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25 Patient and Provider Groups Applaud Supreme Court Ruling though Express Concern about Other Plaintiffs Keeping FDA Authority Challenge Alive
Our 25 organizations, representing patients with serious health conditions and disabilities and their providers, applaud the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling reversing the Fifth Circuit’s decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine et al.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposed Rule is Important Step in Reducing Devastating Impact of Medical Debt
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a proposed rule today to lessen the impact of medical debt on an individual’s credit.
Encuesta: la mayoría de los pacientes y sobrevivientes de cáncer tienen o anticipan deudas médicas
Aproximadamente la mitad (49%) de los pacientes y sobrevivientes de cáncer declaran estar agobiados por deudas médicas, junto con algunos (13%) que afirman anticipar deudas médicas como parte de su plan de tratamiento, según una nueva encuesta que forma parte de la iniciativa conocida como Survivor Views (en inglés) de la Red de Acción Contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer (ACS CAN, por sus siglas en inglés).
ACS CAN Applauds FDA’s Rule on Laboratory Developed Test Regulation
Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized a new rule regulating laboratory developed tests (LDTs) that will harmonize oversight for diagnostic tests regardless of whether tests are performed in individual laboratories or sold as prepackaged kits.
Una de cada cinco personas con cáncer participa en estudios de investigación médica
WASHINGTON, DC – Investigadores del Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Centro Oncológico Fred Hutchinson), la Red de Acción Contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer e instituciones similares publicaron nuevos hallazgos en el Journal of Clinical Oncology (Revista de oncología clínica) que muestran que cuando se consideran todos los tipos de estudios de investigación sobre el cáncer, al menos una de cada cinco personas tiene cáncer, o el 21.9%, participa en algún tipo de investigación clínica.
Senate & House Leaders to Hear Legislation Aimed at Improving Access to Care
Rhode Island lawmakers have taken the first step towards improving prescription drug affordability for cancer patients and others with chronic diseases.
Arizona Cancer Advocates Applaud Governor’s Plan to Relieve Medical Debt
PHOENIX, ARIZ.– March 5, 2024 – Governor Katie Hobbs announced a new plan to eliminate medical debt for up to 1 million people in Arizona, Monday morning. As part of “Affordable Arizona: Tackling Medical Debt for Working Families” program, the state will partner with RIP Medical Debt to buy back medical debt over the next two years.
Alabama Ruling on Embryos May Have Adverse Impact on Cancer Patients
WASHINGTON, D.C.—February 23, 2024—As organizations dedicated to ending cancer as we know it for everyone, the American Cancer Society and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), are deeply concerned about a recent decision by the Supreme Court
New Survey Finds Affordability Leading Policy Priority for Cancer Patients and Survivors
Protecting free preventive cancer screenings and reducing the burden of medical debt are the top issues of concern for cancer patients and survivors today, according to a new survey by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) that asked participants to select their leading policy priorities for the year.