Together, We Can Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs & Increase Access to Healthcare

By: Amy Niles, Executive Vice President, PAN Foundation 

Your voice as a patient advocate, and the voices of the patients you support, are critically important when it comes to health policy. You have experiences to share, perspectives to provide and valuable input on proposed policy solutions. Healthcare policy is only effective if it addresses patient needs and improves access to and affordability of treatment. 

That is why the PAN Foundation has launched its online advocacy action center – to provide a central place for information about effective ways to communicate with elected officials, and importantly, to be a key destination for campaigns and advocacy initiatives focused on improving access to and affordability of treatment. 

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Our first campaign addresses the need to lower out-of-pocket costs for prescription medications in Medicare Part D. In one click, we make it easy for you or your constituents to send an email to their elected officials, letting them know that relief from out-of-pocket costs for millions of Americans is desperately needed – NOW! Information about this campaign is included below. 

My ask of you?

As soon as you can, please encourage your patient communities to visit PAN’s advocacy action center, learn more about this campaign, and take immediate action by writing their members of Congress. It is easy, important, and needed as we head into the fall months.

If you need any assistance or have ideas for encouraging patients to share their stories, and their voices, do not hesitate to reach out to me. Learn more at https://www.panfoundation.org/become-an-advocate/.

Thanks, as always, for all you do. 

Disclaimer: Guest blogs do not necessarily reflect the views of the ADAP Advocacy Association, but rather they provide a neutral platform whereby the author serves to promote open, honest discussion about public health-related issues and updates.