Advocacy Resources
The Patient Access Network Foundation believes that cost sharing should not prevent anyone from obtaining medically necessary treatment.
PAN Issue Briefs
PAN periodically publishes Issue Briefs on topics related to access to health care, cost sharing and the need for the safety net.
Issue Brief 1: Cost Sharing and Access to Prescription Medications
Issue Brief 2: Access to Prescription Medications Under Medicare Part D (June 2017)
Issue Brief 2: Access to Prescription Medications Under Medicare Part D (updated data, Feb. 2018)
Issue Brief 3: Patient Experiences With Out-of-Pocket Medication Expenses
Issue Brief 4: Out-of-Pocket Drug Costs Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Issue Brief 5: Links Between Financial Hardship and Out-of-Pocket Drug Costs
Issue Brief 6: "Seasonality" of Out-of-Pocket Drug Costs for Medicare Beneficiaries
Issue Brief 7: Out-of-Pocket Costs and Specialty Medications
PAN Infographics
The Importance of the Safety Net for Medicare Part D Beneficiaries
Map of PAN-Assisted Patients 2012-2017
PAN Glossary
This Glossary of Terms is a quick reference for some of the most commonly used terms in healthcare.
PAN Challenge and Cost-Sharing Roundtable
A collaboration between PAN and The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC ®), the PAN Challenge (2015, 2016 and 2017) is a national competition seeking original research on the topic of patient assistance, focusing on patients’ out-of-pocket costs for prescription medications. The Cost-Sharing Roundtable is an annual event hosted by PAN in collaboration with AJMC ®. Bringing together advocacy leaders and policymakers, the Roundtable provides a forum to offer perspectives on patient cost-sharing challenges and potential policy solutions.
