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Featured Op-Ed: Access to insurance, patient protections is matter of life and death

... tissue sarcoma, leaving me with 20-plus tumors in my lungs requiring frequent CT scans to monitor growth. Against all odds, I’ve survived and health coverage is my lifeline. Without health insurance, I don’t know how I would pay for the medical care needed to monitor my cancer and manage ongoing health complications. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, cancer survivors like myself cannot be ...

U.S. Appeals Court Strikes Down Medicaid Work Requirements

Washington, D.C.,—Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled unanimously that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) should not have approved work requirements and other barriers to eligibility for Medicaid as part of a request from ... said HHS did not adequately consider how the proposed Medicaid work rules and other eligibility changes would affect residents’ access to health care, as required under federal law, and approval of such requirements was ‘arbitrary and capricious.’    A statement from Keysha ...

ACS CAN Praises Administration’s Action to Expand Protections Against Discrimination for Patients

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Monday the Health and Human Services Department released a proposed rule expanding nondiscrimination protections for patients using federally funded health programs. The rule also requires anti-discrimination training and reinstates translational services for people with limited English ... are pleased to see the administration move forward to provide critical anti-discrimination protections put in place as part of the Affordable Care Act. “The LGBTQ+ community already faces significant health disparities and LGBTQ+ people with cancer are more likely to have ...

Cancer Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Close the Wyoming Coverage Gap in 2025

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – As legislative business convenes today in the state capitol, lawmakers must prioritize access to health care so that tens of thousands of Wyomingites can continue to lead healthy and happy lives and have the best chance to avoid, detect and defeat cancer. Regular visits to health care providers and appropriate screenings and diagnostics are a significant factor in early identification and treatment of cancer, ...

South Dakota Legislature Still Has Medicaid Expansion in Crosshairs

... approving House Joint Resolution 5001, potentially triggering a 2026 Constitutional Amendment ballot question that could terminate access to health care for the 29,000 South Dakotans enrolled in Medicaid expansion. To cover the thousands of people who previously did not qualify for traditional ... federal government decide to drop its share, South Dakota could revert back to the time when tens of thousands were uninsured with no option for health care coverage, leaving hard-working South Dakotans unable to afford basic preventative care or routine cancer screenings.   The South ...

ACS CAN and other major patient advocacy groups ask Senators to vote no on repeal

Our ask is clear. Every U.S. Senator should vote no on repealing the current health care law. ACS CAN joined 12 other major patient advocacy groups in asking all Senators to vote no on repeal. The groups took out full page ads in ... AK, the Reno Gazette-Journal in Reno, NV, and the Charleston Gazette-Mail in Charleston, WV, urging Senators to vote no. If the current health care law is repealed, 32 million people in the U.S. could lose their health coverage, and premiums could double for many others. Want to ...

Medicaid Guidance Likely to Hurt Patients; Increase Number of Uninsured

... federal funding from a percentage match, wherein the program’s funding adjusts automatically to account for the number of enrollees and rising health care costs, to one where funding could be capped. These grants would apply specifically to the Medicaid expansion population and optional adult ... has the potential to significantly reduce low-income cancer patients, survivors and their families’ access to affordable, comprehensive health care in states that choose to apply.   Medicaid is the primary health insurance for nearly 65 million people, 2 million of whom have a ...

Wyoming Must Increase Access to Medicaid to Reduce Cancer, Save Lives and Money in the State

... This year, more than 3,000 Wyoming residents will be diagnosed with cancer and many will be uninsured. Access to affordable and comprehensive care is essential to detect, treat and survive cancer. "It’s important to prevent cancer or catch it very early when it can be treated easily. So ... expansion was associated with improved screening rates for colorectal, prostate and cervical cancer. [iii] State economies, hospitals and health systems, and provider networks have become stronger, and Medicaid expansion has increased personal incomes and state revenues by creating ... and protecting jobs. States that fully expanded Medicaid eligibility saw rates of uninsured individuals decrease, reducing uncompensated health care costs. Hospitals are 84% less likely to close in states that have expanded Medicaid eligibility, [iv] and Affordable Care Act insurance ...

ACS CAN Urges Governors to Voice Concerns About Impact of AHCA on State Cancer Burden Ahead of Discussions with Senate Leadership

Washington, D.C., June 5, 2017 — Proposed changes to the health care law in the American Health Care Act (AHCA) could reverse progress in the cancer fight and shift the economic burden for health care coverage to the states. Ahead of ...

Poll: Majority of South Dakotans Support Amendment D

... (94%) but was also very strong among Independents (88%) and Republicans (75%). “Clearly voters understand the importance of affordable health coverage and want their lawmakers to respect their choice,” said David W. Benson, senior state and local campaigns manager at ACS CAN. ... “Support for this change is strong across political parties, but more important than the policy’s popularity is its effect on people’s health. American Cancer Society research shows that uninsured Americans are less likely to get screened for cancer and thus are more likely to have their cancer diagnosed late when survival is less likely and the cost of care more expensive. Medicaid expansion would help more people get and keep the kind of affordable comprehensive coverage that could save their ...

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