Today, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) submitted a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) commenting on draft guidance related to the maximum monthly cap on patient co-payments under prescription drug plans, referred to as the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan, which will begin in plan year 2025.
As Congress works to determine 2024 priorities before the budget deadline at the end of the month, nearly 700 cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Guam and Puerto Rico, and nearly every congressional district, will be on Capitol Hill this week to make clear to members of Congress that cancer must be a national priority.
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), ACS’ advocacy affiliate, continues to promote policies that expand sustainable access to patient navigation to better support cancer patients. As part of this effort, ACS CAN is urging CMS to finalize a proposed policy as part of a recent payment rule that would allow Medicare to implement a reimbursement strategy that will ensure payment for patient navigation services delivered by professionally trained and certified navigators. ACS CAN also joined with patient and provider groups in a second letter to emphasize the critical importance of navigation reimbursement to facilitating this critical service.
Late Friday, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) issued a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Labor and Internal Revenue Service commenting on the short-term, limited duration (STLD) insurance rule proposed by the Tri-Agencies in July.
Late Friday, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) issued a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) commenting on the proposed rule for the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) launched a new campaign, “Empower Vape-Free Youth,” which aims to empower educators to speak with youth about the risks associated with e-cigarettes and nicotine addiction and to encourage youth to avoid and/or quit e-cigarettes.
Hoy, la Administración del presidente Biden publicó la primera lista de 10 medicamentos para la negociación de precios de Medicare, incluido el Imbruvica, un medicamento contra el cáncer que se utiliza para tratar ciertos tipos de leucemia y linfoma.
Los senadores de EE. UU. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) y Ben Cardin (D-Md.) y el representante de EE. UU. Kweisi Mfume (D-Md. Distrito 7) anunciaron recientemente la introducción de la Ley Medalla de Oro del Congreso Henrietta Lacks, una legislación que otorgaría póstumamente a Henrietta Lacks la Medalla de Oro del Congreso por sus importantes contribuciones a la medicina.
Esta semana, 32 miembros del Caucus de Raza Negra del Congreso (CBC, por sus siglas en inglés) enviaron una carta al Comisionado de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés), el Dr. Robert M. Califf, instando a la FDA a finalizar la norma propuesta para eliminar el mentol como sabor característico de los cigarrillos.