The Increasing Need for the Safety Net: An Introduction to the Patient Access Network Foundation and AJMC® Collaborative Supplement
This supplement showcases the winning papers and case studies from the PAN Challenge, which aimed to stimulate a dialogue on ways to reduce or eliminate the barriers and disparities that Medicare and ACA enrollees face in obtaining medications to treat life-threatening, chronic, and rare diseases.
Reducing Barriers to Medication Access and Adherence for ACA and Medicaid Participants: A Peer-to-Peer, Community-Based Approach
How peer-to-peer, community support programs can educate and empower patients to become more adherent to treatments, which will improve outcomes and reduce healthcare costs.
Impact of a Value-Based Formulary in Three Chronic Disease Cohorts
A value-based formulary was implemented that used cost-effectiveness analysis to inform medication co-payments. Diabetes cohort expenditures decreased by $9 per member per month.
Development of a Financial Literacy Course for Patients With Newly Diagnosed Cancer
This paper describes results from a patient survey regarding treatment-related financial experiences and interest in a financial literacy course.
Reducing Out-of-Pocket Cost Barriers to Specialty Drug Use Under Medicare Part D: Addressing the Problem of "Too Much Too Soon"
Medicare claims analyses offer insight into how proposed policy changes would affect out-of-pocket prescription costs for Part D beneficiaries requiring specialty drugs.
