Learn about grants
PAN Foundation grants provide a fast, reliable way to pay for out-of-pocket medication costs, health insurance premiums, and transportation expenses.
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We offer grants to help you with out-of-pocket medication copay costs, health insurance premiums, and transportation for activities that benefit your overall health. Get an overview of our different kinds of grants.
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Our copay grants offer funds to cover your out-of-pocket medication costs. Through our copay grants, we offer a fast, reliable way to get help paying for medications.
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PAN’s health insurance premium grants help pay for health insurance premiums for patients being treated for various disease states.
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Need help with transportation costs related to your overall health? You can get this extra transportation benefit if you have an existing PAN grant.
Learn about grants at a live webinar
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Join PAN and NeedyMeds for live virtual webinars on finding financial assistance and how to apply for grants. Check our events calendar for “NeedyMeds and PAN Foundation webinars.”
Applying for grants
Learn about the PAN grant application process. We explain grant eligibility, how to apply, how wait lists work, and how to verify your income or health insurance premium.
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Eligibility requirements vary by disease fund, but we make it easy with our pre-screening tool. Check your eligibility today.
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You can apply for PAN grants online or by phone. Learn how to prepare the documents and information you need for a grant application, how to apply, how to verify your income or premium, and what to expect after you apply.
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If your fund is closed, and you are eligible for the fund, you can sign up for the wait list. When the fund opens, we’ll contact you right away. Learn how our wait lists work.
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Here are the steps to verify your income or provide documentation of your health insurance premium to complete the application process.
Managing your grant
We help you understand how to use your grant, how to submit claims or reimbursements, what to do if you need more grant money, and where you can find extra resources from our partners.
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It’s easy to start using your PAN grant right away. We explain what’s covered, where you can use the funds, using transportation debit cards, how to check your balance, and how to keep your grant active.
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Learn how to submit reimbursements or file claims whether you’re a patient, provider, or pharmacy. We help you understand the process and how to receive payments.
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If you have a copay grant, learn how to get reimbursed for approved expenses using a direct member reimbursement form.
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Your initial PAN grant provides you with funding for 12 months. You can apply for additional funding if those funds run out, or apply for a renewal grant when your initial grant period is ending or has ended.
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Information on how to use our self-service portal at panapply.org to manage grants, check grant and patient information, and manage claims.
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Information about PAN’s grant use policy, claims and eligibility periods, requesting extensions, and grant reinstatement.
For providers and pharmacies
Specific information about helping patients with wait lists, how to apply on behalf of patients, and claims and billing for providers and pharmacies.
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A guide to how wait lists work, how to sign your patients up for a wait list, how to apply from a wait list, and what to expect after you apply.
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Understanding eligibility and disease funds, information needed to prepare for an application, and how to apply for initial grants, additional funding, and second grants.
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When to submit claims, covered medications, preparing to submit a claim, how to submit a claim, how to check the status of a submitted claim, getting provider payments, and information about returned or denied claims.
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When to submit claims, covered medications, preparing to submit a claim, how to submit a claim, how to check the status of a submitted claim, getting pharmacy payments, and information about claims adjustments.
Patient resources and additional kinds of help
We encourage you to explore our alliance partners and other support resources, in addition to PAN. Learn more about tracking patient assistance funds with FundFinder, transportation resources, the Extra Help program, our Medicare reforms guide, and more.
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The PAN Foundation recognizes that people living with life-threatening, chronic, or rare diseases—and their family members and caregivers—need support beyond financial assistance. We encourage you to explore these additional resources as they may be helpful as you navigate your healthcare journey.
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FundFinder is a free web-based app that helps you track more than 200 patient assistance funds from nine charitable organizations. Learn how to sign up for FundFinder and how notifications work.
Contact us
Contact us online or call us at 1-866-316-7263, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET.