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What Are Health Care Tax Credits
This factsheet explains what health care tax credits (also known as "enhanced tax credits") are and why Congress needs to extend them before they expire at the end of the year. What Are Health Care Tax Credits ...
ACS CAN Factsheet: State Data on Health Care Tax Credits
Access to affordable health insurance is crucial for individuals to receive necessary care, especially for those with chronic conditions like cancer. Research from the American Cancer Society shows that uninsured individuals are less likely to receive routine cancer screenings, leading to later diagnoses when treatment is more difficult and costly. Marketplace health plans offer services that cancer patients (and those who do not yet know they have cancer) need. Enrollees in Marketplace plans have access ...
Survivor Views: Affordability, Prescription Drugs, & Pain
... CAN’s public policy work at all levels of government. Fielded October 22-November 19, 2021, the latest survey explores the affordability of health care for cancer patients and survivors, prescription drugs, and pain management. The web-based survey was conducted among 1,248 patients and ... the prescription drugs and treatments associated with their care. Over 80% of cancer patients and survivors have taken steps to address their health care costs, with the plurality (44%) taking money out of savings to pay for their health care and 36% accumulating credit card debt to pay ...
Survivor Views: Copay Assistance and Patient Navigation
... note at end). The margin of sampling error associated with a sample of this size is +/-2.8% at a 95% confidence level. Key Findings: Cancer care is expensive and prescription drug costs are a challenge for nearly one-third of cancer patients and survivors (31%), with one-fifth having ... the survey. For this survey, a patient navigator was defined as follows: “Patient navigators help guide patients through the often-complicated health care system with the resources they need to get care. A patient navigator helps patients communicate with their healthcare providers so they get the information they need to make decisions about their health care. Patient navigators may also help patients set up appointments for doctor visits and medical tests and get financial, legal, and social ...
Understanding Biologic and Biosimilar Drugs
... that they are generally larger, more complex molecules. Biologics are usually administered via injection or infusion. Most biologics in cancer care are given under the close supervision of a medical professional. Biologics have been a part of medical treatment for a long time and have ... one, some, or all of the conditions of the reference product. While the safety of a biosimilar is assured through FDA review and approval, your health care provider should review the product label for any prescribed biosimilar. Why biosimilars were introduced Biosimilars were introduced ... to you by your healthcare provider. This might be for several reasons, including that the biosimilar is the preferred product of your doctor or health plan. This preference might also come from physician’s experience with the product, a desire by your health plan to control costs, or ...
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