Media inquiries and speaker requests

Contact us with media inquiries, request a speaker from our healthcare access experts, and learn about the research and insights the PAN Foundation can provide for you.

Whether you’re a journalist working on a story or an event organizer planning a panel, our experts bring insight, patient experiences, and data-driven research to the national conversation around healthcare access and affordability.

We regularly work with media outlets to provide interviews, patient perspectives, research, and to participate in dozens of speaking engagements every year on healthcare access and affordability issues.

Collage of three images of PAN staff speaking at conferences

Areas of expertise

Healthcare topics

Our team can provide commentary, speaking engagements, and background briefings on a wide range of healthcare topics. Below are just a few of the key areas we cover:

Financial assistance

  • Why patient financial assistance programs are needed
  • Understanding available financial assistance resources
  • The PAN Foundation’s financial assistance programs
  • Navigating financial assistance

Healthcare access, equity, and affordability topics

  • Access challenges for people living with chronic diseases and underserved populations
  • Health literacy and patient education
  • Navigating health insurance and pharmacy benefits
  • Utilization management, including step therapy and prior authorization
  • Clinical trial access, representation, and patient experience
  • Copay accumulators and copay maximizers
  • Alternative funding programs
  • Financial toxicity in healthcare

Medicare and policy reforms

  • Medicare Part D out-of-pocket cap
  • Medicare Prescription Drug Payment Plan (MPPP)
  • Federal policy solutions to improve access and affordability

Center for Patient Research

The Center for Patient Research provides timely, data-driven insights into the real-world barriers patients face when accessing affordable, equitable healthcare. Our State of Patient Access report, national polling, and research initiatives equip journalists, advocates, and policymakers with actionable data.

Patient insights and experiences

We help connect you with compelling, human-centered patient stories that highlight issues like affordability, insurance complexity, and treatment access.

You can also learn more about the members of our Patient & Family Advisory Council, where patients share lived experiences and help shape the direction of our work.

Collage of three images of PAN staff speaking at conferences

Submit a media inquiry or request a speaker

  • If you’re covering healthcare affordability and patient access issues, our team is ready to support your reporting with expert interviews, data from our research center, or introductions to patients with lived experience.

    This form is intended for journalists, editors, or producers seeking interviews, expert commentary, or background materials. Please include your deadline, and we’ll respond as promptly as possible.

    Media inquiry

    This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
  • Planning a conference, webinar, or event? Our experts regularly speak at national and community events on healthcare access issues.

    This form is for organizations looking to invite a PAN Foundation expert to speak at a live or virtual event. Please provide details, and we’ll follow up within 1–2 business days.

    Speaker request

    This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
  • For other inquiries, please visit our “Contact us” page.