Turning Real Patient Stories Into Policy Impact
Patients Rising equips patients and caregivers with the tools, training, and platforms to turn real-world healthcare experiences into meaningful policy change.
Why We Fight
for Patients
Patients Rising exists to make sure patient voices are not an afterthought in healthcare policy. We focus on the real barriers patients face — access delays, affordability failures, and decisions made without patient input — and work to change the systems that cause them. Our work turns patient experience into informed advocacy and measurable policy impact.
Patient-Centered Learning, Built for Impact
Patients Rising delivers practical education that helps patients understand healthcare policy, sharpen their advocacy skills, and take informed action.
Our learning programs are designed for people who want more than awareness — they want the knowledge and confidence to engage decision-makers and influence outcomes.
Tools for Effective Patient Advocacy
Connect & Support
A Community Built For Patient Advocates
Connect with patients, caregivers, and advocates who are focused on learning, sharing, and engaging constructively in healthcare policy. This is a private space for informed conversation, mutual support, and practical collaboration.
Stories That Matter
Patient Stories With Policy Impact
Patients Rising shares patient stories that shine a light on how healthcare policy works and where it fails. These stories highlight real barriers to care, from coverage denials to access delays, and help ground policy discussions in patient realities.
Learn Advocacy
Legislative Education & Advocate Development (LEAD)
LEAD is Patients Rising’s advocacy training program for patients and caregivers who want to engage effectively in healthcare policy. The program focuses on policy fundamentals, effective communication, and practical skills for engaging decision-makers.
Gather & Engage
Advocacy Events
Patients Rising brings advocates together through briefings, trainings, and live events — including the Rise Awards, State of the Patient Summit, and advocacy fly-ins — that connect learning to policy engagement.
Policy Action
Issues That Shape Patient Care
Explore the healthcare policy issues affecting patient access, affordability, and transparency to see where informed action can make a difference at the state and federal level.
Partner With Purpose
Your sponsorship helps fuel the programs that educate, empower, and amplify patient voices nationwide. Join us in shaping a more equitable, accessible healthcare system that listens to the people it serves.
News That Impacts Patients
Resources for Every Patient Advocate
Advocacy Begins
With You
Whether you’re navigating medical bills, battling denials, or pushing for better care, Patients Rising is here to back you up. Join one of the nation’s most active advocacy groups and connect with others who are turning experience into action. It’s free, flexible, and designed for the people we serve.
