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Survivor Views on Health Care Tax Credits
... ACS CAN’s advocacy work at all levels of government. Fielded October 24-November 16, 2025, our latest survey explores the impact of Affordable Care Act (ACA) health care tax credits on cancer patients and survivors. The web-based survey was conducted among 1,707n cancer patients and survivors nationwide ... treated for cancer in the last seven years. More methodological detail follows at the end of this report. Key Findings: 96% of those receiving health care tax credits say they would have difficulty getting the care they need without the enhanced tax credits, and 63% say it would be ...
The Budget Reconciliation Bill Will Cause Harm to the Health Care System
... changes to the Medicaid program, the Marketplace plans, and private insurance. The impacts of this law will extend throughout our entire health care system – beyond people who receive their coverage through Medicaid and the marketplace. The Budget Reconciliation Bill Will Cause Harm to the Health Care System ...
Addressing Cancer Disparities in LGBTQ+ Communities
A critical factor for eliminating disparities and ensuring health equity is the guarantee that all people have access to quality, affordable health care. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ+) people face a unique and increased cancer burden, disproportionately ...
Congress Must Extend the Enhanced ACA Tax Credits
Having affordable and comprehensive health insurance coverage is a key determinant for surviving cancer. Research from the American Cancer Society shows that uninsured Americans are ... screened for cancer and thus are more likely to have their cancer diagnosed at an advanced stage when survival is less likely and the cost of care more expensive. Public policies that make insurance more affordable help to ensure that more people will have the coverage they need. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) established tax credits to help lower the cost of health insurance purchased in the Marketplaces. Under the ACA, individuals earning between 100% to 400% of the federal poverty level (FPL) are ...
Overwhelming Majority of Cancer Patients and Survivors Support Broad Community Immunization and Oppose Limiting Access to Vaccines
... Key Findings Community immunization is very important to cancer patients and survivors; 88% say it is important for those they encounter in a health care facility to be up to date on vaccinations, and 83% say immunization is important for those in their broader community. 76% oppose states ... those around them are up to date on recommended vaccinations. Eighty-eight percent agree that it is important that those they encounter in their health care facilities are vaccinated and 73% say it is very important. Among those with school-aged children, 85% say it is important that those ...
Quick Summary: Final Version of 2025 Budget Reconciliation Legislation
... passed the final version of its 2025 budget reconciliation legislation . The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network strongly opposed the health changes included in the bill, which the Congressional Budget Office estimates would reduce the number of people with health insurance by 10 million people by 2034 through major cuts to Medicaid and changes to Marketplace and other coverage. This law includes ... cost-sharing to Medicaid enrollees living just barely over the poverty line – which will force working families to choose between health care and other bills. This will include required cost-sharing for most cancer-related care. To be implemented by October 1, 2028. Requiring all ...