Events

Past events

• Webinar: What patients need to know: Financial assistance from PAN in 2026

  Webinar: What patients need to know: Financial assistance from PAN in 2026

  December 9, 2025
  Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
  Location: Virtual / Zoom

  We know that when your health insurance plan year begins in January, you may need financial assistance as your deductible and out-of-pocket maximum reset. Given this, January is the busiest time of year for the PAN Foundation and other charitable foundations. That’s why we’re hosting this webinar to help patients like you apply for and manage grants online through our portal. Join us as we walk through the process for:

  • Creating and logging in to your PAN portal account
  • Applying for or renewing a PAN grant
  • Applying for additional funding from PAN
  • Joining a disease fund wait list (if a fund is closed)
  • Accessing and using our portal guides and other resources

  This webinar will be recorded and made available to everyone who registers, so we encourage patients to register even if they are unable to attend live.

• Ohio Hematology and Oncology Society Annual Meeting

  Ohio Hematology and Oncology Society Annual Meeting

  November 19, 2025
  Location: Columbus, OH

  Session:

  Enhancing Access to Care: Connecting Patients with PAN Foundation Support in 2026
  Time: 10:00-10:35am ET
  Speaker: Brittany Steuber, Senior Manager of Provider Program Outreach, PAN Foundation

• Colorectal Cancer Alliance’s Breaking Barriers Webinar Series, Part 3: Resources for Financial Assistance

  Colorectal Cancer Alliance’s Breaking Barriers Webinar Series, Part 3: Resources for Financial Assistance

  November 13, 2025
  Location: Virtual webinar
  Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET
  Speaker: Amy Niles, Chief Mission Officer, PAN Foundation

  The cost of colorectal cancer care can feel overwhelming—but help is out there. This session will share practical tools, funding options, and resources that can ease financial stress, plus tips for finding the right support for your needs.

• American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD): The Liver Meeting

  American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD): The Liver Meeting

  November 7-11, 2025
  Location: Washington, DC
  Exhibit: Booth #1451

  Connect with the PAN Foundation team to learn more about our financial assistance, advocacy, and educational resources.

• Hope Conference 2025

  Hope Conference 2025

  November 6-8, 2025
  Location: Orlando, FL, and online
  Exhibit: Booth #411

  Connect with the PAN Foundation team to learn more about our financial assistance, advocacy, and educational resources.

• Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+) Annual Conference 2025

  Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+) Annual Conference 2025

  November 6-9, 2025
  Location: New Orleans, LA
  Exhibiting

  Session:

  General Session 7 | Financial Navigation
  November 9 | 8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. CT
  Speakers:

  • James Ridley, PharmD, Director of Clinical Affairs, PAN Foundation
  • Clara Lambert, Director of Financial Navigation, TailorMed
  • Ashley Ochoa, MBA, CHFP, CMOM-HEMONC, CPC, COC, CRCR, Coordinator Coding Operations Oncology Service Line, Munson Healthcare
• Melton Medical Education’s 17th International Congress on Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

  Melton Medical Education’s 17th International Congress on Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

  November 6-7, 2025
  Location: Brooklyn, NY
  Exhibiting: Networking Lounge

  Connect with the PAN Foundation team to learn more about our financial assistance, advocacy, and educational resources.

• Patient Symposium on Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

  Cancer Research & Treatment Fund’s Patient Symposium on Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

  November 5, 2025
  Location: Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
  Exhibiting

  Connect with the PAN Foundation team to learn more about our financial assistance, advocacy, and educational resources.

• American Public Health Association 2025 Annual Meeting

  American Public Health Association 2025 Annual Meeting

  November 2-5, 2025
  Location: Washington, DC

  Session:

  Bridging trust and access: Healthcare providers as a catalyst for clinical trial inclusion (4277.0)
  November 4 | 3:00-3:15pm ET
  Speaker: Kim Baich, Chief Impact Officer, PAN Foundation

• Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Nexus 2025

  Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Nexus 2025

  October 27-30, 2025
  Location: National Harbor, MD
  Exhibit: TBC

  Session:

  Cracking the Code: Understanding Copay Accumulators, Maximizers, and Alternative Funding
  Tuesday, October 28 | 10:30am ET
  Speakers:

  • Amy Niles, Chief Mission Officer, PAN Foundation
  • Ashira Vantrees, Director of Legal Strategy and Advocacy, Aimed Alliance
  • Autumn D. Zuckerman, PharmD, BCPS, CSP, Director of Health Outcomes and Research, Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy

  Specialty drug costs are skyrocketing – and so is the complexity of patients’ access to them. Copay accumulators, copay maximizers, and alternative funding programs are reshaping pharmacy benefits and adding additional layers to the process of medication coverage and affordability for patients prescribed life-altering specialty therapies. Though these programs aim to cut prescription spending for payers and employers, they can create major delays, financial stress, and barriers to therapy.

  Building on JMCP’s most-viewed articles of 2024, this session dives deep into these cost-shifting programs with real-world data, expert insights, and multiple stakeholder perspectives. Hear from experts on the latest research, including the first multisite prospective study comparing patient outcomes in alternative funding programs, and learn how these strategies are impacting care across the country. Managed care pharmacists must be ready to navigate – and influence – the future of benefit design.

• Stronger Together Family Wellness Festival 2025

  Stronger Together Family Wellness Festival 2025

  October 25, 2025
  Time: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET
  Location: Impact Event Center, 2323 Sylvan Road, Atlanta, GA 30344

  Registration: FREE and encouraged, but not required.

  Returning for its second year, PAN’s Stronger Together festival is a FREE event that connects hundreds of Atlanta residents with local nonprofits, vital health services, and wellness resources. Whether someone needs support with healthcare, housing, paying for everyday essentials, or handling daily challenges, they can find trusted resources at the festival from a wide range of organizations, all in one place.

• 2025 NCODA Fall Summit

  2025 NCODA Fall Summit (National Community Oncology Dispensing Association)

  October 15-17, 2025
  Location: Orlando, FL
  Exhibit

  Session:

  Navigating Patient Advocacy: Collaborating to Advance Support of Oncology Patients
  October 16 | 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. ET
  Speakers:

  • Beth Paige, Chief Operating Officer, Cancer Specialists of North Florida (Moderator)
  • Amy Niles, Chief Mission Officer, PAN Foundation
  • Julie M. Fleshman, JD, MBA, President and CEO, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
  • Caroline Johnson, Founder, Twisted Pink
• Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) 42nd National Oncology Conference

  Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) 42nd National Oncology Conference

  October 15-17, 2025
  Location: Denver, CO
  Exhibit: Booth #502

  Connect with the PAN Foundation team to learn more about our financial assistance, advocacy, and educational resources.

• PAN Webinar – Medicare open enrollment: What to know for 2026

  PAN Webinar – Medicare open enrollment: What to know for 2026

  October 14, 2025
  Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
  Location: Virtual / Zoom

  This free, educational webinar from the PAN Foundation will help people prepare for Medicare open enrollment, which runs from October 15 to December 7. During this time, people with Medicare—including Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage—can review their coverage and make changes for the upcoming year.

  Whether you are on Medicare, helping a family member navigate their choices, or working in healthcare, this event will give you practical tools and resources you can use right away.

  By the end of the webinar, you’ll be able to:

  • Understand what’s changing in Medicare Part D for 2026
  • Describe why Medicare open enrollment matters
  • Identify ways to save money on healthcare and medication
  • Use the Medicare Plan Finder to compare options

  Speakers:

  • Amy Niles, Chief Mission Officer, PAN Foundation
  • Susan Neff, Aging Services Supervisor, Pennsylvania Department of Aging
• Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Expo

  Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Expo

  September 24-28, 2025
  Location: Washington, DC
  Exhibit: Booth #464

• Pulmonary Hypertension Association’s 2025 PH Professional Network Symposium

  Pulmonary Hypertension Association’s 2025 PH Professional Network Symposium

  September 18-20, 2025
  Location: Seattle, WA
  Exhibit

  Come learn more about the PAN Foundation’s available financial assistance resources for patients living with pulmonary hypertension other chronic conditions, our easy-to-use online enrollment portal, and other educational resources to support healthcare professionals and patients through complex healthcare issues.

• National Association of Specialty Pharmacy Annual Meeting & Expo

  National Association of Specialty Pharmacy Annual Meeting & Expo

  September 14-17, 2025
  Location: Denver, CO
  Exhibit

  Connect with the PAN Foundation team to learn more about available financial assistance resources, ways to get involved in advocacy, and pick up educational resources for patients and providers.

• Healthcare Advocate Summit 2025

  Healthcare Advocate Summit 2025

  September 2-5, 2025
  Location: Las Vegas, NV

  Sessions

  Helping Patients Navigate and Advocate Against Copay Accumulators, Maximizers, and Alternative Funding Programs
  September 3 | 11:30 a.m. PT
  Speakers:

  • Amy Niles, Chief Mission Officer, PAN Foundation
  • Becky Burns, Chief Operating Officer, Bleeding & Clotting Disorders Institute
  • Kim Czubaruk, JD, AVP of Policy, CancerCare
  • Madelaine Feldman

  Patients enrolled in commercial (or private) insurance face critical access issues that delay their care. Health plans are using harmful programs—like copay accumulators, copay maximizers, and alternative funding programs—to limit access to medications and increase the out-of-pocket burden for patients. These three distinct, complex programs are challenging to understand and even more difficult to recognize when faced with one. That’s why an intentional focus on educating patients, healthcare professionals, and advocates about these nuanced programs is essential. In addition, knowing what to do in response to these programs, including how to leverage real-life stories to advocate against them, is critical to improving healthcare access for all. By the end of this session, you will be able to:

  • Explain the fundamental aspects of how copay accumulators, copay maximizers, and alternative funding programs work and how they negatively impact patients.
  • Understand the differences between these programs and the practical steps healthcare professionals and advocates can take in response to them.
  • Identify specific actions that you can take to advocate against these harmful programs at the national level.

  Navigating Financial Assistance and Healthcare Barriers: A Live Focus Group Session
  September 4 | 2:30 p.m. PT
  Speakers:

  • Anabella Aspiras, RN, Senior Director of Development and Strategy, PAN Foundation
  • Alan Klein, Chief Growth and Strategy Officer, PAN Foundation
  • Fran Castellow, President, Operations, Patient Advocate Foundation
  • Carla Tardif, CEO, Family Reach

  Polling from the PAN Foundation’s Center for Patient Research finds one in three (31 percent) adults with a chronic condition have medical debt. And among those individuals, half (50 percent) have at least $1,000 in debt, with an average of $3,480. Unfortunately, many patients and healthcare professionals don’t know where to get help when out-of-pocket medication costs are unaffordable. Join our session to participate in a live focus group to share your first-hand experiences navigating the financial assistance landscape and barriers to healthcare access. Also hear directly from other patients and healthcare professionals who have navigated the process and learn about the tools and resources available to help make the process easier. In this session, you will:

  • Share your own experiences and challenges with helping patients navigate the financial assistance landscape to co-create solutions with fellow advocates.
  • Identify the most pressing resources that advocates like yourself need to best help your patients navigate healthcare barriers.
  • Utilize tools and resources to help navigate financial assistance options.
• National Black Nurses Association Annual Institute and Conference

  National Black Nurses Association Annual Institute and Conference

  August 5-10, 2025
  Location: Dallas, TX
  Exhibit

  Connect with the PAN Foundation team to learn more about available financial assistance resources, ways to get involved in advocacy, and pick up educational resources for patients and providers.

• National Medical Association Annual Convention & Scientific Assembly

  July 19-23, 2025
  Location: Chicago, IL
  Exhibit

  Connect with the PAN Foundation team to learn more about available financial assistance resources, ways to get involved in advocacy, and pick up educational resources for patients and providers.

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• Cost Conversations: Patient Financial Resources Every Pharmacy Team Should Know

  June 24, 2025
  Time: 4:00 p.m. PT / 7:00 p.m. ET
  Location: Virtual webinar (Zoom)

  1 CE credit through the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education

  This webinar, sponsored by the PAN Foundation, is designed to help you learn more about the public, private, and nonprofit financial assistance resources available to patients and walk you through how pharmacy teams can help their patients utilize these resources. While anyone can join this webinar, continuing education (CE) credit will only be available to eligible pharmacy professionals joining live. Speakers include:

  • Sarah Thomason, PharmD, BCPP, BCACP, FAAPP, Chair and Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the Gatton College of Pharmacy at East Tennessee State University
  • James Ridley, PharmD, Director of Clinical Affairs, PAN Foundation
  • Jessica McLaughlin, PharmD, Clinical Affairs Specialist, PAN Foundation

  If you’re interested but unable to attend the live session, we encourage you to register so you can get the webinar recording and a list of resources after the event.

  

  The Tennessee Pharmacists Consortium for Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Once successfully completed, your CPE statement of credit will be submitted to CPE Monitor in approximately 24 hours.

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• 2025 AOSW Annual Conference (Association of Oncology Social Workers)

  June 11-13, 2025
  Location: Atlanta, GA
  Exhibit

  Come learn more about the PAN Foundation’s available financial assistance resources for patients living with cancer and other chronic conditions, our easy-to-use online enrollment portal, and other educational resources to support social workers and patients through complex healthcare issues.

• 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting (American Society of Clinical Oncology)

  May 30 – June 3, 2025
  Location: Chicago, IL
  Exhibit: 10010

  Come learn more about the PAN Foundation’s available financial assistance resources for patients living with cancer and other chronic conditions, our easy-to-use online enrollment portal, and other educational resources to support patients living with and navigating cancer.

• 2025 International Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia Foundation Education Forum

  May 30 – June 1, 2025
  Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
  Exhibit

  Join us at the IWMF’s annual educational forum to learn more about the PAN Foundation’s available financial assistance resources for people living with Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia.

• National Council on Aging (NCOA) 2025 Age + Action® Conference

  May 28-30, 2025
  Location: Arlington, VA
  Exhibit

  Session:

  Workshop: Empowering aging professionals to address healthcare affordability challenges for older adults
  Thursday, May 29 | 11:45am
  Speakers:

  • Amy Niles, Chief Mission Officer, PAN Foundation
  • Julia Schreiber, Program Director, Maryland Department of Aging

  Older adults living with chronic illnesses face significant challenges in accessing affordable healthcare and navigating health plans, often leading to economic insecurity. Co-hosted by representatives from the Maryland Department of Aging and the PAN Foundation, this session equips aging professionals with tools they can use immediately to support older adults in identifying financial assistance resources and programs and navigating Medicare reforms and barriers to care. By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

  • Identify and connect older adults with public and charitable financial assistance programs that help them access their treatment.
  • Understand key 2025 Medicare changes and learn how to navigate utilization management challenges.
  • Collaborate with peers to crowdsource resources and address gaps in meeting financial and social needs of older adults.
• Ask the Experts: Mental Health in LGBTQIA+ Communities

  May 22, 2025
  Location: Virtual webinar
  Time: 3:00 p.m. PT / 6:00 p.m. ET

  Join the PAN Foundation for a free webinar and panel exploring the mental health challenges faced by LGBTQIA+ communities. Whether you’re navigating your own challenges or supporting someone else, this session is for you.

  You’ll gain practical tools to address mental health challenges, along with resources for individuals and professionals, all within a safe and inclusive space. Hear from experts who understand LGBTQIA+ needs, get practical tips on protecting your mental health, and learn how to find affirming healthcare providers. Our expert panel includes:

  • Dr. Dustin Nowaskie (they/them), President & Chief Medical Officer at OutCare Health
  • Dr. Matthew Brinkley (he/they), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
  • kai alviar horton (he/they), Executive Director at Trans Lifeline
  • Dr. Caitlin Ryan (she/her), Director at the Family Acceptance Project

  If you registered but were unable to attend the live session, you can get the webinar recording and a list of resources after the event.

• Asembia AXS25 Summit

  April 27 – May 1, 2025
  Location: Las Vegas, NV
  Exhibit: Booth #1225

  Session:

  The Cost of Care for Patients: Navigating the Financial Assistance Landscape
  Wednesday, April 30 @ 1:00 p.m. PT

  Speakers:

  • Amy Niles, Chief Mission Officer, PAN Foundation
  • Sheila Arquette, President and CEO, National Association of Specialty Pharmacy
  • Elizabeth Johnson, Board Member and Past President, National Association of Medication Access & Patient Advocacy

  High out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs, particularly specialty medications, can often lead patients to delay or go without their needed medications and treatments. In fact, a Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that 43% of U.S. adults report that they or a family member in their household has put off or postponed needed healthcare due to cost. And while financial assistance options are available from multiple sources—including the federal government, state government, nonprofit foundations, and the private sector—many specialty pharmacies, healthcare professionals, and patients aren’t aware of or don’t know how to navigate these options. Join us to hear from an expert panel as they walk through the various options, who is eligible for which options, and how specialty pharmacies can help their patients get connected with support.

• Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Congress 2025

  April 9-13, 2025
  Location: Denver, CO
  Exhibit: 1029
  Come meet members of the PAN Foundation team at Oncology Nursing Society to learn more about our financial assistance programs for patients living with cancer and other chronic diseases. We will also have other educational resources available.

• National Comprehensive Cancer Network Annual Conference 2025

  March 28-30, 2025
  Location: Orlando, FL
  Exhibit: Patient Advocacy Pavilion

• Fabry Support and Information Group Expert Conference

  March 28-30, 2025
  Location: Atlanta, GA
  Exhibit

• Access USA / Informa PAP 2025

  March 17-20, 2025
  Location: Philadelphia, PA
  Exhibit: Booth #302
  Conference co-chair: Kevin Hagan, President and CEO

  Sessions:

  Panel: Moving the Needle on Awareness of the Medicare Part D Reforms
  Tuesday, March 18 @ 9:15 a.m. ET
  Speakers:

  • Amy Niles, Chief Mission Officer, PAN Foundation
  • Susan Neff, Aging Services Supervisor, SHIP/MIPPA Director, Pennsylvania Department of Aging
  • Dan Sherman, Founder and President, The NaVectis Group and Financial Navigator, Lacks Cancer Center
  • Bill Allen, PAN Foundation Patient and Family Advisory Council Member

  In fall 2024, the PAN Foundation conducted national polling that illuminated a sobering statistic: 87% of Medicare beneficiaries had not seen, read, or heard anything about the Medicare Part D reforms to take effect January 1, 2025. The PAN Foundation has since led a national education effort to shift that statistic—and subsequently polled people with Medicare again in 2025 to measure the impact of educational outreach. In this session:

  • Gain access to new research and insights on the current state of awareness among Medicare beneficiaries of the Part D cap and Medicare Prescription Payment Plan and the role of education in shifting that awareness.
  • Learn more about national educational efforts intended to increase awareness, knowledge and ultimately, patients’ ability to make empowered decisions around their healthcare.
  • Discuss practical strategies to ensure patients know about these reforms, increase health literacy, and provide access to high-quality and culturally competent health information.

  Panel: Retrospective on the Impact of Charitable Donations
  Thursday, March 20 @ 11:45 a.m. ET
  Speakers:

  • Jonathan James, CEO, Hope Charities (moderator)
  • Alan Klein, Chief Growth and Strategy Officer, PAN Foundation
  • Kelly Green, Executive Director, Help Hope Live Foundation

  Explore the complexities of patient expenses and how charitable contributions have influenced financial access to care. Uncover what OOP costs really look like and discuss the effectiveness of donations in alleviating financial burdens. Gain insights into the intersection of charity, patient support, and the ongoing challenges in ensuring affordable access to treatment.

• The State of Patient Access: What’s Next?

  March 13, 2025
  Location: Virtual webinar
  Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
  Description: The PAN Foundation’s flagship State of Patient Access Report, a groundbreaking initiative of the PAN Foundation’s Center for Patient Research, aims to identify challenges that patients with chronic health conditions face when accessing affordable, equitable healthcare. During this engaging webinar, a panel of experts will discuss the 2025 State of Patient Access Report, including:

  • Exploring the key findings from the 2025 State of Patient Access report (to be published in March 2025 prior to the webinar)
  • Assessing how this year’s report compares to the 2024 report findings
  • Discussing what needs to be done to address the issues highlighted in the report
  • Highlighting actions people can take to help reduce access barriers

  The 2025 State of Patient Access report is now available.

• Virtual Policy Forum on Prior Authorization: Access Considerations for Patient Perspectives on Payor-Driven Cost Containment Strategies

  February 27, 2025
  Location: Virtual webinar
  Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET
  Speakers:

  • Amy Niles, Chief Mission Officer, PAN Foundation (moderator)
  • Amanda Boone, Co-Founder, CF United
  • Ryan Clary, Nonprofit Consultant, Clary Strategies
  • Tyler Scheid, JD, Lead Policy Analyst, American Medical Association