We’re working toward a future where equitable access and affordability for all is a reality.
We aren’t there yet, but with the power of our collective voices, we can get there.
The PAN Foundation’s annual Advocacy Action Summit offers a powerful opportunity for advocates to rally for equitable healthcare for all.
Each fall, PAN brings advocates to Capitol Hill— both in-person and virtually—to share their lived experience with lawmakers. Together, we champion legislative priorities that directly impact the lives of millions of patients and elevate the voices of those affected by chronic, rare, and life-threatening illnesses.
Advocacy Action Summit 2024
Applications for our in-person Advocacy Action Summit on September 23 – 25, 2024 are closed.
We encourage you to join us and advocates from across the U.S. on September 25, 2024 to share your lived experience and why it’s important for our elected officials to put patients first. Learn more about our virtual event below.
About PAN’s annual Advocacy Action Summit
PAN’s Advocacy Action Summit is a three-day event focused on educating and empowering advocates to make a difference in healthcare policy by sharing their stories. Our goal is to amplify important voices that otherwise may not be heard.
This summit is a unique opportunity for passionate individuals to get advocacy training and then put it into action on Capitol Hill. To ensure that we can accommodate as many advocates as possible while maintaining the quality of our program, we have implemented an application process this year.
Participate in our virtual event
Can’t attend in person? No problem. Whether you are a PAN grant recipient, caregiver, healthcare professional, or someone passionate about making a difference, your voice matters!
You can use our quick and easy online advocacy platform to amplify our message on Capitol Hill and reach your policymakers. In 2024, we are asking Congress to:
- Ban the practice of copay accumulator programs, enhancing access to needed medications for patients
- Address key utilization management practices, such as prior authorization and step therapy
- Ensure diversity in clinical trials and address the economic burden of clinical trial participation for patients
- Enhance access to and coverage for dental, vision, and hearing services
Participating takes minutes and can be done from anywhere you can connect to the internet or make a phone call. No prior advocacy experience is necessary to take part in our virtual day of action. Encourage your family, friends, neighbors, and community to get involved, too.
And although you don’t need to register for the virtual event, we highly encourage you to sign up to receive our email news to get updates about our policy priorities, advocacy initiatives, and other PAN news and events.
Join our advocacy community
Sign up for emails from PAN to learn more about our 2024 Advocacy Action Summit.
The history of PAN’s advocacy action summit
PAN held our first advocacy “Action Day” in 2022, rallying our advocates across all U.S. states and territories to call on Congress to support commonsense, patient-first legislation.
During our inaugural event, we urged Congress to support key Medicare reforms through the Inflation Reduction Act. When those reforms were signed into law, we celebrated an important policy win for patients. You can learn about those reforms and the timeline for implementation in our Medicare reforms guide.
In 2023, PAN grant recipients and their loved ones from across the country came together on Capitol Hill to meet with members of Congress, share their lived experience, and ask for support on policies that would continue to lower out-of-pocket costs and increase healthcare access and affordability for all. Thousands of supporters from across the country also rallied together for a virtual day of action, sending more than 5,000 emails to legislators, echoing the messages of the PAN delegation on the Hill.