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As Open Enrollment Approaches, Tens of Millions of People, Including Cancer Patients and Survivors, are Faced with Skyrocketing Premiums for 2026

Washington, D.C. –  Open Enrollment for most of the Health Insurance Marketplaces begins tomorrow, Saturday, November 1, and because Congress still has not extended the enhanced premium tax credits, tens of millions of people, including cancer patients and survivors, are facing significant premium increases.  The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has long advocated for Congress to extend the enhanced health care tax credits, which help make comprehensive health insurance more affordable ...

New Poll: Majority of Wyoming Voters Support Medicaid Expansion

CHEYENNE, Wyo.—A new poll released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), AARP, the American Heart Association and American Lung Association shows the majority of Wyoming voters support efforts to increase access to health care by expanding Medicaid. Wyoming is one of 12 states that has not expanded ... Wyoming to join them," said R.J. Ours, ACS CAN Wyoming government relations director. "These results show people’s very real concerns about cost of care and access to it for themselves and their families. They’re picturing loved ones who may be struggling to see doctors, pay for ...

House Committee Votes on Policies to Improve Health Care Affordability and Availability for Millions of Americans

... D.C.— The House Energy and Commerce Committee will vote today on legislation that would greatly improve the availability and affordability of health care for millions of Americans. The legislation—part of the broader budget reconciliation package before Congress—would create a ... Medicare enrollees, among other provisions. A statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: “We welcome the committee’s action on these critical policies to help millions of people access and afford comprehensive health ... reductions in their monthly premiums, including many whose premiums were reduced to zero. This is especially important when you consider the cost of cancer treatment and care and the financial burden patients often shoulder while also trying to manage their disease or its long-term ...

ACS CAN Wins Major State Ballot Initiatives Across the Country

Voters across the country last week approved important state ballot measures that will expand access to health care for hundreds of thousands of Americans and reduce the spread of tobacco products. Thanks to the hard work of ACS CAN and its volunteers, these new policies will help prevent and reduce the burden of cancer in our country. Where you live, shouldn’t determine ...

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

... solutions to prevent and fight cancer, according to a report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality grades states on the strength of evidence-based policies that help to prevent cancer, which kills roughly 1,670 people a day nationwide, forces patients to pay nearly $4 billion in out-of-pocket expenses every year and in 2015 cost the country more than $80 billion in direct medical expenditures.  The report, an annual snapshot of key state policies, shows many states ...

ACS CAN Files Amicus Brief Opposing New Short-Term Plans Policy

The impact for cancer patients could be devastating. That is the argument ACS CAN is making in an amicus brief filed today in U.S. District Court. The brief is supporting a lawsuit filed by the Association for Community Affiliated Plans that objects to the recent Trump Administration policy allowing for the expansion of what’s known as short-term health plans. Officially called short-term, limited duration plans, these health plans allow insurance companies to ... cancer patients and survivors, denying coverage for cancer treatment or refusing to insure those impacted by cancer altogether. The expansion of these plans is expected to weaken the individual insurance market, leading to higher insurance premiums and costs for cancer patients and ...

Cancer Advocates Urge Arizona Lawmakers to Support Continuation of State Medicaid Program

PHOENIX, ARIZ.  – Today, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteers rallied at the Arizona Capitol to urge lawmakers to support the reauthorization of the Arizona Health Cancer Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), Arizona’s Medicaid program. Currently, more than 2 million Arizonans benefit from the health care coverage and ...

Poll: Majority of South Dakotans Support Amendment D

... legislature to act quickly to implement expansion if it passes, according to a new statewide poll.   The poll, conducted by Glen Bolger, one of the Republican party’s leading pollsters, for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), found more than 6 in 10 (62%) likely voters plan to vote yes on Amendment D to expand Medicaid eligibility for 42,500 South Dakotans. More ... 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 ...

Senate Passes Legislation to Make Health Care More Affordable for Millions of Cancer Patients and Survivors

... D.C.—Aug 7, 2022 —Today the U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes several provisions that will reduce the costs of health care for millions of cancer patients and survivors. A statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: “The Senate did the right thing for cancer patients, survivors, and their families today when they voted to pass the Inflation ...

House Passed Health Bill Risks Pricing Cancer Patients, Survivors Out of Insurance Market

Today the House of Representatives passed a health care bill that could leave cancer patients, survivors and those at risk for the disease unable to access or keep ... for their coverage while simultaneously weakening the rules for what health services will be covered. A statement from Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: “The bill passed by the U.S. House today risks placing millions of Americans into a system in which they could be unable to afford ...

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