Your Story. Lasting Change.

Patients Rising Legislative Advocacy Masterclass

Your experience navigating healthcare–every frustration, every victory–is the foundation for creating real change in healthcare policy. Our intensive healthcare advocacy course transforms patients and caregivers into powerful advocates with the tools, connections and confidence to transform lived experience into a force for meaningful reform.

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Patients Rising Legislative Advocacy Masterclass

Strategic Advocacy Training

Understand
the System.
Then Fix It.

This isn’t just education–it’s transformation. Our intensive advocacy series builds your expertise in healthcare policy, regulatory processes and impactful storytelling. You’ll graduate with the skills to navigate our complex system and influence key decision-makers.

“That’s just how healthcare works.”

Whether you are managing a chronic condition, supporting a loved one through treatment or are fed up with the status quo, this class is built for grassroots advocates like you. Mom of a child with a rare disease. Daughter to a dad with Alzheimer’s. Survivor with myeloma. Connect with fellow advocates across the US who are united in one mission: changing how healthcare works.

Learning
that respects
your journey

Your condition doesn’t define your contributions. Learn how to effectively present your experience as evidence–at the pace that feels right to you. Collaborate from across therapeutic areas to build your network– and networks become movements!

Advocacy education for
real impact

Learn the foundations in legislative advocacy you need to address and eliminate barriers to care. Personal stories move hearts but data changes policy. Learn how to connect them in order to make an impact–whether delivering testimony or over coffee with legislative staff, you’ll feel confident speaking up.

Practical instruction from the experts

Strategic communications leader. Government relations strategist. Health economist. Regulatory expert. It’s not just theory –it’s practical training for advocates who need to see concrete results. Learn from the experts who have held the hearings, written the policies and made the breakthroughs.

Module 1: Congress 101–Foundations in Legislative Advocacy

Module 2: Step Therapy–Understand step therapy and how it impacts patient care

Module 3: PBMs & Co-Pay Accumulators–Learn the complex pharmaceutical pricing system

Module 4: Price Transparency–Transparency initiatives and real-world navigation

Module 5: Value-Based Care–How "value" and "success" are defined and measured in the healthcare system

Module 6: Raise Your Voice–How advocates can extend their influence through strategic use of formal government processes and media engagement

Module 7: Understanding ICER and Value Assessment Frameworks

Module 8: Advocacy on the Hill–Learn the practical, professional aspects of Hill advocacy while maintaining a focus on the personal storytelling

Module 9: FDA Advisory Boards–Understand FDA Advisory Board Structure & Purpose, and discover patient engagement opportunities and how to deliver effective testimony

Module 10: Drug Utilization Review Boards–Learn the function and composition of DUR Boards and effective advocacy tactics for engaging them

Module 11: Prescription Drug Advisory Boards & Upper Payment Limits–Understand the origins and structure and the impacts both have on market and innovation

Module 12: Storytelling-–Learn how to craft your unique narrative

“By human’s innate nature, everyone wants to help but they don’t necessarily know how, so sharing our story through advocacy has been a liberating experience as we see results of our efforts in moving the needle forward in getting approvals and support from the community and government.”

– Alpa

Patient Advocate

“My motivation is to empower others to be able to live their lives and thrive. The chronic illness and disability community continues to inspire and remind me that representation matters as does education and advocacy! Everyone matters and deserves a chance to live to their fullest potential.”

– Skyler

Patient Advocate

Frequently Asked Questions

This is a free course.

Patients and caregivers who are ready to take their advocacy to the next level–from beginners to more seasoned advocates.

This is a self-paced course comprised of 12 modules with video instruction, required reading and assignments based on the material. You can take as many as 12 weeks to complete the course or finish in as little as one week depending on the intensive schedule you choose.

Yes! Join us for live sessions throughout the duration of the course. All live sessions are recorded for later viewing.

No. We teach critical thinking not just policy mechanics. You bring the lived experience and commitment–we provide the framework and insider knowledge.

Ready to
transform healthcare?

The healthcare system needs your voice, experience and determination to demand better. But passion alone isn’t enough. The Legislative Advocacy Masterclass gives you everything you need to turn your experience into a force for systemic change.

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Patients Rising Legislative Advocacy Masterclass

Understand the System. Then Fix It.