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Give nowTwo-thirds of Medicare beneficiaries lack oral health coverage, and 49% of Medicare beneficiaries have not seen a dentist in the last 12 months (as of 2017). By creating a specific dental benefit in Medicare, millions of beneficiaries on fixed incomes will be able to maintain their oral health that is critical to their overall health. … Continued
Executive Summary In February 2021, Morning Consult conducted a national survey of 1,000 seniors on Medicare taking prescription drugs with one or more chronic conditions. The survey aimed to understand their top healthcare costs concerns, the impact of healthcare costs when beneficiaries had not yet met their annual deductible, and their confidence in paying for … Continued
Seniors on Medicare, like so many others, faced many challenges in 2020. The worries of paying for high-out-of-pocket healthcare costs increased as they navigated the COVID-19 pandemic. In January, Morning Consult conducted a survey on behalf of the PAN Foundation, polling seniors on Medicare who are living with one or more chronic conditions. They found … Continued
As President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris set the course for their administration amid a global health emergency, we hope they will support meaningful legislation to improve health care affordability and access for the millions covered by Medicare and commercial insurance. In this Morning Consult opinion piece, PAN President and CEO Dan Klein … Continued
Despite 2021 healthcare worries and concerns, seniors on Medicare are clear on their health policy priorities for the coming year. Thinking about 2020, how much did you spend out-of-pocket on deductibles, copays and coinsurance for your prescription drugs?
The PAN Foundation today announced its 2021 healthcare policy priorities for the incoming Biden-Harris administration and 117th Congress. These recommendations will help ensure that healthcare is more accessible and affordable for Medicare beneficiaries and commercially insured patients living with life-threatening and serious illnesses. It’s well documented that seriously ill Medicare beneficiaries often face high-out-of-pocket costs. … Continued
Partnership to help enroll Medicare Part D Patients in Social Security Administration’s Extra Help Program to alleviate financial healthcare burdens TailorMed, the leading financial navigation technology company that helps patients and healthcare providers remove financial barriers to care, and the PAN Foundation, a national 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to helping underinsured patients access their medications by … Continued
The PAN Foundation today opened a new patient assistance program for people living with biliary tract cancer. Biliary tract cancer, also known as biliary tract carcinoma, is a rare cancer that affects the cells of the bile ducts, gallbladder, or ampulla of Vater. It affects the hepatobiliary system. According to the National Cancer Institute, approximately 7,500 … Continued
Daniel Klein, CEO of the PAN Foundation, said there are more patients in need than his foundation and others like it can help. “If you are a normal consumer, you don’t know much about any of this until you get sick and all of a sudden you find out you can’t afford your medication,” he said. Patients … Continued
The PAN Foundation today opened a new patient assistance program for people living with liver cancer. Liver cancer, also known as hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatoma, is the growth and spread of cancerous cells in the liver. The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 30,000 people died of liver cancer last year. Liver cancer is … Continued
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