Patient Advocate Foundation, Inc.
Patient Advocate Foundation, Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
Patient Advocate Foundation was established in 1996 as a national 501(c)3 organization with a mission of “safeguarding patients through effective mediation assuring access to care, maintenance of employment and preservation of their financial stability." PAF serves as an active liaison between patients and their insurer, employer and/or creditors to resolve insurance, job retention, and/or debt crisis matters relative to their diagnosis through case managers, doctors and health care attorneys.
About
LAUNCHED IN 2004, THE PATIENT ADVOCATE FOUNDATION'S CO-PAY RELIEF PROGRAM (CPR) PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH CO-PAYMENTS, CO-INSURANCE AND DEDUCTIBLES REQUIRED BY A PATIENT'S INSURER FOR PHARMACEUTICAL TREATMENTS AND/OR PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS PRESCRIBED, TO TREAT AND/OR MANAGE THE PATIENT'S DISEASE. THE PROGRAM OFFERS PERSONAL SERVICE TO ALL PATIENTS THROUGH THE USE OF APPLICATION SPECIALISTS; PERSONALLY, GUIDING PATIENTS THROUGH THE ENROLLMENT AND BENEFIT PROCESS.IN FY2018/2019, PAF'S CO-PAY RELIEF PROGRAM ASSISTED PATIENTS THROUGH THIRTY TWO (32) DISEASE SPECIFIC FUNDS INCLUDING ASTHMA, BLADDER CANCER, BREAST CANCER, CANCER GENETIC AND GENOMIC TESTING CERVICAL CANCER, CHRONIC PAIN, ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE, HEPATITIS B, HEPATITIS C, HIV, AIDS AND PREVENTION, HOMOZYGOUS FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA, INHERITED OR ACQUIRED LIPODYSTROPHY, METASTATIC BREAST CANCER, METASTATIC COLORECTAL CANCER, METASTATIC GASTRIC CANCER, METASTATIC PROSTATE CANCER, MULTIPLE MYELOMA, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME, NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCERS (NSCLC), OSTEOPOROSIS, OVARIAN CANCER, PERIODIC PARALYSIS, PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE, PROSTATE CANCER, PULMONARY FIBROSIS, PULMONARY HYPERTENSION, RENAL CELL CARCINOMA, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, SKIN CANCER, ULCERATIVE COLITIS AND UTERINE CANCERS. CURRENTLY, THE FOUNDATION'S CO-PAY RELIEF PROGRAM OFFERS A DEDICATED, SECURE WEB-BASED APPLICATION FOR PATIENTS AND/OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS TO ENROLL ELECTRONICALLY FOR THE CO-PAY RELIEF PROGRAM DIRECTLY FROM THE CO-PAY RELIEF PROGRAM WEBSITE. AS WELL, CPR OFFERS TWO DEDICATED, SECURED WEBSITES FOR MEDICAL PROVIDERS AND PHARMACY REPRESENTATIVES TO ENROLL ELECTRONICALLY FOR THE CO-PAY RELIEF PROGRAM ON BEHALF OF THE PATIENTS THEY ARE WORKING WITH.IN FY2018/2019, THE FOUNDATION ADMINISTERED CO-PAYMENT ASSISTANCE TO 75,580 QUALIFIED PATIENTS THROUGH THE 32 ASSISTANCE FUNDS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CO-PAY RELIEF PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM STAFF FIELDED 230,263 TELEPHONE CALLS AND PROCESSED CLAIMS TOTALING OVER $241,032,634.94 IN SUPPORT OF QUALIFIED PATIENTS OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES FOR REQUIRED CO-PAYMENTS, CO-INSURANCE AND DEDUCTIBLES. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2004, THE FOUNDATION HAS PROVIDED CO-PAYMENT ASSISTANCE TO OVER 400,000 INDIVIDUALS ALLOCATING MORE THAN $1.2 BILLION DOLLARS IN CO-PAYMENT AWARDS.DURING FY2018/2019, THE FOUNDATION ALSO ADMINISTERED SEVEN (7) FINANCIAL AID FUNDS, PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO QUALIFIED PATIENTS FOR OUT OF POCKET AND COST OF LIVING EXPENSES FACED BY PATIENTS AS A RESULT OF THEIR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. IN FY2018/2019, THE FOUNDATION SUCCESSFULLY PROVIDED ONE-TIME SMALL GRANTS TO 1,646 PATIENTS, TOTALING $1,011,400.00 IN FINANCIAL RELIEF TO QUALIFIED PATIENTS. THE SMALL GRANTS RANGE FROM $300 - $5,000 PER PATIENT AND ARE DESIGNED TO DEFRAY THE COSTS OF TRANSPORTATION AND COST OF LIVING EXPENSES THE PATIENTS FACE. THE FINANCIAL AID FUND PROGRAMS INCLUDE:-LEISHLINE FINANCIAL AID FUND: SERVING PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH ARDS, TSS AND/OR SEPSIS-METASTATIC BREAST CANCER FINANCIAL AID FUND: SERVING PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE III OR STAGE IV BREAST CANCER-MERKEL CELL CARCINOMA FINANCIAL AID FUND: SERVING PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH A RARE FORM OF SKIN CANCER KNOWN AS MERKEL CELL CARCINOMA-MULTIPLE MYELOMA TRANSPORTATION FINANCIAL AID FUND: SERVING PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH MULTIPLE MYELOMA-TRANSPORTATION FINANCIAL AID FUND: SERVING PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH METASTATIC MELANOMA OR METASTATIC LUNG CANCER-HEART VALVE FINANCIAL AID FUND: SERVING PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH A VALVULAR CONDITION-DONNA FINANCIAL AID FUND: SERVING PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER THAT HAVE RECEIVED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES THROUGH THE DONNA CARELINE-MAHAN FINANCIAL AID FUND: SERVING PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
From their filing, the objective of the non-profit is stated as “Patient advocate foundation (paf) is a national 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that provides professional case management and financial aid services to americans with chronic, life threatening and debilitating illnesses. paf case managers serve as active liaisons between the patient and their insurer, employer and/or creditors to resolve insurance, job retention and/or debt crisis matters as they relate to their diagnosis. patient advocate foundation seeks to safeguard patients through effective mediation assuring access to care, maintenance of employment and preservation of their financial stability.”.
When talking about its functions, they were outlined as: “Patient advocate foundation (paf) is a national 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that provides professional case management and financial aid assistance to americans with chronic, life threatening and debilitating illnesses. paf case managers serve as active liaisons between the patient and their insurer, employer and/or creditors to resolve insurance, job retention and/or debt crisis matters as they relate to their diagnosis. patient advocate foundation seeks to safeguard patients through effective mediation assuring access to care, maintenance of employment and preservation of their financial stability.”.
- The legally reported state of operation for the non-profit is VA.
- According to the filing, the non-profit's address in 2020 is 421 BUTLER FARM ROAD, HAMPTON, VA, 23666.
- The non-profit organization as of 2020 has a total of 239 employees reported on their form.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$13,232,299.
- The organization has 14 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1996.
- The organization pays $13,716,237 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $1,073,528 in fundraising expenses.