The cost of healthcare can be scary and often a hindrance to receiving needed healthcare. During this episode of The Empowerment Hour our host is joined by Amy Niles, Chief Mission Officer of the Pan Foundation.

About the guest:
Amy Niles is a knowledgeable healthcare executive with a passion for growing sustainable
health organizations, advocating for patients, and building strategic partnerships to address
public health needs. As PAN’s Chief Mission Officer, she leads the organization’s education
initiatives, program development, clinical affairs, and advocacy strategy, while overseeing public
policy and advocacy initiatives, external relations, and marketing and communications.
She developed the framework for PAN’s national advocacy platform in 2013 and has been
leading the initiative ever since. As a result of her leadership and proactive analysis of the
legislative and regulatory environment, external stakeholders and policymakers have come to
view PAN as a thought leader and “go-to” resource. She has been quoted in The New York
Times, TIME, and HuffPost, and she has authored and co-authored numerous opinion pieces
and articles about Medicare reforms and affordability.
Amy believes that no one with a serious illness should have to worry about how to access and
afford treatment. She is motivated every day by the knowledge that she is working to fill gaps in
the nation’s healthcare system to support vulnerable populations, one person at a time.
She has previously helped lead successful startups and growth initiatives, including the Together
Rx Access program. She co-founded, developed, and served as President and CEO of the
National Women’s Health Resource Center (NWHRC), which grew into a national clearinghouse
for women’s health information under her leadership. Amy has more than thirty years of
experience in health nonprofit leadership, including strategy, external relations, and board
governance, but her colleagues are most impressed by the way she leads with heart and her
dedication to every person PAN serves.
Amy also serves on the Board of the Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board, an unincorporated
division within the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) and is a member of the
Center for Value-Based Insurance Design’s Advisory Board.