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PAN disappointed that key healthcare access provisions were not included or fully protected in Congress’ year-end package and urges action in 2025

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The PAN Foundation is disappointed that key bipartisan provisions that expand and protect access to healthcare and critical medical treatments for millions of older adults nationwide were not acted on—or only given a temporary extension—as part of Congress’ year-end package. While the PAN Foundation is glad that Congress has extended the temporary coverage of telehealth … Continued

PAN’s State of Patient Access report featured in Specialty Pharmacy Continuum

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The PAN Foundation’s inaugural 2024 State of Patient Access report points to the fact that patients with chronic diseases are not impressed with the care they are receiving.  An article for Specialty Pharmacy Continuum highlights these results and further explores the challenges one caregiver faced in accessing care for her husband living with cancer. In particular, the … Continued

PAN joins letter urging Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to protect patients from Part D plan utilization management practices in 2025

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The PAN Foundation joined a letter from dozens of patient advocacy and healthcare organizations urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to take action to increase transparency regarding the use of utilization management practices by Medicare Part D prescription drug plans to support and protect patients. Utilization management practices, which limit the plan’s … Continued

PAN joins letter with 300 healthcare groups to Congress urging a full year telehealth extension

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Along with nearly 300 healthcare and patient advocacy organizations, PAN joined a letter from the Alliance for Connected Care to Congress urging them to ensure stability for telehealth policy through 2025 by extending current telehealth flexibilities for a full year or more–rather than short increments that could cause disruptions in patient care and healthcare operations. … Continued

Convening local resources to improve community health

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The PAN Foundation’s Stronger Together: A Journey to Wellness Family Festival brought together local health organizations and wellness groups to offer health services, screenings, resources, and activities for hundreds of Atlanta attendees. On November 9th, 2024, the PAN Foundation hosted the Stronger Together: A Journey to Wellness Family Festival in Atlanta, GA—a free, community-centered event … Continued

PAN featured in The Washington Post article on new Medicare reforms

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With more than 50 million people in the U.S. enrolled in Medicare’s drug benefit, known as Part D, it’s important to understand the historic changes coming to the program as a result of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. This includes the new Medicare Prescription Payment Plan and a $2,000 annual out-of-pocket cap. A recent article … Continued

PAN joins letter urging Congress to include Medicare outreach in Lame Duck funding

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The PAN Foundation joined a letter from 95 national organizations, including the National Council on Aging, urging Congress to include continued funding for Medicare low-income outreach and enrollment efforts in the Lame Duck funding and extenders package. Over the past 16 years, the program has been extended 12 times with bipartisan support, and current annual … Continued

PAN advocate Bill Allen talked to The Good Men Project about his clinical trial experience

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The Good Men Project interviewed Bill Allen, PAN grant recipient and patient advocate who dedicates his time to PAN’s Patient and Family Advocacy Council, about his personal experience in clinical trials and living with prostate cancer. In his interview, Allen discussed how an annual health exam for men over 50 revealed a prostate cancer diagnosis, … Continued

PAN’s Medicare reforms guide referenced in Investopedia article

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In their guide to 2025 Medicare open enrollment changes, Investopedia references the PAN Foundation’s guide to Medicare Part D reforms—specifically in their coverage of the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan which launches on January 1, 2025. In 2025, patients can spread out the cost of medications evenly over a period of months rather than paying the … Continued

Clinical Leader: PAN advocate Tony Newburne on the importance of representation in clinical trials

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Clinical Leader interviewed PAN patient advocate and member of the Patient and Family Advisory Council, Tony Newburne, about his journey as a multiple myeloma patient, seeking out clinical trials and advocating for access to healthcare for others. At the age of 39, Newburne was diagnosed with high-risk multiple myeloma and underwent a series of treatments … Continued

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