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American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Calls on 119th Congress to Fund Innovation in Cancer Research and Prevention and Protect Access to Affordable, Quality Health Coverage

WASHINGTON, D.C.— January 3, 2025 — “ As the 119 th Congress convenes today, ACS CAN is urging members to keep cancer patients and survivors at the core of every health policy decision, from funding cancer research to ensuring access to quality, affordable health coverage. “Every major ... likely to get screened for cancer and thus more likely to have their cancer diagnosed at an advanced stage when survival is less likely and the cost of care more expensive. With that in mind, ensuring the maintenance of affordable, quality health care coverage is one of ACS CAN’s top ...

Kansas Cancer Advocates Rally at Capitol for Increased Access to Needed Care and Cancer Screenings

... state gathered at the State Capitol on Wednesday to press lawmakers to address several critical issues affecting access to health care for tens of thousands of Kansans, particularly those in need of cancer screening and treatment. The meetings were part of Kansas Cancer Action Day, an annual event organized by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) to make fighting cancer a legislative priority. ACS CAN volunteers urged their legislators to reject two bills (Senate Bill 199 and House Bill ...

Gaps in Coverage Are Detrimental to Cancer Patients & Survivors

... law has several provisions that help prevent individuals and families from experiencing gaps in their health insurance coverage.  Coverage gaps can delay necessary care, which is particularly detrimental to cancer patients and survivors.  Preventing gaps in coverage is a crucial patient ... Do People Experience Gaps in Coverage? Individuals experience gaps in health insurance coverage that range anywhere from a few months to years of being uninsured.  These gaps happen for a variety of reasons: job transitions and gaps in employment; self-employment; employment in temporary, seasonal or other jobs that do not provide health ...

2020 Idaho Legislative Wrap Up

Idaho’s 2020 legislative session has come to an end. While the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) did not have a major legislative victory during the session, there is certainly a lot of positive news that we can report.  The session ended with growing concern about COVID-19 and our daily lives have certainly changed as a result ... request.  The legislature discussed, but ultimately did not act on proposals to require counties to help fund the state’s share of the cost to expand the Medicaid program. Idaho is still awaiting feedback from the federal government on the proposal to add work and related reporting ...

Patients Call on Senators to Reject Graham-Cassidy Health Bill; Urge Bipartisan Action on Health Care

Washington, D.C. — September 25, 2017— Dozens of patients from across the country, each with their own personal health care story, gathered on Capitol Hill today to urge their senators to preserve quality health care coverage for millions of Americans and reject the pending Graham-Cassidy health care legislation. The event was organized by the nation’s leading patient and public interest groups, including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, American Lung Association and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, urging ...

Test Your TennCare Knowledge Answers

... Health insurance coverage through Medicaid helps Tennesseans stay healthy, go to work, and care for their families. Medicaid covers many of the same services as private health insurance. Every state’s Medicaid program covers benefits like: inpatient and outpatient hospital ... pregnant women and children, blind or disabled individuals, individuals receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and some seniors. States can cover more people than the federal law requires. States also choose the income levels for people to qualify for the state’s Medicaid program. ... to purchase health insurance on the federal marketplace.   5. Many low-income, uninsured Tennesseans, delay or forgo medical care because of cost and they worry every day that they are one cancer diagnosis away from financial ruin.  Answer: True  Research continues to show that ...

President’s FY 22 Budget Focuses on Health Issues; Boosts Biomedical Research, Makes Permanent Increased Health Coverage Subsidies

... released its budget for FY 22 late last week. Included in the budget is an additional $9 billion in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including $6.5 for the creation of a new department within the NIH called the Advanced Research Project Agency on Health (ARPA-H), which would be dedicated to accelerating the ... for serious illness and caregiving.   A statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: Research “The proposed funding increase for biomedical research in this budget is a positive first step toward advancing cancer ...

Survey: LGBTQ+ Cancer Patients and Survivors Concerned about Facing Discrimination in a Health Care Setting

WASHINGTON, DC – June 26, 2023 – According to a new survey , half of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ+) cancer patients and survivors report they are concerned they may face ... timely care that is vital to surviving cancer. The latest Survivor Views survey from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) found that some of the forms of discrimination respondents experienced include feeling they were not taken seriously, not being treated with ... we must continue to identify and relentlessly pursue public policies that address barriers to care for LGBTQ+ people,” said Lacasse. “The cost of doing nothing is delayed cancer diagnosis and care, which could result in avoidable deaths, an unconscionable reality that ACS CAN is ...

Dependent Insurance Coverage is Critical for Young Adult Cancer Patients & Survivors

... insurance plans allow dependents to remain on their parents’ insurance until age 26.  This provision is important for keeping survivors of childhood and young adult cancer insured, and helps to ensure young adults receive preventive services and screenings.  This provision is a crucial patient protection that must be a part of a health care system that works for cancer patients and survivors. What is the Current Requirement for Coverage of Dependents Up to Age 26? All ... stage and less likely to survive that diagnosis than their insured counterparts. [4]  Even gaps in coverage for a few years in young adulthood can cause problems like missing important cancer screenings and missing the HPV vaccine, which must be administered by age 26.  In fact, research ...

Cancer Patients & Survivors Overwhelmingly Support Extending ACA Enhanced Tax Credits

Overview The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) empowers advocates across the country to make their voices heard and influence evidence-based public policy change, as well as legislative and regulatory solutions that will reduce the cancer burden. As part of this effort, ACS CAN deploys surveys to better understand cancer patient and survivor experiences and perspectives, through our Survivor Views ... said they weren’t sure what they would have done without the tax credits. While 13% said they would have enrolled in the plan at a higher cost, many of those also report trade-offs such as incurring debt, borrowing from their retirement savings, or skipping or delaying medical care. ...

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