The Business of Healthcare Podcast, Episode 39: How Charities Help Patients Pay for Out-of-Pocket Prescription Costs
06/27/19 • 22 min
Dan Klein, president and CEO of Patient Access Network (PAN) Foundation, joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser to discuss how the charity he helms helps underinsured people pay for out-of-pocket expenses. Prescription medications that can treat life-threatening, chronic and rare diseases are often very costly. Klein discuss how PAN has put together a robust network of patient advocacy groups to link patients with resources and support to help defray those costs.
Dan Klein, president and CEO of Patient Access Network (PAN) Foundation, joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser to discuss how the charity he helms helps underinsured people pay for out-of-pocket expenses. Prescription medications that can treat life-threatening, chronic and rare diseases are often very costly. Klein discuss how PAN has put together a robust network of patient advocacy groups to link patients with resources and support to help defray those costs.
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Links to websites discussed during the episode and other useful links:
- The 13th Annual TAHIT Educational Symposium (Sept. 13-14, 2019 in Houston)
- American Translators Association (Arlington, Va.)
- Metroplex Interpreters and Translators Association (Dallas-Fort Worth)
- Houston Interpreters and Translators Association
- Austin Area Translators and Interpreters Association (Austin, Tex. Location)
- National Council on Interpreting in Healthcare (Washington)
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