Insurance
Patients, Need A Helping Hand with Prior Authorization?
Most patients living with chronic disease or illness have experienced the prior authorization process. It
Jim Sliney Jr.
January 22, 2021
Category: Patient Empowerment
Patient Empowerment
Breaking Down Barriers, Talking to Your Doctor
I never understood the privilege I had of understanding my doctor until I didn’t understand
Carly Flumer
October 26, 2020
Patient Empowerment
Patient Input Has Value…$100 an Hour
Nobody you meet is going to know your disease as well as you do. That’s
Jim Sliney Jr, Editor
October 21, 2020
Patient Empowerment
What You Should Expect From VA Healthcare
It has come up several times in the Patients Rising Concierge that veterans, or the
Jim Sliney Jr, Editor
October 8, 2020
Patient Empowerment
Discounted Medical Lodging for Patients and Caregivers
Discounted Medical Lodging for Patients and Caregivers Scenario: You learn that you are about to
Jim Sliney Jr, Editor
October 5, 2020
Caregiving
The Challenge of the Alzheimer’s Caregiver
Caregivers carry a heavy load, and none moreso that the Alzheimer’s caregiver. A form of
Editor
December 2, 2019
Patient Empowerment
Suicidal Teens: What are the Signs? What do you do?
WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH TEENS OUT THERE? Rates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts are high
Jim Sliney Jr.
September 12, 2019
Disease
Chronic Pain Patients: What to Do When You Can’t Get Care
Chronic pain patients reach out to Patients Rising regularly. Invariably they tell us, they once
Jim Sliney Jr.
September 2, 2019
Patient Empowerment
One Site for Medical Info You Can Trust In a Hurry
I’m a patient advocate and a writer. I’m constantly in the process of either looking
Jim Sliney Jr.
August 21, 2019
Access to Care
What is “Access to Care”?
“ACCESS” It’s a word you hear Patients Rising use a lot. But what do we
Jim Sliney Jr, Editor
July 18, 2019
Community Buidling
Young Adults with Chronic Illness: The Forgotten Ones
A YOUNG ADULT WITH A CHRONIC ILLNESS At some point as a youth, rough-housing in
Callum Radley
June 5, 2019
Patient Empowerment
Hypoparathyroidism – rare disease nearly kills a woman
This is a story about my rare disease and how it almost killed me. August,
Bari Gordon
June 1, 2019