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Founded | 2004 |
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Type | Non-profit |
Focus | Patients' out-of-pocket expenditure |
Area served | United States |
Method | Direct aid Program funding |
CEO | Kevin L. Hagan |
Revenue | > US$451,000,000 |
Website |
panfoundation |
The Patient Access Network Foundation (PAN Foundation) is a US-based non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that works to help Americans pay for medical procedures. The organization was ranked #34 in Forbes' 2019 list of "top 100 US Charities", with private donations in 2019 totaling $434 million. [1] PAN Foundation reports it has given over $4 billion to almost one million people since its inception in 2004. [2]
The PAN Foundation has contributed to the establishment of a fund for research on Parkinson's disease. [3] PANF also has partnerships with the Heart Failure Society of America and Allscripts Health Solutions. [4] [5] The Foundation also names advocacy as one of its program focuses, including encouraging patients to contact their elected representatives and support programs for greater medical coverage. [6] It is a member of the Medicare Access for Patients Rx, a collection of organizations advocating for patients with chronic disease and disability who are on Medicare. [7]
In 2020, PANF launched a new program to support those diagnosed with or quarantining because of COVID-19. [8] [9]
In 2021, the Foundation appointed a new president and CEO, Kevin Hagan. [10] [11]
In 2019, PANF agreed to pay $4 million to settle a allegations with the US Attourney's Office that they violated the False Claims Act by "enabling pharmaceutical companies to pay kickbacks to Medicare patients taking the companies’ drugs." [12]
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