THE NATIONAL PATIENT ADVOCATE FOUNDATION, THE ADVOCACY AFFILIATE OF THE PATIENT ADVOCATE FOUNDATION, REPRESENTS THE PATIENT VOICE, BOTH THE POWERFUL STORIES OF INDIVIDUALS AND THE COLLECTIVE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. OUR PROGRAMS ARE DEVELOPED TO REFLECT THE EXPERIENCES AND OVERCOME THE BARRIERS THAT PAF PATIENTS WHO ARE LIVING WITH CHRONIC, DEBILITATING OR LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS ENCOUNTER IN ACCESSING AFFORDABLE, QUALITY HEALTH CARE. NPAF IS A THOUGHT LEADER IN DEVELOPING POLICIES THAT PROTECT PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS FROM LACK OF TRANSPARENCY, MEDICAL DEBT AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CARE AND SERVICES AT KEY POINTS DURING THEIR ILLNESS.