Meet my new friend Alan Balch! Alan is the CEO of Patient Advocate Foundation and National Patient Advocate Foundation which provides patient services, eliminating obstacles in access to quality healthcare.    Alan has over 20 years of executive leadership in the non-profit sector spanning multiple advocacy areas including access and affordability, health equity, prevention and early detection, and cancer research. As part of my special podcast series, “Your Voice. Your Health.” focusing on step therapy, today we’re going to take a deep dive into policy perpsectives and advocating for change. We’re also going to learn Alan’s “why” behind his mission.  Thank you Amgen Oncology and Merck for making this episode possible!