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2020 Maine Session Summary

... cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of Mainers touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. In ... process for bills of $750 or more in a single emergency services visit. This new law affects more than 800,000 Mainers who have private health insurance or are uninsured.   Affordability and Accessibility of Health Care : ACS CAN advocated in support of a health reform bill that ...

The Availability of Junk Plans Harms Cancer Patients and Puts Lives at Risk

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) released its first “Eye on Cancer Care” piece , which focuses on the dangers of the availability of “junk plans” that fail to provide the protections and health insurance coverage that cancer patients, survivors and those at risk of the disease need. The release of this paper comes as many individuals and families are shopping for health insurance during open enrollment through their employers and the Marketplaces. For individuals facing skyrocketing health insurance costs ...

Patient Groups Urge U.S. District Court to Prevent Discrimination Against LGBTQ and Limited English Proficiency Patients

Washington, D.C.— More than a dozen patient groups representing millions of Americans with serious and chronic health conditions are urging the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to preserve protections in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) patients receiving health care services and restore translation notices for those with limited English proficiency (LEP) in the case of New York v. U.S. Dept. of ...

HB 1339 Not a Solution for Georgia’s Healthcare Coverage Gap

ATLANTA, Georgia – March 14, 2024 – The Georgia Senate passed H.B. 1339 today, which in part forms a health care coverage commission. The bill will now go back to the House for consideration. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges Georgia lawmakers to recognize the study commission as an insufficient solution for the health care coverage gap that currently puts more than 400,000 Georgians at risk. They need comprehensive and affordable health coverage now. ...

Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Would Remain At Risk Under New Senate Proposal

Washington, D.C.—Arguments will begin today in the U.S. District Court case, Texas v. United States , challenging the health care law known as the Affordable Care Act. The plaintiffs argue that because Congress repealed the individual mandate's tax penalty as part of tax ... the entire law is invalid and must now be struck down, including critical patient protections around pre-existing conditions and essential health benefits. New legislation before Congress aims to protect patients should the plaintiffs be successful in their court challenge. The bill ...

Pandemic and Threat to Patient Protections Magnify the "Costs of Cancer"

... a cancer diagnosis is. As a leading cause of death and disease in our country, cancer already bears an enormous toll on the personal lives and health of patients and survivors as well as on our nation’s health care system. That’s before even taking into consideration the often-shocking financial burden that follows a diagnosis. The true costs of cancer ...

ACS CAN Wisconsin Volunteer Letter Published

Gallagher’s health care-related votes disappointing WRIGHTSTOWN - As a volunteer for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, I am deeply disappointed with two of Rep. Mike Gallagher's recent votes. First, Rep. Gallagher voted for the American Health Care Act, despite having no score from the Congressional Budget Office and despite opposition from all the leading health-related nonprofit ...

Bans on Lifetime and Annual Cost Caps Protect Cancer Patients

... lifetime and annual dollar value of benefits. [i] , [ii]   This ban is one of several important patient protections that must be part of any health care system that works for cancer patients. What Are Annual Limits? Prior to the current requirements in the health care law, health insurance plans could set a limit on the annual amount they would spend on an enrollee’s health benefits.  Once the ...

Patient Groups Praise Administration’s Action to Preserve Protections Against Discrimination for LGBTQ Patients

Washington, D.C.—More than a dozen patient groups representing millions of Americans with serious and chronic health conditions are praising the Biden administration’s action to preserve protections in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) patients receiving health care services. The groups filed an amicus brief in a case against the 2020 Rule that rescinded protections for LGBTQ people and individuals ...

Opinion: Medicaid expansion is popular – and necessary

... & Review. By Philip R. O’Brien, national member of the ACS CAN Board of Directors In the Badger State, we have a proud tradition of taking care of each other when our friends and neighbors are struggling. It’s the Wisconsin way. Right now, tens of thousands of Wisconsinites are struggling to afford health care for diseases like cancer. Expanding BadgerCare, Wisconsin’s Medicaid program, is incredibly popular. According to the latest survey ... Action Network (ACS CAN), 7 in 10 Wisconsinites want to see BadgerCare expanded and 8 in 10 want our elected officials to take action to make health care more affordable. BadgerCare is critical in the fight against cancer. Thousands of Wisconsinites depend on this program for cancer ...

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