Patient Access Network Foundation uses the following criteria to
determine eligibility for assistance:
1. You have to be insured and your insurance has to cover the
medication for which you are seeking assistance.
2. The medication you take must fight the disease directly.
3. You have to be a US resident.
4. Your income must fall below 400% of the Federal Poverty
Level.
Click
here
for the Federal Poverty Guidelines
applications for new and renewal patients are accepted and
grants are immediately allocated.
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive genetic disease
characterized by life-threatening lung infections and pancreatic
obstructions that prevent digestive enzymes from breaking down and
absorbing food. A defective gene causes the body to produce
abnormally thick mucus that causes both lung infections and
pancreatic obstructions. In addition, the mucus can block the bile
duct in the liver. This can cause permanent liver damage in patients
with cystic fibrosis.
Private insurance and Medicare are the most common type of health
coverage for patients with CF. Both can lead to access issues for
many patients. As a result, low-to-moderate income beneficiaries are
often unable to afford the out-of-pocket costs associated with their
treatment.
