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... 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 ...

... weeks after graduation, Mina was diagnosed with bone cancer. Prior to her diagnosis, Mina’s parents heard about a provision in the Affordable Care Act that allowed them to add Mina to their health insurance through age 26. And they did it. It was a move that perhaps saved Mina’s life and prevented her parents from going bankrupt ... Mina’s story isn’t over yet. As a proud cancer survivor, she’s now considered to have a “pre-existing condition.” Without the current health care law, it would be nearly impossible for her to get health insurance on her own - all because she had the audacity to survive and thrive. ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. – In a recent letter , Gov. Henry McMaster asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to approve a request that would allow parents making between 67% and 100% of the federal poverty level to access Medicaid ... for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in South Carolina: “We appreciate the Governor’s attempt to remedy the health care coverage crisis in South Carolina. However, we urge him to consider the realities of his proposal, which would limit eligibility and access to ...

The federal government ruled today that health insurance companies will be allowed to expand the use of “short-term” insurance plans that can deny coverage to cancer patients and ... is a huge step in a wrong and dangerous direction. The “short-term” plans can deny or charge people more for their coverage based on their health status.   They also do not have to cover essential health services, like prescription drugs or hospitalization, that cancer patients and ... “may be forced to forgo treatment entirely because of costs.” Over the next 90 days, ACS CAN will be: Launching a campaign to make health care a top issue in this year’s elections Developing a state-by-state strategy to leverage state laws to improve access to health care Advocating ...