Maggie Buckley, BCPA
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About My Services:
- Type(s) of Advocacy: Administrative, Health Insurance, Medical / Navigational, Older Adult Services, Health Care Proxy, Health Management
Ms. Buckley has been a Health/Patient Advocate for over three decades while living with a chronic pain condition. She works with individuals and their family/caregivers to access appropriate healthcare services to address their most pressing needs. Maintaining a robust network with other Health Advocates enables her to refer clients to specialist Advocates as needed.
She currently serves on the board of PainCommunity.org and volunteers in many roles for The Ehlers-Danlos Society (Ehlers-Danlos.com). Additionally, she is a member of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Editorial Review Board and has served as a member of the Stakeholder Advisory on a large PCORI funded project researching pain management.
She has served on the boards of Ehlers-Danlos National Foundation, American Pain Foundation, Academy of Integrative Pain Management. Other volunteer experience has been with Northern California Pain Care Initiative, National Fibromyalgia Association, American Cancer Society, Special Olympics, Rare Disease Legislative Advocacy (RDLA) and National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). With an undergraduate degree in Social Work and an MBA in accounting she has worked in banking and business management. In 2019 she became a Board Certified Patient Advocate. She remains active in legislative and regulatory advocacy efforts and has experience testifying at local, state and federal policy hearings. She has spoken at conferences and in the media, written articles and coached hundreds of people to self-advocate for better care.
Geographical Area(s) Served: Virtual services provide worldwide.
Additional Information:
- Accepting New Clients
Education & Paid Advocacy Experience:
- BA Applied Social Relations (Social Work) MBA Accounting
- 32 years
Licensed information:
- Licensed Professional: No
- License 2019200518
- Educational Advocacy Certification: Yes
