Since our founding, PAN has provided life-changing support to more than one million people with life-threatening, rare, and chronic diseases.
By providing them with the financial assistance they need to help with their out-of-pocket prescription medication costs, the people we serve have one less thing to worry about on their healthcare journey.
$4 billion
provided in life-changing copay assistance
1.6 million FundFinder
notifications sent alerting people to available funds
9.1 million claims
processed to pay for out-of-pocket medication costs
By the time I had the wonderful news from PAN, I had already called my specialty pharmacy and told them to terminate my prescription and was prepared to go without medication.
Patricia Reeser, PAN grant recipient
Increased medication adherence
Our annual survey finds that PAN’s support helps patients take their medications as prescribed, afford their other medical bills and expenses, reduce their family’s stress, and improve their overall quality of life.
Before receiving copay assistance:
50+ percent
of PAN’s grant recipients reported skipping doses or not taking medications as prescribed.
After receiving copay assistance:
96 percent
of PAN’s grant recipients reported that PAN’s
copay assistance helped them take their medications as prescribed.
The relief offered by PAN’s financial assistance is universally felt among PAN grant recipients and healthcare providers alike. Our annual survey finds that 9 out of 10 healthcare providers agree that PAN’s assistance programs improve quality of life, decrease stress for the whole family, make grant recipients more likely to take their medications, and improve overall health.
Improved health outcomes
Social drivers of health—such as access to transportation—can impact health outcomes. That’s why our transportation fund helps PAN grant recipients access affordable and reliable transportation to and from activities that improve their overall health outcomes. These activities could include medical appointments, visits to the pharmacy, attending support groups, or trips to the grocery store.
Those who enrolled in our transportation fund experienced many benefits from increased medication adherence to increased attendance for medical appointments.
52 percent
increase in medication adherence
34 percent
increase in filling prescriptions at the pharmacy
29 percent
increase in attending medical appointments
Impact beyond financial assistance
PAN recognizes that those seeking copay assistance often face challenges beyond their financial concerns. To provide additional support, we partner with leading national advocacy groups—known as alliance partners—to provide services like disease-specific education, community support, and insurance information.
Everyone who reaches out to PAN for financial assistance can choose to connect with one of our alliance partners to ensure they are receiving the support and services they need, whether they receive funding from PAN.
25+
alliance partners in our network
100,000
people connected with our alliance partners
70 percent
of people at PAN who say they need support beyond financial assistance
Improved healthcare access and affordability
PAN is uniquely positioned to champion common sense policies to lower out-of-pocket costs and increase healthcare access. Alongside our community of partners and allies, PAN advocates for long-term policy solutions aimed at addressing healthcare access, affordability, and equity.
15 position statements
recommending policies
5 coalitions
advocating for change
75+ policy letters
sent to Congress
Legislative victories
For years, PAN has advocated for commonsense reforms to make prescriptions and vaccines more affordable for people with Medicare Part D insurance. Though Medicare helps adults afford their healthcare, the out-of-pocket costs often total in the thousands or even tens of thousands. Medicare beneficiaries have historically been the only insured group in the U.S. who were not protected by an annual limit on their out-of-pocket responsibilities – until the Inflation Reduction Act. Through the efforts of PAN and the wider patient advocacy community, six patient-centered reforms were passed into law in August 2022.
