Only two in five patients know whether their insurance plan uses common practices that prevent access to treatment and increase patient costs.
PAN Foundation’s Center for Patient Research released findings from a national poll exploring the awareness and understanding levels of financial assistance programs for healthcare-related expenses and challenges people face navigating their healthcare plans.
The poll, conducted by The Harris Poll, found that only one in five U.S. adults (21 percent) and patients with a chronic condition (24 percent) report being extremely or very familiar with financial assistance programs. These programs include pharmaceutical patient assistance programs, independent charitable foundations, federal programs like Extra Help, hospital charity care assistance, and more. Read more>
