# Patient Advocacy in Action: Talking to Your Legislators w/ Mollie Montague, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

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Podcast: [Care Talk with Laura Packard: American Health Care Explained](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935)
Published: 2026-04-07T10:00:53+00:00
Episode link: https://healthcarevoices.org/caretalk
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## Resource

Learn how to be a patient advocate in healthcare and take your fight straight to your legislators. Mollie Montague of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network breaks down exactly how everyday people can lobby their legislators for better health care in this #CareTalk episode with show host, cancer survivor, and health care advocate Laura Packard from Health Care Voices . Plus Louise Norris from healthinsurance.org and Diane Archer from Just Care answer your American health insurance and health care questions on Medicare, the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, private insurance and more. This episode has more about recent changes to the Medicare Advantage star-rating system, how to handle surprise medical bills from an out of network provider, why can't you switch from Medicare Advantage to traditional Medicare any time you want, and why doesn't dental insurance cover costly procedures. New episodes of Care Talk every Tuesday, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Text or call in your health insurance and health care questions in to (202) 838-6837 to get answers in future shows! Free or Low Cost Health Care Resources on our show page: https://healthcarevoices.org/caretalk

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