Advocacy Resources
The Patient Access Network Foundation believes that cost sharing should not prevent anyone from obtaining medically necessary treatment.
PAN Position Statements
The PAN Foundation's mission is to help underinsured people with life-threatening, chronic and rare diseases get the medications and treatments they need by assisting with their out-of-pocket costs and advocating for improved access and affordability. The following position puts patients first in our complex healthcare system, and can help them access treatment at a price they can afford.
Patient Advocacy Resources
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. For a summary on all PAN’s Issue Briefs, click here.
Issue Brief 1: Cost Sharing and Access to Prescription Medications
Issue Brief 2: Access to Prescription Medications Under Medicare Part D
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
Issue Brief 8: Capping Out-of-Pocket Drug Costs for Medicare Beneficiaries
Issue Brief 9: High-Deductible Health Plans and Access to Prescriptions Medications
Issue Brief 10: Healthcare Access and Affordability: A Pressing Concern for Many Americans
Access to Healthcare: Info to Know
These factsheets help patients understand how to better navigate complex aspects of the healthcare system, from saving money on medications to planning for coverage gaps.
Out-of-Pocket Costs and Specialty Medications
Reducing Out-of-Pocket Prescription Medication Costs
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.
Patient Resources
We offer information about patient support organizations, travel assistance for medical treatment, clinical trial information, caregiver resources and more.
