• By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Apr 23, 2025

    Psychosocial Oncologists Committed to Ending Disparities in Cancer Care

    Patients with cancer and their care supporters may experience many forms of physical and mental distress throughout their cancer trajectory. As an integral component of cancer care, psychosocial oncology helps cancer patients and their loved ones, address the psychological, behavioral, emotional, and social issues that may arise. The American Psychosocial…more.

    Categories: Behavioral Health
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Nov 6, 2024

    A Conversation with Michael Heimall – New HealthWell Foundation President & CEO

    This week, the HealthWell Foundation, publishers of Real World Health Care, welcomed its new President & Chief Executive Officer. Michael S. Heimall, FACHE, is an accomplished executive with experience at some of the nation’s most respected veterans medical centers. He comes to HealthWell after serving as executive director of the…more.

    Categories: Access to Care, General
  • By Patricia Falconer, Strategic Advisor, Atlas Health  |  Feb 8, 2023

    Financial Toxicity Across the Cancer Care Continuum

    Financial toxicity describes the problems cancer patients experience related to the cost of treatment. Medical financial hardship is increasingly common with many cancer patients due to the difficulty of paying medical bills, high level of financial distress and need to delay or forgo care altogether because of cost. The economic…more.

  • By Krista Zodet, President/CEO, HealthWell Foundation  |  Jan 11, 2023

    Breaking Down Barriers to Care Throughout the Patient Journey

    As President and Chief Executive Officer of the HealthWell Foundation, I am acutely aware of the significant cost barriers that keep patients from accessing life-changing, and oftentimes lifesaving, medications. Decades of scientific breakthroughs have created a world in which many patients with chronic illnesses have real hope for relief of…more.

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