The Patient Access Network (PAN) Foundation is an independent, national 501c3 organization dedicated to helping people living with life-threatening, chronic and rare diseases with out-of-pocket costs for their prescribed medications. Since 2004, PAN has awarded hundreds of millions in financial assistance to patients in need.

According to UNOS, the United Network for Organ Sharing, the number of people across the country who chose to save a life through organ donation is higher than ever. The number of organ transplants that were performed in 2019 are at an all-time high.

This year in 2020 Organ Transplant Support, Inc. will celebrate the 30th anniversary of our non-profit organization. Organ Transplant Support (OTS) was formed in the summer of 1990 by Don and Rose LaRocco and Bill and Sally Phillips. Don and Bill were both transplant recipients.

Every two years, thousands of organ, cornea and tissue transplant recipients, living donors, donor families and their supporters gather for a multi-day sports and awareness festival to celebrate life and shine a light on the national need for more organ donation. The next Donate Life Transplant Games is scheduled to take place July 17-22, 2020 in the Meadowlands, N.J. It is run by Transplant Life Foundation based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

On August 2, 2019, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a law intended to prevent discrimination against living organ donors. The law was written to apply to employers and insurance companies.

The purpose of the OTS Mentor Program is to provide one-on-one support to those on the transplant wait list, transplant recipients and caregivers. The Mentor Program provides free, confidential, one-to-one support between someone successfully living with a transplant and someone who is waiting for a transplant or has recently received one.

The 29th anniversary celebration brunch for Organ Transplant Support, Inc. was held on September 8 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Naperville. More than 90 transplant recipients and their families, along with organ donors and friends of OTS gathered to celebrate the success of organ transplantation and recognize outstanding volunteers for OTS.

1. Consolidation - The healthcare industry is consolidating rapidly as it moves toward value-based care.

2. Consumerism - The healthcare consumer today is frugal, technology savvy, and seeking convenience.