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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 Krista Zodet, President/CEO, HealthWell Foundation | Dec 13, 2023

Breaking Down Barriers to Care: A Look Back at 2023

In the midst of this season of gratitude and giving, I am grateful for many things: My good health, my family and friends, my rewarding career and dedicated staff, and the support of individual and corporate donors whose giving allows HealthWell to assist so many people in need. Your generous…more.

Categories: Access to Care, Barriers to Care
By Krista Zodet, President/CEO, HealthWell Foundation | Jan 22, 2019

2019 In Focus: Insights and Services for Patients and Their Caregivers

As the founding sponsor of Real World Health Care, The HealthWell Foundation is honored to have a forum in which to shine a spotlight on the organizations making a positive impact on patient communities. We understand the physical, emotional and financial devastation involved in having a chronic or life-altering illness.…more.

Categories: Caregiving, General, MASH
By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff | Dec 20, 2017

Helping Others Get the Help They Need

Editor’s Note: We conclude our series on Multiple Myeloma with a profile of a patient who was struggling to afford her treatments until she received a grant from our sponsor, the HealthWell Foundation. The searing back pain was the first indication to Marilyn Gould that something wasn’t quite right. The…more.

Categories: General, Multiple Myeloma
By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff | Jan 6, 2016

New Series: Big Data in Health Care

Welcome to 2016! The staff and sponsors of Real World Health Care wish you all a Happy & Healthy New Year. We look forward to another year of sharing ideas and insights from researchers on the forefront of real-world medical breakthroughs. Next week, we’ll be kicking off a new blog…more.

Categories: Big Data, Cost-Savings, Prevention/Patient-Centered Care
By Mollie Katz | Aug 25, 2015

Rebounding from the Impact of Multiple Sclerosis: The Champlin Family’s Story

Editor’s Note: Real World Healthcare will be taking a brief hiatus during the month of August. During this time, we’d like to share with you some of the compelling stories we’ve published about patients facing both medical and financial hardships. Life has not been the same for Dee Champlin,…more.

Categories: Cost-Savings, General
By Mollie Katz | Aug 4, 2015

How HealthWell Foundation’s MS Fund Helped Charlie Get His Life Back on Track

Editor’s Note: Real World Healthcare will be taking a brief hiatus during the month of August. During this time, we’d like to share with you some of the compelling stories we’ve published about patients facing both medical and financial hardships.: Charlie Barron was raised to set goals, make plans, get…more.

Categories: Access to Care, Cost-Savings, General
By Mollie Katz | Jul 21, 2015

Rebounding from the Impact of Multiple Sclerosis: The Champlin Family’s Story

Life has not been the same for Dee Champlin, her husband Mark and their two sons since Dee was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2008. The disease has imperiled Dee’s vision, severely limited her walking and weakened her memory and speech. But she and her family have always found…more.

Categories: Access to Care, Cost-Savings, General
By Linda Barlow | Aug 6, 2013

When the Health Care Blogger Becomes the Cancer Patient

The call came the day after my 48th birthday in April. “The radiologist saw something suspicious on your mammogram from last week…an undetermined mass,” said the voice on the other end of the phone. “We’d like you to come in for an ultrasound so we can see better.” During the ultrasound…more.

Categories: Cost-Savings