How Manufacturers Make Decisions About Patient Assistance Programs

Originally published by our sister publication Specialty Pharmacy ContinuumBy Gina ShawFor hospital and health-system pharmacists who spend hours navigating patient assistance programs (PAPs) on behalf of their patients, a session at the InformaConnect Patient Assistance and Access Programs meeting, in Philadelphia, in March 2026 offered an inside look at the financial and operational pressures shaping those programs, and why some patients fall through the cracks.figure { display:inline-block; m