Patient Access

With the success of CF modulators, CF patients are living healthier at every stage of life. Viatris has partnered with several patient organizations, including the Boomer Esiason Foundation, to support programs focused on addressing the evolving needs of adults with CF.

• BEF Family is an educational program supporting family building in the cystic fibrosis community. This program supports the development and distribution of a series of educational visual aids to assist cystic fibrosis families in the family building process, educational webinars with professionals in the family building field, an engagement platform highlighting patient and family stories around family building. The educational program will live on BEF Family’s Instagram.
• CF Futures is an educational program providing direct services and information to patients and families as they navigate young adulthood and adulthood with CF. Funding will support CF-specific college guidance counseling services, career counseling services, and the creation of media content through either podcasts, live streams, webinars, eBooks, videos, GIFs, influencer collaborations or stories on Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn. The media content will highlight the journeys and successes of past BEF scholarship winners.
• The Emergency Assistance Fund provides financial support for people with CF and their families who are struggling to pay for food, rent payments, transportation, emotional support, home schooling, and telemedicine.
• Team Boomer Breathe events will provide patients tools to engage in physical activities with their families, friends, colleagues, and communities. Regular exercise can help patients living with cystic fibrosis by improved lung function, improved bone density, greater management of diabetes and heart disease, and improved mood.
• Booming Celebration is a black-tie gala fundraising event to celebrate the milestones in CF research and advancements. The funds collected from the Booming Celebration go to financial assistance for people with cystic fibrosis.

In 2022, Viatris continued our support for the National MS Society’s MS Navigators^® Program, where MS Society staff is available to respond to questions and requests for people living with MS. These calls are on a range of topics, including benefits, insurance and employment, social and emotional support, housing, neurologist referrals, and home care. During fiscal year 2022, MS Society staff interacted with over 83,000 people through email, phone, and chat, more than 46,500 of whom were directly served and supported through the MS Navigator^® services.

Navigating Your Journey is a monthly, live, virtual program via Zoom providing people the opportunity to connect and learn with others who are new to MS and navigating their own journeys. Participants are provided the opportunity to engage with other attendees, ask questions of a healthcare professional, and share their own experiences. Program topics are consistently focused on information about MS, symptoms, how to manage MS, and living well with MS.

Viatris is proud to be a leading sponsor of the annual Congressional Women’s Softball Game, which brings together female Members of Congress to compete against women of the Washington, D.C. press corps in support of young adults living with cancer. Since 2009, the CWSG has raised over $2.1 million to benefit the Young Survival Coalition, which offers resources, tools, and support for young adults with breast cancer.