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Give nowKarate classes. Birthday parties at trampoline parks. Riding scooters with friends. These are typical activities for a 12-year-old boy. But for much of his childhood, such pursuits were out of reach for Caden of Florida, due to a severe bleeding disorder. Caden was diagnosed with severe hemophilia A at four weeks old after complications from … Continued
Marie likes to put a face to a name. The 60-year-old oncology financial navigator can do most of her job—researching, making phone calls, handling bills and other paperwork—from her employer’s corporate office in Arkansas. But a few days a week, she makes a point of visiting the Jefferson Regional Jones-Dunklin Cancer Center, some 40 minutes … Continued
Today, the PAN Foundation launched a new national educational campaign about alternative funding programs (AFPs), which are programs designed by companies and offered to employer-sponsored, self-funded health insurance plans to save the plans money. Use of AFPs by commercial, or private, health insurance plans jeopardizes patient access to specialty medications and redirects finite charitable funds … Continued
Leading up to the 2024 presidential election, lingering healthcare priorities seem to be missing from the top campaign issues being talked about by the candidates on both sides of the aisle. In a recent Modern Healthcare article, they explore the impact the election—and the lack of messaging about healthcare—might have on the priorities set out by Congress when … Continued
Nearly half of insured adults do not receive regular dental care, and more than a third cite out-of-pocket cost as the reason. A recent national poll from the PAN Foundation’s Center for Patient Research finds that nearly half (40 percent) of insured adults do not receive regular dental care. Among insurance types, adults with Medicaid … Continued
WURD Radio Reality Check host Tonya Pendleton interviewed Amy Niles, Chief Mission Officer at the PAN Foundation, about PAN’s Opening Doors to Clinical Trials initiative, and underrepresentation of the Black community in clinical trials in the United States. WURD Radio is the only African-American owned and operated talk radio station in Pennsylvania, and one of … Continued
Medicare Open Enrollment is now open through December 7, a time when those enrolled in Medicare have an opportunity to review and change plans for coverage that will begin on January 1, 2025. But many are unaware of the changes coming to the Medicare Part D program starting in 2025. In this article for The Hill, … Continued
Many people enrolled in Medicare Part D plans face high out-of-pocket costs for their prescription medications, often forcing them to delay or skip necessary medications and treatments. And despite two key Medicare Part D reforms going into effect on January 1, 2025—which includes a Medicare Part D cap and the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan—affordability challenges will persist … Continued
The PAN Foundation joined a letter from the Safe Step Act Ad Hoc Coalition to Congressional leaders asking them to include the Safe Step Act, a provision that would ensure employer health plans offer an improved step therapy exceptions process, in crafting their end-of-year pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform package. The Safe Step Act is … Continued
As part of its continued commitment to advancing health equity, the PAN Foundation announced that it will be welcoming Doctor of Pharmacy (P4) learners from Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health (CoPPS,IPH) — a renowned historically black college and university (HBCU)—as part of FAMU’s Advanced Pharmacy Practice … Continued
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