When Jodie Mazza contacted the Health Justice Clinic, her family was facing an unexpected setback in her husband Carl’s recovery from oral cancer. After undergoing treatment that required the removal of part of the roof …
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Fighting for Insurance Coverage Validated: Patient Persistence and CPP Advocacy Leads to Coverage for Medically Necessary Cochlear Implant Surgery
When Aleeza Barkas was diagnosed with a rare form of progressive hearing loss, she expected the medical challenges ahead. What she didn’t expect was that she would have to spend over a year fighting her insurance …
Advocating for Seniors Through Partnership
When older adults across Wisconsin began receiving unexpectedly high medical bills earlier this year, many were left frustrated, confused, and unsure where to turn. What started as individual calls for help soon revealed a much …
Clarifying the Gray Zones: Supporting Self-Advocacy in Gender-Affirming Care
A procedure required for surgery shouldn’t be hard to get covered, but for many transgender patients seeking gender-affirming care, pre-operative electrolysis sits in a frustrating gray zone. Ash Eisen, a second-year Masters of Social Work …
Advocacy Faculty Member Pete Daly Receives Governor’s Volunteer of the Year Award
The Center for Patient Partnerships (CPP) is extremely proud to celebrate longtime volunteer Pete Daly, who was recently recognized as a 2026 Governor’s Service Award Volunteer of the Year by Governor Tony Evers and Serve …