Medic Now Foundation Inc.

09/02/2026

A Conversation Grounded in Healthcare Completion

Medic Now Foundation Inc.. President & Founder Michael P. Duggan met today with Secretary Eric Goralnick, MD, MS, and Nicholas Charrette, Deputy Chief Engagement Officer, of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Veterans Services.

MNF shared its work around healthcare completion, including data and experience from its Healthcare Cost Assistance Program (HCAP) and the small out-of-pocket costs that can prevent veterans, service members, and their families from completing needed healthcare.

The conversation focused on what MNF is seeing through HCAP, where these barriers occur, and the importance of ensuring that access to healthcare ultimately results in completed care.

MNF is grateful to Secretary Goralnick and Nicholas Charrette for their time, hospitality, and thoughtful engagement.

We look forward to continuing the conversation around healthcare completion for those who served and their families.

08/28/2026

Plymouth, this is your invitation. 🇺🇸
On November 7, join us at Plymouth Memorial Hall for the 2026 Salute to Service Celebration as America marks its 250th anniversary.

Experience Chicago Total Access live, witness The Torch of Service™, and join us for the Carmine A. Casciano Salute to Service Award.

🎟 General Admission: $39
⭐ VIP Experiences Available

Watch the new 30-second preview, then share it with someone you'd want beside you that night.

GET TICKETS:
https://www.medicnowfoundation.org/event-info.html

Carry the Torch. Keep the Promise.

07/24/2026

Tomorrow, the Medic Now Foundation is proud to stand alongside Volunteers of America Massachusetts-VOAMASS as a sponsor of Veterans Day in July.

We extend our sincere appreciation to Bryan Wille and the entire Volunteers of America Massachusetts-VOAMASS team for their outstanding leadership in bringing veterans, military families, volunteers, and community organizations together for this special event.

Strong communities are built through strong partnerships, and Veterans Day in July is a wonderful example of what can be accomplished when organizations unite behind a shared commitment to those who have served.

We are honored to support this event and look forward to spending the day with our fellow veteran-serving organizations, community partners, and the veterans and military families who inspire our work every day.

We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow! 🇺🇸

It's Veterans Day in July EVE! See you tomorrow for a fun, car-food-cornhole-veteran filled day! We'd like to offer a special thank you to our Veterans Day in July Sponsors: RYCO Inc., Stonewall Canine , Jarheads MC Cape Cod, PetSmart, Heroes in Transition, Medic Now Foundation Inc., PNL Paintball, and our friends at Encompass Health.

07/22/2026

🚨 New Breaking Barriers Brief

What the Military Is Learning About Endometriosis

Sometimes the most important lessons in healthcare begin with listening.

What started as a conversation at a local charity golf tournament led to an important question: What can the Military Health System teach us about earlier recognition, military readiness, and healthcare completion?

In this month's Breaking Barriers Brief, we explore new military research on endometriosis—and why its lessons extend far beyond a single diagnosis.

📖 Read the full brief:
https://www.medicnowfoundation.org/breaking-barriers-brief

If you find it valuable, please consider sharing it with your network to help advance the conversation around military healthcare.

Sometimes the Most Important Lessons in Healthcare Begin with Listening A few weeks ago, I attended the Swinging for Hope: Driving Change for Endometriosis golf tournament in Plymouth, Massachusetts,...

07/07/2026

Closing the Care Completion Gap
Healthcare is only successful when it is completed.

Today, the Medic Now Foundation is publishing its first 5-Minute Executive Brief, exploring one of the most overlooked challenges in military healthcare and why healthcare completion deserves greater attention.

Whether you serve military families, support our mission, or care about improving healthcare, we invite you to take five minutes to read our Executive Brief.

👉 Read the 5-Minute Executive Brief:
https://www.medicnowfoundation.org/healthcare-continuity.html

06/24/2026

More Than a New Van
Yesterday, the Medic Now Foundation was honored to join Volunteers of America Massachusetts-VOAMASS Plymouth Area Veterans Center, veterans, community leaders, and elected officials as they celebrated a $40,000 investment in transportation services for Plymouth-area veterans.

While the event centered around a new van, the real story is what it represents.

Reliable transportation can mean the difference between getting to a medical appointment, getting to work, accessing essential services, or maintaining independence. Removing barriers like these helps veterans stay connected to the care and support they have earned.

Congratulations to Charles E. Gagnon, Bryan Wille, and the entire Volunteers of America of Massachusetts team on this important milestone. This investment will strengthen support for veterans throughout Plymouth and the surrounding communities.

The Medic Now Foundation Inc. is grateful for the opportunity to celebrate alongside Senator Dylan Fernandes, State Rep. Michelle Badger, Representative Kathleen LaNatra, Plymouth Town Manager Derek Brindisi, Denis Russell of the VFW, Edward J. O'Connell, and the Plymouth County Sheriff's Office, fellow veteran service organizations, community leaders, and the veterans who will benefit from this service.

When organizations come together around a shared mission, veterans benefit.

Thank you to the entire VOAMASS team for your continued commitment to those who served our nation.

06/19/2026

Welcome Veterans Inc., to the HCAP Referral Network

We are proud to welcome Veterans Inc. as the newest referral organization participating in the Medic Now Foundation Inc.'s Healthcare Cost Assistance Program (HCAP).

Through this partnership, Veterans Inc. can now connect eligible veterans and their families to HCAP, helping remove out-of-pocket healthcare cost barriers that can stand between a veteran and the care they need.

This week, Medic Now Foundation President & Founder Michael P. Duggan had the opportunity to visit Veterans Inc. in Worcester and meet with Jim Ricker and members of the Veterans Inc. leadership team, including Marleen Kilcoyne, Zara Brockman, Danielle Fisher, and Matthew Prisco.

The visit provided a firsthand look at the incredible work Veterans Inc. does every day to support veterans and their families, while exploring ways our organizations can work together to ensure more veterans receive the healthcare, services, and support they have earned through their service.

A special thank you to Jim Ricker for bringing this meeting together and for his commitment to strengthening partnerships that serve the veteran community.

Thank you to the entire Veterans Inc. team for your hospitality, leadership, and unwavering dedication to those who served our nation.

Together, we continue Breaking Barriers in Military Healthcare.

06/12/2026

A National Milestone: Joining the Got Your 6 Network
The Medic Now Foundation Inc. is proud to be part of the Bob Woodruff Foundation's Got Your 6 Network.

This national network includes more than 425 organizations working to support veterans, service members, and military families. In 2024, Network partners provided care or support to more than 2.3 million members of the military community and reached 98% of the communities where they live.

What began as a local effort to help military families overcome healthcare barriers is now connected to a national network dedicated to improving the lives of veterans, service members, and their families.

For MNF, this milestone represents an opportunity to learn from organizations across the country, share insights from our Healthcare Cost Assistance Program, and contribute to a broader effort focused on improving outcomes for military families.

We are honored to stand alongside so many organizations committed to serving those who have served and grateful to the Bob Woodruff Foundation for bringing this network together.

This milestone would not have been possible without the support of our donors, volunteers, referral partners, board members, and supporters. Your belief in our mission helped transform a local effort into an organization that now has the opportunity to contribute to a national network serving military families across America.

Together, we can do more than any one organization can accomplish alone.

06/02/2026

The future doesn't change because people talk about problems.
It changes when people show up, roll up their sleeves, and go to work on solutions.

On May 31, 2026, the Medic Now Foundation Inc. Board of Directors came together to discuss how we can better support veterans, service members, and military families facing healthcare barriers.

As America prepares to celebrate its 250th Anniversary, that mission remains as important as ever.

The board's collective experience spans military commands, healthcare systems, homeland security operations, financial oversight, engineering leadership, and media communications. More important than individual accomplishments is the shared commitment to building solutions that support military families.

A special thank you to Bryan Wille and the team at the Volunteers of America Massachusetts-VOAMASS Plymouth Area Veterans Center for hosting our meeting.

We also continued planning for the Medic Now Foundation's 2026 Salute to Service Celebration on November 7, 2026, which will honor service, sacrifice, and America's 250-year legacy.

Pictured left to right:
Todd Harmer, Christopher Plonka, Michael P. Duggan, Debra Ann Langley, Dr. Stephen J. Drewniak, and Nick Morganelli.

If this mission speaks to you, please like and follow the Medic Now Foundation and help us continue breaking barriers in military healthcare.

05/19/2026

Care Completion Across Systems
On May 15th, the Medic Now Foundation Inc. hosted a Massachusetts working session in Plymouth focused on continuity of care and the last mile of care after approval.

During the session, we examined national trends, Massachusetts frontline observations, and real-world Healthcare Cost Assistance Program (HCAP) observations related to the “Care Completion Gap,” the last mile between being approved for care and successfully completing it.

The discussion explored an important question across healthcare and support environments:

What happens when access exists, but completion becomes vulnerable to disruption?

Using real-world HCAP observations throughout Massachusetts, the session examined how small, routine cost barriers may affect care progression during the final stages of care ex*****on.

The session included participation from representatives and leaders across:

• The Massachusetts House of Representatives
• The Massachusetts Office of the Veteran Advocate (OVA)
• Local Veterans Service Offices
• Veterans Inc.
• Veterans of Foreign Wars Massachusetts (VFW) leadership
• Community-based veteran support organizations

Thank you to:
• Donna Rodriguez, Office of State Rep. Michelle Badger
• Susan Moran, Office of State Rep. Kathy LaNatra
• Paul Furbush, Massachusetts Office of the Veteran Advocate
• Truc DeCosta, Massachusetts Office of the Veteran Advocate
• Jim Ricker, Veterans Inc.
• Denis Russell, VFW Post 1822 Plymouth
• Michele Alegria, Carver Veterans Service Officer
• Roxanne Sprague Whitbeck, Plymouth Veterans Service Officer

Special thanks to Bryan Wille and Volunteers of America Massachusetts-VOAMASS, Plymouth, for hosting the session.

The feedback and perspectives shared by leaders from across Massachusetts were invaluable and reinforced the importance of continuing conversations around continuity of care, care progression, and real-world barriers affecting care completion.

The Medic Now Foundation looks forward to continuing the conversation.