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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 ...
High Deductible Health Plans Cause Extreme Spikes in Cost
The Problem Most patients experience spikes in their health care costs around the time of a cancer diagnosis as they pay their deductible and out-of-pocket maximum. For patients on high deductible plans, ... in high deductible plans is on the rise. ACS CAN Fights for Solutions ACS CAN is concerned about increasing enrollment in high deductible health plans, and how this affects cancer care. ACS CAN supports policies that increase enrollment assistance services to help people understand ...
Spikes in Cost Increase the Burden of Affording Cancer Care
The Problem Cancer patients are particularly vulnerable to spikes in their health care costs because many expensive diagnostic tests and treatments are scheduled within a short period of time, so cancer patients spend their ... she experiences a spike in cost of over $8,000 in the first two months of each year. While she may be able to afford to spend this much on her care spread over the whole year, it is just too much to pay all at once. All the while, her other bills don’t stop, and she’s trying to manage ...
Survivor Views: Pain and Palliative Care Survey Findings Summary
... of cancer patients and survivors in managing cancer symptoms and side effects. Key Findings: Key findings from the pain and palliative care survey include: Cancer patients and survivors report a wide range of physical and emotional side effects, including pain, loss of energy, ... and side effects; and setbacks in the treatment of their cancer. The next Survivor Views survey, covering topics related to accessibility of care for cancer survivors, is currently in the field through early November 2019. Survey Findings The Survivor Views Pain and Palliative Care ... experiencing one or more challenges when obtaining and/or filling their opioid prescription. Those challenges have had real impact on their health and lives, with 29% of respondents who encountered barriers telling us this situation made them unable to participate in work, family, or ...
Overall Cancer Costs are Rising
The Problem The U.S. spent approximately $183 billion on cancer-related health care in 2015. This represents a signification portion of the total health care spending in the U.S. And it is expected to keep growing. By 2030 cancer-related health care spending is expected to reach nearly $246 ...
Factors Influencing Cancer Disparities
... of these factors include but are not limited to: [i] Lack of access to coverage – It is a well-established fact that having comprehensive health insurance is an important factor in a cancer patient’s access to care, and in their health outcomes – and therefore not having comprehensive health insurance or being underinsured is harmful to a patient with cancer. Individuals ...
Survivor Views on Enhanced Premium Tax Credits
... to support ACS CAN’s advocacy work at all levels of government. This survey is the second in a series to explores the impacts of Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits on cancer patients and survivors. The web-based survey was conducted among 3,565n cancer patients and ... who have benefitted from subsidies. This survey also included 624n self-employed respondents who are more likely to rely on privately-purchased health coverage. Key Findings: 86% of those receiving subsidies say they would have difficulty getting the care they need without the enhanced premium tax credits, and 35% say it would be extremely difficult. 50% say they could not have afforded to enroll in a health plan without the enhanced premium tax credits. 60% of those enrolled in ACA marketplace plans choose them because they don’t have access ...
Survivor Views: Pandemic-Related Challenges Persist for Cancer Patients and Survivors
... gathered input on important current issues including the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on survivor cancer screening, disparities in accessing health care, and the public policy priorities with the greatest opportunity to impact their lives. The web-based survey was completed by 1,280 patients ... Indian and Asian or Pacific Islander (44%) were far more likely to have encountered challenges accessing care. • The overall cost of health care was identified by over one third of cancer patients and survivors (36%) as the most important challenge to address in order to help ...
Insurance Disruptions & the Cost of COVID-19
The Problem The upheaval to the U.S. economy caused by the pandemic has resulted in many Americans losing their jobs and their employer-provided health insurance. Mid-year coverage disruptions are costly because cancer patients like Franklin who have already met their deductible and maximums ... another $8,000 to pay his new deductible and out-of-pocket maximum. By the end of the year, Franklin will have spent almost 3 times more on his health care than he would if he’d been able to stay on his employer’s plan. Insurance disruptions aren’t the only cost of COVID-19 for cancer ...