Niteesh K. Choudhry|Joy Lee|Jessica Agnew?Blais|Colleen Corcoran|William H. Shrank
Drug Company–Sponsored Patient Assistance Programs: A Viable Safety Net?
Brigham and Women's Hospital|Pharmac|Pharmac|Pharmac|Brigham and Women's Hospital
drug companysponsored patient assistance programs paps provide access brandname medications little cost advocated safety net inadequately insured patients yet little known programs surveyed drug companysponsored paps found much variability structures application processes cover one two drugs 4 percent disclosed many patients directly helped half would disclose income eligibility criteria better understanding paps might clarify role improving access medications adequacy existing public programs impact costeffective medication use