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Cancer Patients & Survivors Overwhelmingly Support Extending ACA Enhanced Tax Credits

... and provide important insights to support ACS CAN’s advocacy work at all levels of government. This survey explores the impacts of Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced tax credits on cancer patients and survivors. The web-based survey was conducted among 1,597n cancer patients and survivors ... subsidies. Key Findings Cancer patients and survivors overwhelmingly support extending enhanced financial assistance for people who purchase health coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, 72% support , just 6% oppose. Forty-three percent of those receiving the enhanced tax credits say they could not have afforded to enroll in a health plan without the tax credits. Others mentioned options which could lead to insufficient coverage or financial toxicity. If the enhanced tax ...

ACS CAN Volunteers' Letters Printed in Local Newspapers

... of cancer patients and survivors are heard, no one does it better than our volunteers. As we work to ensure that any changes to the Affordable Care Act preserve crucial patient protections and make health insurance truly affordable, our volunteers are spreading the word in their communities. Across the country, volunteers have been writing ... Vicksburg Post to the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Merced Sun Star, these letters are  helping inform the public about the impact the current health care law has on people with cancer. Congratulations and thank you to all of our great volunteers. ACS CAN Volunteers' Letters Printed in ...

New Report Shows State Lawmakers Can Do More to Prevent, Reduce Cancer

... report, an annual snapshot of key state policies, shows many states are falling behind in their efforts to prevent cancer and promote access to health coverage. The report grades states in nine specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer: increased access to health care coverage through Medicaid, funding for cancer screening programs, passage of quality of life (palliative care) policies, implementation of ...

Moving Our Mission, One State at a Time

... this summer in two states where elected officials had been resistant, voters took matters into their own hands and decided to increase access to health insurance coverage for low-income residents by fully expanding their Medicaid programs at the ballot box. When the initiatives go into effect, an estimated 200,000 low-income parents and adults in Oklahoma and 230,000 in Missouri , will gain access to health insurance. To say these are anything less than incredible wins for our mission would be an understatement. Just as outstanding as both Oklahoma and Missouri expanding access to care through Medicaid in back-to-back elections is how this was accomplished: These mark the fifth and sixth states since 2017 to pass Medicaid ...

Survey: Reflecting on Open Enrollment, Cancer Patients and Survivors Balance Costs with Need for Comprehensive Benefits

... 16, 2023 —Cancer patients and recent survivors say cost and covered benefits are top among their considerations when they are shopping for health coverage. According to the most recent Survivor Views survey from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), cost is ... plans say it was their only choice and more than a third (38%) of all cancer patients and survivors do not have a choice when it comes to their health care coverage. “Those who have faced a cancer diagnosis have an acute understanding of the need for health insurance to be both affordable and ...

Senator Patty Murray Receives National Distinguished Advocacy Award for Championing Lifesaving Cancer Public Policy

... Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in recognition of her steadfast dedication to protecting patient access to adequate and affordable health care coverage, increasing federal cancer research funding and her career-long support for policies and programs intended to end death and suffering ... strides for Washingtonians and the rest of the nation through her strong leadership on the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee,” said Chris Hansen, president of ACS CAN. “By acting against cancer, Senator Murray has ...

Leading Cancer Advocacy Organization Urges Montana’s U.S. Senate Candidates to Make Fighting Cancer a National Priority

... ACS CAN calls on Montana’s major U.S. Senate candidates to state their position on cancer issues such as access to quality and affordable health care, including rural cancer care. ACS CAN also issued an invitation to Sen. Steve Daines to meet with volunteers. "Important decisions about cancer are not just made in doctor’s offices. Congress makes decisions every day about health issues that affect Montanans," said Keri Yoder, Helena resident and state lead volunteer for ACS CAN Montana. "This year alone, roughly ...

Cancer Patients & Families Counting on Lawmakers to Reauthorize Medicaid Expansion

CONCORD – April 3, 2023 – Tomorrow, the House Health and Human Services Committee will host a public hearing on SB 263, reauthorizing the Granite Advantage Health Care Program. The following statement can be attributed to Dr. Patricia Edwards, MD, FAAP, a pediatrician from Bow and volunteer advocate with the ...

Cancer Patients & Families Counting on Lawmakers to Reauthorize Medicaid Expansion

CONCORD – April 3, 2023 – Tomorrow, the House Health and Human Services Committee will host a public hearing on SB 263, reauthorizing the Granite Advantage Health Care Program. The following statement can be attributed to Dr. Patricia Edwards, MD, FAAP, a pediatrician from Bow and volunteer advocate with the ...

Statement Following Judge’s Ruling Rejecting Arkansas’ Medicaid Work Requirements

... help ensure that cancer patients and other Arkansans who are at-risk for cancer will not be denied access to timely, appropriate and lifesaving health care and treatment services provided through the state’s Medicaid program. “Arkansas was a national leader in 2017 when the state expanded ... expansion through Arkansas Works brought much-needed healthcare to tens of thousands of our family, friends and neighbors. Providing access to health coverage is essential to Arkansans detecting, treating and surviving cancer, and any delays in treatment can mean the difference between a ...

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