From Patient Stories to Public Policy: How Patient Advocacy Creates Real Change

In this episode of Gut Matters, Johanna speaks with Paul Pereira, Senior Vice President of Patient Advocacy, Government Affairs, and Public Policy at Ardelyx, about how the different functions of his job intersect to shape patient care. Paul shares the personal story of how his father's journey with dialysis led him to Ardelyx. He also shares how his son's diagnosis with various G.I. conditions, and the insurance battles that ensued, led him to become a patient advocate. Together, Paul and Johanna discuss how patient advocacy becomes public policy, navigating government, and why simply making the introduction to your elected official can open new doors for patients.

Gut Matters is produced by BloodStream Media and made possible by Ardelyx.

Content Producer: Mishu Nitulescu.

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