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State of Patient Access scorecard finds that patients with chronic illness continue to face challenges accessing and affording healthcare

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The PAN Foundation’s Center for Patient Research has released its 2025 State of Patient Access Report, which once again reveals that adults with chronic conditions across demographics face deep challenges accessing and affording needed healthcare and treatment. Based on the second nationwide survey of its kind, conducted by The Harris Poll, patients answered questions about … Continued

PAN joins letter urging Congress to make permanent the telehealth provision for employers

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The PAN Foundation joined a broad stakeholder letter to Congress–representing 300+ employers, patient advocates, health care companies, consumer groups, and more–urging them to pass legislation that would make employer-related telehealth flexibilities permanent, retroactive to January 1, 2025. Expanded telehealth flexibilities for Health Savings Account-eligible plans were first enacted in 2020, helping millions of Americans access … Continued

Most people enrolled in Medicare Part D see new $2,000 cap as helpful change

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A recent national poll from the PAN Foundation’s Center for Patient Research finds two in three (68 percent) of all Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare Part D. Among those enrolled in Medicare Part D and have a chronic illness, most (65 percent) feel the new $2,000 cap on prescription costs will be helpful to … Continued

Many patients with chronic conditions face medical debt, say removing it from credit reports would improve their financial situation

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A recent national poll from the PAN Foundation’s Center for Patient Research finds one in three adults (31 percent) with a chronic condition has medical debt. Among those individuals, half (50 percent) have at least $1,000 in debt, with an average of $3,480 in debt. Most respondents (59 percent) feel a rule removing disclosure of … Continued

PAN joins letter to Congress from Partnership for Part D Access in support of Six Protected Classes policy

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On behalf of the Medicare beneficiary patients they serve, members of the Partnership for Part D Access, including the PAN Foundation, submitted a letter to the 119th Congress to voice continued support for the Six Protected Classes (6PC) policy. The 6PC policy is a bipartisan cornerstone of the Medicare program codified in 2008 through the … Continued

Safety and financial compensation are top priorities for people considering clinical trials, new polling finds

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A recent national poll from the PAN Foundation’s Center for Patient Research finds that safety and financial compensation are the top priorities for people considering clinical trials. Safety is by far the most important aspect with 57 percent ranking it as most important, followed by financial compensation, with 11 percent ranking it as most important. … Continued

The PAN Foundation welcomes Alan Klein as Chief Growth and Strategy Officer

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The PAN Foundation is pleased to announce that Alan Klein has joined its executive team as Chief Growth and Strategy Officer, bringing decades of experience in business development, strategic partnerships, and initiatives within the healthcare nonprofit and pharmaceutical sectors. In this role, Alan will be responsible for corporate growth activities in support of the PAN … Continued

PAN Foundation submits comments on proposed rule to revise Medicare Advantage Part D program

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The Patient Access Network (PAN) Foundation submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed rule to revise the Medicare Advantage Program, Part D Prescription Drug Benefit Program. PAN has long advocated for a program such as the newly implemented Medicare Prescription Payment Program for Part D enrollees. Because the … Continued

PAN announces 2025 healthcare policy and education priorities

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The PAN Foundation, a leading charitable foundation and healthcare advocacy organization, today announced its healthcare policy and education priorities for 2025. Through these priorities, PAN outlines the legislation we will champion and our approach to patient education as we work to increase equitable access to healthcare for all. “In addition to providing critical financial assistance … Continued

The PAN Foundation announces its 2025 Patient and Family Advisory Council

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Today, the PAN Foundation announced its 2025 Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) members. The PFAC includes 14 members, each of whom have received support from the PAN Foundation as a patient or serve as a family member, friend, or caregiver to someone who has. In this role, they serve as key ambassadors and advisors … Continued

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