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The Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) provides professional case management services to Americans with chronic, life-threatening, and debilitating illnesses. PAF case managers (assisted by doctors and health care attorneys) serve as liaisons between the patient and their insurer, employer, and/or creditors to resolve insurance, job retention, and/or debt crisis matters as they relate to the patient's diagnosis. The PAF seeks to safeguard patients through effective mediation to ensure access to care, maintenance of employment, and preservation of financial stability. PAF publications on health-related topics are available online and in hard copy. PAF has a Scholarship for Survivors program and awards scholarships to individuals under the age of 25 that are or have been diagnosed with cancer or a critical or life-threatening disease.