Lindstrom Healthcare Advocacy

Lindstrom Healthcare Advocacy was a pioneering legal and patient access advocacy organization focused on securing insurance coverage for innovative medical devices and therapies, especially in bariatric (weight loss) surgery and other complex medical conditions. The company introduced novel appeal and independent review processes to improve payer policies, enabling patient access to new treatments. The firm was led by Walter Lindstrom, JD, a nationally recognized patient advocate and expert in insurance reimbursement for obesity and related conditions. Lindstrom Healthcare Advocacy is no longer active as an independent business; its founder now serves as Director of Patient Access Program Operations at MCRA, a medical device CRO and advisory firm.