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Public Health Groups Applaud Fifth Circuit Ruling to Protect LGBTQ+ Patients from Health Care Discrimination
WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 17, 2024 — Public health groups are applauding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for upholding the non-discrimination provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the case of Neese v. Becerra. The court vacated a lower court ruling based on the plaintiffs’ lack of standing in the case, which challenged protections in the ACA for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) patients receiving health care services. The case was appealed after a district court ruled that section 1557 of the ACA does not prevent discrimination based on ...
House Subcommittee Considers Bills Addressing Patient Health Care Costs and Access Issues
Washington, D.C.—Today the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will mark-up a series of bills aimed at reducing patient out-of-pocket costs and preserving access to health care. Specifically, the committee will consider a measure that would exempt patients from having to pay surprise medical bills in most ...
Strengthening Nation’s Health Care System Should Be a Priority in State of the Union Address
... tune into the president’s State of the Union address tonight, watching to see if the president will commit to strengthening the nation’s health care system by preserving access to comprehensive and affordable health care coverage, support life-saving medical research through increased federal research funding and improve patient quality of life with ...
Survey: LGBTQ+ Cancer Patients and Survivors Concerned about Facing Discrimination in a Health Care Setting
... Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ+) cancer patients and survivors report they are concerned they may face discrimination in a health care setting. More than one-third have experienced discrimination in a health care setting due to their sexual orientation or gender identity, and 75% of those who say they experienced discrimination feel it impacted ...
Bipartisan Health Package Offers Path Toward Reducing Patients’ Out-Of-Pocket Costs; Improving Public Health
Washington, D.C.—Today the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will markup legislation aimed at helping reduce patients’ out-of-pocket health care costs and improving public health. The Lower Health Care Costs Act would exempt patients from having to pay surprise medical bills in ...
25 Groups Representing Patients and Health Care Professionals Urge U.S. Court of Appeals to Preserve Nondiscrimination Protections for LGBTQ+ Patients
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, 25 groups representing millions of health care professionals and patients with serious and chronic health conditions filed an amicus curiae (also known as friend of the court) brief , in the case of State of Tennessee et al. v. Becerra in the ...
Health Plan Rule Change Could Increase Patient Costs
Washington, D.C.—The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this week finalized the 2021 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters, which sets the rules for health care plans in the coming year. Included in the rule is a provision that would allow health plans to choose to exclude the portion of patient drug ...
Nation’s Leading Cancer Patient Advocacy Organization Supports Expanding Access to Affordable Health Insurance for DACA Recipients
... – June 23, 2023 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) submitted comments today supporting the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed rule to expand federal insurance coverage eligibility to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) ... If finalized, the rule will amend the definition of “lawfully present” in the United States, for the purposes of Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Affordable Care Act coverage, to include DACA recipients, making individuals eligible to apply for coverage through all health insurance marketplaces -- ...
Congress Misses Critical Opportunity to Prioritize Cancer Prevention and Access to Care
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congress failed to advance a bipartisan year-end health care package that would have made a big difference in the fight against cancer. The bill included language based on the Nancy Gardner Sewell ... president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) reacting to Congress’ inability to pass a bipartisan year-end health care package: “This week, Congress missed a tremendous opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of cancer ...
New Survey: Utilization Management Delays Cancer Care; Leads to More Stress and Contributes to Worse Outcomes
... patients, caregivers and doctors details the negative effects insurance utilization management policies in private insurance have had on patient care and what those policies could mean should proposed changes to Medicare’s Part D’s “six protected classes” prescription drug coverage ... classes, which cover drugs for cancer, epilepsy, HIV/AIDS, mental illness and organ transplants. However, last November the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a proposal to allow health plan administrators to extend the use of utilization management tools, like pre-authorization and step therapy, to protected class drug ...