IOM Report a Critical First Step to Determining Meaningful Coverage for Millions of Americans
Statement by American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)
Senior Policy Director, Stephen Finan
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Hundreds of Cancer Patients, Survivors to Urge Lawmakers to Make Cancer Research Funding a Top National Priority
WASHINGTON – September 26, 2011 – Tomorrow, 600 cancer patients, survivors, caregivers and their families from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district will unite to ask their members of Congress to support funding for cancer research and prevention programs.
American Cancer Society Expert Testifies About the Problem of Drug Shortages for Cancer Patients and Survivors
Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, the American Cancer Society's deputy chief medical officer, testified today at a hearing of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about the drug shortage crisis and its impact on people with cancer.
ACS CAN Declares Support for Bill to Address Drug Shortage Crisis
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today declared its support for the Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act.
ACS CAN Says Cancer Should be a Top Priority for Supercommittee
WASHINGTON – September 13, 2011 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is calling on the deficit "supercommittee" to make cancer a top priority during negotiations over a deficit reduction package.
Report Finds Majority of States Falling Short on Laws and Policies that Prevent Cancer and Save Lives
WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 11, 2011 – A majority of states are falling short on legislative solutions to prevent and fight cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).
ACS CAN Joins Comments to Strengthen Regulation on External Appeals
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has joined 14 other patient and consumer groups and individuals in filing comments on the administration’s amendment to the interim final rule regarding the rights of patients to appeal denials of claims under the Affordable Care Act.
Proposed Rule Gives States Responsibility, Flexibility for Creating Effective Health Benefit Exchanges
WASHINGTON – July 11, 2011 – “The proposed regulation builds a detailed framework that affords states the flexibility to tailor their health benefit exchanges to meet the needs of their populations, as the law intended.
Sixth Circuit Ruling Helps to Preserve Critical Patient Protections
WASHINGTON – June 29, 2011 – The nation’s leading groups representing patients and families living with cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke issued the following statement today in response to the decision of the U.S.
Some Cancer Patients and Survivors Still Vulnerable Under New Regulation on External Appeals
Washington, D.C. – June 22, 2011 – The administration today issued further guidance on an Affordable Care Act regulation that gives consumers the right to an external appeal if an insurance claim is denied.