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Iowa cancer patients shouldn't be at risk of losing Medicaid
... about it? Instead of adopting the policies we know will reduce cancer rates, the Iowa Legislature is trying to separate people from their health insurance. A short-sighted bill, House File 613 , would add work requirements to Medicaid coverage and add layers of administrative red ... between Iowans and their doctors. That’s not acceptable for the 20,460 Iowans who will be diagnosed with cancer this year . Medicaid is the health insurance that tens of thousands of Iowans depend on to detect and treat major illnesses like cancer. At the American Cancer Society Cancer ... like those in this bill, have led to thousands of people losing their Medicaid coverage. For a patient who is mid-treatment, a loss of health care coverage could seriously jeopardize their chance of survival. Medicaid work requirements could hinder access to lifesaving preventive ...
Medicaid Expansion Victory in Missouri
... emergency appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court. On July 22, 2021, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled unanimously on behalf of the plaintiffs. Health and patient advocacy groups submitted an amicus brief supporting Medicaid beneficiaries in conjunction with Missouri-based health economists and law professors. The brief provides extensive scientific data on how Medicaid expansion has been proven to positively affect ... by ACS researchers. The brief also includes arguments on how expansion would benefit Missouri's budget and economy, as well as its health care system. 22 public health organizations joined the brief: ACS CAN, the National Health Law Program, American Diabetes Association, Cancer ...
2023 Georgia Legislative Session Summary
... cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of Georgia residents impacted by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this ... Ensuring Access to Quality Care Medicaid Expansion : ACS CAN continues to advocate for low-income individuals and families to have access to health insurance coverage through state Medicaid programs. We support policies that preserve funding and access to Medicaid for low-income parents ...
Short-Term Limited Duration Plans
In 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a rule that could disrupt the health insurance market by extending for up to three years "short-term" policies that lack Affordable Care Act-guaranteed benefits. The rule took effect in early October of 2018, and significantly extended the amount of time permitted for ...
Preserving the Civil Rights of Medicaid Beneficiaries
... of their rights. For decades, it has been the law under which Medicaid beneficiaries sue government entities if they have been unable to get the care they need. The Medicaid statute uses Congress’s Spending Clause powers, and the US Supreme Court will be considering the legal question of whether all programs that are enacted using Spending Clause powers can be enforced using Section 1983 in the case of Health and Hospital Corp of Marion County v Televski. The case will determine whether individuals who receive benefits from Spending Clause programs such as Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) have the ability to sue to enforce their civil rights to these programs. Medicaid is critical to health equity. In ...
Blog: Celebrating Five Years of Judicial Advocacy
... In celebration of the anniversary, I want to share with you some of JAI’s accomplishments over the past five years: Preserving the Affordable Care Act’s patient protections: JAI provided essential support in helping to preserve patient protections during legal challenges to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). JAI attorneys drafted “friend-of-the-court” briefs from the Society, ACS CAN and major public health partners that emphasized the importance of scientific evidence linking health insurance coverage and cancer outcomes. The briefs, filed with several U.S. circuit courts of appeal and the U.S. Supreme court, provided ...
Medical Necessity in California
... Read our appeal . ACS CAN believes that cancer patients should have the ability to work with their treating physician to determine appropriate care. Health insurance to cover these treatments should be adequate, available, affordable, and administratively simple. In many cases, a health insurance plan covers treatment that is "medically necessary," and there is a dispute about how medical necessity is defined and therefore ...
Preserving Access to Preventive Services
A lawsuit filed in Texas challenges the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that require most private insurers cover preventive services recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and Health Services and Resources Administration (HRSA) without copay as constitutionally flawed in the case of Braidwood Management v. Kennedy. ... screenings for colorectal, cervical, and lung cancers at risk. ACS CAN led 16 patient groups representing millions of people with serious health conditions in this amicus brief providing scientific data on how preventive services save lives and are cost-effective . Read our ...
ACS CAN Ohio urges lawmakers to vote no on Senate Bill 17
... condition, often forcing patients or recent survivors to stop working. So, we oppose work reporting requirements that will limit access to health insurance coverage for countless cancer patients and survivors. Rather than placing new barriers to care and increasing state bureaucracy, we urge lawmakers to spend more time improving access to affordable coverage. In the coming days, we will ...
Defending Choice of Provider for Medicaid Beneficiaries
A case recently decided at the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) could have a major impact on access to care for Medicaid patients. The Medicaid Act has a provision stating that beneficiaries must be able to choose from “any qualified provider” for their care. Congress wrote this provision because states were forcing Medicaid beneficiaries to go to state affiliated providers like state ... in disease prevention and treatment, as well as extensive scientific research showing a strong link between access to Medicaid and improved health outcomes, with an emphasis on the critical role Medicaid plays in rural areas. The brief included original research published by the ...