >> National Non-profit Assists PAF
Virginia Cares Uninsured Program from the Patient Advocate Foundation and the Commonwealth of Virginia Has Already Helped Hundreds of Uninsured Virginians

11.14.2007 >> CBO Warns About Healthcare Costs
CBO projects that healthcare costs will account for nearly half of the U.S. economy by 2082, with only about 10 percent of that increase caused by an aging population. In a first-of-its kind report on the long-term costs of health care, CBO said M

11.08.2007 >> FDA Releases New Rx Labels
On November 8th, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced labeling changes for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) addressing the potential risk that the drugs Aranesp and Procrit/Epogen pose to patients with cancer and patients with chronic

10.18.2007 >> MEDICARE ANNOUNCES CLINICAL TRIA
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that it has decided to make no change to the clinical trial policy (CTP) national coverage determination (NCD) issued on July 9, 2007, at this time, and is not imposing additional conditio

10.09.2007 >> FDA Ammendments Act 2007
From Arent Fox LLP
On September 27, 2007, President George W. Bush signed into law the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007, significantly amending the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The new Amendments will have far-reaching effects,

09.16.2007 >> Davenport-Ennis in US News & Wor
September 2007: US News and World Report article features Nancy Davenport-Ennis, CEO and Co-Founder, Patient Advocate Foundation. The article written by Michelle Andrews titled "Insured but Not Covered; For cancer patients, benefit limits can make for ...

09.28.2007 >> PAF Board Press Release
Patient Advocate Foundation Welcomes Leading Health Care Experts to Executive Board of Directors View the Press Release

08.20.2007 >> Davenport-Ennis on Bankrate.com
Nancy Davenport-Ennis is featured in an article titled Denied insurance. What now? written by Cheryl Allebrand at Bankrate.com. This is part of a series Bankrate.com is posting on Understanding Insurance Needs. Nancy Davenport-Ennis speaks on the

08.11.2007 >> Davenport-Ennis in KansasCity.co
Nancy Davenport-Ennis was quoted in an article posted on the Kansas City Star website. The article titled Countless Americans have fought health plans over denial of treatments, medications written by Julius A. Karash of The Kansas City Star outli

08.03.2007 >> Nancy Davenport-Ennis Interview
Nancy Davenport-Ennis is featured in Prevention.com in the article "Don't Fight Alone, A patient advocate may be just what you need to help make sense of your health care issues" by Einav Keet. Nancy Davenport-Ennis, CEO and Co-Founder of PAF, offers

07.12.2007 >> PAF in "Top 25 Places to Work"
—PAF honored for making significant investment in employees; Organization named as example of business model to follow— NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA (July 12, 2007) –The Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) has been named a top 25 place to work in Hampton

06.19.2007 >> CMS Suspends PFFS Marketing
Plans Suspend PFFS Marketing: Plans adopt strict guidelines in response to deceptive marketing practices The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on Friday that in response to concerns about marketing practices, seven he

05.02.2007 >> Gottlieb to join NPAF
NPAF is pleased to announce appointment of Executive Vice President of Government Affairs. View Complete Press Release

05.02.2007 >> National Military Appreciation M
Patient Advocate Foundation Salutes the Armed Forces of the United States of America

06.12.2006 >> CMS Costs Down, Supports Low Inc
Today, Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of HHS, and Mark B. McClellan, M.D., Ph.D., CMS Administrator, announced that with the surge in enrollment ahead of the May 15 deadline, over 2 million people signed up for Medicare Part D coverage since May 1. As a

01.20.2006 >> CMS State-by-State Rx Drug Benef
Medicare today released state-by-state data reflecting enrollment in the Medicare prescription drug benefit that began on January 1, 2006. Pharmacists around the country are filling a million prescriptions a day, and many seniors are reporting that they

01.17.2006 >> CMS Enrollment Press Release
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt announced today that nearly 24 million seniors and people with disabilities now have prescription drug coverage, including more than 2.6 million Medicare beneficiaries who signed up for the new stand-alone coverage in the last 3

01.05.2006 >> PAF Co-Pay Relief Program Press
Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) is pleased to announce the expansion of co-payment assistance funding for patients with Kidney Cancer or Sarcoma. The PAF Co-Pay Relief Program (CPR) currently provides financial assistance to eligible patients who are be