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<h2 style="white-space:pre-line">Clear Cane Chronicles</h2>
For people who live in the real world, not on a medical chart. 
Clear Cane Chronicles is a candid, data‑backed journey through the U.S. healthcare system, told with humor, humanity, and hard‑earned insight. Whether you’re a <a style="color:#236fa1" href="https://cynthiaoverton.com/patients">patient</a>, <a style="color:#236fa1" href="https://cynthiaoverton.com/providers">provider</a>, or <a style="color:#236fa1" href="https://cynthiaoverton.com/payers">payer</a>, you’ll find real stories, practical tools, and ready‑to‑use conversation starters that reveal what’s working, what’s not, and how to make care more person‑centered.

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Clear Cane Chronicles

Clear Cane Chronicles is the book every patient deserves in their corner — perfect for those facing a new diagnosis, managing a chronic condition, caring for a loved one, or seeking more confidence in their healthcare decisions.

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Patients

Clear Cane Chronicles is the resource your teams need to see healthcare through the patient’s eyes—combining real stories, evidence, humor, and actionable tools to make person-centered care standard, not optional.

Providers

Clear Cane Chronicles is your organization’s essential playbook for fulfilling AHIP’s commitments, elevating the member experience, and building the trust, engagement, and long-term well-being that matter most.

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Collaborative Expertise: Group of Medical Team and Business People Meeting in Hospital and Office

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Cynthia Overton

Discover how person-centered care moves from aspiration to action. Through my consulting and forthcoming book, Clear Cane Chronicles (coming Fall 2025), I help healthcare organizations, academic programs, and insurers see every patient as a whole person—grounding care strategies in evidence, empathy, and lived experience.